WKU News
WKU News
Displaying Articles for News: Media Relations, Category: Student Life
View from the Hill: WKU eSports team
Oct 10th, 2019
A relatively new competitive sport is sweeping through college campuses and WKU is helping lead the charge. The players are not your typical athletes as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
Read More
HOLAS hosts event to share culture
Oct 9th, 2019
“Our main goal is to have a family. We are all just a big family,” said Mercedes Mendez, WKU senior from Tell City, IN. Mendez serves as the president of the Hilltopper Organization of Latino American Students (HOLAS), and was referring to HOLAS as a fami
Read More
19 students candidates for WKU Homecoming queen
Oct 9th, 2019
Nineteen students are candidates for Homecoming 2019 queen at WKU.
Read MoreMembers of WKU Habitat chapter to spend fall break in Madisonville
Oct 8th, 2019
WKU’s Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be sending a volunteer group to Madisonville for fall break trip Wednesday-Saturday (Oct. 9-12).
Read More
WKU Forensics Team wins tournaments at Illinois State
Oct 7th, 2019
WKU’s Forensics Team won both tournaments hosted by Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, the weekend of Oct. 5-6.
Read More
View from the Hill: Interior Design intern gets hands-on experience
Oct 3rd, 2019
An internship program in WKU’s Planning Design & Construction department is giving students real world experience. And providing crucial support in construction and renovation projects across campus as WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us in the View from the Hill.
Read More
WKU Advising and Career Development Center launches Career Studio for students
Oct 2nd, 2019
The WKU Advising and Career Development Center is launching a new initiative. The Career Studio is a workspace where students can drop in for a quick conversation with a trained staff member or open their laptop and apply for jobs and internships.
Read More
WKU recognizes 2019 Family of the Year
Sep 28th, 2019
The family of WKU senior Michaela Brangers of Elizabethtown was recognized Saturday as WKU’s 2019 Family of the Year.
Read More
View from the Hill: Students benefit from HSSN, WKU PBS partnership
Sep 26th, 2019
Athletic events at WKU are reaching a wider audience thanks to an expanded partnership between the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network and WKU PBS. It’s a student crew making it all happen as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
Read More
WKU making bold changes to scholarship programs
Sep 24th, 2019
WKU is increasing the affordability of a higher education by making a number of major changes to its scholarship programs.
Read More
Social Work student's unplanned visit leads to "home" on the Hill
Sep 17th, 2019
As a senior in the Social Work program in WKU’s College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), Jonathan Silva has a seat in many campus organizations and continues to seek out opportunities to build a sense of camaraderie. His journey started, though, as a
Read More
WKU to celebrate 2019 Parent & Family Weekend Sept. 27-29
Sep 17th, 2019
WKU’s annual Parent & Family Weekend begins on Friday, Sept. 27, and continues with a full day of activities on Saturday, Sept. 28, and a farewell brunch on Sunday, Sept 29.
Read More
Student-run iWKU app provides real-life experience
Sep 12th, 2019
Some might say “hidden” inside the iWKU app are the names of three students and one new alumnus who created and maintain the mobile application that communicates course schedules, bus schedules, lab traffic, dining, events, and more to WKU students, facul
Read More
WKU Forensics Team preparing for 2019-20 season
Sep 6th, 2019
The 32 members of the WKU Forensics Team have returned to campus and are preparing for the 2019-20 season.
Read More
White Squirrel Weather provides immeasurable experience
Sep 4th, 2019
“The opportunity it has given me and so many other students in the program is just immeasurable,” said Olivia Cahill, White Squirrel Weather (WSWX) lead forecaster and WKU senior from Dry Ridge, studying meteorology.
Read More
WKU Computer Science program has ABET accredited concentration
Sep 4th, 2019
WKU’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences announces that the Computer Science with concentration in Systems/Scientific Application (Bachelor of Science) program has been accredited by ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission.
Read More
WKU's Fall 2019 Study Abroad Fair set for Sept. 11
Sep 4th, 2019
The Office of Study Abroad & Global Learning (SAGL) at WKU will host the 2019 Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 11) on the first floor of the Mahurin Honors College and International Center.
Read MoreTitle IX online training for new WKU students
Aug 29th, 2019
WKU freshmen and new/transfer students should complete the "U Got This!, Your Guide to Speak Up, Step In, and Create A Better Campus for All" online training modules by Oct. 10, 2019.
Read More
View from the Hill: Freshman Guided Pathway
Aug 29th, 2019
A raw look at the emotions college freshmen experience is on full display at the Kentucky Museum. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on how this exhibit came to life in this week’s View from the Hill.
Read More
View from the Hill: Welcome to WKU
Aug 22nd, 2019
Pre-semester activities are in full swing at WKU as thousands of students arrive on the Hill to begin their college journey. Faculty and staff are also gearing up for a new academic term as WKU’s Amy Bingham reports in this week’s View from the Hill.
Read MoreSome of the links on this page may require additional software to view.