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Gift Supports Diversity, Minority Students

Gift Supports Diversity, Minority Students

A $50,000 pledge from Troy and Michelle Ellis “will be a game-changer for the diverse students” at Eastern Kentucky University. That’s the prediction of Dr. Laurie Carter, executive vice president and University counsel at the University. The Ellis...
NSF Grant Funds Research in Appalachia

NSF Grant Funds Research in Appalachia

Eastern Kentucky University faculty recently received a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant in support of undergraduate student internships to study the ecological effects of anthropogenic and natural disturbances in central...
Fall Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 16-17

Fall Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 16-17

Eastern Kentucky University’s six academic colleges will hold fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 16-17, all in Alumni Coliseum. EKU is not holding a University-wide ceremony. The schedule is as follows: ·        ...
Lamanna Elected Fellow of ACI

Lamanna Elected Fellow of ACI

Dr. Anthony Lamanna, associate professor of construction management at Eastern Kentucky University, has been elected Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI). The ACI Fellowship is an international award bestowed upon members who have made significant...
Son Follows Father into Aviation

Son Follows Father into Aviation

By Jeff Hendrix Student Writer, EKU Communications & Marketing Alec Mason came to Eastern Kentucky University to follow not only his father’s footsteps as a student, but his trails in the sky as a pilot as well. Sam Mason, who graduated from EKU with a...
Aviation Program Named Top Hawk Partner

Aviation Program Named Top Hawk Partner

Christmas came early for the aviation program at Eastern Kentucky University. The University learned recently that it is one of five collegiate partners selected by Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., to participate in the 2017 Top Hawk...
Grant Funds Recycling Bins in Hall Rooms

Grant Funds Recycling Bins in Hall Rooms

Recycling bins are coming soon to every room in Burnam Hall at Eastern Kentucky University, thanks to a grant from Keep America Beautiful and the Coca-Cola Foundation. The grant will fund the acquisition of 200 color-coded containers, which will allow residents to...
Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma

Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma

Ten Eastern Kentucky University business students were inducted recently into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Business seniors, representing the top 10 percent of their graduating class, master’s students representing the top 20 percent of their graduating...
Student National Champ at AQHA Event

Student National Champ at AQHA Event

Eastern Kentucky University student Larken Jones became the Amateur Stake Race World Champion at the 2016 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show, held recently in Oklahoma City. Jones, a pre-vet major from Richmond, and her mare, Excitabull Lady, competed against...
Students Assist Habitat for Humanity

Students Assist Habitat for Humanity

More than 50 volunteers, mostly Eastern Kentucky University students, turned out on a recent Saturday to help raise funds for Habitat for Humanity of Madison and Clark Counties. Dr. Weiling Zhuang's Consumer Behavior class (MKT 350) decided Habitat for Humanity...