WKU News

Jun 7th, 2024

During a special called meeting on Friday, June 7, the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approved the university’s operating budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2024, and ends June 30, 2025.

Jun 6th, 2024

The Kentucky Museum has partnered with BGArtStudio to provide new art classes for the public starting in July. Registration is now open on BGArtStudio.com

Jun 5th, 2024

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents will conduct a special called budget meeting followed by committee meetings beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 7, in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.

Jun 3rd, 2024

Western Kentucky University civil engineering students competed in the 2024 National Student Steel Bridge Competition on May 31 and June 1 at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana.

Jun 3rd, 2024

Manzar Rzayeva, a two-time WKU graduate, shares her Hilltopper experience, including not being selected as a Fulbright scholar twice, her resilience and passion for education drive her pursuit of becoming a doctor and achieving her dreams.

May 31st, 2024

WKU has released the spring 2024 Dean's and President's Lists.

May 31st, 2024

Western Kentucky University’s School of Media & Communication continued its tradition of national success in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program with a sixth-place finish in the 2024 Overall Intercollegiate Competition.

May 30th, 2024

Dr. Josh Durkee, University Meteorologist and Vice Chair of WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS), is one of 10 Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award winners.

May 30th, 2024

A five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation project -- Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction & Building Response Systems (CLIMBS) -- will support research opportunities for WKU faculty and students

May 30th, 2024

The WKU Alumni Association, in partnership with the WKU Department of Student Activities and WKU Athletics, announced that the Homecoming 2024 celebration will take place from November 14-16.

May 30th, 2024

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May 28th, 2024

This month’s member spotlight is on Mr. Shane Holinde who is currently working as an Outreach Manager, specialist for KY Mesonet located out of the WKU Innovation Campus.

May 24th, 2024

More than 180 academically talented students were honored at the Talent Identification Program of Kentucky (TIP-KYSM) Recognition Ceremony today in the Van Meter Auditorium at Western Kentucky University.

May 24th, 2024

Two Western Kentucky University students will compete for national championships in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program and four other WKU students were honored in the year’s final multimedia competition.

May 22nd, 2024

The WKU Division of Enrollment and Student Experience presented its awards last week.

May 22nd, 2024

On Saturday, May 4, The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science graduated 89 students from across Kentucky in their seventeenth graduating class.

May 21st, 2024

National Stem Cell Foundation and The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science Announce Selection of Nine Middle School Science Teachers in Eight States to Participate in Unique Professional Development Program.

May 21st, 2024

For the fifth time since 2012, WKU has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

May 20th, 2024

Abigail Willhoite, a May graduate from Frankfort, will represent Western Kentucky University as one of 15 candidates vying for the crown of 2024 Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Queen this weekend in Pineville.