WKU News

Dec 15th, 2018

WKU’s five academic colleges recognized their fall 2018 graduates in ceremonies Saturday (Dec. 15) at Diddle Arena.

Dec 14th, 2018

The property formerly housing the ALIVE Center at WKU will soon have a new occupant, thanks to a lease approved Friday (Dec. 14) by the Board of Regents. WKU will lease 1818 US 31W Bypass to The HIVE, a non-profit agency that works with the disabled.

Dec 14th, 2018

The South Central Workforce Development Board will soon be offering a new scholarship program, KY hirED, focused not only on raising regional educational attainment levels but also enhancing employability skillsets among college students.

Dec 14th, 2018

Dec 14th, 2018

Among our graduating seniors this fall are father and daughter duo Jim and Brooke DeCesare. Jim will be graduating with his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, and Brooke will be graduating with a bachelor’s in Public Relations. Read more...

Dec 14th, 2018

Today@WKU for December 14, 2018 -- Geology graduate student takes unique path; Panhellenic Council makes gift to support scholarships; Business Plan Competition finalists; Staff Leadership Institute Class of 2019 announced; plus more news and sports.

Dec 13th, 2018

WKU’s five academic colleges will recognize more than 1,400 fall graduates in ceremonies on Saturday. WKU's Amy Bingham has the story of one WKU graduate whose nearly decade-long educational journey led him to his dream job in the View from the Hill.

Dec 13th, 2018

Dec 13th, 2018

From rock climber to Hilltopper, the journey to the top has been worth the climb for Mike Arthur, who earned his master’s degree in geoscience at WKU and will begin work at Exxon Mobil as an exploration geologist. Read more...

Dec 13th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 13, 2018 -- 2 students recipients of inaugural Connie Foster Student Scholarship; 8 new recipients of Cumberland Trace Incentive-Matt Rzepka Memorial Scholarship Fund announced; WKU grad shares story of changing plans.

Dec 12th, 2018

In July 2017, Bryan Blackwell changed plans, leaving Atlanta, GA to return to Bowling Green to earn a Master of Arts in Education focusing on Counseling and Student Affairs in Higher Education along with a Career Services certificate. Read why...

Dec 12th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 12, 2018 -- WKU IFC establishes scholarship fund; senior impacts community through ENACTUS; Habitat chapter to spend week in Oklahoma; plus news from Parking & Transportation, WKU Sports, Admissions, Alumni and more.

Dec 11th, 2018

Hope Thompson, a Strategic Marketing graduating senior from Birmingham, Alabama, has made her mark within the Gordon Ford College of Business through networking and her role with the WKU ENACTUS entrepreneurship team.

Dec 11th, 2018

Members of the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be spending the first week of their winter break in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Dec 11th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 11, 2018 -- WKU senior drawn to career as book illustrator; music professor performing at Radio City Music Hall; WKU Forensics hosts Senior Hilltopper Classic; WKU Week in Photos; plus news from WKU Sports, Alumni & more.

Dec 10th, 2018

Emilie Gill, an art history and visual studies double major, will be recognized Saturday (Dec. 15) as the Ogden Foundation Scholar during the Potter College of Arts & Letters ceremony.

Dec 10th, 2018

WKU Music Professor John Cipolla is performing in New York City for the 2018 Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.

Dec 10th, 2018

WKU Forensics hosted 385 students, teachers and parents from 28 high schools in six states for the annual WKU Senior Hilltopper Classic speech and debate tournament on Saturday (Dec. 8).

Dec 10th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 10, 2018 -- Carpenter Foundation awards Kentucky Museum grant for free admission; View from the Hill on WKU Store; plus news from Folk Studies, Kentucky Museum, WKU Sports, WKU Admissions, WKU Alumni and more.

Dec 7th, 2018

Dr. Tim Frandy, assistant professor of folklore, recently co-organized a public and applied folklore conference entitled "Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea." It featured the many ways folklorists collaborate with community partners across the US.