WKU News

Apr 28th, 2017

"Into the Shadow of the Disappearing Sun," the first of two shows about eclipses, will be presented May 2-July 2 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium.

Apr 28th, 2017

The decision to further your education is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in your life. Often the hardest part of the journey is to get started.

Apr 28th, 2017

WKU’s Board of Regents approved tuition and mandatory student fees for 2018 fiscal year and approved consolidating Engineering, Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences and Computer Science into the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Apr 28th, 2017

The decision to further your education is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in your life. Often the hardest part of the journey is to get started.

Apr 28th, 2017

WKU’s Board of Regents approved renaming Mass Media and Technology Hall to honor long-time WKU supporter and state representative Jody Richards of Bowling Green.

Apr 27th, 2017

During a visit to WKU on Wednesday (April 26), Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear awarded the WKU Student Government Association (SGA) $500 for winning the “viral award” in the “Voice of Justice” video contest.

Apr 27th, 2017

WKU students will bike across the country this summer to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.

Apr 27th, 2017

Fort Knox Education Cen­ter and Western Kentucky Un­i­­versity, Elizabethtown and Fort Knox campuses, are partnering with the Kentucky Innovation Network and the Kentucky Cabinet for Eco­no­mic Development to host an Ent­repreneurial Summit.

Apr 27th, 2017

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, children were able to celebrate science at Eliza­bethtown Community and Technical College.

Apr 26th, 2017

WKU student Emily Peck of Russell Springs recently was awarded a Study Abroad Grant worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Apr 26th, 2017

The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected WKU graduate student Holly C. Osterman of Bowling Green for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program-Addictions Counselors.

Apr 26th, 2017

A team from The Gatton Academy won the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl on February 17 and advanced to the 2017 National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C.

Apr 25th, 2017

After years of traditional recycling of keys, Access Control at WKU has found an innovative way to reuse the keys. Earlier this semester, the Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences Department melted 300 pounds of keys for students to use in class.

Apr 25th, 2017

The 2017-2018 Cultural Enhancement Series Committee has announced its season lineup for the academic year beginning this fall.

Apr 25th, 2017

WKU Storm Chase students are preparing for the annual meteorology course, which will begin May 15. The program, now in its eighth year, is part of the inaugural WKU SpiritFunder initiative.

Apr 24th, 2017

Apr 24th, 2017

The WKU Dance Company will present "Evening of Dance" April 28-May 1.

Apr 21st, 2017

The WKU Board of Regents will meet April 28.

Apr 21st, 2017

The Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex announced the Next Generation Initiative during a celebration of Autism After 21 Day on April 21.

Apr 21st, 2017

WKU civil engineering students competed in the Ohio Valley Student Conference April 5-9 at The Ohio State University.