WKU News

Sep 21st, 2017

The Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour will make a stop at WKU on Sept. 25 for interactive training sessions.

Sep 21st, 2017

The WKU Police Department will be sporting a new look on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 23).

Sep 21st, 2017

The School of Journalism & Broadcasting at Western Kentucky University will welcome Afghan journalist Lotfullah Najafizada to campus in late September as the recipient of the second annual Fleischaker/Greene Award for Courageous International Reporting.

Sep 20th, 2017

Sep 20th, 2017

The WKU chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority will have plenty to celebrate Sept. 23 as it formally receives Kappa Delta’s highest honor for a collegiate chapter. The award presentation will begin at 11 a.m. at the chapter house, 1600 Chestnut St.

Sep 19th, 2017

From the time he left his hometown of Arequipa, Peru, WKU Management and Economics senior Flavio Chavarri set out to make the most of receiving an education abroad.

Sep 19th, 2017

Five Key Changes in the FY 18 Aligned Monitoring System (AMS) 2.0

Sep 19th, 2017

The Kentucky Museum will host its second Hammer-In on Oct. 7. The free community event celebrates the metalworkers' trade.

Sep 19th, 2017

WKU students visited the Tetouan City Council in July to learn about local government on a study abroad trip to Morocco lead by Dr. Soleiman Kiasatpour, associate professor of political science, and Rachid Abouabdellah, a former Arabic Fulbrighter at WKU.

Sep 18th, 2017

The WKU Board of Regents will hold committee meetings on Friday (Sept. 22), beginning at 8 a.m. CDT.

Sep 15th, 2017

The WKU chapter of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars recently earned the Gold Star Status Award and the Integrity Award. Dr. Leslie North was honored as Regional Faculty Advisor of the Year.

Sep 15th, 2017

More than 600 fourth-graders from Warren, Allen and Edmonson counties will participate in the 22nd annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Days® program on Sept. 28 at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center.

Sep 15th, 2017

Kentucky’s Secretary of State, Allison Lundergan Grimes, visited WKU on September 13th, 2017.

Sep 14th, 2017

The PEA POD is the centerpiece of a new research collaboration between WKU and The Medical Center to improve the long-term health of moms and babies in southcentral Kentucky.

Sep 14th, 2017

20 seniors from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky have been recognized as semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Competition, marking the most students recognized in one school year in the school’s history.

Sep 13th, 2017

"Finding Your Way Around the Autumn Sky" will be presented Sept. 19-Oct. 22 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium.

Sep 13th, 2017

After a national search, Mitchell L. Walker has been named the new police chief at WKU.

Sep 12th, 2017

Dr. Whitney Harper, assistant professor in the WKU Department of Social Work is dedicated to guiding students on a path of higher learning.

Sep 12th, 2017

Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth, Bel Canto, and numerous other titles, will visit Bowling Green for a presentation and book signing on Tuesday, September 19 at the Knicely Conference Center at 6:00pm.

Sep 12th, 2017

WKU senior Geographic Information Science (GIScience) major Terry Bearb of Lafayette, Louisiana was awarded a $1000 scholarship by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP).