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Students Test Water Quality in “Big Dip”

Students Test Water Quality in “Big Dip”

Eleven Eastern Kentucky University students, accompanied by two faculty members, were among the 74 volunteers who fanned out across eastern Kentucky Sept. 10-11 to test water quality as part of the annual Big Dip project. The EKU team, representing a variety of...
Campus Featured in Housing Publication

Campus Featured in Housing Publication

A photo of EKU’s Keene Hall graces the cover of the September-October issue of Talking Stick, published by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International and billed as “the authoritative source for campus housing.” The issue...
Professor Named AEHAP President

Professor Named AEHAP President

Dr. Jason Marion, associate professor of environmental health science at Eastern Kentucky University, has been named president of the Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs. Marion assumed the AEHAP presidency at a recent meeting in San Antonio, Texas....
Annual Stair Climb Marks 9/11 Anniversary

Annual Stair Climb Marks 9/11 Anniversary

Eastern Kentucky University will mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy with its annual stair climb and memorial ceremonies, as well as a blood drive. On Sunday, Sept. 11, EKU students, faculty, staff and community members, many cloaked in full fire department...
Polvino Gift Supports Volleyball Program

Polvino Gift Supports Volleyball Program

Dr. Geri Polvino became one of the nation’s winningest volleyball coaches when her teams at Eastern Kentucky University fashioned a 627-439 record from 1966 to 1997, winning nine conference championships and eight league tournament titles. Now the Ohio Valley...
Enrollment Still at Near-Record Level

Enrollment Still at Near-Record Level

The most comprehensive campus revitalization in Eastern Kentucky University’s long history aims to transform the living and learning experience for what continues to be a near-record number of students. The University recently welcomed its second largest class...
New QEP Targets Critical Reading Skills

New QEP Targets Critical Reading Skills

EKU will seek to improve students’ critical reading skills across the disciplines through a new Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), to be implemented in Fall 2017. The QEP is a cornerstone of the University’s reaccreditation process with the Southern...
Chautauqua: Latina Perspective on Politics

Chautauqua: Latina Perspective on Politics

Award-winning reporter and news anchor Maria Hinojosa will provide “A Latina Perspective on the Politics of 2016” when she speaks at Eastern Kentucky University on Thursday, Sept. 22. Hinojosa will deliver the University’s annual Hispanic Heritage...
Newspaper Partners with Journalism Class

Newspaper Partners with Journalism Class

The Richmond Register is partnering with Eastern Kentucky University journalism students to expand local coverage in the community. Students will have the chance to write stories about local events and gain important experience in the industry, said Register Editor...
Memorial Concert Honors Beeler

Memorial Concert Honors Beeler

A memorial concert at Eastern Kentucky University will honor the memory of Dr. Alan Beeler, who taught in the University’s School of Music from 1970 to 2007 and passed away earlier this year. The event, free and open to the public, will be held on Saturday,...