Celebrate our Senior Projects | Wednesday, May 6 , 6:00 pm | JRH Auditorium
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY VJ&P
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“Effect,” is a student-led and student-produced multimedia assignment that documents various areas impacted by President Trump’s signing of various executive orders earlier in 2025. This project in the Advanced Short …
8-year-old Gabriella Bilbrey has overcome the challenges of her disability since birth. Born without fully devleoped legs, Gabi’s physical therapist encouraged her to participate in the local climbing gym’s children …
WKUVJP Senior Dominic Di Palermo’s internship at the Chicago Tribune this past fall put him on the front line of the federal government’s immigration crackdown in Chicago. What started as …
Over the past 50 years, hammer enthusiast Scotty Fulton has built a collection of over 27,000 hammers. But something is missing. What started as a story at 50th Mountain Workshops, …
Junior Von Smith from Louisville documented Jimmie Duffer of Park City, Kentucky as he works to renovate one of the oldest homes in the town, dating back to the 1880s. …
WKU Senior Adin Parks documents the journey of Kevin Goode during his training to compete in a bodybuilding competition in the “transformational” category. Goode had lost 250 pounds during an …
Eli Randolph a senior VJP major from Murfreesboro, TN had the opportunity to intern at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this past summer as apart of a WKU Student Publication Fellowship. …
Dominic Di Palermo, a senior from outside of Chicago has had a chance to take a semester off to return to Illinois and intern for the Chicago Tribune. This past …
Each spring, the graduating seniors of the Western Kentucky University Visual Journalism & Photography program offer a final, unforgettable look at stories that captured their attention. These deeply personal and …
A year ago students in our Visual Journalism and Photography program spread throughout three states to document the total eclipse. Our students were out on assignment for our student newspaper …
What started as a hobby with two hives, 10 years ago, ended up with the Simon Family taking on a new career. Simon Apiearies now cares for over 600 hives, …
Coy Richmond, a resident of Bowling Green, Ky., has always lived a life full of adventure and independence. In his younger years, Richmond was very active, enjoying backpacking, fishing, and …
Friday Night lights was the assignment for the Advanced Short-Doc class. Students spread throughout the state gaining access to local High School football teams searching out their stories. Senior VJP …
According to a federal report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Kentucky saw a nearly 10 percent increase in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness from …
Faced with eviction, residents of Kentucky Gardens Mobile Home Park, come together to find a solution to help relocate after rezoning allowed for development of condominiums on the property. Many …
Virgil Bowlin balances the care of his music, children, and mother. Ultimately navigating being a caregiver across different generations. Senior Visual Journalism & Photography major Madeline Powell documents the life …
Eighty-one-year-old Jim Henry has always lived life to the fullest. However, on June 6, 2017, Henry’s life changed forever when he experienced a series of debilitating strokes. While Henry grieves …
Adin Parks is a Junior, Visual Journalism & Photography major from Louisville, Kentucky. Last summer he interned at the Evansville Living Magazine and is the chief photographer on staff at …
Kayden Mulrooney is a Junior, Visual Journalism & Photography and a Political Science major from Louisville, Kentucky. She will intern at the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer this summer as their staff photographer. …
Senior Visual Journalism and Photography student Emilee Arnold of Bowling Green, Ky heads into her final year at WKU, documenting some of her strongest work. Spring 2024 Advanced Photojournalism class …
A junior transfer student from Chicago, Dominic Di Palermo has spent his past year in WKU\’s Visual Journalism and Photography program, becoming involved in student publications and and trying to …
Stretching from the tip of Florida to the top of Michigan the historic Dixie Highway created communities along its Route. Travel with Anna Leachman and Gabi Broekema as they document …
Ever so often students do a project that shakes you and makes one stop to notice the depth of storytelling that our students are capable of producing. Survivors is a …
Junior Visual Journalism & Photography major Brett Phelps has spent the past year documenting 87-year-old Billy Salsman as she struggles to live on her own as a childless widow. Her …
