WKU News

Mar 28th, 2023

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Mar 24th, 2023

On Thursday, March 9th, Gatton Academy students welcomed Governor Andy Beshear to Florence Schneider Hall at Western Kentucky University. Although this was Governor Beshear’s third visit to The Gatton Academy, it was his first as Governor of Kentucky

Mar 23rd, 2023

Hannah Banks ('20) has been awarded a Fulbright US Student Program grant to fund a master's degree in Global Health at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Mar 23rd, 2023

WKU’s first Social Work Career Fair is giving students a look at all the various local organizations they can plug into as Amy Bingham shows us in this week’s View from the Hill.

Mar 23rd, 2023

WKU College of Health and Human Services Women’s History Month Tribute, Then and Now: Female Leaders in the School of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport with a Spotlight on Dr. Paula Upright.

Mar 23rd, 2023

April is Sexual Assault Prevention Month, and the WKU campus community will kick off activities on Monday (March 27).

Mar 23rd, 2023

Buon frescos, ceramic art pieces, and augmented reality projects will be featured in the S.T.E.A.M. Day Exhibit on display March 25-April 14 at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery.

Mar 23rd, 2023

Men Out of Focus by WKU faculty member Marko Dumančić received the Svetlana Boym Best Book in Cultural Studies from the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL).

Mar 22nd, 2023

MHC Scholars Jakob Briggs (MHC `25) and Caelen Gibbs (MHC `26) talk about how their time in the MHC has brought them closer together and helped pushed them both further in school

Mar 22nd, 2023

The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions announced 21 members selected to participate in its 2023 Leadership Development Program, including Dr. Kimberly Green of WKU College of Health and Human Services.

Mar 22nd, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s 53rd Annual WKU Student Scholar Showcase, formerly known as the WKU Student Research Conference, will be held Saturday, April 1, at Downing Student Union.

Mar 22nd, 2023

The Kentucky Museum announced the winners of the 2023 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts juried exhibition during an awards ceremony on March 10.

Mar 22nd, 2023

TRIO Student Support Services, Disabilities (SSS-D) is partnering with Texas Roadhouse for the “SSS-D Student of the Month” that will allow SSS-D to showcase the excellence it sees in students every day.

Mar 21st, 2023

Mar 21st, 2023

The Professional Writing Club held a meeting over Zoom on March 7th to talk over resumes and interview skills with current students. The club is organized by Dr. Angela Jones, but the meeting was led by staff from Kirkpatrick Price, including WKU alumni.

Mar 20th, 2023

MHC Scholar Cole McIntire (MHC '26) explains the hands-on opportunities he has already gotten from the MHC for his major

Mar 20th, 2023

The Western Kentucky University Forensics Team won the combined team sweepstakes national championship at the 2023 Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament. 

Mar 20th, 2023

WKU faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the spring 2023 KYNETIC Translational Training Series.

Mar 20th, 2023