WKU News

Aug 14th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 14, 2018 -- WKU researchers part of NSF-funded study on irrigation's impact on precipitation; Eric D. Yates Memorial Run Sept. 19; WKU Alumni Association launches app; plus news from DELO, Athletics, Admissions and more.

Aug 13th, 2018

The WKU Army ROTC program will host the ninth annual Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 19. The 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk will begin at 6 p.m. at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road.

Aug 13th, 2018

WKU meteorology students and a Kentucky Climate Center scientist have been gathering data this summer in Nebraska as part of the Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX), a National Science Foundation-funded research project.

Aug 13th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 13, 2018 -- View from the Hill on Hilltopper Hall; Parking & Transportation update; WKU Soccer defeats Belmont in exhibition; plus news from WKU Volleyball, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 10th, 2018

A long-awaited residence hall featuring hotel style rooms is finally opening on WKU’s campus. WKU's Amy Bingham gives us a look inside Hilltopper Hall in the View from the Hill.

Aug 10th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 10, 2018 -- Nursing students participate in internship program; Parking & Transportation update; WKU Volleyball preseason favorite in Conference USA; WKU Soccer to host exhibitions; plus news from Alumni, Admissions & more.

Aug 9th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 9, 2018 -- Kentucky Climate Center receives grant to develop Drought Early Warning System; plus news from WKU Football, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 8th, 2018

The Kentucky Climate Center at WKU has received a two-year, $200,000 grant from NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System to develop the Kentucky Drought Early Warning System.

Aug 8th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 8, 2018 -- Scholarship recipients announced; EALR alumni earn administrative positions; first-generation graduate spends career mentoring students; plus news from WKU Parking & Transportation, Athletics, Admissions & more.

Aug 7th, 2018

Delvagus Jackson (’94, ’01) (Annual) of Morganfield, Ky., is the eighth of nine children and when growing up he didn’t hear much about college. In fact, he was the first in his family to graduate from college.

Aug 7th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 7, 2018 -- Crawford Hydrology Lab solving problems underground; WKU graduate publishing second children's book; Hilltopper Golf names new coach; plus news from WKU Soccer, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 6th, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 6, 2018 -- Regents approve Strategic Plan; View from the Hill on New Admissions Tour Bus; Kentucky Folklife Program featured in Humanities for All; plus news from WKU Sports, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 6th, 2018

The Kentucky Museum exhibit "A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green" and the Bowling Green Bosnia Oral History Project were recently featured in Humanities for All, a National Humanities Alliance site showcasing publicly engaged humanities work.

Aug 3rd, 2018

WKU’s Board of Regents approved a plan that will serve as the roadmap for the university for the next 10 years.

Aug 3rd, 2018

You only get one chance to make a good first impression and a new Admissions tour bus is giving WKU a chance to do just that as WKU's Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.

Aug 3rd, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 3, 2018 -- 'To the Hill and Beyond' theme announced for Homecoming 2018; WKU Football opens fall camp; plus news from WKU Sports, Alumni, Admissions and more.

Aug 2nd, 2018

The WKU Alumni Association announced that the 2018 Homecoming festivities will be celebrated with a Toy Story-like "To the Hill and Beyond" theme, which was chosen by a committee of WKU alumni, students and staff.

Aug 2nd, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU for August 2, 2018 -- Record 80 WKU students recognized in national scholarship competitions in 2017-18; alumnus enhances scholarship fund; Board of Regents to hold annual retreat today; plus more from WKU Sports, Alumni & Admissions.

Aug 1st, 2018

Aug 1st, 2018

In the 2017-18 academic year, a record number of WKU students and alumni applied for national scholarships. They earned more than $926,261 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.