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WKU spends over $241,000 for Flo Rida performance
WKU spends over $241,000 for Flo Rida performance
Ali Costellow, Content Editor • November 12, 2024

Invoices show WKU spent a total of $241,196.60 for Flo Rida’s Oct. 30 South Lawn concert.  Flo Rida was directly paid $150,000 for the...

President Timothy Caboni waits to speak at his annual meeting with the universities staff senate in the Student Government Association chambers in Downing Student Union on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024.
Open Letter to the WKU Board of Regents: It’s time for real transparency from Caboni and WKU administration
Herald Editorial Board November 12, 2024

A central pillar of being a public institution is meeting the simple expectation of letting stakeholders and taxpayers know their money is being...

Provost Bud Fischer (left to right), Susan Howarth, executive vice president for strategy, operations and finance, and President Timothy Caboni present the proposed 2024-2025 budget to the regents on June 7, 2024, in Jody Richards Hall.
WKU overspent generated revenues by $3.9 million in 2023-2024, documents show
Price Wilborn, Editor-in-Chief • November 12, 2024

Western Kentucky University spent nearly $4 million more than the revenue it generated during the 2023-2024 academic year, according to university...

57 WKU faculty and staff taking early retirement option
57 WKU faculty and staff taking early retirement option
Price Wilborn, Editor-in-Chief • November 6, 2024

57 faculty and staff members applied for and were accepted for the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, according to an email sent by Executive...

President Timothy Caboni listens to Dr. Cathleen Webb, associate dean of research and director of ARTP, as she presents the accomplishments of the program at the Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
‘Our budget is in great shape’: Regents approve first quarter FY 2025 revenues, expenditures
Ali Costellow, Content Editor • October 18, 2024

The Board of Regents approved a summary of revenues and expenditures during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 during its Friday morning committee...

Caboni announces 2% across-the-board salary increases for faculty, staff
Caboni announces 2% across-the-board salary increases for faculty, staff
Ali Costellow, Content Editor • October 16, 2024

Full-time faculty and staff will receive a 2% “across-the-board salary increase” as recommended by the Budget Executive Committee, according...

President Timothy Caboni waits to speak at his annual meeting with the universities staff senate in the Student Government Association chambers in Downing Student Union on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024.
Open Letter to the WKU Board of Regents: It’s time for real transparency from Caboni and WKU administration
Herald Editorial Board November 12, 2024

A central pillar of being a public institution is meeting the simple expectation of letting stakeholders and taxpayers know their money is being...

Donors down, dollars up: WKU philanthropy in a new age
Donors down, dollars up: WKU philanthropy in a new age
Cameron Shaw, Assistant Content Editor • April 23, 2025

Six years ago, WKU received more than $32 million in donations. In fiscal year 2024, when the university faced increasing budget challenges and...

WKU spends over $241,000 for Flo Rida performance
WKU spends over $241,000 for Flo Rida performance
Ali Costellow, Content Editor • November 12, 2024

Invoices show WKU spent a total of $241,196.60 for Flo Rida’s Oct. 30 South Lawn concert.  Flo Rida was directly paid $150,000 for the...

President Timothy Caboni waits to speak at his annual meeting with the universities staff senate in the Student Government Association chambers in Downing Student Union on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024.
Open Letter to the WKU Board of Regents: It’s time for real transparency from Caboni and WKU administration
Herald Editorial Board November 12, 2024

A central pillar of being a public institution is meeting the simple expectation of letting stakeholders and taxpayers know their money is being...

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