Over the past decade, Eastern Kentucky University’s campus has undergone a gradual yet dramatic facelift. The Campus Beautiful gained several new residence halls, parking structures, a new dining hall, a state-of-the-art science building and more. More recently...
A pair of Eastern Kentucky University students made the day of veterans living at St. Andrews Retirement Community on Veterans Day as they presented each one with a bag full of gifts, treats and handmade cards and letters. EKU students Abigail Mulkey and Allie...
Everyone needs a person. Someone who mentors, scolds, encourages, influences, challenges, impacts. Starr Wentzel gladly serves as that person for dozens of first-generation college students at Eastern Kentucky University. Wentzel, director of EKU’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 Eastern to develop critical readers through the use of...
Everyone has a story to tell, said Dr. Raymond Lauk, EKU education professor. Stories that help us think, those that inspire and others that relate common experiences. Lauk is the host and curator of a monthly storytelling event called, Talking out of School: Stories...
In a world where the average worker changes jobs 12 times throughout their lifetime, it is remarkable that someone has served in the same profession and at the same institution for 50 years. Eastern Kentucky University chemistry professor Dr. Vernon Stubblefield is...
It’s well known that EKU Colonels serve Kentucky’s communities. Across various fields, EKU graduates lead, innovate and make a positive impact. This is especially true for EKU’s small business owners. They have a dream and go after it. They work hard...
The Eastern Kentucky University choral program released its second recording entitled, “Sing With Me,” which includes several live performances and recording sessions of the University Singers from 2017 until 2021. The University Singers is the...
United States Marine Corps Brigadier General (retired) Kevin Nally, a 34-year veteran of United States Marine Corps and current Chief Information Officer for the United States Secret Service, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Eastern Kentucky...
The Dr. Bruce MacLaren Chautauqua Lecture Series resumes on November 18 at 7:30 p.m. when Dr. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson brings the Native American Heritage Keynote Address, “Wayfinding with Beavers: Generating Theory Together.” Simpson’s...
