Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) has been named to the 2023 Transfer Honor Roll list by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK). The Transfer Honor Roll recognizes 208 colleges and universities for the dynamic pathways created to support community college transfer students.   “EKU has a holistic approach to recruiting transfer students,” said Heather Davis, EKU’s director of transfer […]

At 2 a.m. on July 28, 2022, Kandis Jenkins awoke to the sound of bubbling water. When she got out of bed to investigate the noise, water was up to her ankles and she soon realized her family’s home in Letcher County, Kentucky, was flooding. Within the short amount of time of waking up her […]

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) has appointed Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Vincent A. Thomas as the new executive director of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs (OMVA). Thomas will oversee efforts in recruitment, enrollment and retention of veteran and military students while ensuring program success and federal and state regulatory compliance. Additionally, Thomas will coordinate campus-wide […]

The Student Assistance Fund for Eastern (SAFE) launched in 2020 with a vision to help Colonels in need during crises. Whether a global pandemic, natural disaster or unexpected emergency, the EKU community stands ready to help students during tumultuous times in their lives. When the devastating flood hit Eastern Kentucky last summer, senior Emily Stacy […]

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is opening applications to a certificate program that is the first of its kind in the United States. The Financial Technology and Cybercrime certification program is geared toward working professionals and upcoming students interested in the banking and financial industry, filling a critical need in the sector.  “Cyber security is one […]

The Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Society of Foundation Professors inducted professors Dr. Lisa W. Kay and Dr. Matthew P. Winslow on May 2, 2023, during a dinner at the EKU Center of the Arts. Former EKU President, Dr. Michael Benson, was inducted as an honorary Foundation Professor. EKU’s Society of Foundation Professors is the highest […]

When Miguel Bautista, ’14, witnessed firefighters responding to a structure fire and watched  how they operated, it jolted his 18 year long career in public safety. Now, Bautista serves as the first Latinx division chief for the Scappoose Fire District in Oregon.  According to a 2020 report by the National Fire Protection Association, only 2% of […]

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) has selected Mary Beth Neiser as vice president for University Development and Alumni Engagement and executive director of the EKU Foundation. Neiser will join EKU on July 19, 2023. In this position, Neiser will lead the university’s philanthropic efforts, donor and alumni engagement strategies, and administrative operations within the department. “I […]

Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) Lilley Cornett Woods Appalachian Ecological Research Station in Letcher County, Kentucky was inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN) on June 13, 2023. Sarah Adloo, executive director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, conveyed the distinction to Curtis Cox, manager of Lilley Cornett Woods and Dr. Stephen Richter, director, Division of Natural […]

Megan Thoben, ’10, earned her degree in aviation management from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in just three years. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Thoben says EKU’s aviation program is what drew her to the school. “I had looked at several other programs across multiple surrounding states and decided on EKU for one big reason: the obvious […]

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) named Dr. Anna Catterson as the executive director of EKU’s Office of Online Learning. Catterson will join EKU on July 1, 2023, and will oversee the daily operations of EKU Online including the management of over 4,000 students currently enrolled in online learning. Catterson earned both a bachelor’s in business and […]

Jessica Overbay, senior political science major and pre-law and communication studies minor, is one of the Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) students selected for this year’s Colonels at the Capitol Internship Program (CCIP). CCIP interns spend Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Kentucky State Capitol working with state legislators.  “The Colonels at the Capitol Internship Program has […]

Times-Tribune Reporter, Christen Gibson, ’22, attributes her success to the Colonel community and the resources made available to her as she balanced life as a full-time student, an Eastern Progress employee and a mother of two children.  Prior to coming to EKU, Gibson attended community college on and off for eight years. When she decided […]

Within minutes of each other, quadruplets Emma, Kobe, Griffin and Luke Staude were born on January 26, 2003. “We shared a lot,” Luke said of the quadruplet experience. Now the quadruplets are sharing together in the Eastern experience, although each with unique and differing interests.  Emma, the first born of the four, is a broadcasting and […]

The Colonels at the Capitol Internship Program (CCIP) allows Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) students the opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge of the state’s political process while developing professional skills through research, communication and networking. Participants work alongside Kentucky legislators, spending Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort throughout the spring semester. One […]

On Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) fourth annual Giving Day on April 19, 2023, donors from every state, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, helped surpass the goal of 2,292 donors. This goal represented the number of graduates in the Spring 2022 commencement ceremonies. On the 2023 Giving Day, there were a total of 2,563 donors, […]

Faculty and staff members represented Eastern Kentucky University at the 40th annual Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education (KABHE) Conference, “Ruby Jubilee Celebration.” The purpose of KABHE is to promote the advancement of Black professionals in higher education by articulating needs and concerns, promoting unity and cooperation and enhancing the personal and professional growth […]

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) risk management and insurance major, Rylee Meachum, is one of this year’s selected participants for the Colonels at the Capitol Internship Program (CCIP). Throughout this semester, the Harlan, Kentucky native has spent Tuesdays and Thursdays interning under Representative Ashley Tackett Laferty at the Kentucky State Capitol. Laferty graduated from EKU in […]

When Haley Snell first stepped onto the Campus Beautiful, the landscape reeled her into attending Eastern Kentucky University. Now an EKU graduate, Snell looked back on her time at the university and the changes she went through as an undergraduate.  “When I got here, I was a scared, timid freshman. I was overwhelmed and anxious […]

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) junior Zachary Weston has spent Tuesdays and Thursdays of the spring semester at the Kentucky State Capitol. Through the Colonels at the Capitol Internship Program (CCIP), Weston works under Representative Bobby McCool. McCool is a 1991 EKU graduate with a bachelor’s degree in education. Weston, a political science and English double […]

Joe Skinner, ’11, joined the workforce immediately after graduation, starting in an information technology leadership program through Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati. In this program, Skinner had the opportunity to work in different positions every six months for two years. After completing the program, he received a job placement as a database administrator for the […]

Now EKU graduate, Kaitlin Coyle, set out to pursue three majors when she first enrolled as a freshman. Coyle’s driving motivational force to achieve her educational goals came from a phrase her mother said to her growing up, “La educación es la mejor herencia que los padres pueden dar a sus hijos.” The phrase translates […]

With the same concept as the “Shark Tank” reality TV series, Eastern Kentucky University’s Scholars Tank offers students the opportunity to present their business ideas in front of “sharks” and compete for a $5,000 award. On April 13, as part of the university’s annual Scholars Week, five groups of students pitched their proposals within a […]

At spring commencement ceremonies on May 12, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) recognized more than 2,000 graduates from the Class of 2023. Chia Hui Ouyang, who goes by Joanna, was this spring’s youngest graduate at 19 years old. Ouyang earned her degree in two years after starting her collegiate career at 17 years old. During the […]