WKU News

Mar 10th, 2025

From farm life to cutting-edge research, Ava Lich studies carbon capture in Mammoth Cave, blending geology, math, and biology. A WKU scholar, she’s shaping the future of environmental science.

Mar 3rd, 2025

Lily Martin, a WKU finance major, combines her passion for business and math in financial planning. Through her Honors capstone, she revamped WKU’s financial coach training, enhancing student financial literacy.

Nov 7th, 2024

Christopher Wallace, a 26-year-old veteran, joined WKU in 2022 to study Political Science. Focused on Kentucky’s SEEK funding, he values MHC’s support and mentorship, aiming for a future in education policy and social advocacy.

Oct 21st, 2024

Brooke Beck, graduating from WKU in 2025 with a degree in dental hygiene, combines her passions for art and science. Her honors thesis explores the link between oral health and mental wellbeing, aiming to promote holistic care.

Oct 14th, 2024

Alexandria Anderson applied to WKU as a backup school, but her experience in the Asylum Hill bioarchaeological project led her to shift from pre-med to biological anthropology, pursuing research on osteoarthritis in Kentucky.

Oct 9th, 2024

Natalie Spiva found her calling at WKU through psychology, Spanish, and research, completing a thesis and planning for a cognitive Ph.D. She encourages others to explore unique academic opportunities.

Sep 30th, 2024

Kaitlyn Gray created a custom major combining biology and exercise science for physical therapy. Her honors thesis studies Bingocize's impact on diabetes. She's active in leadership roles and graduates in 2025.

May 1st, 2024

Ella Schleuning, a WKU senior, reflects on her journey, from campus involvement to impactful research. Her passion for psychology and community shines as she prepares for graduation and future adventures.

Apr 24th, 2024

Alex Lahman, a Tennessee native, recounts her transformative journey at Western Kentucky University. From navigating transfer hurdles to thriving in architectural science, she is paving her path toward a future in architecture.

Apr 15th, 2024

Lily Lang (MHC `24) shares how her decision to get involved in so many different parts of campus helped grow her college experience!

Nov 22nd, 2023

Michaela Snyder (MHC `23) explains what inspired her CE/T and how it helped shape her college career!

Oct 18th, 2023

Former MHC Scholar Morgan Flanagan shares how her transfer into the honors college was able to shape her college career and achieve her goals!

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

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

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 1st, 2022

To reach those said 28 honors credits, some scholars, such as Kylie Bray (MHC ‘22) augment their normal classes.

Jan 25th, 2022

The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) believes that research provides hands-on experience for scholars to immerse themselves in their academic passions.