WKU News

Oct 1st, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for October 1, 2018 -- Jimbo DeVries Golf Scramble celebrates 20th anniversary; 2018 Family of the Year recognized; 'Fake News' topic of folklore journal; plus news from WKU Police, Libraries, Athletics, Admissions, Alumni & more

Oct 1st, 2018

The family of WKU senior Stefani McCoy, a first-generation student from Elizabethtown, was recognized Saturday as WKU’s 2018 Family of the Year.

Oct 1st, 2018

The Editors of the Journal of American Folklore (JAF), currently based in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at Western Kentucky University (WKU), are pleased to announce a forthcoming issue on the topic of "fake news."

Sep 28th, 2018

The 2018 Annual Campus Safety and Security Report is available on the WKU Police website. In addition to crime and fire statistics for 2017, this report also details policies about the police department and how to report fires and crimes to the police.

Sep 28th, 2018

A WKU graduate who now works as an executive producer at HGTV returns to the Hill to share career advice with students. WKU’s Amy Bingham sits down with Santos Lopez in the View from the Hill.

Sep 28th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for September 28, 2018 -- Parent & Family Weekend preview; Long-Term Care Administration Program among top in nation; plus news from WKU Volleyball, Football, Soccer, Tennis, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Sep 27th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for September 27, 2018 -- School of Journalism & Broadcasting to present Award for Courageous International Reporting tonight; Progressive Agriculture Safety Days program today; plus news from Potter College, WKU Sports, Alumni & more

Sep 26th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for September 26, 2018 -- 2 WKU alumni establish scholarship fund; Engineering students participated in summer internships; Women's Golf team wins in Boston; plus news from Journalism & Broadcasting, WKU Sports, Admissions and more.

Sep 25th, 2018

Sep 25th, 2018

Sep 25th, 2018

A look at four engineering students and their internship experience.

Sep 25th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for September 25, 2018 -- WKU Forensics opens season; VeoRide bike share coming to campus; Alexis Swift Top Dog Scholarship recipients announced; Week in Photos; plus news from Education, Journalism, WKU Athletics and more.

Sep 25th, 2018

VeoRide has officially inked a deal to be the exclusive provider of a micro-mobility fleet of bikes to WKU. Micro-mobility includes all modes of short-distance transportation, including standard pedal bikes, e-assisted bikes and e-scooters.

Sep 24th, 2018

Sam Cole, an archival researcher for the documentary film hillbilly, visited Dr. Ann Ferrell’s Women’s Folklife class on September 18 prior to a screening of the film at the Capitol Arts Center that evening. The film premiered in May of this year.

Sep 24th, 2018

The WKU Forensics Team kicked off its competitive season by hosting the WKU/Alumni Fall Forensic Tournament on WKU’s campus the weekend of Sept. 21-23.

Sep 24th, 2018

Check out the latest installment of WKU Week in Photos by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon of WKU Public Affairs.

Sep 24th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for September 24, 2018 -- View from the Hill on Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging; WKU Volleyball coach reaches 600th win; plus news from Education, Soccer, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Basketball and more.

Sep 23rd, 2018

Folk Studies instructor Barry Kaufkins has been featured in CCSJ’s September spotlight! This write-up details, among other things, his use of service learning in his Folk Studies classes.

Sep 21st, 2018

Sep 21st, 2018

With a dramatic shift in the aging population in the coming decades, the Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging will put WKU students on the front lines of researching ways to deal with aging challenges.