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Boston to Perform at Center for the Arts

Boston to Perform at Center for the Arts

Forty years after its debut album took the music world by storm, the legendary band Boston will bring its iconic songs to the Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts. As part of its 40th Anniversary Tour, Boston will perform at the Center on Thursday, May 26,...
Junior One of Four in U.S. Chosen for Journalism Internship

Junior One of Four in U.S. Chosen for Journalism Internship

An Eastern Kentucky University junior is one of four students in the U.S. selected for the first summer internship program offered through the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. Daniel Klapheke will intern at the Illinois Valley Newsin Cave Junction,...
Ceremony April 5 to Honor Coach Erdmann

Ceremony April 5 to Honor Coach Erdmann

On April 5 – the day prior to National Student-Athlete Day – Eastern Kentucky University will honor a head coach who has dedicated his career to the success of student-athletes: Rick Erdmann. EKU will host a special recognition ceremony for Erdmann –...
Grad Newton to Discuss His Metamorphosis

Grad Newton to Discuss His Metamorphosis

How did Eastern Kentucky University’s “worst” student become an award-winning war reporter and, now, a senior producer for a provocative documentary series on HBO. Jeff Newton will take his audience along for his life’s journey when he presents...
University-Wide Memorial Service April 13

University-Wide Memorial Service April 13

A University-wide memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 13, to honor and celebrate the lives and contributions of members of the Eastern Kentucky University family – faculty, staff and students – who have died since April 2015. The annual service,...
Roark Lecture by Bowes Focuses on Native Americans

Roark Lecture by Bowes Focuses on Native Americans

American expansion on the local, regional and national levels has always been about the removal of American Indians from the landscape and how the migrations and forced relocations of eastern Indians from their homelands in the late 18th century and early 19th century...
Terror Attack Hits Close to Home for Student-Athlete

Terror Attack Hits Close to Home for Student-Athlete

For one EKU student-athlete, the terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22 hit very close to home. Margaux Lacroix, a freshman from Liers, Belgium, and a member of the women's tennis team, had extra reason to follow news reports anxiously that day. Three...
Adult Education Programs among State’s Best

Adult Education Programs among State’s Best

Eastern Kentucky University’s adult education programs in Madison and Garrard counties were recognized recently by Kentucky Adult Education for ranking among the Top 25 such programs in the Commonwealth. To earn the recognition, a county-level Kentucky adult...
Empty Bowls Event Fights Local Hunger

Empty Bowls Event Fights Local Hunger

For the 19th consecutive year, the Empty Bowls Project is helping to put food on the table for hungry people in Madison County. The popular community event will be held Friday, April 15, at First Baptist Church, 425 Eastern ByPass, Richmond. Lunch will be served from...
Game Design Program Ranks No. 50 in World

Game Design Program Ranks No. 50 in World

Eastern Kentucky University’s game design program ranks 50th internationally, according to The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com) determined its rankings based on a survey it conducted in 2015 of 150 institutions offering game...