WKU News

Apr 2nd, 2021

Press Release: On April 8th at 5:30pm, the Potter College Alumni Speaker Series will host alumnus Dr. Jon Kay for a virtual keynote talk titled, "Folklore, Art, and Aging: The Power of Creative Practice in Later Life."

Apr 2nd, 2021

English major Kylie Bray was accepted onto the teaching team for the 2021 Breakthrough Cincinnati program. Bray is majoring in Elementary Education and Special Education with a minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Another Language (TESOL).

Apr 2nd, 2021

WKU’s Midnight on the Hill raised $80,608 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. English major Hannah Van Winkle is co-executive director of the Midnight on the Hill executive board.

Apr 1st, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine clinics around the state are in need of student, staff, and faculty volunteers.

Apr 1st, 2021

A virtual mentoring program within WKU’s Intercultural Student Engagement Center is giving students a big leg up on being successful after graduation. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more in this week’s View from the Hill.

Mar 31st, 2021

In its 14th year, WKU offices and Hope Harbor, Inc., plan Sexual Assault Prevention Month activities in April for students and community members to learn more about sexual assault and how to prevent it.

Mar 31st, 2021

WKU has selected 15 students as recipients of the 2021-22 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award.

Mar 31st, 2021

Jordyn Hurley, a senior from Lexington, is earning a double major in physics and chemistry with a concentration in pre-medicine at WKU. As a cancer survivor, she said she knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in medicine.

Mar 30th, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are now available on campus for students, faculty, staff, contract employees and their families.

Mar 30th, 2021

Mar 30th, 2021

WKU’s Midnight on the Hill raised $80,608 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Mar 26th, 2021

On Wednesday, Mar. 24, WKU hosted a Virtual Liberal Arts Job Fair for graduating and graduate students. The event provided job prospects for students graduating with liberal arts degrees.

Mar 26th, 2021

WKU English Students host a discussion on "Quarter Life Poetry." The short films explore "quarter-life" experiences from the perspective of their creator, Samantha Jane.

Mar 26th, 2021

WKU will conduct its 51st Annual Student Research Conference on April 9-10 in a virtual format.

Mar 26th, 2021

Mar 25th, 2021

WKU response to a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court in a case involving the University of Kentucky and its student newspaper.

Mar 25th, 2021

Instant friends, a support system and deep connections. Sounds like a recipe for success for an incoming college freshman. It’s also what Living and Learning programs are all about, and WKU’s new residence halls will offer them in abundance.

Mar 25th, 2021

Nominations are now open for the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame 2021 class.

Mar 24th, 2021

For Joey Dilliha, WKU is more than just a school. A senior marketing major and economics minor from Russellville, Dilliha has a long-time family history with WKU.

Mar 24th, 2021

Students studying Arabic language and culture at the Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY) will have scholarship opportunities to attend camp thanks to a grant from Qatar Foundation International (QFI).