As part of its mission to offer increased access to higher education within its service region, Eastern Kentucky University plans to offer courses toward the Associate Degree in General Studies at the Rockcastle Adult Education Center in Mt. Vernon. Seventeen...
The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team finished 17th at the Division I NCAA Championships on Saturday at E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer Park. It is the Colonels’ second-best national finish ever. EKU finished 23rd in 2014, 15th in 2013,...
KaLeigh Underwood, a senior journalism major and member of EKU's Honors Program from Olive Hill, Kentucky, is the subject of a Society of Professional Journalists Member Spotlight as the national organization's Member of the Month. The recognition rarely goes...
The way people view the world determines how they react to it, and human beings are wired to be optimists. Dr. Tali Sharot will discuss the implications of this and how to utilize this knowledge at her Chautauqua lecture on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Eastern Kentucky...
Eastern Kentucky University will offer an online Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree beginning in spring 2016. The program, designed for those who already hold a non-teaching bachelor’s degree and want to become a teacher, combines licensure preparation and...
Jim Hinerman, senior clinical faculty in Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of Exercise and Sport Science, has received the highest honor bestowed by the Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD). Hinerman received...
Dr. Pam Parry, associate professor of communication at Eastern Kentucky University, was elected recently to the Board of Directors of the American Journalism Historians Association at the group’s annual meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Parry, a lifetime...
Eastern Kentucky University’s mock trial team earned second place at the 14th Annual Illinois State University Mock Trial Invitational in Bloomington, Illinois, Nov. 13-15. The EKU team, composed entirely of Kentucky residents, finished with a 7-1 record,...
Would you be the first in your family to graduate from college? Eastern Kentucky University has established a Trailblazer Scholarship Award to assist students seeking to be the first in their families to earn a college degree. This fall, more than 800 new freshmen...
Four EKU alumni spoke at a recent conference about Reporting on Fracking on Nov. 6 at Berea College. The conference was hosted by the University's student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the EKU Department of Communication and...
