A special Chautauqua program at Eastern Kentucky University will celebrate “400 Years of Cervantes and Shakespeare.” The program, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in O’Donnell Hall of the Whitlock Building, will feature presentations by EKU faculty...
Sitting in her Coates Administration Building office late one May afternoon, as her long and distinguished career at EKU neared its end, Dr. Janna Vice, ’73’74, held her thumb and index finger about an inch apart and began to speak. “My contribution...
Construction has begun on the Eastern Scholar House. Prioritizing services for single parents who have made a commitment to furthering education, the Scholar House provides more than just housing. Residents will have access to an on-site, certified child...
An Eastern Kentucky University faculty member internationally known for her research linking diversity-related issues to the gaming culture has been selected to serve as an MLK visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the entire 2016-17...
The opening program in the 2016-17 Chautauqua Lecture Series at Eastern Kentucky University will feature Nancy Nyquist Potter, author, philosopher and University of Louisville professor, addressing “Heroes, Mavericks and Psychopaths: The Virtue and Vice of...
A recent Eastern Kentucky University graduate finished second in the Amazon International Studio Photo Contest. Angela Lauer, California, Kentucky, who majored in apparel design and merchandising with a minor in entrepreneurship, concluded her “Eastern...
Dr. Tom Barker, professor emeritus in EKU's College of Justice & Safety and an internationally recognized expert on outlaw motorcycle gangs, was recently videotaped by The Mob Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. The video, along with charts developed by Barker, will...
Dozens of cultural events are scheduled during the fall semester at Eastern Kentucky University. They include concerts, plays and art exhibits. Dates and times are subject to change. Patrons are urged to watch or listen for further announcements or call ahead to be...
The Kentucky Adapted Physical Education (KAPE) program, operated by Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of Exercise and Sports Science and the Telford Community YMCA of Richmond, was recently awarded $10,800 from the WHAS Crusade for Children for the...
Ron and Sherrie Lou Noel, of Union, Kentucky, whose previous donations made possible the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity and the Noel Reading Porch, have generously pledged an additional $1 million to Eastern Kentucky University. The majority of their gift will...