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WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter to spend week in Oklahoma City

Dec 11th, 2018

Members of the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be spending the first week of their winter break in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Ogden Foundation Scholar drawn to career as book illustrator

Dec 10th, 2018

Emilie Gill, an art history and visual studies double major, will be recognized Saturday (Dec. 15) as the Ogden Foundation Scholar during the Potter College of Arts & Letters ceremony.

WKU students awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants

Dec 4th, 2018

Three WKU students recently were awarded study abroad grants worth $1,000 each from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Students honored at 2018 Kentucky Academy of Science meeting

Nov 12th, 2018

WKU and Gatton Academy students were honored for their research presentations at the Kentucky Academy of Science meeting Nov. 2-3.

WKU to temporarily close Minton Hall, relocate residents

Nov 7th, 2018

WKU will close Minton Hall for the remainder of the fall academic semester and relocate its 348 residents to other on-campus housing in a proactive effort to mitigate mold found in mechanical spaces within the facility.

Kentucky Habitat for Humanity executive director to visit WKU

Nov 7th, 2018

Mary Shearer, Executive Director for Kentucky Habitat for Humanity, will visit the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter meeting at 5:30 pm. Tuesday (Nov. 13) at Environmental Sciences and Technology Building, room 214A.

Herald wins 17th Pacemaker; Talisman wins 'Best of Show'

Oct 30th, 2018

The College Heights Herald and the Talisman were honored with top awards during the National College Media Convention in Louisville Oct. 25-28.

WKU Week in Photos: Oct. 22-27, 2018

Oct 29th, 2018

Check out the latest installment of WKU Week in Photos by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon of WKU Public Affairs on WKU's Facebook page.

Makayle Botts named WKU's 2018 Homecoming queen

Oct 27th, 2018

Makayle Botts of Glasgow was crowned WKU’s 2018 Homecoming queen on Saturday (Oct. 14). First runner-up was Corinne Warlick of Louisville; second runner-up was Maggie Flanagan of Russell Springs.

View from the Hill: 'To the Hill and Beyond' Homecoming preview

Oct 25th, 2018

WKU students are revisiting a piece of their childhood with this year’s homecoming theme "To the Hill and Beyond." WKU's Amy Bingham has more in this week's View from the Hill.

WKU student receives Kentucky's 2018 GIS scholarship

Oct 25th, 2018

WKU student Hannah Caudill of Elizabethtown was awarded the $1,000 GIS scholarship by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP).

Veterans Upward Bound alumnus wins $1,000 national scholarship

Oct 25th, 2018

WKU Veterans Upward Bound alumnus Jacob Barker of Bowing Green recently was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound.

Student chapter of American Institute of Floral Designers formed at WKU

Oct 24th, 2018

WKU has established a campus chapter of the American Institute of Floral Designers that will help horticulture and floral design students while honoring a retired faculty member.

22 WKU students candidates for Homecoming queen

Oct 17th, 2018

Twenty-two students are candidates for Homecoming 2018 queen at WKU. The queen will be crowned at halftime of the WKU vs. FIU game on Oct. 27.

WKU recognizes 2018 Family of the Year

Oct 1st, 2018

The family of WKU senior Stefani McCoy, a first-generation student from Elizabethtown, was recognized Saturday as WKU’s 2018 Family of the Year.

WKU to bring VeoRide bike share to campus

Sep 25th, 2018

VeoRide has officially inked a deal to be the exclusive provider of a micro-mobility fleet of bikes to WKU. Micro-mobility includes all modes of short-distance transportation, including standard pedal bikes, e-assisted bikes and e-scooters.