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Featured Story: #Norsebound Tour 2024

NKU is taking our show on the road again this year! We’re loading up a bus with VIPs like President Cady Short-Thompson, Provost Diana McGill, Victor E. Viking and stopping at four local high schools to meet with hundreds of students to show them all that is great about being a part of Norse Nation.

It’s no secret this has been a tough year for students headed to college this fall with FAFSA delays creating plenty of unknowns. NKU is doing everything we can to ease the stress for students and their families. We are bringing NKU to YOU, the future of Norse nation.

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  • NKU Honors More Than 1,800 Graduates in May 2024 Commencements

    NKU Honors More Than 1,800 Graduates in May 2024 Commencements

    Northern Kentucky University will honor 1,875 graduates over two ceremonies at the university’s 52nd Commencement on Sunday, May 5. Students from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Informatics and College of Education will graduate Sunday morning, and in the afternoon the university will honor graduates from Haile College of Business and the College of Health and Human Services.

  • NKU to host 41st Annual Lou Manchise Labor Management Conference

    NKU to host 41st Annual Lou Manchise Labor Management Conference

    Northern Kentucky University’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Center in the Haile College of Business is hosting its annual Lou Manchise Labor Management Conference: Strengthening Labor-Management Relationships through Communication and Dialogue on Friday, May 10.

  • NKU Introduces AI Minor Starting Fall of 2024

    NKU Introduces AI Minor Starting Fall of 2024

    NKU is the first university in the commonwealth of Kentucky, and in the region, to offer a minor in artificial intelligence. The university moved to create the minor due to the recent impacts of artificial intelligence across various occupational fields including healthcare, business and media.

  • Northern Kentucky University installed first female president

    Northern Kentucky University installed first female president

    Dr. Short-Thompson is the seventh president in NKU’s history and was welcomed into office during the investiture ceremony in Truist Arena at the Highland Heights campus. Dr. Short-Thompson shared her vision for the future of NKU, a place she calls home.

  • NKU recognized as Military Friendly School with Gold distinction

    NKU President launches first-of-its-kind initiative: Women for NKU

    Northern Kentucky University is celebrating the formal installation of its first permanent woman President, Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, with the launch of the women’s philanthropy empowerment initiative Women for NKU.

  • NKU recognized as Military Friendly School with Gold distinction

    NKU recognized as Military Friendly School with Gold distinction

    Northern Kentucky University is proud to announce that it has been named a Military Friendly ® School with Gold distinction. This prestigious recognition is awarded to schools that demonstrate exceptional commitment to supporting military-affiliated students and their families.

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NKU Magazine

  • Try Something That's More

    "I feel gratitude for what NKU has given me—a family of friends, a community, and profession that is fulfilling and meaningful."

  • Finding Purpose

    "Knowing I’m able to make a difference and do things to help people—not just saying them but doing them and seeing the results—is rewarding for me."

  • Remember Where You Come From

    "I credit much of my success to NKU and the opportunities and challenges it provided me. The university gave a lot to me, so giving back of my time, talent and treasure is fulfilling."

  • Thinking Outside the Nest Box

    “It’s given me a lot of self-confidence that I didn’t have before. That was something I wasn’t expecting: confidence in my own ability to make good decisions."

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