Feb 27th, 2023

Dr. Jay Gabbard, Professor of Social Work at WKU, recently was elected Chair of the Board of Directors of Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, International. Phi Alpha is the only national honor society for undergraduate and graduate social work students.

Feb 23rd, 2023

In conjunction with the American Heart Association, the South-Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is participating in a community outreach program to teach hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to elementary students.

Feb 22nd, 2023

Students, faculty, and alumni of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the WKU College of Health and Human Services were recently recognized at the 2023 annual convention of the KY Speech-Language Hearing Association in Lexington, KY.

Jan 26th, 2023

WKU's College of Health and Human Services is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022-2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.

Jan 20th, 2023

WKU’s B.S. in Environmental & Occupational Health Science and M.S. in Environmental & Occupational Health Science were reviewed by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and approved as a Graduate Safety Practitioner® Qualified Academic Program.

Jan 18th, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s School of Nursing and Allied Health wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its LPN to ASN Program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

Dec 6th, 2022

The WKU Center for Environmental and Workplace Health (CEWH) has received a $983,000 Training Project Grant (TPG) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

Dec 5th, 2022

CHHS recognized three alumni for their achievements with the first annual CHHS Alumni Achievement Award. One of the recipients, Dr. Justin “Jay” Miller, graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from WKU.

Nov 30th, 2022

In honor of National Adoption month, I’d like to express how grateful I am for the professionals and supporting staff that care for the children in foster care across my great state.

Nov 28th, 2022

Dr. Tricia Jordan and Dr. Allie McCreary recently published an infographic sharing the results of a small study they did with the Kentucky Nonprofit Network (KNN).