SKY Academy preparing more students for speech and debate events

Judy Woodring, who recently retired as director of WKU’s forensics program, has started the Southern Kentucky (SKY) Academy to offer speech and debate training for students who do not have speech programs in their schools. Woodring, who does all the coaching, prepares the students for different competitions just like other high school teams. “We just […]

Imagewest students return from Spain

Imagewest, the nation’s only full-service, revenue generating, student-run advertising and public relations agency, recently provided four WKU students the rare opportunity to live and work in Spain for four weeks. The team members took an eight-hour flight to Barcelona, Spain, where they conducted research and worked to develop a microsite, interactive maps, informational sheets, posters, […]

WKU senior posts top finish among Army ROTC cadets in 2-mile run

WKU senior Peter Drance of Florence, Ky., finished ahead of 426 other Army ROTC cadets in the two-mile run on the Army Physical Fitness Test held as part of cadet training at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash. Passing the test is a prerequisite for becoming commissioned as a U.S. Army lieutenant. Thousands of college students […]