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First Book in Prof’s Series Earns National Honor

First Book in Prof’s Series Earns National Honor

The first book in Dr. Pam Parry’s series on women in American politics was a finalist for a prestigious national book award named for former journalist Frank Luther Mott. Parry, associate professor of public relations at Eastern Kentucky University, is...
Phi Kappa Phi Welcomes 48 EKU Initiates

Phi Kappa Phi Welcomes 48 EKU Initiates

The Eastern Kentucky University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi initiated 48 juniors, seniors and graduate students at a special induction ceremony on April 15. The new members are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated...
Called to Teach

Called to Teach

One Student's Transformative EKU Experience Kalena Roark '15 Major: Elementary Education and Learning Behavioral Disabilities A shy high school student from Georgetown, Kentucky, Kalena Roark preferred to stay in the background: "I was involved in so many...
EKU Theatre to Present “The Little Prince”

EKU Theatre to Present “The Little Prince”

Eastern Kentucky University Theatre will present “The Little Prince” April 20-24 in Gifford Theatre. The beloved classic about a stranded aviator’s friendship with the enigmatic Little Prince will come to life with puppets, music and wonder at 8 p.m....
Malcolm Frisbie

Malcolm Frisbie

What do you love about teaching at EKU? Teaching at EKU is a very rewarding experience. We have some very talented and hardworking students here. For many of our students, their experience at EKU really is a gateway to a different kind of life than they would...
Incubator Helps Franchisee Grow Business

Incubator Helps Franchisee Grow Business

The business incubator at Eastern Kentucky University isn’t just for entrepreneurs launching their own businesses from scratch. It also serves those plugging into existing frameworks as franchisees. Kim Gardner, of Berea, assumed the Class 101-Eastern Kentucky...
Chautauqua: “What If It’s Not All Sex and Violence?”

Chautauqua: “What If It’s Not All Sex and Violence?”

Is what we think we know about ourselves and our species wrong? Dr. Agustin Fuentes will share why be believes this to be true at his Chautauqua lecture on Thursday, April 28, at Eastern Kentucky University. A professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at...
PRSSA Members Attend GrandSlam Conference

PRSSA Members Attend GrandSlam Conference

“Be passionate. Be relentless. Be different.” Those were just some of the many lessons students learned at PRGrandSlam, attended by 10 members of the Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at Eastern Kentucky University. The EKU students, led...
Fencing Team Captures Five Medals

Fencing Team Captures Five Medals

The Eastern Kentucky University Fencing Club participated in the 2016 Championship for the Southeastern Intercollegiate Fencing Association (SIFA) in Greenville, North Carolina, March 17-18, winning five medals at the team and individual level. The EKU men's foil...