Dr. Jason Koontz, ’96, Koontz plays African and Brasilian percussion with members of the EKU Percussion Studio during REC the Ravine in 2015, while his 4-year-old daughter plays shaker beside him. He sees the transformation every time he takes percussion...
Thousands of students will say farewell to Eastern Kentucky University in May. They will cross the commencement stage, receive their diplomas and throw their caps into the air as they celebrate another milestone. For Jeffrey Guest, however, graduating college is not...
With most students away for the summer, Eastern Kentucky University Public Safety is planning several events designed to enhance campus safety, culminating with a full-scale exercise involving an active shooter scenario. The active shooter exercise will take place on...
Sometimes, plans turn out as exactly as expected. Sometimes, they turn out even better. The latter is certainly the case for Kayla Tunajek, who came to Eastern Kentucky University for its prominent forensic science program, and is leaving as a fire, arson, and...
“To pass my test.” “To ace my job interview.” “To win the big game.” These are a few examples of what people wish as they add to the shine of the burnished toe of the Daniel Boone statue on Eastern’s Richmond campus. The...
A client of the Eastern Kentucky University Small Business Development Center (EKU SBDC) recently received the Kentucky Small Business Administration Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Josh Barrett, managing member of Josh Barrett & Associates, LLC, Richmond, was...
Three faculty members in the Department of Art and Design at Eastern Kentucky University are among 19 Kentucky recipients of artist professional development grants from the Great Meadows Foundation. The grants will enable EKU recipients Felicia Szorad, Travis Townsend...
Dr. Deborah Alexander, ’77 When she was 5 years old, Dr. Deborah Alexander stuffed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into a handkerchief and set out on foot. It was her first big adventure. Destination: China. Her trip ended within minutes, of course, but what...
Why do you love teaching at EKU? I owe virtually everything in my professional life to EKU. Even though I was born and raised in Vietnam, I feel very much at home here. I identify a lot with students in Appalachia. Like many of them, I was a farm boy (and) a...
They rode cable cars to Volcano Pichincha, the highest point in Quito, Ecuador, where they surveyed a sprawling metropolis of 1.6 million people. Down in the city, they volunteered at a preschool, where they cleaned, painted murals and the exterior, installed...
