September 2012
Community Ventures Corporation on EKU Campus One Day Each Month
Community Ventures Corporation (CVC) is now visiting the Eastern Kentucky University campus in Richmond one day each month to help entrepreneurs and homeowners start and grow their own businesses and move into their own homes.
Learning Community Partnership Aims to Improve Student Learning, Retention
The Office of First Year Courses is partnering with the Department of English & Theatre at Eastern Kentucky University to enhance student learning and retention.
Back Named Director of Military and Veterans Affairs; EKU Military-Friendly School Again
Lt. Col. Allen Back (USAR) is the new director of The Office of Military and Veterans Affairs at Eastern Kentucky University, which recently was named a Military Friendly School® by Victory Media for the fourth consecutive year.
Giles Gallery to Host Civil War Juried Exhibition
Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of Art and Design will present the “Reverberations of the Civil War Juried Exhibition” in conjunction with the observance of the Civil War sesquicentennial, “Shadows of Blue and Gray: The Civil War in Kentucky.”
School Shows at Center for the Arts: Nutcracker, STOMP, Cirque Ziva, Of Mice and Men, Hutchison
The Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts will present five daytime shows this academic year to students from area schools.
Campus SPJ Chapter Named Best in Three-State Region
When the Licking Valley Courier newspaper office in West Liberty was destroyed by a tornado in March, among those who came to the rescue was a group of young people preparing to enter the profession.
U.S. News Ranks EKU among Top Tier of Southern Regional Universities
Eastern Kentucky University again ranks in the top tier of Regional Universities in the South in the 2013 edition of “Best Colleges,” published by U.S. News Media Group.
EKU Receives Diversity Award for Third Consecutive Year
Eastern Kentucky University has been named a 2012 recipient of a Diversity Award from Minority Access Inc. This marks the third consecutive year EKU has earned the honor.
Sandra Moore, associate provost for diversity planning, will accept the award at the National Role Models Conference Sept. 28-30 at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Fla.
Common Knowledge Gurus Enhance Student Success with Homework Help
Eastern Kentucky University’s Common Knowledge Gurus have expanded in number and locations to provide extra opportunities for student success.
EKU Invites Entries for Talk of Heroes Essay Contest as Part of Veterans Week celebration
Do you have a personal military hero, perhaps a spouse, relative or close friend, you would like to honor?
EKU 1 of 6 U.S. Sites Selected to Host Downlink Session with NASA Intl. Space Station
It will be one short bus ride and one giant leap in knowledge for some area middle school students when they visit the Eastern Kentucky University campus in January.
Graduate Uses Technology to Help Fight Human Rights Abuses
While satellite images of towns and cities are being seen by more and more people thanks to online resources like Google Maps, the technology offers more than a view of a neighboring backyard or a childhood home.
Senior Uses Specialized Equipment to Complete Clinical Rotations
Unable to stand, Eastern Kentucky University senior Jason Gibson faced a problem when the time came for clinical lab rotations and working with tall laboratory equipment. Working together with his vocational rehab technician, the EKU Disabilities Office, the EKU Medical Laboratory Science clinical director and his site supervisor, Gibson found a solution.
Seniors Launch Business with Help of ICC Business Accelerator on Campus
Imagine having a successful business when you’re in your early 20s and not yet out of college.
Thanks in part to the helping hand of the Eastern Kentucky University-based business accelerator, that dream has become reality for a trio of EKU seniors plus a recent graduate of another institution.