Applications are now being accepted for the 2004 Kentucky Legislative Internship Program. Students from all academic majors are invited to apply. To qualify, students must be a junior or senior by January 2004, and have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.8. Students selected will work in Frankfort from late December, 2003 to early May, 2004, will receive a monthly stipend of $1,000, and will be eligible to receive 12-15 hours of academic credit. The application deadline is April 1, 2003. For application material and additional information, contact Dr. Paul Blanchard, Director of the EKU Center for Kentucky History and Politics in McCreary 117 (phone 622-4380 or e-mail paul.blanchard@eku.edu).

Effective Monday, March 24, EKU's Correspondence Course office will be located in Perkins 208. The e-mail contact, michelle.minter@eku.edu, and the telephone number, 622-2003, will remain the same. The KET/Online office will be located in Perkins 209. The e-mail contact, nancy.neeley@eku.edu, and the telephone number, 622-2329, will remain the same. Both offices are units within EKU's Division of Continuing Education & Outreach.

The EKU Retirement Class of 2003 will set sail on Wednesday, April 23, during the annual retirement dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Perkins Building (preceded by a 5:30 p.m. reception). Tickets are available at a cost of $16 for those who want to say "bon voyage" to the retiring faculty and staff members. Tickets may be purchased at the cashier's window, SSB 210, now through April 16.

Eleven Central Kentucky business owners have completed a special training program designed to help minorities and women obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and manage a small construction business.

The 16-week Lexington Bluegrass Area Minority and Women Contractor Training Program teaches business basics and tradespecific skills in estimating, bidding and project management. Participants work with small business development professionals, industry practitioners and faculty members from EKU.

The training program partnership includes the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development/ Small and Minority Business Division, Kentucky Finance Cabinet, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet/Office of Minority Affairs, Lexington- Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington Small Business Development Center, Associated Builders and Contractors of Kentuckiana, Associated General Contractors of Kentucky, Community Ventures Corporation, and the EKU Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology.