WKU News

Apr 25th, 2025

WKU School of Nursing and Allied Health is excited to announce the launch of its Online RN to BSN program, designed to support working professionals seeking to advance their nursing careers through a flexible and comprehensive curriculum.

Apr 25th, 2025

Cole Meador has been accepted into the DAAD RISE Germany program for summer 2025. Recipients of this scholarship travel to Germany for the summer to conduct research at German universities and research institutions.

Apr 25th, 2025

"These organizations have not only helped me grow as a leader but have also provided opportunities to give back to my community and uplift those around me."

Apr 23rd, 2025

Poet Heather Neidlinger, a teaching graduate assistant and second-year student in WKU’s three year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Creative Writing program, has won the highly-competitive Intro Journal Award.

Apr 23rd, 2025

The WKU College of Health and Human Services is excited to announce that the IDFM 432 Fashion Merchandising class will host a fashion show on Wednesday, May 7th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Downing Student Union (DSU) Auditorium.

Apr 22nd, 2025

WKU and WKU Athletics held the Hilltopper Fieldhouse Final Beam Raising Ceremony on Tuesday.

Apr 22nd, 2025

Friends and family of the Kentucky Soybean Board ("the Soy Family") presented the Michele Winchell Memorial Scholarship to Jasmine Wilson, a student in Western Kentucky University's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. 

Apr 22nd, 2025

The Western Kentucky University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the National Leadership Honor Society, proudly announces Rosie Ribble as the recipient of the 2025 ODK Circle Leader of the Year Award.

Apr 22nd, 2025

Two WKU students were awarded Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarships for study abroad in the February 2025 application cycle. The recipients were offered scholarships for study abroad in Austria for the Summer 2024 term. 

Apr 22nd, 2025

Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, April 22 through Saturday, May 10.

Apr 21st, 2025

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Apr 21st, 2025

Attention WKU students: Please visit wku.evaluationkit.com to complete your course evaluations. Students completing all course evaluations by April 30 will receive early access to grades on TopNet.

Apr 21st, 2025

WKU first-year Demani Bell is lighting up campus with his passion for theater, service, and community—balancing arts, advocacy, and leadership with heart and purpose.

Apr 18th, 2025

Western Kentucky University will be home to the first Bachelor of Science degree in User Experience in Kentucky. 

Apr 18th, 2025

Kentucky Mesonet celebrated not one but two milestones Friday morning, the ribbon cutting at station number 80 in southern Green County and the 75th county in Kentucky to include at least one Mesonet site.

Apr 18th, 2025

WKU’s Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Inducted 67 new members to the society on Thursday.

Apr 18th, 2025

WKU’s School of Media & Communication has won the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition for the 30th time in the past 36 years, and two WKU students earned awards in the Photojournalism Picture/Story Series Competition.

Apr 17th, 2025

"Every idea begins with a seed, and if you water that seed and provide it the right resources, it can sprout into a beautiful thing that changes your community, state, nation, and world."

Apr 16th, 2025

Midnight on the Hill, a student-led philanthropic initiative, concluded its annual fundraising campaign with a successful campus event held on April 4 at the Preston Health and Activities Center.