“When I decided to attend college, I was so excited but part of me felt guilty. I was leaving my family behind and knowing that they already struggled financially, I […]
One year ago, communities across Eastern Kentucky were devastated with widespread flooding. Homes were lost, families were displaced and entire communities were damaged. With an emphasis on service, last fall’s […]
The campus of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is to be featured in a made-for-tv movie, giving the EKU and Richmond community a chance to experience filmmaking. When the independent film […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
While graduate student Joshua Castle may have taken a non-traditional route to pursue his education, he’s now living out his passions studying wildlife biology and working for EKU’s Taylor Fork […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) hosted a bilingual health fair at the Madison County Public Library on Saturday, May 6, 2023. EKU students in the Spanish program joined faculty and staff […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]