Well-known Kentucky author and educator Dr. Gerald Smith will deliver the keynote address for Black History Month at Eastern Kentucky University. His talk is also part of the University’s year-long Chautauqua lecture series. Smith will address “Something...
We live in an increasingly polarized society, sometimes with tragic consequences. Dr. Michael Waltman will discuss the need to confront that reality openly and honestly in order to change it at his Chautauqua lecture on Thursday, March 3, at Eastern Kentucky...
Eastern Kentucky University’s Division of Natural Areas will host a 5K Trail Run/Walk at its Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory. The event, which organizers hope to repeat annually, will be held on Saturday, March 26, beginning at 10 a.m., and is...
The Eastern Kentucky University Concert Choir and University Singers will present “Miniature Masterworks II” on Sunday, March 6, at 4 p.m. in Brock Auditorium. The University Singers will perform the festival cantata “Rejoice in the Lamb” by...
Eastern Kentucky University, the first public university in Kentucky to offer a bachelor’s degree option in Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM), will host Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas’ annual supply chain conference and awards event. More than 550...
The scheduled EKU Chautauqua lecture on Thursday, Feb. 18, by Dr. Cathy Cohen, “Do Black Lives Matter? Race and the Politics of Death,” has been postponed indefinitely because of a family emergency. It is possible the event will be rescheduled,...
Several events at Eastern Kentucky University this month will commemorate Black History Month. The calendar includes films, an African American read-in, and a “unity trip.” The schedule: · Feb. 17,...
The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the young president of the U.S., and America’s current president, Barack Obama, was born. Worries about a Soviet attack on U.S. soil were real. The Beatles made their Cavern Club debut in Liverpool, but were far from...
Eastern Kentucky University is headed back to Frankfort for the third annual Colonels at the Capitol event on Wednesday, Feb. 17, to engage with policy makers who shape the future of the Commonwealth. This year, the University has invited many more members of the EKU...
Eastern Kentucky University will host the first-ever game design conference in the Commonwealth on Saturday, April 30. The EKU Gaming Institute is partnering with the Richmond office of the Kentucky Innovation Network, RunJumpDev of Lexington and Tech Base 10 to...