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Art Exhibit Focuses on Chautauqua Theme

Art Exhibit Focuses on Chautauqua Theme

Thirty-six artists from 20 states will be showcased in Eastern Kentucky University’s National Juried Chautauqua Art Exhibition Jan. 25-Feb. 19 in Giles Gallery. The theme for this year’s Chautauqua series is “What If?” Artists, presenting in a...
Benson Keynote Speaker at Women Leading Kentucky Luncheon

Benson Keynote Speaker at Women Leading Kentucky Luncheon

EKU President Michael Benson will be the keynote speaker at the Women Leading Kentucky Roundtable Networking Luncheon to be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, at Sal’s Chophouse in Lexington. The luncheon is the first of four during the Winter 2016 series, which will...
Model Middle Students Assist Local Charity

Model Middle Students Assist Local Charity

Service learning is an integral part of the curriculum at Model Laboratory Middle School. Obviously, the lessons are taking hold. For many years, Model Middle students have contributed to the Salvation Army Stocking Fundraiser. This year, the goal was $10,000. In just...
Awareness of Gaming Institute Grows

Awareness of Gaming Institute Grows

EKU's Gaming Institute, the first of its kind in Kentucky, was profiled recently by the Lexington Herald-Leader. The article (http://goo.gl/P2UxDh) highlights how the University saw the need to foster and serve the burgeoning game development industry in the...
Students Attend GOP Debate in Las Vegas

Students Attend GOP Debate in Las Vegas

Two Eastern Kentucky University students attended the Republican Presidential Debate in Las Vegas on Dec. 15. Dustin Isaacs, Richmond, and Sebastian Torres, Lexington, were guests of the Rand Paul campaign. Isaacs serves as president of the campus chapter of Students...
Winning Campus Challenge Entry Focuses on Public Service

Winning Campus Challenge Entry Focuses on Public Service

A proposal to involve all Eastern Kentucky University students in public service has captured the top prize in the University’s first Campus Challenge competition. “Race to the Next Greatest Generation: Making EKU a Force for Good,” developed by...
Elder Named New Head Football Coach

Elder Named New Head Football Coach

Eastern Kentucky University will introduce new head football coach Mark Elder at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 10.  Elder has served as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Tennessee since 2013. The press conference will...
Students Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

Students Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

Forty-two Eastern Kentucky University students were recognized for outstanding academic achievement and inducted into the EKU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi at the fall 2015 ceremony. Inductees included seniors and graduate students at the top 10 percent of their class and...
EKU Welcomes Elder as Head Football Coach

EKU Welcomes Elder as Head Football Coach

Eastern Kentucky University introduced new head football coach Mark Elder at a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 10.  Elder served as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Tennessee since 2013. "I couldn't be...
EKU Recognizes 1,343 Degree Candidates

EKU Recognizes 1,343 Degree Candidates

EKU recognized 1,343 degree candidates on Dec. 11 and 12 as each academic college held its own ceremonies. In that number were 69 associate degree candidates, 1,025 bachelor’s degree candidates, 227 master’s degree candidates, 13 doctoral degree candidates...