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Volume 5 • Number 8
Nov. 24, 2003
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Karl Park, who will retire as EKU's sports information director in December after 34 years, holds a plaque presented to him at halftime of the Nov. 22 football game. On hand to help celebrate were, left to right, Park's son Drew, daughter Rachel and wife Shelley, director of Student Financial Assistance; Athletics Director John Shafer and President Glasser.
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The Eastern Progress has once again captured college journalism’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.

David Alan Hobbs Jr. played Hal in the EKU Theatre production of "Proof," David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play presented on campus Nov. 19-22. (Charlie Vance/Student Photographer, Public Relations)


Three EKU students were honored at recent American Mock Trial Association tournaments, including the Robert E. Sanders Invitational Tournament Nov. 7-8 at EKU, where Eastern finished eighth overall in a field of 22 teams.

Several events have been planned on campus to recognize AIDS Awareness Week, including “Living with AIDS: A Personal Conversation with Annette,” a faculty/staff brown bag lunch on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Powell Building’s Faculty Dining Room. This program is sponsored by Student Health Services, PRIDE Alliance, Thursday Alternative Get-a-way and Student Life.

Kristel Smith has been named assistant director of the Eastern Innovation Region of the Office for the New Economy.

Smith, who will be based at EKU, brings to the position 13 years of experience in higher education, business and leadership development and information technology.


EKU’s Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology has received a national “Project of the Year” award for its economic development efforts.

EKU and Berea College are joining forces to help their employees.

The two institutions recently finalized an agreement making faculty and staff at one institution eligible to receive a full tuition waiver for undergraduate courses at the other.



Left to right: Ted Insko, ROTC Alumni Chapter president; Lyle Cook, provost and vice president of academic affairs; and Dick Perry, Alumni Association president, took part in the groundbreaking on Nov. 7 for the ROTC Veteran's Memorial, being contructed on campus to honor alumni, students, faculty and staff whose deaths were related to military service. (Chris Radcliffe/Student Photographer, Public Relations)

EKU has a new audiologist, and she is ready to work with the University community and the general public to attain the best hearing possible for all who need help with their hearing.

For many Kentuckians, paintball is an unfamiliar sport. But for a certain group of students, it’s a way of life.

These EKU students have introduced a new, adrenaline-rushing athletic activity to their campus, EKU Paintball.


EKU honored military veterans during a special halftime tribute of the football game Saturday, Nov. 8. The annual tribute was sponsored by EKU and the Department of Military Science and Leadership to honor veterans of all branches of the military for their service to the nation. Veterans escorted their service colors through an honor cordon presented by EKU’s Pershing Rifles. (Sam Gish/Student Photographer, Public Relations)


Phil Hedges, Security Guard, Public Safety
Phil Hedges, Security Guard, Public Safety
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