The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity has awarded a Travel Support Grant in the amount of $200 to Sijin Ren. Travel Support Grants are intended to support undergraduate students accepted to present research at a professional conference or gathering. Sijin Ren, a junior chemistry major in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Read More
It has almost been 12 years since Murray State became Kentucky’s first public university started awarding Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity grants to undergraduates. Since then, every public university in the state has followed the lead. Jody Cofer, URSA program coordinator, said this grant can open many doors for anyone attempting to build a standout resume Read More
For the second year Murray State has offered a winter term where students were able to take classes online from Dec. 17 until Jan. 9. Don Robertson, vice president of Student Affairs said one of the reasons Murray State provides this option is to furnish an alternative way to take classes outside of the traditional Read More
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent in December 2012 from a revised 8.2 percent in November 2012, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The preliminary December 2012 jobless rate was .9 percentage points below the 9 percent rate Read More
Former men’s basketball guard Zay Jackson was robbed at gunpoint in Hopkinsville, Ky., early Thursday afternoon. Paul Ray, public information officer at the Hopkinsville Police Department, said Jackson called 911 after the incident. “He went to another location to call us,” Ray said. “He actually went to a convenient store.” Officers met with Jackson at Read More
The Murray Human Rights Commission will recommend an anti-bullying ordinance to city council on Jan. 24 after approving the updated resolution on Monday afternoon. The resolution states, “the expectation is that all individuals in the city of Murray will conduct themselves in a manner in keeping with their levels of development, maturity and demonstrated capabilities Read More
Gov. Steve Beshear announced earlier this month a plan approving the issuance of bonds by Kentucky’s public universities for campus improvements, which would be supported by university revenues. The agency bonds are at no cost to taxpayers and are issued by the individual universities. Murray State would receive $9.9 million for Hester Residential College dormitory renovations, $590,000 Read More
After a semester of financial evaluations, the nine academic and three non-collegiate budget planning and review teams have turned in preliminary reports to the Board of Regents and President Randy Dunn. Josh Jacobs, chief of staff, said the team’s presentations to the board went smoothly at the Dec. 14 meeting. The budget teams submitted reports Read More