WKU News
MPA Award Winners
- Friday, April 30th, 2021
Congratulations to our 2021 Outstanding Graduates in Public Administration Award winners. Students were selected by Department of Political Science faculty for their outstanding work in and out of the classroom.
Mary Adams works at Barren River Area Development District as a Public Administration/Planning & Development Specialist.
Cheyanne Johnson has been hired as an Administrative Services Assistant with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services' Internal Affairs Division.
Ian Milden is planning to attend graduate school to pursue a Ph.D.
Aug 6th, 2026
Morton Electric has hired two Western Kentucky University Electrical Engineering students, Aric Springob and Ha’ani Whitlock, as engineering interns supporting the company’s growing Automation Lab at the WKU Innovation Campus on Nashville Road.
Aug 5th, 2026
Dr. Patti Minter, former Kentucky State Representative and current Professor of History at WKU, has been appointed to the Kentucky Board of Education by Governor Andy Beshear.
Aug 5th, 2026
The official weather and climate monitoring network for the Bluegrass state – Kentucky Mesonet – cut the ribbon Tuesday on the second of three sites to be added to the network in the mountainous east region in 2025.
Jul 23rd, 2026
WKU received a $100,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to lead a collaborative effort aimed at improving access to mental health services for autistic adults living in rural Kentucky.
Jul 7th, 2026
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Jun 23rd, 2026
Dr. Raymond Poff, professor in the WKU School of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport, has been selected for the newest cohort of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Emerging Leaders Program (ELP).
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