This week on Mind Your Business NKY!, LINK nky CEO Lacy Starling and Business Reporter Kenton Hornbeck discuss their first jobs back in the day…and what has led to a national decrease in the ‘kids’ working today. Kenton and Lacy dive into our new print story examining the reasons why the teenage labor rate has decreased […]
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How NKU, Highland Heights leaders have partnered up: ‘We’ve done such tremendous work here’
Northern Kentucky State College held its grand ribbon cutting in 1968, with residents lining US 27 to support the new institution. The small Northern Kentucky town of Highland Heights had seized the moment, with the state college located next to the city’s borders. Now-Highland Heights mayor Gregory Meyers had a vision, though, to seize the […]
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NKU softball heads to Knoxville regional
A little over 24 hours from their first ever Horizon League Conference championship, the Northern Kentucky University softball team found out where they were headed next to play in their first NCAA tournament. The Norse held a watch party at Dead Low Brewing on Sunday evening for the NCAA softball tournament selection show. Just a […]
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NKU softball claims first ever Horizon League title, headed to NCAA tourney
In a season of taking the next step, the Northern Kentucky University softball team climbed another rung on the ladder. The Norse won the Horizon League conference tournament on Saturday for the first time in program history with a 2-1 victory over Oakland. It also gets them into the NCAA tournament for the first time […]
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NKU Faculty Senate passes resolution seeking open presidential search, accountability for budget deficit
Northern Kentucky’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Friday that seeks, via a statement, to improve the relationship with the university’s board of regents but also heavily criticizes the board for its role in the public university’s $25 million deficit that has led to staffing and program cuts. “There is some criticism in that statement because […]
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Big weekend awaits NKU baseball, softball teams
One can win a Horizon League regular season conference title, another can put themselves in a position to win one. A big weekend looms for the Northern Kentucky University baseball and softball teams. SOFTBALL The softball team hosts Youngstown State in a three-game set starting on Friday as they sit a half game behind Oakland […]
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Zach Beard continues NKU men’s golf winning streak as he takes home the Jewell
A crowd gathered around the 18th green at Elks Run Golf Club in Batavia, Ohio on April 11 as Zach Beard holed a 25-foot putt to force a playoff against Bellarmine’s Ballard Harris. The Northern Kentucky University freshman and chemistry major from Cincinnati fired scores of 72, 68, 68 for a total score of 208 […]
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Faculty diversity at NKU an area to celebrate — and improve
Dr. Vanessa Hunn, an NKU professor and administrator, has spent her career climbing the rungs of higher education in the College of Health and Human Services as a Black woman and first-generation college student. At the Academic Affairs, Faculty, Staff and Unit Award Ceremony on April 20, Hunn was appointed as a full professor, making […]
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NKU to host National Civics Bee
Northern Kentucky University is set to host the 2023 National Civics Bee, an initiative aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. On April 29, from 10 a.m. to noon, students will compete in a live quiz event in front of their friends, family and a panel of […]
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NKU Faculty Senate: No-confidence vote against Board of Regents a ‘last resort measure’
The Northern Kentucky University Faculty Senate discussed a possible resolution for a no-confidence vote against the NKU Board of Regents on Monday, though the Faculty Senate president said the vote would be a last-resort measure. The resolution was discussed during a regularly scheduled Faculty Senate meeting, but no action was taken. NKU Faculty Senate President […]
