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Gerald Smith to Deliver Black History Month Lecture

Gerald Smith to Deliver Black History Month Lecture

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...
Chautauqua Lecture Looks at Hate in America

Chautauqua Lecture Looks at Hate in America

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...
5K Trail Run/Walk Slated at Maywoods

5K Trail Run/Walk Slated at Maywoods

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...
Choir Concert Features Premiere of Commissioned Work

Choir Concert Features Premiere of Commissioned Work

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...
EKU to Host Hitachi Supply Chain Conference

EKU to Host Hitachi Supply Chain Conference

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...
Cohen’s Chautauqua Lecture Postponed

Cohen’s Chautauqua Lecture Postponed

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,...
Events Commemorate Black History Month

Events Commemorate Black History Month

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,...
Time Passages: Martin Hall Capsule Opened

Time Passages: Martin Hall Capsule Opened

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...
Colonels Going Back to Capitol

Colonels Going Back to Capitol

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...
EKU to Host Gaming Conference April 30

EKU to Host Gaming Conference April 30

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...