August 2010
Carnegie Foundation Recognizes Eastern's Commitment to Community Engagement
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has recognized Eastern Kentucky University for its strong commitment to community engagement.
Former EKU Official Honored by National Assn. of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators
Dr. Ray Ochs, formerly director of Eastern Kentucky University’s Traffic Safety Institute and now director of training systems for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), was honored recently at the annual National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators conference.
Donations Sought for Art to Grace Noel Studio for Academic Creativity
It’s a perfect marriage. After all, where better to showcase the creativity of Kentucky artisans and thereby inspire students to think creatively than Eastern Kentucky University’s new Noel Studio for Academic Creativity?
Community Health Center Expands, Announces New Medical Director
Eastern Kentucky University’s Bluegrass Community Health Center has expanded its presence in Lexington with a recently completed building project, and named Lexington physician Dr. Steve Wrightson as its new medical director.
EKU Receives Three Environmental Grants from Bluegrass PRIDE
Three environmental projects at Eastern Kentucky University, valued at approximately $15,000, have received funding from Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment).
EKU Recognized by Washington Magazine for Contributions to Public Good
Eastern Kentucky University has earned national recognition for its contribution to the public good.
Baccalaureate Degree in Animal Studies Believed to be First In World
Eastern Kentucky University’s new baccalaureate degree program in Animal Studies is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.
EKU Earns National Recognition for "Green" Practices in IT
Eastern Kentucky University has earned national recognition as a “green” innovator in information technology.
Programming Changes at WEKU Include More News, Talk
WEKU, the public radio service of Eastern Kentucky University, has announced some programming changes designed to “better reflect the needs and interests of our community.”
EKU Earns National Recognition from U.S. News & World Report, Forbes
Eastern Kentucky University has earned positive national recognition recently from two well-known magazines.
EKU-SAFE Raising Awareness of Violence, Assisting Survivors
An initiative at Eastern Kentucky University to raise awareness of many forms of violence that can affect the campus community and assist survivors now has a tangible presence with the opening of EKU-SAFE.
Chronicle Places EKU on Honor Roll of "Great Colleges to Work for"
Eastern Kentucky University is among 10 “large universities” nationwide, and the only large university in the Commonwealth, to make the Honor Roll in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2010 Great Colleges to Work For® program, according to the results of the third annual survey announced in a special supplement of The Chronicle.
College of Education Adds 6 to Wall of Honor
Eastern Kentucky University’s College of Education has named six more individuals to its Wall of Honor.
The Wall, which is located on the fourth floor of the Combs Building on EKU’s campus, recognizes those men and women who have made significant contributions to the College or to education or the helping professions in Kentucky.
CEDET Gets Grant to Provide Technical Assistance Training in Garrard Co.
The Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CEDET) at Eastern Kentucky University and Garrard County Economic Development Director Nathan Mick recently announced a $21,165 USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant to provide technical assistance training specifically in Garrard County.
Professor Receives NSF Grant to Explore Ways to Preserve Old Negatives
An Eastern Kentucky University professor has received a grant to explore digitization and virtual restoration of deteriorating photographic negatives.
Dr. George Landon, an assistant professor of computer science, was awarded a $100,330 grant from the National Science Foundation for the 18-month project.
EKU Named Military-Friendly School for 2nd Straight Year
For the second consecutive year, Eastern Kentucky University ranks in the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students, according to G.I. Jobs magazine.
History Professor Earns Summer NEH Grant
Dr. John Bowes, assistant professor in Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of History, received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend award to conduct research and write chapters for his upcoming book, “Northern Indian Removal: An Unfamiliar History.”