Eastern Kentucky University fraternities and sororities will be included in discussions about future housing arrangements on the Richmond campus. Todd and Dupree Halls, commonly known as the Greek Towers, will come down sometime in the next few years as the University...
Eastern Kentucky University is welcoming increasing numbers of the best and brightest students, thanks to a revamped model for merit-based scholarships that gives equal weight to ACT and SAT scores and high school GPA. The University has committed an additional $1.7...
Have a worthwhile community-based project that only needs funding? Eastern Kentucky University is ready to help. EKU President Michael Benson and the University’s Center for Appalachian Regional Engagement and Stewardship (CARES) invite communities throughout...
The "wow" is back at Eastern Kentucky University's Hummel Planetarium. Recent equipment upgrades have made the 27-year-old facility an even more attractive option for campus uses, for school groups from around the region, and to the public. Grand...
Two new public relations students from Eastern Kentucky University recently began their summer internships with Shaping Our Appalachian Region, better known as SOAR. SOAR partners with EKU’s Office of Government Relations and Regional Stewardship and the...
Seven incoming Eastern Kentucky University freshmen are among 24 high school seniors throughout the region who earned “I Am UNITE” scholarships for championing anti-drug efforts. The EKU recipients are: Addison Atkin, from Rockcastle County High School, an...
Last winter, he shoveled nearly a foot of snow off a student’s driveway in Berea after that student challenged him on Twitter to make it possible for him to attend class the next morning. On Sunday, May 17, Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson...
Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson and Board of Regents Chair Craig Turner have underscored their commitment to twin core missions of the University – teaching and scholarship – with investments in the newly established President’s...
His persistent efforts as its long-time curator made the Eastern Kentucky University Herbarium one of the largest and most diverse in the region. His groundbreaking book, “Plant Life of Kentucky,” earned raves nationally and will serve botanists and the...
Dr. Melinda Wilder, director of natural areas at Eastern Kentucky University, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE). Wilder’s career as an environmental educator began in 1978 when she...
