WKU News

Feb 19th, 2022

Construction of the First Year Village at WKU, including two new residence halls, is complete. The WKU community is invited to join us for a Ribbon Cutting Celebration and tours on Wednesday, February 23 at 1 p.m. in the Regents Hall lobby.

Jan 4th, 2021

Demolition is scheduled to begin on Barnes Campbell Hall on January 6, 2021 at approximately 9:00 AM CST. There are three ways to tune in to watch the "first bite," on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.

Dec 2nd, 2020

Western Kentucky University prepares for the final phases of the new “First Year Village” construction with the planned demolition of Barnes Campbell Hall.

Feb 21st, 2017

Construction webcams are now in place so you can watch the progress of Hilltopper Hall and the Southwest and Northeast Hall connectors online: wku.edu/webcams - images are uploaded from 5 am-5 pm.

Feb 18th, 2017

Early construction on a new residence hall at Western Kentucky University has begun, with the goal of offering students more personal living space with common areas for studying and socializing...