WKU News

Apr 27th, 2022

As Western Kentucky University prepares to welcome graduates and their guests for Commencement on May 5 and College Recognition Ceremonies on May 6, Parking & Transportation Services provides the following parking and traffic information.

Apr 26th, 2022

Ahmet Kaan Aydin, an Applied Mathematics graduate student from Istanbul, Turkey, is the 2021-22 recipient of WKU’s John D. Minton Graduate Student Award.

Apr 26th, 2022

Ahmet Kaan Aydin, an Applied Mathematics graduate student from Istanbul, Turkey, is the 2021-22 recipient of WKU’s John D. Minton Graduate Student Award.

Apr 26th, 2022

WKU’s Greek community hosted its annual awards convocation on April 24 at E. A. Diddle Arena.

Apr 25th, 2022

Dr. Janet Tassell, a professor with the School of Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Czech Republic.

Apr 25th, 2022

The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) seeks to develop scholars into masters of their passions- whatever those may be. For scholars like Elaine Flynn (MHC ‘13), her passion could only be found in a geology research lab.

Apr 25th, 2022

Although she spent her childhood moving around the country in a military family, English major Heather Neidlinger has considered Bowling Green and WKU her home since the 90s.

Apr 25th, 2022

Nicholas Barth has a passion for inclusion and accessibility. He will be recognized as the Ogden Foundation Scholar, WKU’s top undergraduate award, during spring Commencement activities on May 5-6.

Apr 22nd, 2022

A key pillar of the Mahurin Honors College (MHC) is training scholars for success within their unique and diverse passions. In some cases, this allows scholars like Jayme Hardy (MHC ‘14) to trailblaze brand new opportunities and forge novel career path

Apr 22nd, 2022

An event was held Friday (April 22) to recognize and celebrate Eva and Jim Martens.

Apr 21st, 2022

Olivia Alsup is a senior from Franklin, Kentucky, earning a degree in English. While she has always been passionate about English, she initially had a different career in mind when she graduated from high school.

Apr 21st, 2022

The Western Kentucky University Forensics Team won the National Forensics Association National Tournament sweepstakes championship hosted by Illinois State University April 15-18.

Apr 21st, 2022

A celebration is planned Friday afternoon for the leadership gift Eva and Jim Martens have made benefiting the WKU Alumni Center and WKU Athletics.

Apr 21st, 2022

Students in Dr. Inmaculada Pertusa’s SPAN 471 are learning the ins and outs of advanced Spanish composition by publishing the second issue of Del plato a la boca.

Apr 21st, 2022

Apr 21st, 2022

Apr 21st, 2022

“The support of the WKU community is so strong and helped make big improvements in my life. If not for WKU, I probably would not have built the confidence to pursue a Ph.D."

Apr 20th, 2022

“My work as an advocate with Hope Harbor has also allowed me to gain insight into what it is like to work with an individual and their loved ones who are experiencing one of the most difficult times in their lives.”

Apr 20th, 2022

Cole Bornefeld, a junior from Hendersonville, TN, has been elected Student Government Association president at WKU.

Apr 20th, 2022