WKU News

Sep 28th, 2022

WKU student Elliott Pope is the winner of the Mendenhall Award of $6,000 in the 2022 Scholars Competition offered through the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).

Sep 26th, 2022

The WKU Forensics Team kicked off the 2022-2023 season by hosting its annual Fall Tournament the weekend of September 23-25.

Sep 25th, 2022

Veronica Pierre (mathematics and psychological sciences) is one of two students who have been awarded the Connie Foster Student Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year.

Sep 23rd, 2022

Two WKU students, Katie King and Veronica Pierre have been awarded the Connie Foster Student Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year.

Sep 23rd, 2022

For the 10th consecutive year, Western Kentucky University has earned national recognition as a “Best for Vets” school by Military Times.

Sep 23rd, 2022

Sep 22nd, 2022

The Western Kentucky University Department of Housing & Residence Life won the first place ACUHO-i Marketing Award in the overall campaign category during the 2022 ACUHO-i Business Operations Conference

Sep 22nd, 2022

Sep 22nd, 2022

WKU’s Dental Hygiene program is celebrating a milestone next month during Homecoming weekend. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on “50 years of Dental Hygiene on the Hill” in this week’s View from the Hill.

Sep 21st, 2022

For the final project in Dr. Inma Pertusa's Advanced Spanish Composition course, her students —in collaboration with other students within the Spanish program-- created a magazine about gastronomy using the texts from the course over the semester.

Sep 21st, 2022

New WKU meteorology faculty members Dr. Jerald (Jerry) Brotzge and Dr. Zachary Suriano are excited to join a program that is poised for more growth and student success.

Sep 20th, 2022

Bingocize®, an evidence-based senior wellness program created by Western Kentucky University faculty member Dr. Jason Crandall, continues to grow in popularity and expand to more states, now including North Carolina.

Sep 19th, 2022

Sep 19th, 2022

Sep 19th, 2022

Under the leadership of Kent Johnson, WKU Military Student Services has been awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant to establish a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success.

Sep 19th, 2022

WKU Global Learning and International Affairs (WKU Global) will host the Global Learning Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 21) in the lobby and Multi-Purpose Room (HCIC 1011) of the Honors College and International Center (HCIC).

Sep 19th, 2022

Western Kentucky University will host an event during Homecoming Week 2022 to honor the families of descendants of Jonesville.

Sep 16th, 2022

Since its founding in 1988, Imagewest has gone from a small, student-run club to a 20-30 member team of collaborative students across more than 10 majors.

Sep 16th, 2022

More than 600 fourth-graders from Allen and Warren counties will participate in the 25th annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Days® program on Thursday (Sept. 22) at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center.

Sep 15th, 2022

A Glasgow company that’s recognized globally for innovative conveyor systems is reaping the benefits of a WKU and Gatton Academy alum. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on how Nathan Lasley is making a big impact at SpanTech in this week’s View from the H