April 2011
WEKU Concludes Successful Fund Drive
WEKU-FM, the public radio service of Eastern Kentucky University, recently wrapped up a successful spring fund-raising season.
December 2010 Graduate Receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship
Michelle Hull, a December 2010 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, has received a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship.
Whitt Re-Elected Chair of AASCU Advisory Council for Communications and Public Affairs
Marc C. Whitt, associate vice president for public relations and chief communications officer for Eastern Kentucky University, has been re-elected chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Advisory Council for Communications and Public Affairs, a 13-member group for AASCU’s division of communications.
Co-Op Program First in Kentucky to Earn Accreditation
Eastern Kentucky University’s Cooperative Education Program has become the first co-op program in the Commonwealth and only the 12th nationally to receive accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education.
The first-time accreditation, which followed a site visit, is for six years.
Ruppel Receives Second Fulbright, Headed to Slovakia
Dr. Fred Ruppel is returning to Slovakia.
Recently awarded a six-week grant under the Fulbright Specialists Program – his second Fulbright to work in that central European country – the Eastern Kentucky University economics professor will spend May 27-July 19 collaborating with one or two Slovakian co-authors on an economics textbook.
White Named Foundation Professor
Dr. Rodney White has earned Eastern Kentucky University’s highest honor for teaching excellence.
Mock Trial Team Earns Honorable Mention in National Tournament
The Eastern Kentucky University Mock Trial Team earned Honorable Mention (top 15) recognition in the National Championship Mock Trial Tournament, held April 15-17 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Noel Studio Helps Local Teen Task Force with Upcoming Presentation
When she first learned of Eastern Kentucky University’s Noel Studio for Academic Creativity, Vickie Moberly began to envision the collaborative possibilities between EKU and local schools.
Student Receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship
During his middle school years, John Simpson’s family moved from the urban sprawl of the Cincinnati area to rural LaFollette, Tenn., to care for an ailing family member.
New Book by EKU Student Veterans Chronicles Their Military Experiences
“When we arrived, the smell of rotting flesh filled the air. I was told to pull the first guard shift around the mass-grave site. During one of my patrols, I made the huge mistake of looking down. The body of a little girl was still there, holding onto a stuffed rabbit. The little girl was wearing a purple dress; she still had a blindfold on her eyes.
Brown's New Collection of Poetry: "In Some Households the King is Soul"
“Playful yet thoughtful,” Eastern Kentucky University’s Harry Brown “tells us the truth about things.”
That’s how fellow writer Gwyn Rubio describes Brown’s latest volume of poetry, entitled “In Some Households the King is Soul.”
SPJ Dedicates White Hall as Historic Site in Journalism
White Hall, the former Madison County home of abolitionist newspaper publisher Cassius Marcellus Clay, was dedicated today as a Historic Site in Journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists.
EKU-Corbin Student Earns Earth Day Award from Environmental Quality Commission
Randal Napier wakes up every day with a simple goal:
“To make the world a little better. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.”
EKU Junior Diana Harbeson Receives National Scholarship from Association of General Contractors
Eastern Kentucky University junior construction management major Diana Harbeson has received a national scholarship, valued at $2,500, from the Association of General Contractors.
Director of Bands Part of Marching Roundtable Podcast
Dr. Joe Allison, the director of bands at Eastern Kentucky University, is one of four individuals hosting a new podcast devoted to the marching arts.
Both a podcast and website, The Marching Roundtable was created as a place for discussion on important topics concerning marching band, drum corps, winter guard, and indoor percussion.
CEDET Business Incubator Helps Local Entrepreneurs Grow Businesses
Tucked quietly away in a corner of Eastern Kentucky University’s Business and Technology Center are several rather non-descript small offices.
But it’s home to four area entrepreneurs who are taking advantage of a smorgasbord of services available through the Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology at EKU to grow their fledgling businesses.
Physics/Mathematics Major One of 275 Nationally to Receive Goldwater Scholarship
Combine an insatiable wonder about how things work, a work ethic born of hard work on the family farm, and supportive professors who make learning both fun and meaningful, and what do you get?
Professor's New Book Examines Dichotomy of American South
In 1996, Eastern Kentucky University geography professor Dr. David Zurick began a decade-long series of journeys throughout the American South, hoping to learn why the region is seen by outsiders as a land “apart from the rest of America” but by insiders as a place “losing its identity.”
Professor One of 24 Fellows Chosen for NEH Summer Institute on Mayan Culture
An Eastern Kentucky University professor is one of 24 Fellows chosen for a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute.