WKU News

Apr 11th, 2017

A team of WKU geology students participated in the 2017 finals of the prestigious Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) program.

Apr 11th, 2017

A video produced by WKU students won the $500 "Viral Video" award in the #VoiceofJustice video contest.

Apr 10th, 2017

A new Specialist Degree in Gifted Education and Talent Development will expand upon the graduate school offerings in gifted education at WKU.

Apr 10th, 2017

Bestselling author and humorist David Sedaris completes WKU’s 2016-2017 Cultural Enhancement Series season with a presentation at 7:30 p.m. CT April 22 at Van Meter Hall.

Apr 9th, 2017

Michelle Edwards, an Owensboro native, acquired her doctorate of philosophy in educational leadership from WKU, and she said all of these accomplishments could not have been possible without getting her start at the community and technical college.

Apr 7th, 2017

Andrew Davis of Williamstown and Ayush Prasad of Flatwords were honored by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, the premeir award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.

Apr 7th, 2017

The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange network welcomes the communities of Bowling Green and the surrounding region as a host community, and the Kentucky Folklife Program at WKU as a regional partner.

Apr 7th, 2017

WKU’s Model Arab League team participated in its first National University Model Arab League March 31-April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Apr 7th, 2017

WKU’s Interfraternity Council hosted the seventh annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event, on April 4.

Apr 7th, 2017

Two WKU students have been honored by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, the premier award for undergraduates pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.

Apr 5th, 2017

Four students will receive full funding to participate in eight-week summer intensive language programs abroad while five others were named alternates

Apr 5th, 2017

Nine WKU students have been recognized by the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Program.

Apr 5th, 2017

CBS Sunday Morning will air a segment April 9 on Living On A Dollar A Day: The lives and faces of the world’s poor, an interactive photo exhibit by Renée C. Byer that is on display at WKU's School of Journalism & Broadcasting.

Apr 4th, 2017

WKU is one of 22 new graduate schools of education to be accepted into the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate as members of the consortium.

Apr 4th, 2017

About 40 teams of high school students from 24 counties will participate in the Zone 2 Regional Competition of the inaugural Lieutenant Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge April 11 at WKU’s Center for Research and Development.

Apr 4th, 2017

Apr 4th, 2017

The WKU Forensics Team placed second at the 2017 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament championship.

Apr 3rd, 2017

Apr 3rd, 2017

Apr 3rd, 2017

Evan Winkler of Lexington, an eighth-grader at Morton Middle School, took top honors at the 2017 Kentucky Geographic Bee on March 31 at WKU’s Knicely Conference Center.