WKU News

Spotlight: Dr. Stacey Forsythe

Mar 8th, 2019

Dr. Stacey Forsythe, assistant professor in Sport Management, Recreation & Sport Administration, is researching an innovative application of the Birkman Method Personality Assessment.

People of WKU - Claire Harralson

Feb 21st, 2019

WKU Nursing student Claire Harralson participated in the KIIS Study Abroad trip to Tanzania last summer.

WKU Sisterhood awards grant to South Central AHEC to create an online State Registered Nurse Aide Program

Nov 19th, 2018

WKU Sisterhood awards grant to South Central AHEC to create an online State Registered Nurse Aide Program

Phyllis G. Sweatt, WKU graduate, named the Kentucky Teacher of the year for Family and Consumer Sciences

Oct 12th, 2018

Martha Combs Jenkins Receives Distinguished Service Award

Oct 12th, 2018

WKU opens Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging

Sep 12th, 2018

WKU Opens New Center on Aging that Combines Many Areas of Expertise

Sep 11th, 2018

WKU College of Health and Human Services Opens Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging

Aug 17th, 2018

WKU Nursing Students Successfully Participated in VESNIP

Aug 9th, 2018

The Vanderbilt Experience Student Nurse Internship Program, also known as VESNIP was successfully completed by 10 WKU nursing students this 2018 summer term with WKU faculty Dr. Audrey Cornell and Vanderbilt staff.

WKU Institute for Rural Health Receives $50,000 Grant

Jul 12th, 2018

The WKU Institute for Rural Health (IRH) in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) received a $50,000 grant from the Good Samaritan Foundation Inc.

WKU Students Participate in Inaugural Study Away LA Program

Jun 20th, 2018

Ten undergraduate students (9 Social Work and 1 Sociology) traveled to southern California as part of an inaugural Study Away LA program.

CSD Graduate Student Wins National Essay Contest

May 30th, 2018

Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate student, Cara Richman, was selected as a winner of an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2018 Student Ethics Essay Award.

CMP Bingocize® Project Receives Additional Funding

May 24th, 2018

Bingocize® has been approved to receive an additional $126,215 in Civil Money Penalty (CMP) funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

CSD Professor Awarded CHHS Summer Research Fellowship

May 21st, 2018

Dr. Brian Weiler, Assistant Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders, has been awarded a College of Health and Human Services Summer Research Fellowship.

Western Kentucky University’s student Kentucky Public Health Association (KPHA) was nominated for the The Team Volunteers In Action Award

May 8th, 2018

Western Kentucky University’s student Kentucky Public Health Association (KPHA) was nominated for the The Team Volunteers In Action Award for its partnership with Bowling Green Junior High’s Family Resource Center (FRC).

PAUL MILES RECEIVES KHIMA WKU OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

Apr 24th, 2018

Paul Miles, a graduating senior in the Health Information Management program at WKU, was selected as the Kentucky Health Information Management Association (KHIMA) WKU Outstanding Student for 2018.

WKU student, Haley Jones, successfully defended her thesis project

Apr 20th, 2018

Western Kentucky University Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) student, Haley Jones, successfully defended her thesis project this semester.

WKU student, Tanner Smith, successfully defended her thesis project

Apr 20th, 2018

Bowling Green, KY – Western Kentucky University Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) student, Tanner Smith, successfully defended her thesis project this semester.

WKU student, McKenzie Ward, successfully defended her thesis project

Apr 20th, 2018

Bowling Green, KY – Western Kentucky University Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) student, McKenzie Ward, successfully defended her thesis project this semester.

WKU Student Sharon Calvino successfully defends thesis project

Apr 20th, 2018

Western Kentucky University Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) student, Sharon Calvino, successfully defended her thesis project this semester.