Update at 4:12 p.m.:
A series of weekend events hosted by Kentucky churches aimed at connecting minority students with higher education information is being postponed because of the weather.
Kentucky Community and Technical College System and churches throughout the state were scheduled to host “Super Sunday” events, targeting African-American and Latino students. Events in Bardstown, Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Henderson, Leitchfield, Owensboro, Somerset and several other cities are being postponed to later dates.
You can see which Super Sunday events are impacted by the postponements here.
Original post:
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is making a special effort this weekend to reach out to prospective minority students.
The fifth annual “Super Sunday” will be held at churches across the state. KCTCS President Jay Box says the recruitment initiative targets African-American and Latino students.
"One of KCTCS’s goals is to increase the educational attainment of diverse populations," Box said. "It allows us to connect with and inform those African-American and Latino students and their families about what it takes to get into college and what it takes to be successful in college."
Prospective students and their families will have a chance to ask questions on everything from admission procedures to financial aid.
Representatives from all 16 KCTCS colleges will fan out to 41 churches with large minority populations.
Dr. Box says the Super Sunday outreach has been a success. Graduation rates for under-represented minority students in KCTCS institutions have nearly doubled since 2005 and since 2010, the number of associate degrees earned by African-American and Latino students has increased.