WKU News

Dec 13th, 2018

WKU’s five academic colleges will recognize more than 1,400 fall graduates in ceremonies on Saturday. WKU's Amy Bingham has the story of one WKU graduate whose nearly decade-long educational journey led him to his dream job in the View from the Hill.

Dec 13th, 2018

Dec 13th, 2018

From rock climber to Hilltopper, the journey to the top has been worth the climb for Mike Arthur, who earned his master’s degree in geoscience at WKU and will begin work at Exxon Mobil as an exploration geologist. Read more...

Dec 13th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 13, 2018 -- 2 students recipients of inaugural Connie Foster Student Scholarship; 8 new recipients of Cumberland Trace Incentive-Matt Rzepka Memorial Scholarship Fund announced; WKU grad shares story of changing plans.

Dec 12th, 2018

In July 2017, Bryan Blackwell changed plans, leaving Atlanta, GA to return to Bowling Green to earn a Master of Arts in Education focusing on Counseling and Student Affairs in Higher Education along with a Career Services certificate. Read why...

Dec 12th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 12, 2018 -- WKU IFC establishes scholarship fund; senior impacts community through ENACTUS; Habitat chapter to spend week in Oklahoma; plus news from Parking & Transportation, WKU Sports, Admissions, Alumni and more.

Dec 11th, 2018

Hope Thompson, a Strategic Marketing graduating senior from Birmingham, Alabama, has made her mark within the Gordon Ford College of Business through networking and her role with the WKU ENACTUS entrepreneurship team.

Dec 11th, 2018

Members of the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be spending the first week of their winter break in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Dec 11th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 11, 2018 -- WKU senior drawn to career as book illustrator; music professor performing at Radio City Music Hall; WKU Forensics hosts Senior Hilltopper Classic; WKU Week in Photos; plus news from WKU Sports, Alumni & more.

Dec 10th, 2018

Emilie Gill, an art history and visual studies double major, will be recognized Saturday (Dec. 15) as the Ogden Foundation Scholar during the Potter College of Arts & Letters ceremony.

Dec 10th, 2018

WKU Music Professor John Cipolla is performing in New York City for the 2018 Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.

Dec 10th, 2018

WKU Forensics hosted 385 students, teachers and parents from 28 high schools in six states for the annual WKU Senior Hilltopper Classic speech and debate tournament on Saturday (Dec. 8).

Dec 10th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 10, 2018 -- Carpenter Foundation awards Kentucky Museum grant for free admission; View from the Hill on WKU Store; plus news from Folk Studies, Kentucky Museum, WKU Sports, WKU Admissions, WKU Alumni and more.

Dec 7th, 2018

Dr. Tim Frandy, assistant professor of folklore, recently co-organized a public and applied folklore conference entitled "Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea." It featured the many ways folklorists collaborate with community partners across the US.

Dec 7th, 2018

The WKU Board of Regents will hold its fourth quarterly meeting on Dec. 14. The meeting begins at noon in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.

Dec 7th, 2018

Christmas gifts, graduation gifts, even items commemorating the 100th year of WKU football and basketball—there are lots of reasons to visit the WKU Store. WKU's Amy Bingham has more in this week’s View from the Hill.

Dec 7th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 7, 2018 -- WKU Police Department presents Face of a Scholar scholarship; VeoRide bikes arrive on campus; plus news from Parking & Transportation, WKU Sports, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.

Dec 7th, 2018

On Thursday (Dec. 6), the WKU Police Department presented its first Face of a Scholar scholarship to Darren Griggs of Louisville.

Dec 6th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 6, 2018 -- Finals Week parking and transit reminder; Hilltopper Basketball falls at Missouri State; WKU Soccer adds 4 more signees; plus news from WKU Football, WKU Admissions, WKU Alumni and more.

Dec 5th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for December 5, 2018 -- 3 students awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants; WKU Week in Photos; plus news from WKU Sports, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.