Michael Benson
Benson: Let's Not Look Back at "What Might Have Been"
“A fulcrum moment.”
“A unique opportunity.”
“A window of time.”
Benson Presides at Makeshift Commencement Ceremony for One Student
Last winter, he shoveled nearly a foot of snow off a student’s driveway in Berea after that student challenged him on Twitter to make it possible for him to attend class the next morning.
On Sunday, May 17, Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson took time to preside at a one-person commencement ceremony, again due to a Twitter request from a student.
President Benson Named to NCAA Honors Committee
Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson has been appointed to represent Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) institutions on the nine-member NCAA Honors Committee.
Benson is the first Ohio Valley Conference president to serve on the committee.
President Benson to Make Two Presentations at Yale Nov. 14
Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson will make two presentations at Yale University on Friday, Nov. 14.
Benson Promises "Bold and Audacious" Course at Inauguration Ceremony
“Too often in higher education,” Michael Benson said, “we become accustomed to saying that things cannot be done, or this or that cannot be tried.
“I say that we cannot afford to remain static, nor do we have the luxury of being anything but bold and audacious.”
Campus Making "No Little Plans" for Inauguration, Homecoming
Eastern Kentucky University is making “no little plans” for Oct. 21-26.
Several events are scheduled leading up to the inauguration on Friday, Oct. 24, of the University’s 12th president, Michael Benson. Then, the University will celebrate Homecoming with a parade and football game with visiting rival Southeast Missouri.
Benson Co-Chairs Bluegrass Tomorrow's Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium
Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson has been named co-chair of Bluegrass Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium.
Benson, who assumed the EKU presidency in August 2013, will serve alongside John Roush, president of Centre College.
President Benson Addresses Faculty, Staff at Fall Convocation
After recounting the story of how Orville and Wilbur Wright overcame great odds to make aviation history and change the world, Eastern Kentucky University President Michael Benson challenged faculty and staff to live a life of curiosity and consequence.
Benson, Eastman Share Eastern Story in China
President Michael Benson and Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Michael Eastman are sharing the Eastern Kentucky University story in China.
President Benson Using Twitter to Help Tell University's Story
Want to learn more about new and exciting developments at Eastern Kentucky University?
One new option is to follow EKU President Michael Benson on Twitter.
With hundreds of followers already at @EKUPrez, Benson is lending his personal touch to the EKU story.