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BTC Atrium to Bear Name of Vice

BTC Atrium to Bear Name of Vice

As a student, faculty member and administrator, Dr. Janna Vice has spent more than 40 years on the EKU campus. Now future generations of students will learn of her impact on the University every time they enter the Business and Technology Center. At a retirement...
Employees Recognized for Years of Service

Employees Recognized for Years of Service

Click the images below to see individual group photos taken of honorees; click the expanding x in the bottom right corner to access a full-size image.   
McKinney New Director of Farms

McKinney New Director of Farms

As the new director of farms at Eastern Kentucky University, Justin McKinney has big plans. McKinney served from 2002 to 2014 in a variety of capacities with the University of Florida: biological scientist with the Plant Science Research and Education Unit and then as...
Students “Dig” Region’s Ancient History

Students “Dig” Region’s Ancient History

The Daniel Boone National Forest is rich with ancient native history. And about a dozen undergraduate students and faculty at Eastern Kentucky University intend to get to the bottom of it. Literally. The University’s anthropology program recently entered into an...
Bucs Take Spence with 39th Pick

Bucs Take Spence with 39th Pick

Eastern Kentucky University defensive end Noah Spence was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 39th pick in the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Draft on Friday. The Buccaneers took Spence with the eighth pick in the second round. Spence is the...
NFL Likely to Take EKU Star in 1st Round

NFL Likely to Take EKU Star in 1st Round

Several Eastern Kentucky University football players could hear their names called during the 2016 National Football League Draft that begins Thursday in Chicago. The three-day draft begins with the first round on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.  Rounds two and three will...
“Mark Twain Tonight” Postponed until May 21

“Mark Twain Tonight” Postponed until May 21

Hal Holbrook’s scheduled April 30 performance of “Mark Twain Tonight” at the Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts has been postponed because of medical reasons. The new show date is Saturday, May 21. The Center was informed by...
Tuition Rates Set for 2016-17

Tuition Rates Set for 2016-17

The Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents rewarded President Michael Benson on April 27 with a new contract that would extend his presidency to 2020. The contract continues the same salary, terms and conditions that Benson received when he was given a four-year...
Reach New Heights

Reach New Heights

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of...
Students Assist Wayland Main St. Program

Students Assist Wayland Main St. Program

Eastern Kentucky University students from the Corbin regional campus are assisting the Main Street program in Wayland, Kentucky. Public relations students in Melissa Newman’s Design for Mass Media class are designing a website, brochure and logo for the Floyd...