WKU Professional Writing Program

05/14/2025

KirkpatrickPrice is looking for someone to join their Reports Team! If you're looking for a position in editing and technical writing, check out the job advertisement below.

We’re Hiring! KirkpatrickPrice is seeking a skilled Professional Writer to join the Reports Team in the Bowling Green, KY or Nashville, TN office. Any level of experience is welcome to apply! About Us KirkpatrickPrice is a growing auditing firm with an emphasis on cybersecurity audits and penetrat...

11/14/2024

Always appreciate a good story about WKU Professional Writing, especially when it's written by a current PW student and features PW alumni and their support of the program!

Western Kentucky University’s Professional Writing (PW) Club, sometimes affectionately referred to as the “p-dub” club, is a club “dedicated to providing [students with] opportunities to listen to and meet with individuals and businesses”

10/25/2024

Always a good recruiting event when Big Red stops by your table!
(Not pictured: Big Red stealing our basket of candy, us talking to lots of eager potential WKU Department of English students.)

09/04/2024

Congratulations to Cailyn on her graduation and job—it is wonderful to see her accomplishments highlighted in this WKU Alumni profile!

(Also, for you current students, Cailyn provides an awesome example of combining English and journalism coursework and activities.)

She was a transfer student that found her place in WKU Student Publications and graduated with a job at WBKO. Visit bit.ly/3AAqQK4 to meet Alumnus of the Week, Cailyn Richer (’24).


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09/02/2024

We are excited for the first PW Club meeting of the new academic year! Join us on Zoom on Tues., Sept. 10, at 4:30 p.m. for some "myth busting" about careers in PW and a chance to learn from alumni who work at KirkpatrickPrice!

08/31/2024

Thanks to our friends at WKU's Mahurin Honors College for this profile on current PW student Priscilla Riggs and her many accomplishments!

Priscilla Riggs, a first-gen WKU student, is pursuing study abroad scholarships to South Korea, aiming to teach English there. Her journey highlights her ambition, love for writing, and passion for global experiences.

05/20/2024

Congratulations to PW student Starr May and the rest of her team on winning the recent "hackathon" at WKU's Innovation Campus! We celebrate the range of talents that students bring to the PW program and love to see them being recognized for those skills!

Despite its name, last weekend's "Hackathon" contestants weren't finding ways to break into your email.

04/09/2024

Thank you to our alumni friends at KirkpatrickPrice for staffing a table for the PW Club at last week's WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters club fair! We appreciate all that you do to give back to our current students, to our program, and to the WKU Department of English!

03/15/2024

We appreciate our supportive alumni so much—thank you, Kellie McDermott, for providing project management workshops to our PW Capstone students!
(And thank you to current intern Emma Dock for reporting on Kellie's first visit to our class!)

“I want you guys to get out there and succeed and do the best you can. Having just a little bit of project management on your resume will help put you above other English majors.” - Kellie McDermott

03/03/2024

Alumni with grant writing experience may be especially interested in and qualified for this opportunity!

We are hiring a Community Development Specialist! Come join a great team and help our communities grow. A full description and application details can be found at www.bradd.org.

02/06/2024

Any of our advanced PW students or local alumni looking for a part-time position with an important community organization? Check out this opportunity with the Community Farmers Market BG!

📣 Community Farmers Market is hiring a part-time Tuesday Market Co-Manager to help bring fresh food access to the community!

The Market Co-Manager will process transactions at the Market Booth and assist the market in communications, social media, and some grant reporting tasks.

This position requires an average of 10 hours/week of work (a combination of in-person work on Tuesdays and some remote work) and is compensated at a rate of $15/hour. Occasional opportunities for extra pay for completing additional projects.

To learn more, read our latest newsletter:
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