WKU News

Apr 18th, 2019

Elaine Weiss, author of "The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote," will visit WKU April 29-30 to kick off a yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Apr 17th, 2019

Apr 17th, 2019

WKU’s chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) inducted 17 new members in a ceremony on April 15.

Apr 17th, 2019

Susan Ingram Howarth has been appointed Executive Vice President for Strategy, Operations and Finance at WKU. She will begin her duties at WKU on June 17.

Apr 16th, 2019

WKU senior Tiye Gardner's fashion show was inspired by her experience studying abroad.

Apr 16th, 2019

Sharing a link to the updated HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2019.

Apr 15th, 2019

WKU Public Radio staff members and WKU School of Journalism & Broadcasting students were honored Saturday in the annual Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters competition.

Apr 12th, 2019

Apr 12th, 2019

WKU student Skyler Ballard won the third multimedia competition of the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program and qualified for the National Multimedia Championship in June in San Francisco.

Apr 12th, 2019

A team of four WKU Mechanical Engineering seniors competed in the Student Design Competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers E-Fest North Student Professional Development Conference April 5-7 at Michigan State University.

Apr 12th, 2019

Taylor Smith of Irvington, an eighth-grader at Breckinridge County Middle School, took top honors at the 2019 Kentucky Geographic Bee on March 29 at WKU’s Knicely Conference Center.

Apr 11th, 2019

Whether it’s the pillow you sleep on or the sound your washing machine makes, there’s a good chance a WKU engineering student played a part in the research. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on the hands-on applied research at the Center for Energy Systems.

Apr 11th, 2019

"Flora and Fauna," a group installation project created in Assistant Professor Marilee Salvator’s printmaking courses, is on display through June 15 at the Kentucky Museum.

Apr 11th, 2019

The WKU Center for Citizenship & Social Justice will conclude its spring 2019 “Social Justice Salons” series on Tuesday (April 16) with a presentation by Dr. Andrew Rosa, faculty member in WKU’s African American Studies Program.

Apr 11th, 2019

WKU student Kelsey Redding is coordinating the First Things First event on April 16 as part of Sexual Assault Prevention Month.

Apr 11th, 2019

WKU Civil Engineering students will be participating in regional competitions this weekend in Akron, Ohio.

Apr 10th, 2019

Dr. Tania Basta has been named the new dean of WKU’s College of Health and Human Services, Acting Provost Cheryl Stevens announced Wednesday.

Apr 9th, 2019

A Western Kentucky University Art Project that embraces the Interdisciplinary. Receive a piece of art, make a piece of art. A game of passing inspiration. Create it Forward.

Apr 9th, 2019

Apr 9th, 2019