WKU News

Nov 21st, 2017

Nov 16th, 2017

Loup Langton receives the honor of serving as Turner Professor in Journalism at WKU.

Nov 16th, 2017

Over the past two years, faculty in the WKU English Department have been creatively rethinking the English curricula to ensure that our programs serve 21st-century English majors well.

Nov 15th, 2017

On National Philanthropy Day, WKU’s Division of Development & Alumni Relations was rebranded as Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement; Laura Turner Dugas was named the 2017 Philanthropist of the Year; and a gift for diversity initiatives was announced.

Nov 15th, 2017

WKU Center for Citizenship and Social Justice (CCSJ), in partnership with WKU Office of Sustainability, is set to host a campus conversation about climate change at 4 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 16) at the Mahurin Honors College & International Center.

Nov 15th, 2017

The inaugural meeting of the WKU Learn and Earn Advisory Board was held Nov. 9 at the offices of Learn and Earn Business Partner SOKY Jobs.

Nov 15th, 2017

"Celebrations for a Long Winter's Night" will be presented Nov. 26-Dec. 28 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium. Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

Nov 15th, 2017

WKU will hold a Strategic Planning Open Forum on Thursday (Nov. 16) from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Downing Student Union Auditorium.

Nov 13th, 2017

WKU Mechanical Engineering Student Joseph Aroh awarded third place

Nov 13th, 2017

WKU’s Forensics Team divided into three groups and traveled to Lebanon, Illinois; Normal, Illinois; and Jefferson City, Tennessee, to compete in six tournaments Nov. 11-12.

Nov 12th, 2017

Aside from raising her four children to become productive and helpful citizens, one of the most important things Erin Neal said she has done is complete her bachelor's degree at Western Kentucky University.

Nov 10th, 2017

The WKU vs. MTSU Blood Drive competition will begin Monday (Nov. 13) at WKU's Preston Health and Activities Center.

Nov 9th, 2017

Students, faculty, and staff from the Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies (CHNGES) and Department of Geography & Geology recently attended national conferences in Arkansas and Washington state.

Nov 8th, 2017

In conjunction with the Kentucky Folklife Program and WKU's International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology‘s graduate Foodways class will be presenting a demonstration of Bosnian Pita at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 16.

Nov 7th, 2017

A bronze statue of longtime WKU supporter and Kentucky State Rep. Jody Richards of Bowling Green was unveiled on WKU’s main campus Monday (Nov. 6) in Jody Richards Hall.

Nov 7th, 2017

WKU’s Strategic Planning Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 9) in rooms 3023-3025 of the Downing Student Union.

Nov 6th, 2017

The WKU Forensics Team was crowned team sweepstakes champion at the largest tournament of the fall semester Nov. 4-5 in Peoria, Illinois.

Nov 5th, 2017

Nov 4th, 2017

David Powers is working hard to make sure students who graduate from Western Kentucky University-Owensboro are ready for local employment.

Nov 3rd, 2017

“There’s no place like home” for WKU alum Robert Brown (’15) of Glasgow, Kentucky, so it just seemed right to create a project for his 5th grade math students at Park City Elementary based on his alma mater’s Homecoming theme.