Early Childhood Center faces uncertain future
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
April 3, 2015
Changes could soon be coming to the university’s Early Childhood Center. The on-campus educational daycare, which serves 52 children per day, is under the spotlight of a task force, created by NKU President Geoffrey Mearns, as a part of implementing a next step in the school’s strategic plan. ...
University takes next steps in environmental evolution
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
December 28, 2014
Northern Kentucky University is in the midst of an environmental evolution. The university is hiring a Director for Energy Management with plans to also hire a sustainability manager in order to have multiple designated full-time positions responsible for the planning, reporting and controlling ...
Former modern dancer spins a web of ‘green’ influence at NKU
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
December 28, 2014
Jane Goode didn’t catch on to her nickname at NKU quickly. Students would scurry up behind her on campus shouting “Green lady, green lady!” only to have her turn her head in confusion. In fact, being a leader for everything "green" or sustainability related wasn’t even something she knew sh...
NKU raises its bar for sustainable construction standards
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
December 28, 2014
NKU is taking advantage of its recent and continued growth through implementing more environmentally sustainable construction and renovation practices in projects all across campus. Though construction and renovation usually bring about negative effects on the environment, NKU is taking this opportuni...
Tranportation issues could be university’s key concern
December 28, 2014
About 42 percent of NKU’s total carbon footprint, or the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels is from transportation, according to University Planner Jane Goode. That’s a large amount compared to other universities, according to NKU Pr...
Center spreads environmental education throughout the university and beyond
December 28, 2014
Clay Tyler is no environmental expert. As a senior middle grades education major, he sits in class (almost) everyday like most NKU students and doesn’t spend time thinking twice about the impacts of his drive to campus or the bottled water he crinkles in his hands. That, however, all changed this past year ...
BREAKING: Former dance coach improperly used $6,800, could be center of investigation
Kevin Schultz and Richard Cracchiolo
November 3, 2014
NKU’s legal counsel met with a Campbell County commonwealth attorney on Nov. 3 to discuss a potential criminal investigation into the activities of former NKU dance team coach Jennifer Hilvert, according to an emailed statement from NKU’s Director of Marketing and Communications Chris Cole. The legal cou...
Student-created chemical recycling machine could cut costs, benefit the environment
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
November 2, 2014
Tucked away in the corner of a small research lab on the second floor of the science center is a funny-looking, gurgling machine. Constructed from what looks like the remnants of a pool noodle, your grandmother’s crock pot and clear tubing you’ve seen at your local hospital, the machine recycles ...
Hillary Clinton draws big crowds to campus
Kevin Schultz and Carrie Crotzer
November 1, 2014
Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped by Northern Kentucky University this morning to rally for Kentucky democrat senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. Clinton and Grimes both gave speeches to a crowd of about 1,400 people in the university's Bank of Kentucky Center. ...
University attempts to address small desk issue
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
October 2, 2014
Student government works to ‘bridge the gap’ between a student-body concern and its administrative response NKU administration and Student Government Association (SGA) have heard the concerns of students across campus regarding desks in classrooms that are much too small. SGA members ...
5 things you missed at the SPJ Lunch with the Pros
Brook Clifford, Managing Editor
September 19, 2014
You’ll never have the same day twice. You’ll question the trustworthiness of law enforcement. And you’ll need to work on your interpersonal communication skills. These are just a few of the things you may need to be a crime reporter in the digital age, according to the media professionals who ca...
‘Fitting in’ isn’t an option for some students with diverse body types
Kevin Schultz, Digital Projects Manager
September 1, 2014
As she sat down in a dark and outdated classroom to stuff resource bags for the homeless, she quickly realized something peculiar about her desk in the Landrum Academic Center. Small desks deliver discomforting disturbances Senior sociology major Tara Pennington recognized that the des...
