WKU News

Nov 23rd, 2022

Brice Harney (MHC ‘15) details his magical rise to fame as his skills allowed him to accomplish his wildest dreams!

Nov 16th, 2022

Nate Hovee (MHC’ 13) details his incredible study abroad experiences that helped to shape his future career and turn him into a YouTube star!

Oct 31st, 2022

Autumn and Heaven Howard (MHC '24) discuss how their Hispanic heritage has placed apart in their Ascent Toward Excellence and how the MHC has helped them in their undergraduate career.

Oct 19th, 2022

Kevin Diaz-Cruz (MHC `24) explains how important his heritage is to his college life and how it has shaped his view on college as a whole.

Oct 14th, 2022

Where does a biology major with a passion in sustainability go for an internship? The WKU Farm of course! Find out more in this Scholar Spotlight on Will Hemenover.

Oct 14th, 2022

Internships can play a big role in the growth of MHC Scholars. See how one current scholar is really shooting for the stars.

Oct 14th, 2022

Our MHC Branding Team sat down with Dr. Rodney King and 2022 alumna Gillie Brown to talk about what MHC Scholars can do outside of the classroom via research.

Oct 7th, 2022

Jenna Wells talks about her time serving with the Student Government Association (SGA).

Oct 7th, 2022

George Carpenter (MHC `14) goes into detail over his CE/T he completed during his time at the MHC

Oct 7th, 2022

Dr. Rich and Madelynn's (MHC `22) story reflects the MHC's pursuit of knowledge outside the classroom for student-led research.

Oct 7th, 2022

Bria Garvin (MHC `23) traveled all the way to Orlando, Florida where she joined the Disney College Program to further her experiences with the MHC.

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 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

Mar 21st, 2022

Giving back and serving your community is a core principle of The Mahurin Honors College (MHC). For some, this takes place many miles away, and for others, they choose to serve near Bowling Green. In Dr. Spencer Wright’s case, he decided to do both.

Feb 25th, 2022

For Danielle Williams (MHC ‘25), college is “a place to discover my voice.”

Feb 25th, 2022

As the saying goes: ”home is where the heart is,” and many Mahurin Honors College (MHC) scholars such as Ameerah Palacios (MHC ‘05) have set their heart atop the great hill of WKU.

Feb 22nd, 2022

Brianna Harness spoke with WKU about her college experience so far, and how her racial background has impacted this.

Feb 17th, 2022

The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) strives to provide the greatest opportunities and resources for all of our scholars. While most enter the MHC following their senior year of high school, that was not the case for Obadiah Kirk (MHC ‘20)

Feb 17th, 2022

Cyn’Clara Cofer (MHC ‘22) has embraced her time in the Mahurin Honors College (MHC) at Western Kentucky University (WKU) as a chance to use her talents and voice to better the lives of those around her.

Feb 8th, 2022

Our Mahurin Honors College (MHC) Scholars come from a vast array of backgrounds and each one has a beautiful, unique story to tell. For Ena Viteskic Demir (MHC ‘09), her story began over 5,000 miles away in her native homeland of Bosnia and Herzegovina.