WKU News

Nov 14th, 2025

11/26/25 - 11/30/25

Nov 14th, 2025

Several WKU departments are coordinating a campus-wide food and toiletry drive through the end of the semester to help sustain the WKU Food Pantry. 

Nov 14th, 2025

EdgeTrack Solutions, a technology startup participated as a sponsor and featured exhibitor at the 5th Annual CREATE Small Business Summit and Expo held at the WKU Innovation Campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Nov 14th, 2025

Dr. Liz Sturgeon is the 2025 Kentucky Nurses Association Nurse of the Year. The award is presented annually by the KNA to recognize a nurse who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and professionalism in the field.

Nov 14th, 2025

WKU's fall enrollment numbers won’t be official until November 17, when data are submitted to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, but preliminary figures released this week point to new heights in student retention.

Nov 13th, 2025

WKU’s Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) inducted 49 new members to the society on Wednesday (Nov. 12).

Nov 12th, 2025

11/15/2025

Nov 12th, 2025

Dr. Monica Galloway Burke, Professor in the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs and ONE WKU Fellow in the Office of the Provost, has been inducted into the Gavel and Gravel Society by the Southern Association for College Student Affairs.

Nov 12th, 2025

Here’s a reminder that WKU provides a number of ways you can find out if classes are delayed, canceled or if a campus is closed.

Nov 11th, 2025

Dr. Ali Er, Associate Professor of Physics, has been awarded a Research Infrastructure Development Grant in the amount of $35,000.

Nov 11th, 2025

Members of the campus community gathered Tuesday morning for a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Guthrie Bell Tower as Western Kentucky University honored the heroes who answered the call to defend freedom.

Nov 11th, 2025

"His journey reminds us all that courage takes many forms — and sometimes, the bravest thing a person can do is begin again.”

Nov 11th, 2025

Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 29.

Nov 10th, 2025

11/11/25, 11/14/25 and 11/16/25

Nov 10th, 2025

Jesse Thomas (’26) is a biology/chemistry major and Pre-Optometry Club president whose lab research, internships, and mentorship prepared him to attend Southern College of Optometry in Fall 2026.

Nov 7th, 2025

The WKU Board of Regents will conduct committee meetings on Friday, November 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the Martin Regents Room located in Jody Richards Hall.

Nov 7th, 2025

Three longtime educators joined the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame during its 2025 induction ceremony Friday at Western Kentucky University.

Nov 6th, 2025

Nov 6th, 2025

WKU took first in team sweepstakes at the LE Norton Memorial Tournament hosted by Bradley University on November 1 and 2.

Nov 5th, 2025

Growing up on a small cattle farm in Aurora, Indiana, WKU sophomore Remi Hensley discovered early on that caring for animals was more than just part of her daily life. It was her calling.