WKU Herald

09/17/2026

📰 NEWS | VISUALS
WKU students explored study abroad and study away opportunities during Globechella, WKU Global’s annual Global Learning Fair.

Students received VIP passes while learning how they can take their education beyond the Hill through classes, internships and other global experiences.

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📸: Natasha Gomez
✍️: Abigail Vickers
📲: Anna Beth Adams

Hilltoppers received VIP passes on Wednesday for Globechella, held inside the Mahurin Honors College and International Center. MHC Director Lindy Davidson, who also oversees WKU’s study abroad programs, helped welcome students to the VIP entrance of Globechella. Students who attended the event rec...

09/17/2026

📰 NEWS
WKU begins major campus housing overhaul with Southern Gateway

WKU has officially entered the first phase of Elevate WKU, the university’s new approach to student housing.

The Southern Gateway, a new 1,009-bed suite-style residence hall, will be built on the former site of Douglas Keen and Hugh Poland halls. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 20, with construction expected to be completed by 2028.

By 2030, all WKU residence halls are expected to be renovated or replaced as part of the Elevate WKU initiative.

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📝:Anthony Clauson
📲: Anna Beth Adams

WKU has officially started the climb to Elevate WKU by entering the first phase of the university’s new approach to student housing. WKU President Timothy Caboni sent an email to faculty and staff Wednesday morning announcing a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of WKU’s newest dorm t...

09/08/2026

📰NEWS: Hilltoppers pack the Bowling Green Ballpark for WKU Night

The Bowling Green Hot Rods won against the Greenville Drive using the team’s alternate identity, the Bootleggers, on Thursday during WKU Night at the Bowling Green Ballpark.

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🎥: Abigail Vickers

09/04/2026

NEWS/Campus Life

Looking for your place on the Hill?
WKU’s annual DiscoverFest brought departments, organizations and clubs together in Centennial Mall, giving students the chance to discover new opportunities, meet new people and get involved on campus.

📝: Abigail Vickers
🎥 : Anna Beth Adams
🔗Take a look inside this year’s DiscoverFest, and read the full story at the link in our bio.

09/02/2026

📰NEWS / WKU Administration WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters
Potter College of Arts and Letters Dean Terrance Brown sat down with the College Heights Herald to discuss the future of PCAL and the changes shaping the college as the Fall 2026 semester begins.

From potential new certificates and degree programs to the ongoing renovation of Cherry Hall, Brown discussed his vision for making PCAL more accessible and creating new opportunities for students. Plans for the renovated Cherry Hall include a Student Success Center, multifunctional classrooms and conference rooms, along with a more accessible dean’s office.

Amid the changes happening across the college, Brown emphasized the importance of continuing to invest in the arts, humanities, media, and social sciences — fields he says form the foundation of “life, more life.”

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📝 : Anthony Clauson, Natalie Freidhof, Peyton Reid
📷 : Lindsey McIntosh
📲: Anna Beth Adams

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The Potter College of Arts and Letters is considering a multitude of new certificates and degree programs, plans of which are scrawled on the window of Dean Terrance Brown’s office. The new certificate programs, many of which are cross-disciplinary, are the result of faculty members “taking owne...

09/02/2026

ARTS & CULTURE
National Eat Outside Day brings food and fun to WKU

Lunch looked a little different on the Hill Monday!
WKU students celebrated National Eat Outside Day in Centennial Mall with food trucks, picnic setups, refreshing treats — and even live alpacas.

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📝: Maha Salem
🎥: Anna Beth Adams
📸: Megan Geisler

08/31/2026

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Our obligation to you
🎥: Abigail Vickers and Anna Beth Adams
🎞️: Shelbi Bale

08/26/2026

📰 NEWS:
SGA kicks off 60th year on campus, swears in new committee chairs

Members of the 26th Student Government Association senate met Tuesday to kick off the start of the association’s 60th year on campus.

Before addressing other orders of business, Student Body President Caden Lucas spoke to the senate to thank those involved in greeting and interacting with new students on the Hill during M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan.

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📝: Bradlee Reed-Whalen
📷: Bradi Hawkins

Members of the 26th Student Government Association senate met Tuesday to kick off the start of the association’s 60th year on campus. Student Body President Caden Lucas, notes in hand, took the stand at the helm of the academic year. He spoke to the senate, coming off a week of work with WKU M.A.S...

08/25/2026

📰NEWS / SPORTS
Former WKU football defensive tackle Victory Vaka has committed to rival Middle Tennessee State University amid ongoing transfer controversy

Vaka entered the transfer portal August 20, after much struggle. He will be immediately eligible to play for MTSU.

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📝 : Peyton Reid

Former WKU Football defensive tackle Victory Vaka commits to rival Middle Tennessee State University. Vaka has been at the center of controversy after being dismissed from WKU following the death of his mother. Vaka was dismissed due to a “failure to report,” therefore leaving him without any el...

08/23/2026

📰 NEWS:
WKU remembers the life and legacy of Howard Bailey

Howard Bailey, retired vice president for Student Affairs, was known by his friends and colleagues for many things, but his fairness, objectivity and advocacy consistently defined his character.

After his death on Aug. 18, faculty, staff and friends of Bailey recalled his life, legacy and impact on the WKU and Bowling Green community.

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📝: Anthony Clauson
📷: Allie Schallert

Howard Bailey, retired vice president for Student Affairs, was known by his friends and colleagues for many things, but his fairness, objectivity and advocacy consistently defined his character. After his death on Aug. 18, faculty, staff and friends of Bailey recalled his life, legacy and impact on....