Forensics wins sweepstakes championship

WKU Forensics recently won the sweepstakes championship at the Asynchronous Speech Championship hosted virtually by Southwest Minnesota State University.

Fulbright UK Summer Institutes

Emma Childress has been selected for the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes, one of the most renowned and selective summer scholarship programs operating worldwide. 

Esports qualifies for NACE Grand Finals

For the first time in program history, the WKU Varsity Esports League of Legends team has qualified for the NACE Grand Finals in League of Legends, taking place April 23–24 in Orlando, Florida. 

Alumna awarded NSF research fellowship

Emma Bunch, a 2025 alum of the WKU Department of Mathematics, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for $159,000, which will go towards her Ph.D. for three years out of the five-year fellowship at the University of Kentucky.

CanStruct to benefit House on the Hill

For more than 10 years, WKU Greek fraternities and sororities have donated food to local nonprofits as part of the annual CanStruct event, and this year’s donations to House on the Hill will exceed the organization's lifetime giving of 700,000. 

PCAL Faculty Award for Service

Dr. Jane Fife was recently recognized with the PCAL Faculty Award for Service.

Celebrating Dr. Gillian Knoll

Congratulations to Dr. Gillian Knoll for receiving the AY 27 Traditions Professorships award.

Student recognized with ONE WKU Award

WKU recently recognized Malachi Humble as the 2026 recipient of the ONE WKU Award for students.

Gift establishes Janet C. Frockt Professor of Technical Design at WKU

Through a philanthropic gift from Ryan Frockt and his father, Richard Frockt (’67), the Janet C. Frockt Professor of Technical Design position was recently created within the Department of Theatre and Dance in the Potter College of Arts & Letters at WKU.

April Career Insider Newsletter

WKU Advising and Career Development Center recently released the latest issue of the Career Insider Newsletter, which includes valuable resources to support students in their academic and career development.

Community Leadership Collaborative

Western Kentucky University’s LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research is accepting applications for its Community Leadership Collaborative, an interdisciplinary mentoring and leadership program designed for undergraduate and graduate students committed to improving the well-being of children and families.

CPR Training Center expands trainings

The WKU CPR Training Center is pleased to announce an expansion of its training offerings with a monthly Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider course.