WKU News
WKU Faculty Member is Among This Year's Weatherford Award Winners
- Thursday, April 9th, 2020
WKU faculty member Anthony Harkins and WKU graduate Michael Croley are among the winners of this year’s Weatherford Awards for the best books about Appalachia. Appalachian Reckoning, edited by Dr. Harkins and Meredith McCarroll, received the Nonfiction Award, while Croley’s Any Other Place received the Fiction Award. The awards are granted by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association.
Oct 9th, 2025
Five Gatton Academy students traveled to Alberta, Canada to compete in the National Conservation Foundation’s International Envirothon Competition in July. They finished 11th out of 51 teams from the U.S., Canada, and China.
Oct 3rd, 2025
WKU Housing and Residence Life hosted the Kentucky Association of Housing Officers (KAHO) Conference on October 3rd, 2025. Four awards were presented to WKU Housing professional and student staff.
Oct 3rd, 2025
Here is a listing of WKU events for Friday, October 3 through Saturday, October 25.
Sep 29th, 2025
More than 350 fourth-graders from Warren County participated in the 30th annual Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF) Safety Days® program held on Sept. 25th at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center.
Sep 23rd, 2025
The Substance Use Disorder Certificate (SUDC) is designed to prepare individuals for careers in substance use counseling and treatment.
Sep 15th, 2025
Melanie Eaton, Instructor in the Department of Public Health in CHHS, will be a featured panelist in an upcoming national webinar titled “Strengthening the Pipeline: University Innovation in Senior Living Leadership Education.”
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