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Junior Chosen for Education Abroad Gala in D.C.

Junior Chosen for Education Abroad Gala in D.C.

He spent this past summer studying abroad in Argentina, and recently returned from the Forum for Education Abroad Gala in Washington, D.C. EKU junior Ivan Olivas is going places – figuratively and literally. Olivas, a native of Lexington whose parents emigrated...
Ground Broken for New Rec Center

Ground Broken for New Rec Center

The “transformation” of Eastern Kentucky University continued on Monday, Dec. 11, with the groundbreaking for a new Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The new center, which at approximately 130,000 square feet will be more than double the size of the...
“A Letter to the School Who Made Me”

“A Letter to the School Who Made Me”

Dear Eastern Kentucky University, I never thought I would say this, but I think I’m actually going to miss you. I remember my first night here. My parents took me to Wendy’s for one last family meal. I ordered a large strawberry lemonade and insisted on...
Business Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma

Business Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma

New members of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society at Eastern Kentucky University were honored recently at a formal induction ceremony at the Business and Technology Center on the EKU campus. Business seniors, representing the top 10 percent of their graduating...
Fall Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 15

Fall Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 15

Eastern Kentucky University’s six academic colleges will hold fall commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 15, all in Alumni Coliseum. EKU is not holding a University-wide ceremony. The schedule is as follows:...
Paralegal Students Earn Scholarships

Paralegal Students Earn Scholarships

Two Eastern Kentucky University students recently received paralegal scholarships. William Chaudoin, of Summersville, Kentucky, a senior majoring in economics, political science and paralegal science, received the Kentucky Paralegal Association (KPA) Scholarship,...
Prof Represents U.S. at Chinese Conference

Prof Represents U.S. at Chinese Conference

An Eastern Kentucky University professor was the lone representative of the United States at a recent conference in Beijing of the Chinese Business Communication and Negotiation Committee of Industrial Technology Association of Economic and Management Colleges...
Mock Trial Team Makes Strong Showing

Mock Trial Team Makes Strong Showing

The Eastern Kentucky University Mock Trial team concluded its fall schedule with a strong finish at the Cornshucker Challenge hosted by the University of Iowa Dec. 2-3. EKU tied with five other teams for the second-best record in the tournament with five wins and...
EKU 14th in U.S. in Military Times: Best Colleges

EKU 14th in U.S. in Military Times: Best Colleges

Once again, Eastern Kentucky University is among the leading four-year schools nationally in the annual Military Times: Best Colleges rankings. EKU finished 14th (and tops in Kentucky) in the recently announced 2018 rankings, up from 17th a year ago. The rankings...
Mock Trial Team 1st in Wolverine Classic

Mock Trial Team 1st in Wolverine Classic

Make more room in the trophy case. A mock trial team from Eastern Kentucky University, which last spring placed 15th in the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) national tournament, finished first at the Wolverine Classic Invitational hosted by the University of...