Join the EKU Army ROTC Military Science and Leadership Department in welcoming the new Eastern Kentucky Professor of Military Science LTC Jim Plutt Jr. LTC Plutt is originally from Mentor, Ohio and commissioned through the ROTC program at Kent State University in 2007. He is a career Armor Officer with 16 years of experience serving in multiple leadership roles.
Construction has started on the new home for the EKU Veteran's Memorial Wall. This is the architect's rendering of what the final space will look like located off Lancaster at the end of the Carloftis Garden. A ribbon cutting/opening ceremony will be held in the Fall 2023.
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 Military Science and Leadership Army ROTC Military Ball. A special thank you to our guest speaker, EKU Alumni Alvin Miller and his wife Dominique Miller. COL (R) Chaplain Miller was Commissioned as a US Army 2LT in August 1981 from Eastern Kentucky University. May we always remember his 4 keys to success; 1. Cooperation. 2. Integrity. 3. Respect. 4.
Growing up in a single-parent household, Brian Brode learned at an early age from his mother the importance of serving others. Many times, he volunteered alongside her as she ignored her own financial struggles to model a life of selfless service.
The weekend of November 4th-5th EKU celebrated Military Appreciation Weekend. The EKU campus and community honored veterans along with the first ever 4 Star General to graduate from the EKU Army ROTC program, General James Rainey. At a meet and greet on Friday, November 4th, General Rainey recognized Cadet Mounts as well as Cadet McCoy for outstanding achievement in the ROTC program.
Continuing efforts to create a more pedestrian-friendly Campus Beautiful, Eastern Kentucky University has begun a renovation project in Powell Plaza. Known as the heart of Eastern's campus, the renovation creates more green space for outdoor activities and is scheduled for completion before students return for the fall 2022 semester.
The 2022 MSL Army ROTC Spring Commissioning Ceremony was held Thursday, May 12th in O'Donnell Auditorium, Whitlock Building. The speaker for the ceremony was Colonel Timothy R. Starke, Director of Operations, Kentucky Army National Guard Commander, 75th Troop Command.
This years Military Science Distinguished Alumni Award with the College of Justice, Safety and Military Science was awarded to LTC Michael Dargavell. LTC Dargavell is the Professor of Military Science at the University of Louisville. He is an EKU alumni who graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice and was Commissioned at EKU in December 2004. His branch was Aviation.
MS3's and MS4's from EKU and UC participated in a staff ride to the Perryville battle site. As a group, the Cadets briefed each other as well as the ROTC Cadre on the battle and it's relevance to what they may face in the near future during their careers in the Army.
Saturday, November 20th, 2021 Military Appreciation Weekend-Veterans Memorial Ceremony. When Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" over 200 years ago, he called America, "the land of the free and the home of the brave." Those words are as true today as they were then.
