Nick Koenig is the fourth-ever EKU Colonel selected for the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, but he likely wouldn’t have applied if not for want of a cookie. “I heard about the Goldwater Scholarship at an Honors LLC event hosted by Dr. Minh...
Eastern Kentucky University’s chapter of Omega Nu Lambda (ONL), a nationwide honor society created exclusively for online learners, has given its first scholarships in spring 2019. The winners are Ryan Kirk of Woodbridge, Virginia, and Sara Cannon of...
“What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” The saying, attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, was among the remarks made by Dr. Brett Morris, Eastern Kentucky University’s executive director for...
The Office of Sustainability at Eastern Kentucky University held its third annual Earth Day Festival on Wednesday, April 24 at the Ravine and Keen Johnson Plaza. “Our third annual Earth Day Festival was a success! It was wonderful to see the EKU and...
Navy Lieutenant Amy Blades-Langjahr was moving across the country for her new assignment aboard the USS Nimitz for her job in the United States Navy when she stopped at EKU. As a recent EKU Online graduate, she wanted to see some of the people who helped her along the...
Dozens of Eastern Kentucky University instructors were honored at the second annual Noel Faculty Awards program at a ceremony held in early April. The Noel Studio for Academic Creativity offers annual faculty awards through the Noel endowment. This year’s...
This is another in a series of interviews with staff, faculty, administrators and students across campus promoting the goals of EKU’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The current QEP — Read with Purpose — calls for EKU to develop critical readers through...
A valued member of the Colonel Community recently competed on Wheel of Fortune. Susan Rice is an administrative assistant in EKU's College of Education. While she didn’t win her round, she says being on the show was worth every single moment. “It...
This is another in a series of interviews with staff, faculty, administrators and students across campus promoting the goals of EKU’s Quality Enhancement Plan. The current QEP, Read with Purpose, calls for Eastern to develop critical readers through the use of...
The Thursday before the Kentucky Derby, now branded “Thurby,” has an official musical ensemble this year: the Eastern Kentucky University Marching Colonels. “This is such a great opportunity for our students to get to play in front of tens of...
