University News
CEDET Receives USDA Grant to Assist Madison, Estill, Owsley Counties
The Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CEDET) at Eastern Kentucky University will use a $58,000 Rural Business Enterprise Development Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to assist Madison, Estill and Owsley Counties.
University Acquires Meteorite from Northeast Tennessee
For many years, long before its true nature was known, it served as a doorstop and flower bed ornament. It was even painted green for a time.
Now at Eastern Kentucky University, it will be an object of scientific wonder for students of all ages for generations to come.
WHAS Crusade for Children Grant Helps EKU Assist Children with Disabilities, Their Families
A series of grants from the WHAS Crusade for Children has enabled Eastern Kentucky University to enhance a program designed to assist children with disabilities and their families.
Board Announces Selection of Presidential Search Firm
The Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents has selected Academic Search to assist in the search process for the University’s 12th president.
EKU Retirees Association Collecting for Food Drive
The Eastern Kentucky University Retirees Association (EKURA), in conjunction with the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association (KRTA), is collecting canned foods for the “Yes, We Can Feed Kentucky” food drive.
Math Transition Program Reducing Need for Developmental Courses, Cutting Students' Costs
For the past three years, Eastern Kentucky University has assisted more than 50 high schools throughout the region in designing and implementing transitional math courses to help students prepare for college courses.
EKU Enhances Online Graduate Degree Options in Education
The Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) degree program at Eastern Kentucky University will be fully online with multiple options in Spring 2013.
Available areas of advanced study will include Elementary Education, Learning and Behavior Disorders, Educational Leadership, and Safety and Facilities Management.
National Weather Service Honors Lilley Cornett Woods Manager
America’s dedicated postal carriers have nothing on Robert Watts.
Imagine waking before sunrise day after day and trudging through all kinds of adverse conditions to record temperature and precipitation at a nearby weather station.
Now imagine doing that every day of the week for 38 consecutive years … as an unpaid volunteer.
Whitlock Invited to Address AASCU about EKU's Embrace of Veterans
Eastern Kentucky University President Doug Whitlock will discuss EKU’s embrace of military veterans and their dependents when he participates in a session entitled “From Soldier to Student: Assessing Veteran Program Impact on Institutions” at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory Increases in Popularity
From a high school language arts teacher who wants to immerse her classes in a “Walden experience” to wide-eyed elementary schoolchildren on nature-packed field trips to college students performing research, Eastern Kentucky University’s Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory is growing in popularity.