WKU Student Activities

05/11/2026

Congrats to Caden Lucas for being named the 2026 ODK Circle Leader of the Year!

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The Western Kentucky University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the National Leadership Honor Society, proudly announces Caden Lucas as the recipient of the 2026 ODK Circle Leader of the Year Award.

04/27/2026

Congratulations to the newest inductees to the WKU Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success! These leaders were celebrated last Thursday at the induction ceremony.

WKU’s Spring 2026 inductee names are listed below:

Reece Baise

Lindsey Baker

Brian Baker

Ethan Baldwin

David Baldwin

Emily Barth

David Baughman

Cristina Belrose

Lola Bond

Sarah Bowen

Hylton Brumley

Diana Buzby-Soto

Addison Darlage

Allen Davis

Oliveah Deutsch

Alexis Doepp

Bryan-Jacob Finn

Jenny Flowers

Tracy Goforth

Daphney Grisham

Talaya Guest

Melissa Head

Ismahan Ibrahim

Abigail Jenkins

Ruth Kaylor

Victoria Koon

Collin Lee

Elijah Lewis

Nancy Logan

Cadence Long

Chloe Morgan

Gracie Nation

Jennifer O’Brien

Evangeline Osabutey

Christian Pastura

Abigail Pumarejo

Erin Quarles

Olivia Rice

Mikah Riggan

Ellery Smith

Matthew Smith

Christopher Squier

Bobbi Taylor

Taniya Thomas

Kylie Tisdale

Sally G Vargas Estrada

Jennika Warner

Carina Waites

Lillian Zagula

Coletta Zurschmeide

04/22/2026

Congratulations to Izzie Weedman who will be representing WKU at the 2026 Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival in Pineville, KY. The Kentucky Mountain Laurel takes place each Memorial Day weekend. The event pays tribute to the rich history of southeastern Kentucky while proudly featuring outstanding Queen Candidates from colleges and universities across the state. Each candidate exemplifies class and grace, representing the pride of the commonwealth.

Izzie is a health sciences major from Leitchfield, KY. She is the daughter of Melissa and Darren Weedman. Best of luck to Izzie as she represents WKU! ❤️👑

04/02/2026

Northwestern Mutual in BGKY is hosting an internship open house on April 7th from 5-7pm at 837 State Street.

This will be a great chance for students to:
- Meet our team of financial professionals
- Tour our office
- Learn more about internship opportunities
- Network in a relaxed setting with food and drinks provided

Contact [email protected]

02/06/2026

Congratulations to this year’s 20 candidates for 2026 Coming Home King at Western Kentucky University!

🔴Demani Bell
⚪Jacob Brown
🔴Hayden Burt
⚪Cai Coburn
🔴Dylan Coleman
⚪Will Derryberry
🔴Aiden Fleck
⚪Josh Gillespie
🔴Richard Gutierrez
⚪Konner Harl
🔴Malachi Humble
⚪Carter Lowry
🔴Jacob Mullins
⚪Caleb Penick
🔴Garrett Price
⚪Rush Robinson
🔴Blair Tate
⚪Charlie Uland
🔴Luis Vazquez
⚪Noah Wilson

Candidates will participate in numerous activities next week, including interviews, a volunteer project with The Salvation Army and a banquet.

WKU students will cast their votes for the Coming Home King on Monday, February 9 via TopNet.

The 2026 King will be crowned on Saturday, February 14 during halftime of the Hilltopper Basketball’s game vs. Middle Tennessee in E.A. Di**le Arena.

Read more about the candidates at WKU News: https://bit.ly/3ZRqoAr

02/06/2026

Check out our 2026 Coming Home King candidates!

Twenty Western Kentucky University students are candidates for the 2026 Coming Home King.

09/21/2025

Congratulations to the Wiles family, WKU’s 2025 Family of the Year, recognized during Parent & Family Weekend.

Senior Sarah Wiles nominated her family for the honor. Her parents met on campus and have since raised three Hilltoppers. Autumn graduated with a degree in entrepreneurship and has launched a clothing company and social media presence. Sarah found a position as a rehabilitation technician at Med Center Health and plans to become an occupational therapist. Hannah has fully embraced her new life as a Hilltopper during her first semester on the Hill.

“Together, our family’s story is one of perseverance, service and love, tied together by our shared connection to WKU,” Sarah said.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4poRLxk

08/27/2025

08/19/2025

08/18/2025

Before classes begin tomorrow, we wanted to thank all of our incoming WKU students and community partners who participated in Big Red’s Blitz. Over three days, WKU students “blitzed” across Bowling Green to volunteer and conduct community service as part of MASTERPLAN. All of the volunteer sites are listed below!

New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding Inc.
LifeWorks for Autism
WKU chool of Media & Communication
City of Bowling Green - Downtown Development
Pieces of Hope Movement and Memory Center
Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky
Kentucky Museum
Lost River Cave
Miracle Life Campus Ministry
National Corvette Museum
New Opportunities and Ways
Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM)
WKU National Pan-Hellenic Council
Acts of Kindness for the Salvation Army
Bowling Green Parks and Recreation

08/15/2025

The WK&U Involvement Fair for MASTERPLAN was a success yesterday! We hope our newest WKU students found a club or organization to get involved in.

If you missed us, we will have another club fair called Discoverfest on August 27 from 2-4pm on the DSU Lawn. You can also check out the RSO Directory using this link: https://app.suitable.co/orgs/Wx8yq0Ck6Lv7

Contact [email protected] for more student organization questions.