WKU News

Nov 9th, 2020

Nov 9th, 2020

On Friday November 6th, the Kentucky Historical Society awarded WKU Folk Studies MA alumnus Tommy Hines ('86) with the Frank R. Levstik Award for Professional Service.

Nov 6th, 2020

Nguyen shared that sports played an important role in his early development. From the age of ten, Nguyen participated in football and basketball and learned many key skills such as team-work and leadership.

Nov 5th, 2020

Nov 5th, 2020

Since it began in 2015, one of WKU's largest student-led fundraisers has raised more than $300,000 for Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville. In this week's View from the Hill, WKU's Amy Bingham explains how Dance Big Red continues to be successful.

Nov 5th, 2020

The Office of Global Learning & International Affairs at WKU will host 2020 International Education Week (IEW) during the week of Nov. 9-14.

Nov 4th, 2020

WKU will observe Veterans Day at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Guthrie Bell Tower followed by the ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Nov 3rd, 2020

WKU Folk Studies MA alumnus Andrea Kitta (?03) is a 2020 recipient of the American Folklore Society?s Chicago Folklore Prize for her 2019 book The Kiss of Death: Contamination, Contagion, and Folklore (Utah State University Press).

Nov 2nd, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team surged past the competition winning first place in sweepstakes at the Fighting Scots Halloween Bash, a virtual tournament hosted by the College of Wooster on Oct. 31.

Nov 2nd, 2020

Nov 2nd, 2020

Students from the WKU Spanish Program collaborated on the creation of a traditional "altar de muertos" for this year's celebration of the "Dia de Muertos," Day of the Dead.

Oct 30th, 2020

WKU will join the elite educator preparation program, EdPrepLab. The multiyear initiative builds collaborative capacity between teacher preparation programs, their school districts and state policymakers.

Oct 30th, 2020

Oct 30th, 2020

Since the spring of 2019, students in WKU?s Food Recovery Network have kept more than 5,000 pounds of surplus food from landfills and directed it to those who need it.

Oct 29th, 2020

WKU senior Destiny Smith of Bowling Green wanted more leadership experience and to develop as a leader.

Oct 29th, 2020

The Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the opportunity to request to consolidate multiple Head Start grants awarded to a grantee.

Oct 29th, 2020

WKU's Food Recovery Network is celebrating a milestone. More than 5,000 pounds of food has been picked up and distributed to local nonprofits. WKU's Amy Bingham has more on the volunteers determined not to let food go to waste in the View from the Hill.

Oct 28th, 2020

Oct 28th, 2020

Higher Education in Student Affairs student, Robin Lester (?21), is heavily involved in the planning and implementation of events and programs for LGBTQ+ History Month.

Oct 28th, 2020

The Federal CARES Act provided $630,000 to Western Kentucky University through Advantage Kentucky Alliance (AKA) to help Kentucky manufacturers emerge successfully from the COVID-19 pandemic.