Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass recently donated $500 to the Environmental Health Science (EHS) Club at Eastern Kentucky University. John A.D. McArthur, environmental manager for the company, was on campus in December to present the check to Dr. Carolyn Harvey, recently...
For the sixth year, EKU Online degree programs have been ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report. Eastern Kentucky University ranked in the top 40 for Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs and in the top 100 for Best Online Bachelor’s Degree...
The diverse works of 58 artists from 26 states stretching from Maine to California will be showcased in Eastern Kentucky University’s National Juried Chautauqua Art Exhibition Jan. 23-Feb. 22 in the University’s Giles Gallery. The exhibit is based on the...
Eastern Kentucky University’s Center for Career and Workforce Development will offer dozens of community education courses from January through June. In addition to courses on the Richmond campus, the lineup includes several basket-weaving classes in Corbin, a...
EKU Online recently hosted its second annual eCampus Awards Program (eCAPS) to recognize excellence in student support, teaching and course design. Founded 10 years ago as an alternative delivery method for non-traditional students interested in enrolling in EKU...
The Eastern Kentucky University Department of Recreation and Park Administration and the EKU Recreation Majors Club completed their annual holiday food drive in December. Students and faculty donated more than 2,000 food items, which were donated to the Colonel's...
EKU Online degree programs continue to grow steadily with more than 3,200 students enrolled as of fall 2016. Enrollment has more than doubled in the last four years. Eastern Kentucky University introduced online programs 10 years ago. Today, more than 30 fully online...
James Donnelly believes that life is about pursuing your goals and reaching for your dreams – even if it takes 37 years. Donnelly, a 54-year-old Dayton, Ohio, resident, began pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Eastern Kentucky University in 1979, left in...
Rachel Knoebel, a junior public relations major at Eastern Kentucky University, recently accepted an internship in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for the Spring 2017 semester. Knoebel, of Florence, Kentucky, applied for and received...
Two students from Taylor County High School will soon be named Murakami Scholars, thanks to a new agreement between Eastern Kentucky University, Murakami Manufacturing and Taylor County Schools. The program will forge an alliance between Murakami Manufacturing, a Tier...