WKU News

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 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 24th, 2023

The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 13th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 16.

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 2nd, 2023

"CST is meant to mold you into a better leader and develop mental and physical strength while under lots of pressure,” shared senior Jacob Sutherland.

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 14th, 2023

Western Kentucky University broke ground Wednesday for a new state-of-the-art building to house the Gordon Ford College of Business.

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.

Jun 9th, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s Allie Schallert won the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s 2023 Multimedia National Championship this week in San Francisco.

Jun 1st, 2023

WKU has released the Dean's/President's Lists for the spring 2023 semester.

May 25th, 2023

It’s a new chapter for LifeWorks at WKU thanks to a collaboration with the Warren County Public Library. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on Kentucky’s first library dedicated to the neurodiverse population in this week’s View from the Hill.

May 24th, 2023

Three Western Kentucky University students have been selected as recipients of a 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant.

May 23rd, 2023

The Warren County Public Library is pleased to announce the opening of a satellite location at LifeWorks at WKU, a transition-to-independent living and employment program for autistic young adults.