Kristi Runyon Middleton is coming home. The Richmond native has been named chief external affairs officer at Eastern Kentucky University. A familiar face to many central Kentuckians, Middleton brings extensive experience in commercial media and higher education to her...
It takes more than hustle to run a successful business. It also takes knowledge of key tools in the entrepreneur’s tool box. The Small Business Development Center at Eastern Kentucky University will host a free fall workshop series focusing on some of those...
Eastern Kentucky University has named Bryan Makinen as executive director of public safety and risk management. Makinen, who joined the University staff in 2009 after serving two years as an adjunct faculty member, has served the past six months as interim executive...
Honors student and Chicago native Cornelia Lewis has worked her way through many obstacles with grit and determination. Her early inspiration came from her father who after retiring from the military, decided to go to college. Her father-in-law also encouraged her to:...
The Madison County Farmers Market will remain on the EKU campus into October. It will be located in the parking lot between Palmer and Dupree Halls each Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., through mid-August. The Fall Farmers Market returns to campus Aug. 27 in the Powell...
Two Eastern Kentucky University campuses have been designated regional workspaces by Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR), a bipartisan initiative headed by Gov. Steve Beshear and Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers. The Corbin and Manchester...
The honors keep coming for Model Laboratory High School. According to the research site Niche, Model Lab is the third best public high school in Kentucky, behind only DuPont Manual High School in Louisville and Highlands High School in Fort Thomas. Last fall, Newsweek...
The second year of the highly successful Freshman Academy for Diverse Students at Eastern Kentucky University promises even greater opportunities for its participants. When the Academy was launched in 2014 to promote the retention of all students, with a particular...
As a self-confessed “project geek,” Paul Gannoe couldn’t be more excited to be at Eastern Kentucky University. Gannoe was recently named director of capital construction and project administration at EKU, which is in the midst of a wide-ranging...
