Ethan Sweet entered Eastern Kentucky University unsure of what path to take. He will leave with the College of Science Dean’s Award, a degree and a dream. The Corbin native remembered his first Spotlight Day on campus. EKU had appealed to him for its small class...
The Department of Management, Marketing and International Business at Eastern Kentucky University has announced 28 Patterson Scholars for the 2018-19 academic year. The Patterson Scholarship is the largest privately funded endowed scholarship fund at EKUs. Since its...
Eastern Kentucky University’s six academic colleges will hold spring commencement ceremonies May 11-12, all in Alumni Coliseum. EKU is not holding a University-wide ceremony. The schedule is as follows: College of Justice and Safety, Friday, May 11, 9 a.m....
EKU Online Instructional Designer Alix Heintzman and Lecturer Margaret Frozena have been named winners in Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Program. They won for their online course, ENG 101R: Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric. The Exemplary Course Program, which was...
His previous books have illuminated life in the Himalayas and the American South. Now, Eastern Kentucky University Foundation Professor Dr. David Zurick has won one of the publishing industry’s most prestigious honors – a 2017 Nautilus (Silver) Award...
A student team from Eastern Kentucky University is one of just five teams from universities nationwide to advance to the final round of the 2018 Community Bank Case Study Competition. The EKU team is composed of Lori Nguyen, Dalton Stanley and Aaron Schmidgal. ...
Eastern Kentucky University softball player Zoe Mihalicz heard the phrase “There’s no crying in baseball!” her whole life growing up, but it’s not just because she has played softball since she could walk. The phrase came from the 1992 film...
In response to feedback from alumni, Homecoming 2018 at Eastern Kentucky University will feature a few schedule twists. For instance, the annual Homecoming Parade will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, instead of its usual Saturday morning slot. Dan McBride, interim...
Beginning this fall, Eastern Kentucky University will be the first Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International-accredited program in Kentucky to offer a fully online degree in accounting. Applications are now being accepted for the...
In 1971, Stanley Howell dropped out of Eastern Kentucky University. In 2017, he completed his doctorate. What happened in between is a tribute to Howell’s steely determination and to the encouragement he found from the Project Graduate program at EKU. Through...
