Four years ago, Marcella Rocha left behind her Brazilian homeland and traveled to a new hemisphere to pursue her dream of playing basketball in America. Not knowing a word of English, she made sure to learn how to say “I am Marcella,” “I don’t...
Like many of her fellow underclassmen, her first two years at Eastern Kentucky University were filled with general education courses, club and sorority life, and, for good measure, a few Student Life bingo wins. Then came Caroline Stuhr’s personal evolution. She...
The Society of Foundation Professors at Eastern Kentucky University has awarded Dr. Erin Presley, associate professor of English, the 2019 Dr. John D. Rowlett Award. The award, which honors the memory and generosity of a distinguished educator who served Eastern for...
She grew up in a law enforcement family and with a “vague idea” of one day following in her familial footsteps. “It seemed like the way things were meant to be,” Taylor Edwards said. “I knew a degree from Eastern Kentucky...
It’s hard to imagine today, but when Kaisee Riddell began her studies at Eastern Kentucky University in August 2015, she was “sort of intimidated by the idea of college,” let alone leading others; had no idea of an academic major; and assumed...
Some college students still haven’t picked their majors by age 20. Others, like Eastern Kentucky University student Tristan Colpitts, have graduated Summa Cum Laude from one of the hardest STEM programs on campus. At just 20 years old, Colpitts was among the...
Faculty from several departments at Eastern Kentucky University were instrumental to the passage of a Kentucky Law naming the official horse saddle of the state of Kentucky. Kentucky House Bill 212 was signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin on March 15, 2019. The law...
Five Eastern Kentucky University students were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a highly competitive study-abroad grant that receives thousands of applicants per year. The winning Colonels were among 23 named recipients in Kentucky. It was the...
She grew up in the log cabin her great-grandfather built when he and her great-grandmother homesteaded on the Kenai Peninsula on the Alaskan coast south of Anchorage. After combining her random college credits to obtain an associate of arts degree from the University...
Eastern Kentucky University’s six academic colleges will hold spring commencement ceremonies May 10-11, all in Alumni Coliseum. EKU is not holding a University-wide ceremony. The schedule is as follows: · ...
