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Prof Keynote Speaker at Hungary HR Event

Prof Keynote Speaker at Hungary HR Event

Dr. Allen D. Engle Sr., Foundation professor of management and the Harold Glenn Campbell Endowed Chair of International Business at EKU, was two places at one time one recent Friday morning – thanks to Skype technology. At 9:30 a.m. (3:30 p.m. Central European...
Climbing Magazine Features Maples’ Study

Climbing Magazine Features Maples’ Study

An economic impact study of the Red River Gorge by EKU faculty member Dr. James Maples was the subject of a lengthy article in Climbing Magazine. As the article points out, Maples' study of spending in the Gorge, published this spring in Journal of Appalachian...
Speaker to Discuss Cultural Elements of Confucianism

Speaker to Discuss Cultural Elements of Confucianism

Zhikang Shi, translator of a new version of “The Analects of Confucius” and professor of English language and literature at Shanghai International Studies University, will speak at Eastern Kentucky University on Wednesday, Nov. 8. His lecture, titled...
Chautauqua Lecture Examines Mayan Culture

Chautauqua Lecture Examines Mayan Culture

Kelli Carmean, a professor of anthropology at Eastern Kentucky University, will discuss the intersections of Mayan culture and her literary career in a lecture titled “Mayan Transformations: Historical Fact and Creative Fiction” on Thursday, Nov. 16. Free...
Choirs to “Deck the Halls” Dec. 8-9

Choirs to “Deck the Halls” Dec. 8-9

The Eastern Kentucky University Choirs will present their annual “Deck the Halls” holiday dinner and concert on Dec. 8 and 9 in the Keen Johnson Ballroom. The program will feature a variety of traditional and contemporary carols performed by the Chamber...
Statue to be Unveiled at Veterans Day Event

Statue to be Unveiled at Veterans Day Event

Eastern Kentucky University will unveil a Fallen Soldier Cross sculpture during its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Memorial Plaza adjacent to the Powell Building. The day’s activities will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a special roll-call...
Senior Receives Thacker Scholarship

Senior Receives Thacker Scholarship

Zachary Stone, a senior economics major from Winchester, is this year’s recipient of the Kyle J. Thacker Memorial Scholarship at Eastern Kentucky University. “It’s a great honor to be awarded the Thacker Scholarship,” Stone said....
EKU Contingent Tours Nation’s Capital

EKU Contingent Tours Nation’s Capital

Thirty-five EKU students and seven faculty members recently enjoyed an educational trip to Washington, D.C., that was organized by the University's African/African-American Studies Program. The group's first day was spent at the National Museum of African...
EKU Opera to Present Mozart’s “Impresario”

EKU Opera to Present Mozart’s “Impresario”

Eastern Kentucky University Opera will present Mozart’s “The Impresario” and other scenes on Friday, Nov. 10, in the black box theatre of the EKU Center for the Arts. The event, which begins at 6 p.m., will also feature dinner – pasta,...
Visitors Learn about Asian Studies Program

Visitors Learn about Asian Studies Program

EKU’s Asian Studies Program recently hosted the first-ever international visitors to its program. Professor Chontida Auikool, lecturer in the International Studies (ASEAN-China) Program, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, and Khin...