WKU News

Sep 20th, 2023

With the 2023-24 academic year under way, Bruce Weisman and Katelyn Durham want to raise awareness of the Internal Audit office and change perceptions among the campus community.

Sep 13th, 2023

The annual 100 Miles of Hope Blood Drive against MTSU returns Monday, Sept. 25, through Wednesday, Sept. 27, leading up to WKU Football's home game against Middle Tennessee.

Sep 12th, 2023

Western Kentucky University President Timothy C. Caboni announced renowned marine geologist and deep-sea explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard, as the inaugural speaker for the university’s Presidential Speaker Series.

Sep 9th, 2023

As part of Parent and Family Weekend, the family of WKU junior Sydney Windhorst of Crestwood, Ky., was recognized as WKU’s 2023 Family of the Year.

Sep 8th, 2023

WKU Global will host the annual fall Global Learning Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday (September 13) at the Honors College & International Center.

Aug 25th, 2023

Tabatha Spain, Testing Coordinator for the WKU Distance Learning Testing Center, received the NCTA Service & Leadership Award from the National College Testing Association.

Aug 24th, 2023

WKU will celebrate Parent & Family Weekend Sept. 8-10 with numerous events, highlighted by recognition of the 2023 Family of the Year during WKU Football’s game against Houston Christian.

Aug 22nd, 2023

The late Adm. Claude Charles Bloch, the late Justice Charles H. Reynolds, Renee Shaw and Dr. Amir Zaheri will be inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni during WKU’s 2023 Homecoming Celebration.

Aug 14th, 2023

Western Kentucky University President Timothy C. Caboni addressed faculty and staff at the University’s annual Convocation Monday (August 14) in Van Meter Auditorium.

Aug 7th, 2023

White Squirrel Weather at WKU is the recipient of the 2023 National Weather Association Walter J. Bennett Public Service Award.

Aug 7th, 2023

WKU Bass Fishing team members Tyler Hudson and Evan McNaughton have been fishing together since they were students at South Warren High School. This week, they will be trying to reel in a national title.

Aug 1st, 2023

WKU Public Media staff members Joshua Niedwick and Jeff Petrocelli received Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards on Saturday (July 29) at the 59th Annual Emmy Awards Gala in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

Aug 1st, 2023

Two WKU Public Radio staff members and five WKU students are finalists for the Kentucky Broadcasters Association’s 2023 Impact Broadcast Awards.

Jul 31st, 2023

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. Ranjit T. Koodali, WKU’s Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education, to the 2023 class of ACS Fellows.

Jul 13th, 2023

WKU's Hardin Planetarium will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's 1973 iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon with an unprecedented sight and sound experience of the album.

Jul 13th, 2023

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Cynthia (CJ) Nichols of Haverford, Pennsylvania, to the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University.

Jul 6th, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s Accursed placed fifth overall in the 36th annual American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition.

Jun 27th, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will be recognized next month with two 2023 Catalyst Awards.

Jun 21st, 2023

A shining beacon of hope emerges - the groundbreaking efforts spearheaded by higher education system leaders in support of refugees, like WKU's Resilient Refugee Program, launched last fall to serve displaced students in the Bowling Green community.

Jun 12th, 2023

The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, recently announced Western Kentucky University as one of 76 new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24.