Eastern Kentucky University will again participate in the National Roll Call and pay tribute to veterans in campus ceremonies on Friday, Nov. 11. From 6:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in front of the EKU Veterans Memorial between the Powell and Wallace Buildings, volunteers...
It’s not every opera that is also a pizza party. But that’s what patrons will enjoy when they attend Eastern Kentucky University Opera’s presentation of “La Pizza del Destino.” The unusual event, on Friday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. in the EKU...
Eastern Kentucky University’s student section of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently received a $3,000 donation from Marathon Petroleum. “We are extremely grateful for this generous donation and the commitment Marathon is demonstrating...
Eastern Kentucky University athletics has announced a partnership with Life Fitness to remodel the department’s weight room. With the support of Life Fitness and a private donation by Ron and Sherrie Lou Noel, the dramatically expanded and renovated...
The television show “The Sing-Off” gave us a cappella sensations Pentatonix and Home Free, among others. Now a similar group at Eastern Kentucky University is wowing crowds with its own performances. EKos (pronounced “echoes”), an 11-member...
EKU has earned national acclaim in recent years for its efforts to help veterans and their dependents. Now, the University will be featured on an upcoming episode of "Kentucky Life" on Kentucky Educational Television. A segment exploring why EKU is a leading...
She was scheduled to compete in a statewide piano competition in Louisville at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. But at 12:20 p.m. Ligia Tossato, an EKU student from Brazil, called her professor, Bernardo Scarambone, with some bad news. Her car had broken down on the...
Eastern Kentucky University will host a photography exhibition that spotlights “Women of Uzbekistan.” The exhibit, representing many aspects of everyday life in the former Soviet republic, can be seen in the documents area (third floor) of the...
Health writer Mary Meehan has joined the WEKU-FM newsroom as the station’s reporter in the Ohio Valley ReSource, a regional journalism collaborative covering three states. Meehan, a 15-year veteran of the Lexington Herald-Leader, has written about...
Sgt. Jeffrey Simmons recently joined the Eastern Kentucky University Police Department. A Richmond native who has served his hometown as a police officer since 1994, Sgt. Simmons brings a wealth of experience to the University. He has also worked as a police officer...
