WKU News

Apr 8th, 2021

The Graduate School will celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 12-16 with a series of virtual receptions.

Apr 8th, 2021

WKU Photojournalism Professor Jeanie Adams-Smith is this year’s recipient of the National Press Photographers Association’s Robin F. Garland Educator Award.

Apr 7th, 2021

WKU will extend its educator discount to teachers in Kentucky’s border states. The decision comes on the heels of the $350 Kentucky Educator Discount announced last summer.

Apr 7th, 2021

Global Learning & International Affairs invites new faculty-led program proposals for Summer 2022 or Fall 2022, for both international and domestic locations. The deadline has been extended to May 15, 2021.

Apr 7th, 2021

Members of the WKU Young Male Leader Academy participated in Kentucky’s Educators Rising Conference earlier this month. The Young Male Leadership Academy is a recruitment initiative comprised of males from diverse backgrounds.

Apr 7th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team won its 11th American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament championship, hosted virtually this year April 1-5.

Apr 7th, 2021

Attention WKU students: Please visit wku.evaluationkit.com to complete your course evaluations. Students completing all course evaluations by April 22 will receive early access to grades on TopNet.

Apr 6th, 2021

Maddie Grider is named Baker Scholar in Horticulture for the second year in a row. Grider is also a Professional Writing and Literature minor. She views her experiences in the minor as invaluable to her agriculture career.

Apr 6th, 2021

Advantage Kentucky Alliance (AKA) hired Sherry Mulkins as Client Development Manager.

Apr 5th, 2021

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 5th, 2021

The committees of the WKU Board of Regents will meet Friday, April 9. The meetings begin at 9 a.m. (CT) in the Martin Regents Room, Jody Richards Hall, and via Zoom.

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.