Topper Talk (Formerly Phonathon) began in 1981, as a volunteer based program that only lasted a few weeks. In 1998, the program moved to a year round effort enabling student callers to contact more alumni and friends than ever before. Currently, 50 student callers place calls to over 50,000 alumni and friends of the university throughout the year.
Dollars pledged through the Topper Talk program support the various academic departments, student organizations, and athletic programs throughout Western’s campus. Many times, the call you receive from a student caller is the only contact you will have with Western in a given year. Our goal is to not only increase alumni participation in the Annual Fund, but also connect alumni and friends back to the University.
The Topper Talk program is housed in the Garrett Conference Center room 108. Calls are placed between the hours of 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm, Sunday through Thursday nights. If you are interested in finding out more about the Topper Talk program, feel free to contact Tori Hardin in the Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at tori.hardin@wku.edu.
If you are a student interested in working for Topper Talk, click here for more information and the on-line employment application.