Eastern Kentucky University graduates, their families and other friends of the University are invited to Homecoming 2015 Oct. 23-25 for “Blasts from the Past: Celebrating Decades of Colonel Pride.” Thousands are expected for a weekend full of festivities,...
It is time to paint the town maroon. In celebration of Eastern Kentucky University’s Homecoming 2015 and as a showing of community support for the University, Richmond Mayor Jim Barnes and Madison County Judge Executive Reagan Taylor are proclaiming Friday, Oct....
The Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents, meeting in regular session on Monday, Oct. 19, applauded a report from the Division of Student Success that indicated record enrollment numbers, continuing improvements in graduation rates and new highs for the...
What can our planet teach us about saving it – and ourselves? This subject has been the topic of Dr. Tony Barnosky’s research for years, and he will share his findings at his Chautauqua lecture on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Eastern Kentucky University. A...
Eastern Kentucky University’s Garrard County Adult Education Program was recently recognized by the Kentucky Adult Education organization as the sixth best overall program of its kind in the state. For county-level adult education programs to earn this...
“My father left my mother and me when I was young. My mother had gotten into drugs and was a heavy drinker. I lived with her until my sophomore year of high school. She was diagnosed as bipolar and went to rehab twice. About a month before I started my sophomore...
Twin sisters Cara and Tara Johnson grew up on a farm in Berea, Kentucky. The sisters are the first in their family to attend college and are grateful for the chance they’ve been given. “I saw firsthand how hard my parents worked and the long hours they put...
When Shelby Garner enrolled at Eastern, she was following in the footsteps of her mother, who attended the university for a short time before leaving school. But her sights were set on starting a new family tradition by being the first in her family to graduate from...
Roll out the maroon and white carpet. A documentary film that chronicles the history of Eastern Kentucky University premieres at the EKU Center for the Arts on Monday, Nov. 9. The curtain will rise on “The Essential Eastern,” produced and directed by EKU...
Fans will have several opportunities to watch the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team in 2015-16, as the Colonels are slated to play in at least six nationally-televised games. EKU’s first appearance on national TV is Tuesday, December 1,...
