Save the Date: WKU Homecoming 2025

The WKU Alumni Association, in partnership with the WKU Department of Student Activities and WKU Athletics, announces WKU Homecoming 2025, set for Oct. 29–Nov. 1.

Engineering student inspires others

JaVaughn Perry’s Hilltopper experience is not solely about constructing a pathway for his future. It is also about empowering and inspiring others to climb higher.

Two students awarded FEA scholarships

Two WKU students were awarded Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarships for study abroad in the February 2025 application cycle. The recipients were offered scholarships for study abroad in France and Austria.

WKU launches online option for RN to BSN

The WKU School of Nursing and Allied Health announced the launch of its Online RN to BSN program, designed to support working professionals seeking to advance their nursing careers through a flexible and comprehensive curriculum. 

WKU grad plans global career

Graduating senior Danielle Williams never shied away from bold aspirations. She used her time at WKU to prepare for a life of service, leadership and self-discovery.

WKU students place in Hearst competition

WKU students finished second and sixth in the third multimedia competition of the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Forensics sweeps NFA championship

The WKU Forensics team won the national championship sweepstakes in individual events and debate and the founders trophy at the National Forensics Association National Championship April 17-21.

Greek awards convocation

WKU’s Greek community hosted its annual awards convocation on Sunday at E. A. Diddle Arena.

Student accepted into DAAD RISE Germany

The first WKU student since 2012, Cole Meador has been accepted into the DAAD RISE Germany program.

MFA candidate wins national award

Poet Heather Neidlinger, a teaching graduate assistant and second-year student in WKU’s three year Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program, has won the highly-competitive Intro Journal Award sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. Undergraduate and graduate creative writing programs nationwide nominate writers for the prize, and there are only eight winners each year in the poetry category. Each of the winning poems is published and highlighted in one of America’s leading print literary journals.

Nursing scholarship honors alumna

Friends and family of the Kentucky Soybean Board presented the Michele Winchell Memorial Scholarship to Jasmine Wilson, a student in WKU's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program.

Imagewest takes first place at AAF

Imagewest, the student-powered advertising agency operating on the campus of WKU since 1988, took first place in competition on April 12 at Bellarmine University in Louisville against schools from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia in the most recent edition of the contest.

A journey of dance, discovery and passion

Charlotte Bariteau, a dance major from Louisville always had a deep connection to movement. "I technically started taking classes when I was two," Charlotte shared, recalling the early days of her dance journey.

'Last Chance to Dance' is Friday

The WKU Dance program will present its Last Chance to Dance Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Russell H. Miller Theatre in Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $5.

CHHS announces WKU Fashion Show

WKU’s College of Health and Human Services is excited to announce the IDFM 432 Fashion Merchandising class will host a fashion show Wednesday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the DSU Auditorium.

ODK Circle Leader of the Year announced

The WKU Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the National Leadership Honor Society, proudly announces Rosie Ribble as the recipient of the 2025 ODK Circle Leader of the Year Award. This distinguished honor, presented in memory of beloved Professor Heather Strode, recognizes a student whose exemplary leadership and dedication have profoundly impacted the WKU community.