WKU News

WKU to become tobacco-free, smoke-free campus beginning Jan. 1

Oct 14th, 2019

WKU will become a tobacco-free, smoke-free campus beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

View from the Hill: WKU eSports team

Oct 10th, 2019

A relatively new competitive sport is sweeping through college campuses and WKU is helping lead the charge. The players are not your typical athletes as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

WKU Travels East for International Cuisine

Oct 10th, 2019

HOLAS hosts event to share culture

Oct 9th, 2019

“Our main goal is to have a family. We are all just a big family,” said Mercedes Mendez, WKU senior from Tell City, IN. Mendez serves as the president of the Hilltopper Organization of Latino American Students (HOLAS), and was referring to HOLAS as a fami

What does the WKU English Department have to offer?

Oct 9th, 2019

19 students candidates for WKU Homecoming queen

Oct 9th, 2019

Nineteen students are candidates for Homecoming 2019 queen at WKU.

Folk Studies Graduate Students and KFP at Hammer-In

Oct 8th, 2019

On Saturday, October 5th, the Kentucky Folklife Program and WKU Folk Studies graduate students participated in “Hammer-In,” an event organized and facilitated by Western Kentucky University’s Kentucky Museum.

Trading Places: Dean for a Day Allows Students to Switch Jobs with Dean Shook

Oct 8th, 2019

WKU geoscientist awarded medal by Chinese Geological Survey

Oct 8th, 2019

WKU University Distinguished Professor of Hydrogeology Chris Groves returned home last week from Guilin, China where he was honored with a medal by the Chinese government for more than two decades of Geology and Water Resources research.

Members of WKU Habitat chapter to spend fall break in Madisonville

Oct 8th, 2019

WKU’s Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be sending a volunteer group to Madisonville for fall break trip Wednesday-Saturday (Oct. 9-12).

Herald, Talisman finalists for three Pacemaker awards

Oct 8th, 2019

The College Heights Herald, WKU’s student-run news operation, and Talisman, its life and culture magazine, are finalists for three national Pacemaker awards, to be announced in November.

WKU Forensics Team wins tournaments at Illinois State

Oct 7th, 2019

WKU’s Forensics Team won both tournaments hosted by Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, the weekend of Oct. 5-6.

Professor Will Offer Cybersecurity Class for Managers

Oct 7th, 2019

Talisman students recognized with Gold Circle awards

Oct 7th, 2019

Seven Talisman staff members were recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in its 36th annual Gold Circle Awards program for student-produced magazines.

Gathering on the Hill

Oct 7th, 2019

View from the Hill - Interior Design intern gets hands on experience

Oct 3rd, 2019

An internship program in WKU’s Planning Design & Construction department is giving students real world experience.

Biology student reflects on returning home to the Hill

Oct 3rd, 2019

Leigh ‘Caroline’ Reed, a junior biology major and Honors College student from Lebanon, Ky. serves as an Ogden College Student Ambassador, a student leader that assists with recruitment and retention for the college.

View from the Hill: Interior Design intern gets hands-on experience

Oct 3rd, 2019

An internship program in WKU’s Planning Design & Construction department is giving students real world experience. And providing crucial support in construction and renovation projects across campus as WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us in the View from the Hill.

Business Students Offered Opportunity to Job Shadow

Oct 3rd, 2019

WKU Advising and Career Development Center launches Career Studio for students

Oct 2nd, 2019

The WKU Advising and Career Development Center is launching a new initiative. The Career Studio is a workspace where students can drop in for a quick conversation with a trained staff member or open their laptop and apply for jobs and internships.