WKU News

Aug 16th, 2018

Graduates from Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College will seamlessly transfer to WKU to complete their engineering degrees under an agreement between the two institutions.

Aug 16th, 2018

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan Mentors “want to keep our students just as excited as we are. I think a lot of M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan is showing them what it means to be a student of Western Kentucky University. It’s just instilling that spirit in them that we have.”

Aug 16th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 16, 2018 -- WKU Admissions planning student recruitment events; Young Alumni Council adds new members; WKU Volleyball hosts UK tonight in exhibition match; WKU Football to scrimmage at Barren County High School on Saturday.

Aug 15th, 2018

WKU’s Office of Admissions is planning several events this fall for prospective students and their families.

Aug 15th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 15, 2018 -- 'Women Photojournalists of Washington, D.C.' to open with lecture by Pulitzer winner; 'WKU Project 68' to recall 50th anniversary of pivotal year; WKU to implement clear bag policy for home football games.

Aug 14th, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Carol Guzy of The Washington Post will present a lecture at WKU on Aug. 29 during the opening of a new photo exhibition, "Women Photojournalists of Washington, D.C."

Aug 14th, 2018

WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting will commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of America’s most historically significant years this fall with "WKU Project 68."

Aug 14th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 14, 2018 -- WKU researchers part of NSF-funded study on irrigation's impact on precipitation; Eric D. Yates Memorial Run Sept. 19; WKU Alumni Association launches app; plus news from DELO, Athletics, Admissions and more.

Aug 13th, 2018

The WKU Army ROTC program will host the ninth annual Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 19. The 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk will begin at 6 p.m. at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road.

Aug 13th, 2018

WKU meteorology students and a Kentucky Climate Center scientist have been gathering data this summer in Nebraska as part of the Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX), a National Science Foundation-funded research project.

Aug 13th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 13, 2018 -- View from the Hill on Hilltopper Hall; Parking & Transportation update; WKU Soccer defeats Belmont in exhibition; plus news from WKU Volleyball, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 10th, 2018

A long-awaited residence hall featuring hotel style rooms is finally opening on WKU’s campus. WKU's Amy Bingham gives us a look inside Hilltopper Hall in the View from the Hill.

Aug 10th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 10, 2018 -- Nursing students participate in internship program; Parking & Transportation update; WKU Volleyball preseason favorite in Conference USA; WKU Soccer to host exhibitions; plus news from Alumni, Admissions & more.

Aug 9th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 9, 2018 -- Kentucky Climate Center receives grant to develop Drought Early Warning System; plus news from WKU Football, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 8th, 2018

The Kentucky Climate Center at WKU has received a two-year, $200,000 grant from NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System to develop the Kentucky Drought Early Warning System.

Aug 8th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 8, 2018 -- Scholarship recipients announced; EALR alumni earn administrative positions; first-generation graduate spends career mentoring students; plus news from WKU Parking & Transportation, Athletics, Admissions & more.

Aug 7th, 2018

Delvagus Jackson (’94, ’01) (Annual) of Morganfield, Ky., is the eighth of nine children and when growing up he didn’t hear much about college. In fact, he was the first in his family to graduate from college.

Aug 7th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 7, 2018 -- Crawford Hydrology Lab solving problems underground; WKU graduate publishing second children's book; Hilltopper Golf names new coach; plus news from WKU Soccer, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 6th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 6, 2018 -- Regents approve Strategic Plan; View from the Hill on New Admissions Tour Bus; Kentucky Folklife Program featured in Humanities for All; plus news from WKU Sports, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 6th, 2018

The Kentucky Museum exhibit "A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green" and the Bowling Green Bosnia Oral History Project were recently featured in Humanities for All, a National Humanities Alliance site showcasing publicly engaged humanities work.