NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
Date: February 24, 2009
Margaret Thomson, 859-442-1172; margaret.thomson@kctcs.edu
GCTC Black History Month Celebration Spotlights "Dream Team"
Edgewood, KY - Gateway Community and Technical College will honor "The Dream Team," President Barack Obama and the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at its Black History Month celebration Thursday, Feb. 26, at the college's Edgewood Campus, 790 Thomas More Parkway.
Dr. Augustine Yaw Frimpong-Mansoh, assistant professor of philosophy at Northern Kentucky University, will be the featured speaker. A native of Africa, Dr. Frimpong-Mansoh received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Ghana, Legon; another bachelor's degree from the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, and a Ph. D. from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
The program, which begins at 11:50 a.m. in Room 214 of the Nursing and Allied Health Science Center, will also include student poetry readings by members of GCTC's Multicultural Student Organization.
The event is free and open to the public. For information, contact Theresa Little, 859-442-1154.
Gateway Community and Technical College (GCTC) is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Gateway Community and Technical College. Gateway is accredited by the
Council on Occupational Education, 41 Perimeter Center East NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30346. Phone: 800-917-2081. GCTC enrolls nearly 3,500 students and offers more than 200 associate degrees, diplomas and certificates in 30 subject areas. Classes are provided at GCTC locations in Boone County, Covington/Park Hills, and Edgewood. Through partnerships with more than 400 local businesses, GCTC provides customized, short-term training to more than 3,000 other people. Find out how to "start here and go anywhere" at
www.gateway.kctcs.edu. GCTC is one of 16 colleges that comprise the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. For most Kentuckians, higher education begins here. For more information, visit
www.kctcs.edu.
For most Kentuckians, higher education begins at KCTCS. Our statewide system of 16 colleges and 65 campuses provides citizens throughout the Commonwealth with a quality education that is both accessible and affordable.