WKU News

Crazy credits: An inside look at WKU's gun range course

Oct 15th, 2019

WKU Hosting Scholarship Workshop on Nov. 17 for Incoming Freshmen Students

Oct 15th, 2019

Our department is hosting a Scholarship Workshop for college-bound high school seniors. This free event will take place on WKU’s campus on Sunday, November 17, 2019 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. CST at Jody Richards Hall, Room 166.

Changes to Scholarship Program for Incoming Freshmen Students

Oct 15th, 2019

Beginning in the Fall of 2020, WKU will no longer utilize ACT scores to award most academic merit-based and targeted scholarships for incoming freshmen. For more information, visit https://www.wku.edu/news/articles/index.php?view=article&articleid=8075.

Management Major Finds Niche in Music Industry

Oct 15th, 2019

Being behind the scenes is the perfect place for senior management major Walker Newberry. The self-described shy kid with a passion for the country music industry serves as an Artist Manager Intern for Make Wake Artists, a boutique management service loc

WKU Hilltopper Hysteria Event Parking

Oct 15th, 2019

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Issues of Eligibility Fraud Uncovered in Investigation

Oct 15th, 2019

A report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in September shows instances of fraud in the Head Start eligibility process, as revealed in an undercover investigation.

What's Happening at WKU

Oct 15th, 2019

Here's a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, October 15, through Saturday, November 2.

WKU Forensics Team wins tournaments in Indiana & Alabama

Oct 14th, 2019

The WKU Forensics Team won all four tournaments in both Muncie, Indiana, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the weekend of Oct. 12-13.

WKU to become tobacco-free, smoke-free campus beginning Jan. 1

Oct 14th, 2019

WKU will become a tobacco-free, smoke-free campus beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

View from the Hill: WKU eSports team

Oct 10th, 2019

A relatively new competitive sport is sweeping through college campuses and WKU is helping lead the charge. The players are not your typical athletes as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

WKU Travels East for International Cuisine

Oct 10th, 2019

HOLAS hosts event to share culture

Oct 9th, 2019

“Our main goal is to have a family. We are all just a big family,” said Mercedes Mendez, WKU senior from Tell City, IN. Mendez serves as the president of the Hilltopper Organization of Latino American Students (HOLAS), and was referring to HOLAS as a fami

What does the WKU English Department have to offer?

Oct 9th, 2019

19 students candidates for WKU Homecoming queen

Oct 9th, 2019

Nineteen students are candidates for Homecoming 2019 queen at WKU.

Gallery Hop @ Kentucky Museum on October 18th

Oct 9th, 2019

Kentucky Museum is open extended hours, 5pm - 8pm, during October 18th BG Gallery Hop.

Folk Studies Graduate Students and KFP at Hammer-In

Oct 8th, 2019

On Saturday, October 5th, the Kentucky Folklife Program and WKU Folk Studies graduate students participated in “Hammer-In,” an event organized and facilitated by Western Kentucky University’s Kentucky Museum.

Trading Places: Dean for a Day Allows Students to Switch Jobs with Dean Shook

Oct 8th, 2019

WKU geoscientist awarded medal by Chinese Geological Survey

Oct 8th, 2019

WKU University Distinguished Professor of Hydrogeology Chris Groves returned home last week from Guilin, China where he was honored with a medal by the Chinese government for more than two decades of Geology and Water Resources research.

Members of WKU Habitat chapter to spend fall break in Madisonville

Oct 8th, 2019

WKU’s Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be sending a volunteer group to Madisonville for fall break trip Wednesday-Saturday (Oct. 9-12).

Herald, Talisman finalists for three Pacemaker awards

Oct 8th, 2019

The College Heights Herald, WKU’s student-run news operation, and Talisman, its life and culture magazine, are finalists for three national Pacemaker awards, to be announced in November.