WKU News

Documentary on sculptor & longtime WKU professor Charles Forrester to premiere on WKU PBS

Oct 6th, 2020

"A Line Unbroken: The Charles Forrester Story," an award-winning documentary film about the work and life of the prolific sculptor and longtime WKU professor, will premiere on WKU PBS at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Junior Sociology major, interested in local and global change

Oct 6th, 2020

WKU celebrates World Teachers' Day by announcing two scholarship programs

Oct 5th, 2020

WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences today announced two new scholarship programs -- “WKU Grow Your Own” and “WKU GameChangers Teaching Initiative."

Seventh Week Update

Oct 5th, 2020

As we begin the seventh week of the fall semester, I have several updates to share with you.

The Center for Gifted Studies and Our Educators

Oct 5th, 2020

Homecoming 2020: 28 students are candidates for queen

Oct 5th, 2020

Twenty-eight students are candidates for Homecoming 2020 queen at WKU. The 2020 queen will be crowned in a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

View from the Hill: Student COVID-19 Task Force provides support, encouragement

Oct 1st, 2020

WKU has passed the six-week mark since the start of the fall semester, following lots of safety precautions amid the worldwide pandemic. In this week’s View from the Hill, WKU’s Amy Bingham tells us about the Student COVID-19 Task Force.

ISEC planning events for October

Oct 1st, 2020

The Cynthia and George Nichols III Intercultural Student Engagement Center will host several events in October.

Torales Guadalupe leads HOLAS as new president

Sep 30th, 2020

“It is representation for us. We are proud in general. It is a time where we can show off our pride,” Torales Guadalupe said. “We are rich in culture. It is a month to celebrate who we are, and people are open to it because it is Hispanic Heritage Month.”

Alumnus Dillon Miller Uses PW Skills to Gain Job at Dueling Grounds Distillery

Sep 29th, 2020

Dillon Miller graduated from WKU in 2020 with a degree in Professional Writing and a minor in Entrepreneurship. With determination and goals in mind, he worked to create a position for himself with a Kentucky distillery.

Siewers wants to make change both locally and globally

Sep 29th, 2020

For Maria Siewers, a junior from Bowling Green, KY majoring in sociology with a concentration in family, gender and sexuality, understanding the world has been a driving force.

WKU removes spring break from academic calendar

Sep 29th, 2020

Kentucky Folklife Program to Host Virtual Watch Parties Beginning October 8th

Sep 29th, 2020

Join the Kentucky Folklife Program for virtual Folkstreams Documentary Watch Parties!

Message from Provost Stevens - Update from the Provost

Sep 29th, 2020

We are about a third of the way into this semester and that means fifth week check-ins should have been submitted yesterday.

Updates from the Provost

Sep 29th, 2020

WKU Learning Center offers to pay for student's Praxis exams

Sep 28th, 2020

WKU Forensics Team hosts season-opening tournament

Sep 28th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team kicked off its competitive season by hosting the 2020 Fall Forensic Tournament virtually the weekend of Sept. 25-27.

WKU French graduate Sydney Meaux receives Outstanding Rising Star Teaching Award

Sep 28th, 2020

McQuaide selected to participate in the NIH College Summer to Advance College Research (CSOAR) Program

Sep 25th, 2020

Lauren McQuaide, a junior from Columbia who studies chemistry and biology, was selected for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) College Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (CSOAR) program to conduct biomedical research for the summer of 2020.

WKU continues to increase access & opportunity through scholarship program evolution

Sep 24th, 2020

Western Kentucky University continues to make the WKU Experience accessible and affordable with three additional changes to its freshman scholarship program for fall 2021.