When it comes to selling Eastern Kentucky University to a prospective student, nothing beats a personal visit, especially with all the dramatic improvements in recent years. But for all those times where an on-campus visit is not practical, or a student wants a sneak...
Eastern Kentucky University graduate student Ashley Twehues is the 2017 recipient of the Rho Phi Lambda National Outstanding Graduate Student Award, the highest national award given by the organization to students in the parks and recreation field. The Sleepy Hollow,...
A musical piece commissioned for the grand opening ceremonies Sept. 15 of the new Science Building at Eastern Kentucky University was aptly titled “Emergence Fanfare for Brass Quintet.” When Phase 2 of the facility was joined to Phase 1 this year, it gave...
Last spring, Eastern Kentucky University Athletics worked with Student Life, the Student Government Association, the President’s Council, Greek Alumni and current chapters to enhance the student experience at home football games. With approval from all parties,...
The Eastern Kentucky University College of Justice & Safety and its Kentucky Center for School Safety will host a free, day-long symposium on Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the Perkins Building for P-12 counselors throughout the Commonwealth. Dr. Malcolm Smith, a leading...
When Eastern Kentucky University students Katelyn and Samantha Daugherty released their first single, they could not have expected how well it would be received. Within hours, their song “What If” would reach #14 on the iTunes country music charts. The...
Dr. Matt Winslow pulled a smartphone out of his pocket and held it high. All the information his students need, he explained, is as close as their fingertips. “What is not so cheap and easy to access,” Winslow added, “is the critical thinking skills...
The Department of Management, Marketing and International Business at Eastern Kentucky University has announced its Patterson Scholars for the 2017-18 academic year. The Patterson Scholarship is the largest privately funded endowed scholarship fund at EKUs. Since its...
Although Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky were opponents on the football field on Saturday, Sept. 9, two days later the two institutions announced a partnership aimed at growing the state’s economy, with research and intellectual...
With a smile as sunny as the September skies above, Whitney Ballew looked out over the large crowd assembled at the dedication ceremony for the Eastern Scholar House on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. There was a time not that long ago that Ballew had about...
