WKU News

Traffic Light at Normal St and Regents Dr.

Jul 22nd, 2019

Converting to 4-way stop

3 to join WKU's Hall of Distinguished Alumni during Homecoming 2019

Jul 22nd, 2019

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, a nationally recognized public health official and an award-winning professor and mathematician will join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall.

Lost River Sessions LIVE on the road in Owensboro July 27

Jul 22nd, 2019

WKU Public Broadcasting is taking Lost River Sessions LIVE on the road this month to Owensboro. On Saturday (July 27), Lost River Sessions LIVE presents Kentucky singer-songwriter Ian Noe at 7 p.m. at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum

National Stem Cell Foundation and City of Louisville Announce NASA Event This Fall

Jul 19th, 2019

NSCF was awarded a highly competitive NASA downlink for its National STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Scholar Program, a partnership with The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science on the campus of Western Kentucky University. The astr

View from the Hill: Moon Landing Celebration

Jul 18th, 2019

If you are a space enthusiast, or even if you’re not, WKU’s Hardin Planetarium is the place to be Saturday afternoon (July 20). WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on 50th anniversary celebration of the moon landing in this week’s View from the Hill.

First Year Village project at WKU moving forward

Jul 18th, 2019

Construction fences are up as WKU prepares for the next step in the creation of the “First Year Village.”

Moon Landing Celebration: Trivia contest

Jul 18th, 2019

How well do you know your Apollo 11 trivia? Join the Moon Landing Trivia Contest during Saturday's Moon Landing Celebration at WKU.

Moon Landing Celebration: Rocket launch demonstration

Jul 18th, 2019

A high flying demonstration of rocketry is one of the highlights for Hardin Planetarium’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon.

Fall Travel Opportunity: Venice to Vienna with The Center for Gifted Studies

Jul 17th, 2019

The Center for Gifted Studies will take 25 qualifying students and other interested adults on a trip to learn the history, culture, and people of Venice and Vienna October 4 -12, 2019. This program is designed to provide participants with a carefully

The Wedding Photography of Thomas Hughes now open until December at WKU's Special Collections

Jul 16th, 2019

The Department of Library Special collections opened a new exhibit July 1 titled "Picture Perfect: The Wedding Photography of Thomas N. Hughes"

750 to Attend World Conference for Gifted Education in Nashville

Jul 16th, 2019

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) will host its 23rd Biennial World Conference, “A World of Possibilities: Gifts, Talents, and Potential,” July 24 – 28, 2019, in Nashville, TN.

WKU Printing Services announces new partnership

Jul 16th, 2019

WKU Printing Services has partnered with a local printer, Davis Printing Inc. d/b/a Gerald Printing and Liberty Imaging, to provide on-campus printing for WKU and the WKU community. Liberty Imaging will operate the WKU print center at DSU.

WNKY Interviews WKU English Alumni Skylar Wooden and Clint Waters

Jul 16th, 2019

Moon Landing Celebration: Movie screenings & discussion

Jul 16th, 2019

Saturday’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, taking place at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium, features screenings and discussions of excellent but rare Apollo 11 related films.

WKU English Department forms Advisory Council

Jul 15th, 2019

Summer Scholars

Jul 15th, 2019

WKU Arabic major selected for QatarDebate Elite Academy

Jul 11th, 2019

WKU senior Maggie Lewis of Shepherdsville has been selected to join the QatarDebate Elite Academy.

View from the Hill: Hilltopper Volunteer Network

Jul 11th, 2019

WKU’s Alumni Association is hitting the road this summer to recruit volunteers for the Hilltopper Volunteer Network. WKU’s Amy Bingham joined them at a recent stop in this week’s View from the Hill.

WKU Young Male Leadership Academy students attend summer camp, national conference

Jul 10th, 2019

Students from the WKU Young Male Leadership Academy participated in a summer camp hosted by WKU's College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and attended the Educators Rising National Conference.

Veteran focuses on research during time at WKU

Jul 9th, 2019

WKU Psychological Sciences graduate student Jeffrey Powers’ research will help inform new interventions for potential adolescent suicide. This important research area was not something Powers randomly came across though.