WKU News

WKU Regents committees to meet Oct. 23

Oct 16th, 2020

The WKU Board of Regents will conduct committee meetings starting at 9 a.m. Oct. 23 in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall and via Zoom.

WKU's Beta Alpha Psi chapter captures first-ever Gold Chapter Award

Oct 16th, 2020

WKU’s Eta Omicron chapter of Beta Alpha Psi has been recognized as a Gold Chapter by the international honor society for the first time in the chapter’s history.

View from the Hill - WKU receives Tobacco Free Campus Award

Oct 15th, 2020

WKU meteorology student receives AMS scholarship

Oct 15th, 2020

WKU senior Grace Campbell, a meteorology major from Franklin, has been awarded an American Meteorological Society scholarship.

View from the Hill: WKU receives Tobacco-Free Campus award

Oct 15th, 2020

The year 2020 marked the beginning of WKU’s journey as a smoke-free campus. Now the university is being recognized with a tobacco-free award as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

WKU Graduate Uses Yoga to Supplement Therapy Practice

Oct 15th, 2020

This year, WKU Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program alumnus Darrian Evans (’20) started learning the skill of Sankofa Yoga to supplement her mental health therapy practice in her hometown of Louisville.

Senior student represents WKU on KHIMA committee

Oct 14th, 2020

WKU senior Keisjia Mitchell is a second-generation college student pursuing her baccalaureate degree in Health Information Management (HIM).

Kentucky History Awards

Oct 14th, 2020

Sandy Staebell, Christy Spurlock and Victoria Gordon are recipients of Kentucky History Awards from the Kentucky Historical Society.

Presentations, Prizes, and Professional Gatherings at American Folklore Society Annual Meeting

Oct 14th, 2020

This week, October 13th through October 17th, students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology will be attending, presenting, and receiving awards at the American Folklore Society’s 2020 Annual Meeting.

WKU to test emergency communication systems Oct. 15

Oct 14th, 2020

At 10:15 a.m. Thursday, WKU Police will conduct a test of WKU’s outdoor warning and text messaging alert systems in conjunction with the national Earthquake Awareness Exercise known as the “Great American Shake Out.”

Normal Street Sidewalk Closure

Oct 14th, 2020

PFT Bus Stop Relocating

PCAL Fall Festival "PCAL Pocus" is set for October 28!

Oct 14th, 2020

Visit the WKU English Department's PCAL Fall Festival Booth and have your fortune told in the form of a poem! The PCAL Fall Festival will be held Wednesday, October 28 from 1-4 pm!

Updates from the Provost

Oct 13th, 2020

Math professor's calculus video series adds up to student success

Oct 13th, 2020

Dr. Ozkan Ozer, an assistant professor of Mathematics at WKU, has found a simple formula to solve the complex problem of student learning and retention in calculus courses.

WKU Music professor's recording included in Italian publication

Oct 13th, 2020

WKU Music Professor John Cipolla was one of 24 international clarinet artists invited to be included in a publication of new Italian clarinet studies.

WKU Student Publications has record five Pacemaker finalists

Oct 12th, 2020

The College Heights Herald, the Talisman and Cherry Creative raked in five finalists for national Pacemaker awards -- the most finalists ever for WKU and more than any other program or school nationwide.

WKU Forensics Team wins Illinois State University tournament

Oct 12th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team placed first in sweepstakes at the Illinois State University “Back to the Nest” tournament the weekend of Oct. 10-11. The team also competed successfully in debate at the Steve Hunt Classic, hosted by Lewis and Clark College.

Spanish Women Authors of Serial Crime Fiction: Repeat Offenders in the 21st Century

Oct 12th, 2020

Local Businesses, Organizations Find Helpful Resources at WKU in Owensboro

Oct 12th, 2020

WKU in Owensboro offers a free space for local businesses and organizations to host meetings, trainings, student tutoring, planning sessions, orientations, and more.

Sarah Harne crowned 2020 Homecoming queen

Oct 9th, 2020

Sarah Harne of Liberty was crowned WKU’s 2020 Homecoming queen on Friday night.