WKU News

Partnerships and matching resources with community needs were among the focuses Western Kentucky University's new president discussed during his visit at the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce's quarterly breakfast.

WKU will confer degrees and certificates to 2,605 spring and summer graduates during its 181st Commencement.

“A Conversation with the Cast and Crew of An Uncommon Grace” will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday (March 25) at the Plaza Theatre, 115 E. Main St., Glasgow.

College students wanting to transfer to WKU may be eligible for up to $4,000 in scholarship assistance.

The WKU Board of Regents today (Jan. 27) selected Dr. Timothy C. Caboni as the University’s 10th president. Dr. Caboni will begin his duties July 1 following the retirement of President Gary A. Ransdell.

The WKU Board of Regents has selected Dr. Timothy Caboni, vice chancellor for public affairs at the University of Kansas, as the preferred candidate to be the 10th president of WKU.

In its annual ranking of the best online degree programs, U.S. News & World Report has named WKU among the top schools nationwide in five areas for 2017.

WKU conferred degrees and certificates to more than 1,370 graduates Saturday at its 180th Commencement.

WKU will confer degrees to 1,372 graduates during its Fall 2016 Commencement on Dec. 10 at Diddle Arena.

For the eighth consecutive year, WKU has been designated a Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM JobsSM and Military Spouse.

For the seventh straight year, WKU has earned national recognition in Military Times’ Best for Vets rankings.

Twenty-two students are candidates for 2016 Homecoming queen at WKU.

WKU’s Textbooks For Troops program is having a positive impact on enrollment and on the University’s growing national reputation as a “military friendly” institution.

Ferrell will be discussing highlights from her award-winning book Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century, including her interest in the topic and continued importance of tobacco to many farmers today.

A Glasgow couple is traveling the world working as Family Nurse Practitioners after obtaining their degrees from WKU and Vanderbilt University.

WKU will confer degrees to the inaugural graduates of its Doctor of Physical Therapy program, present two honorary doctorates and recognize top undergraduate and graduate students during its 179th Commencement on May 13-14.

Jail gardens are nothing new but what if you add in a sociology and psychology component? It makes for a great outdoor classroom as Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

The Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce will conduct a ribbon cutting Thursday (Feb. 25) to commemorate a new partnership between WKU Glasgow, the Barren County Detention Center and the Barren County community for a new project that is breaking grou

WKU will confer degrees to more than 1,400 graduates in two ceremonies during its Fall 2015 Commencement on Dec. 12 at Diddle Arena.

For the past six years WKU has been named one of the top military friendly schools in the nation. A new center on the Glasgow campus just strengthens that reputation as Amy Bingham reports in this week’s View from the Hill.