WKU News
Dr. Cathy Carey Appointed as New Department Chair for Economics
- Monday, May 7th, 2012
The Gordon Ford College of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Cathy Carey as the next Chair of the Department of Economics. Since joining the college in 1992, Dr. Carey has distinguished herself as a dedicated teacher, scholar, and program leader. She joins an impressive history of leaders in carrying out the mission of the Department of Economics and our college toward achieving prominence as a leading provider of high quality business education. Dr. Carey begins her new post July 1st, 2012.
Mar 6th, 2026
Ten Gatton Academy students taking Russian courses at WKU will represent the university and the Potter College of Arts & Letters at the American Council of Teachers of Russian’s Olympiada of Spoken Russian at Ohio State University on Saturday, March 7.
Mar 6th, 2026
The Goldenrod Poetry Festival is an annual Spring event held by the WKU English Department to highlight student work and connect with other writers. The festival will be held Monday, April 1st, and submissions are due Tuesday, March 10.
Mar 6th, 2026
Big ideas don’t launch themselves. That’s why the CREATE: Central Region Ecosystem for Arts, Technology and Entrepreneurship located at the WKU Innovation Campus in Bowling Green, KY is putting the spotlight on entrepreneurs, creators, and students r
Mar 3rd, 2026
The Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University has received a $246,233 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America program, to support inventorying and cataloging the Museum’s collection.
Feb 2nd, 2026
Taking place February 9–13, 2026, Love Data Week is a weeklong series of events designed to help students, faculty, and staff better understand how data is collected, stored, interpreted, and sometimes misrepresented.
Dec 4th, 2025
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