Northern Kentucky University debuted its newly renovated Welcome Center with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. The project spanned ten months and included renovations to the University Center and upgrades to the Otto M. Budig Theater, lighting, digital systems and more.
Northern Kentucky University honored more than 2,000 graduates over two ceremonies during the university’s 52nd Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14.
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Northern Kentucky University will recognize five distinguished alumni and faculty at the annual Alumni Awards on Friday, Feb. 6. Gaby Batshoun, Joe Meyer, Julie Kirkpatrick, Jenny Collopy and Steve Newman will be honored for their outstanding achievements and distinguished service to the community at the Alumni Awards Dinner and Celebration.
On March 4 and 5, NKU will once again celebrate its founding with NKU Founders’ Day: 1,968 Minutes of Giving—a spirited, community-wide effort that begins at 8:00 a.m. on March 4 and concludes at 4:48 p.m. on March 5.
Madison Cuffy Supports the All Rise Fund
Dr. Madison Cuffy is a transplant surgeon, chief of the transplantation division at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center… and a second-year student in the ChaseCollege of Law evening division.
Johanna “Hanna” Thompson will never forget the first day of her volunteer trip with Haiti Air Ambulance on August 14, 2021—the same day Haiti was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. At the time, she was also a student in Northern Kentucky University’s online health sciences program.
Camilo Iturralde
Northern Kentucky University filmmaker Camilo Idrobo describes his award-winning short “Cross the Valley” as an “avant-garde dream film.” “It works more on metaphor than logic,” he says.
Framing true crime: How an NKU course tackled the ethics of storytelling in the most trending and controversial genre
From books and movies to podcasts and investigative journalism, the true crime genre has maintained its relevancy in consumer media for decades. But recent viral cases like that of Gaby Petito and the Murdaugh family have raised concerns over the ethical complexities of true crime storytelling. This was one of the main focuses of Dr. Stacie Jankowski’s special topics in journalism class at Northern Kentucky University.
Finding confidence and new perspectives through the Haile Research Fellows and Lab Program
The Haile Research Fellows and Lab Program at Northern Kentucky University began as an initiative to bridge the gap between academic research and business practice, but for student Princess Nworah it was an opportunity for both personal and professional growth.
From theater nomad to founding director: Ken Jones’ lasting impact on NKU, SOTA and its students
Year after year, Ken Jones gives his students at Northern Kentucky University the same advice.
“Don’t mix up your dream with your goals,” he says. “Always have the dream, because in this world the greatest thing you can do is dream, but you need goals to get to that dream. So, make smaller steps using goals to get to your dream. Don’t put so much pressure on yourself.”
His advice is reflective of his own journey. A writer and self-proclaimed theatre nomad, Jones came to NKU as a professor in 1987 before rising through the ranks, eventually becoming chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance in 2003.
