Jim Nantz (CBS) and Mark Collier (Fort Thomas Matters). FTM file. When the final buzzer sounded after the 79-70 victory for the Kentucky Wildcats over the Northern Kentucky Norse and the stands had cleared, I decided to get one more glimpse of the court. I walked down the media tunnel and took a final scan. […]
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University of Kentucky vs. NKU LIVE Feed
FTM file. Fort Thomas Matters is live from Indianapolis to cover the Northern Kentucky University Norse (15) versus the University of Kentucky Wildcats (2). Be sure to follow up on Instagram, Snapchat (FtThomasMatters) and Twitter to get a behind the scenes look into the game. Coach John Brannen said his team is excited about the […]
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Northern Kentucky University Announces 2017 Hall of Fame Class
Marksbury (left) getting sworn in with fellow officer Sean Donelan at a Fort Thomas City Council meeting by Police Chief Mike Daly. FTM file. Two men with Fort Thomas ties have been inducted into the NKU Hall of Fame. The Northern Kentucky University’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its 2017 Hall of Fame Class today, […]
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BREAKING: NKU President Geoffrey Mearns Leaving University For Ball State
NKU President Geoff Mearns. FTM file. Fort Thomas Matters has learned that Northern Kentucky University President, Geoffrey S. Mearns, is leaving the university for the same position at Ball State University. He will be the 17th President of Ball State and will be announced at a ceremony at the school at 1:30 p.m today. Mearns […]
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Fort Thomas Resident Jonathan McKenzie Publishes Book About Henry David Thoreau
Fort Thomas resident Jonathan McKenzie recently published his first book, which is based on years of researching Henry David Thoreau’s writing. Jonathan McKenzie, an assistant professor of political science at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), began researching Henry David Thoreau in 2006. “I think part of what made me interested in Thoreau was his preference for […]
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Forbes names NKU among ‘America’s Top Colleges’ for seventh year
Wikipedia. Northern Kentucky University is once again ranked among the nation’s top higher education institutions by Forbes Magazine. This is the seventh year NKU has been included in the magazine’s “America’s Top Colleges” rankings, an elite list of 650 public and private universities across the nation. The rankings focus on student outcomes in five categories: […]
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NKU to host Journalism in the Digital Age summer workshop
NKU’s Journalism Department is hosting its annual Journalism in the Digital Age summer workshop during the third week of June 2015. The workshop offers area high school students the opportunity to gain dynamic and valuable instruction in the highly competitive world of digital news gathering, writing, video, photography and reporting. Northern Kentucky University College of Informatics
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Carnegie Foundation selects NKU to receive 2015 Community Engagement Classification
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected Northern Kentucky University to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification.NKU originally earned the classification in 2006, the first year it was offered, and this marks the Foundation’s first re-classification year.
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NKU Women’s Basketball Team Offers Exclusive Team Access to Young Girls
Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team will offer a program that will give young girls exclusive access to the team. The program called “Coach P’s Platoon” will be for 4th through 8th grade girls.
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NKY Youth Science Summit Coming to NKU
Griffin Hall, at NKU, will be the location for the first annual Northern Kentucky Youth Science Summit/Turner Construction LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Northern Kentucky University will be host to the first annual Northern Kentucky Youth Science Summit, which will take place Saturday, October 4th, at NKU’s Griffin Hall and hosted by the Center for Integrative Natural […]