History of NOVA at EKU

NOVA is a Student Support Services / TRiO project funded by the U.S. Department of Education as a national commitment to providing educational opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, ethnic background or economic circumstance.

NOVA has been funded on EKU’s campus since 1975 to with the purpose to retain and graduate eligible participants.

Strict federal guidelines must be followed by the NOVA program to maintain funding. Participants must qualify for the project and the project must track the academic progress of each participant through graduation.

Other TRiO projects hosted at EKU include the Upward Bound program, Educational Talent Search, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Degree Achievement program.

To learn more about TRiO projects, visit: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html.

Turley House History

Turley House, NOVA's location This Queen Anne style house was built in 1893 for Anne Wallace Walters (1830-1903), widow of Singleton P. Walters, one of the principal benefactors of Central University. The house is named after R.E. Turley, Sr. (1863-1933), former member of the Board of Trustees of Walters Collegiate Institute and the first treasurer of Eastern. The Turley House once served as the home management house for the Department of Home Economics. The NOVA Program and Student Judicial Services are all located there.