WKU News

Oct 5th, 2020

Twenty-eight students are candidates for Homecoming 2020 queen at WKU. The 2020 queen will be crowned in a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

Oct 1st, 2020

WKU has passed the six-week mark since the start of the fall semester, following lots of safety precautions amid the worldwide pandemic. In this week’s View from the Hill, WKU’s Amy Bingham tells us about the Student COVID-19 Task Force.

Oct 1st, 2020

The Cynthia and George Nichols III Intercultural Student Engagement Center will host several events in October.

Sep 30th, 2020

“It is representation for us. We are proud in general. It is a time where we can show off our pride,” Torales Guadalupe said. “We are rich in culture. It is a month to celebrate who we are, and people are open to it because it is Hispanic Heritage Month.”

Sep 29th, 2020

Dillon Miller graduated from WKU in 2020 with a degree in Professional Writing and a minor in Entrepreneurship. With determination and goals in mind, he worked to create a position for himself with a Kentucky distillery.

Sep 29th, 2020

For Maria Siewers, a junior from Bowling Green, KY majoring in sociology with a concentration in family, gender and sexuality, understanding the world has been a driving force.

Sep 29th, 2020

Join the Kentucky Folklife Program for virtual Folkstreams Documentary Watch Parties!

Sep 29th, 2020

Sep 28th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team kicked off its competitive season by hosting the 2020 Fall Forensic Tournament virtually the weekend of Sept. 25-27.

Sep 28th, 2020

Sep 25th, 2020

Lauren McQuaide, a junior from Columbia who studies chemistry and biology, was selected for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) College Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (CSOAR) program to conduct biomedical research for the summer of 2020.

Sep 24th, 2020

Western Kentucky University continues to make the WKU Experience accessible and affordable with three additional changes to its freshman scholarship program for fall 2021.

Sep 24th, 2020

Sep 24th, 2020

Since having our temperature taken is very much a part of our lives these days, it’s more important than ever to find efficient and accurate ways to do that.

Sep 24th, 2020

WKU Libraries partnered with campus faculty to offer the Affordable Textbook Initiative (ATI), which brought an estimated $69,803 in cost savings to WKU students for Fall 2020.

Sep 23rd, 2020

Learn more about our annual poetry contest that honors the late Professor Mary Ellen and Dr. Jim Wayne Miller, in addition to eligibility, guidelines, and deadlines.

Sep 23rd, 2020

Municipal stormwater expert Andrew J. (Andy) Reese will present "Voodoo Hydrology – Urban Hydrology and How to Avoid Common Mistakes" as part of the WKU School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Bell Lecture Series.

Sep 23rd, 2020

Sep 22nd, 2020

White Squirrel Weather at WKU has been recognized as a 2020 Weather Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence by NOAA and the National Weather Service Louisville Forecast Office.

Sep 22nd, 2020

Aairiona Hayden-Ransom came to WKU to be a Division 1 athlete, but will leave the Hill having created career opportunities for herself in the finance field.