WKU News

Jan 14th, 2019

The final results are in: 2018 was one of the wettest years on record in Kentucky and throughout much of the Midwest. The Kentucky Mesonet at WKU reported a statewide average of 63.08 inches of precipitation for the year.

Jan 14th, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 14, 2019 -- Kentucky Museum receives grant; Mesonet installs station in Webster County; student wins Hearst photo competition; SOKY Book Fest Used Book Sale March 1-3; View from the Hill; plus news from WKU Sports & more.

Jan 11th, 2019

WKU student Gabriel Scarlett won the first photojournalism competition of the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Jan 11th, 2019

A unique coaching program is offered at WKU that provides support to online students from their first class all the way through graduation. WKU's Amy Bingham has more on WKU CARES in this week’s View from the Hill.

Jan 11th, 2019

The Kentucky Mesonet at WKU has completed installation of a station in Webster County. The site at Baker Park in Dixon is the 70th operational station in the statewide network.

Jan 11th, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 11, 2019 -- Kentucky Museum to host Arte Cubano exhibition; WKU Football announces 2019 schedule; former Lady Topper Basketball coach finalist for Hall of Fame; plus news from WKU Baseball, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Jan 10th, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 10, 2019 -- Book by Diana Hope Polley selected as winner of Warren-Brooks Award; plus news from Parking & Transportation, WKU Sports, WKU Admissions, WKU Alumni and more.

Jan 9th, 2019

"Echoes of Emerson: Rethinking Realism in Twain, James, Wharton, and Cather," written by Diana Hope Polley and published by the University of Alabama Press, has been selected as the 2018 winner of the Robert Penn Warren-Cleanth Brooks Award.

Jan 9th, 2019

The USDA has announced the nearly 40 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will continue receiving their benefits in February if the current federal government shutdown continues.

Jan 9th, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 9, 2019 -- WKU Glasgow offering Clinical Medical Assistant program; plus news from Parking & Transportation, WKU Sports, WKU Admissions, WKU Alumni and more.

Jan 8th, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 8, 2019 -- Two professors help tell the story of space; 3 students create Bowling Green exhibit; plus news from WKU Sports, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.

Jan 7th, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 7, 2019 -- WKU graduate has published 166 books; WKU Alumni offering Hilltoppers@Work Program; plus View from the Hill and news from WKU Sports, Admissions and more.

Jan 4th, 2019

A recent WKU graduate is combining her love of animals and art as she marches toward a career as a published illustrator. Emilie Gill of Allensville already has one book under her belt as WKU's Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.

Jan 4th, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 4, 2019 -- Lady Toppers and Hilltoppers open C-USA play with wins over Charlotte; plus news from WKU Parking & Transportation, Libraries, Research, Football, Admissions, Alumni and more.

Jan 3rd, 2019

Professor Joon Sung received the Faculty Award for outstanding contributions in Research/Creativity within the Potter College of Arts & Letters in the Spring 2018. His art focuses on a quest for another type of intellectually demanding beauty.

Jan 3rd, 2019

According to governing.com "A number of discretionary programs are continuing operations during the government shutdown because of previously passed measures that cover a full year of funding.

Jan 3rd, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 3, 2019 -- Research growing at WKU Farm; Winter Term parking information; Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers open conference action tonight; plus news from WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.

Jan 2nd, 2019

Welcome to Today@WKU for January 2, 2019 -- WKU couple paints the town red with creative studio; 'Phantom of the Universe' opens Jan. 3 at Hardin Planetarium; plus news from WKU Sports, WKU Admissions, WKU Alumni and more.

Dec 28th, 2018

Debating in English is tough enough but imagine having to make your argument in a foreign language. That’s exactly what some WKU students do at the International Qatar Debate competition in Doha. WKU's Amy Bingham has more in the View from the Hill.

Dec 21st, 2018

A WKU sophomore from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, says she is living her dream as the feature twirler in the Big Red Marching Band. WKU's Amy Bingham introduces us to Madalynn Alt in the View from the Hill.