Racer Report: August 8-12
By Alex Pologruto | Aug 11, 2022
MURRAY, Ky. ā The latest 51ĀŅĀ× Racer Report includes student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments, announcements, upcoming campus events and more for the week of August 8-12.
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51ĀŅĀ× State was recognized in the upper tiers among higher education institutions nationally in terms of economic mobility to best serve students by Third Way. The economic mobility findings are available at .
51ĀŅĀ× State continues to reinforce its āhigh-quality, high-impact, nationally-recognized best valueā promise that has been identified by multiple publications within the past year. The University has been named a āBest Bang for the Buckā by Washington Monthly, one of āAmericaās Best Collegesā by Forbes, as well as a āTop-Tier Universityā by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 consecutive years.
The University offers 146 academic programs and more than 170 student organizations, encompassing a variety of shared academic and personal interests.
51ĀŅĀ× State continues to offer financial assistance to Racers and their families. Based on the Universityās most recent annual reports, more than $115 million was awarded in financial aid and scholarships, and 99 percent of 51ĀŅĀ× Stateās freshman class received financial aid or a scholarship.
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51ĀŅĀ×ās non-commercial National Public Radio-affiliated station, WKMS-FM, honored the Middle of Everywhere (MOE) podcast team including Ariel Lavery, Austin Carter, Dixie Lynn and 51ĀŅĀ× State student Annie Davis for finishing the second season of the podcast, focusing on rivers and waterways.
On July 26, the station hosted an in-person listening party at WKMS where hosts Ariel and Austin walked attendees through the season, answered questions and entertained all with a compilation of audio bloopers.
āThe rivers and waterways content, cake and fellowship was a great time,ā said WKMS membership director, Jenni Todd. āThank you to everyone who came out and to the audience on Facebook Live.ā
To watch the recorded Facebook live event please visit .
To listen to episodes of MOE please visit .