Many faculty, staff and students are already familiar with EKU’s soon-to-be-implemented Quality Enhancement Plan. By the end of this week, QEP leaders hope the entire campus community knows about Read with Purpose. QEP Kickoff Days, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, will...
A cult classic musical will come to life at Eastern Kentucky University Feb. 22-26 when EKU Theatre presents “The Rocky Horror Show.” The musical tells the story of newly engaged Brad and Janet seeking refuge from a storm in the home of a mad transvestite...
Teens and younger children may learn to be kinder and more empathetic by playing a game on their phones, thanks to a new, interactive app, “Random App of Kindness” (RAKi), created by a group of social science researchers, including Eastern Kentucky...
A little over three years ago, I stepped, rather shakily, on to EKU’s campus for the first time. I had been on college tours before for school field trips, but this was my first “actually-thinking-about-going-here” tour. The guide herded us around...
“One of the outstanding music historians in America” will share “The Dangerous History of the Love Song” with Eastern Kentucky University. Ted Gioia, a music historian, businessman, and jazz musician, will speak on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:30...
The evening of Super Bowl LI was memorable for Richmond native and former Eastern Kentucky University student Bill Kelly, and not just for the game. Kelly, who attended Eastern from 1979 to 1981, plays Anheuser-Busch co-founder Eberhard Anheuser in a Budweiser...
Thirteen Eastern Kentucky University students will soon leave their comfort zones as recipients of study-abroad scholarships from the University. And, as EKU President Michael Benson promised, their lives “will never be the same.” For the fourth...
An Eastern Kentucky University official has been asked to research and develop the nation’s first true writing center certification program. Dr. Russell Carpenter, executive director of EKU’s Noel Studio for Academic Creativity, was commissioned by the...
As the University prepares to implement a new Quality Enhancement Plan, Read with Purpose, a group of campus leaders gathered recently to celebrate the successes of Eastern’s QEP for the past decade. Attendees at the QEP Appreciation Reception were encouraged to...
Dr. Deborah T. Givens, an assistant professor of journalism in the Department of Communication at Eastern Kentucky University, has been named to the Kentucky Press Association/Kentucky Press Service Board of Directors as the journalism education representative for...
