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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
Thursday, September 7th
9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Location: Kentucky Museum
  • Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm

This traveling exhibition features the works of Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) visual artists living in Kentucky, who share their experiences of the Commonwealth. Sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council in partnership with the Asia Institute-Crane House and the Kentucky Chinese American Association. 

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11:30am - 2:00pm
  • Location: Grise Hall Back Lawn
  • Time: 11:30am - 2:00pm

Come join GFCB Thursday, September 7th for free food and a student activities fair! For more information please call the GFCB Dean's Office.

2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Location: Zoom
  • Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Join U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence for the North Central Region (KY, TN, IN, MI), Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) St. Louis Office Agent-in-Charge Matthew Perry, and Bureau of Consular Affairs Recruitment Advisor Tyquain McClellan for a virtual general information session on State Department students programs and careers.

Attendees will learn about State Department career pathways and specific opportunities for students. After an initial presentation, students will have the opportunity to ask questions of State Department officials and WKU students who have participated in State Department opportunities.

This virtual event will be conducted via Zoom and hosted by Will Randolph from the Office of Scholar Development. Students can register for the event by completing the following form: https://airtable.com/appoo5ahu12jM49YK/shrulNuXHwwkpmQ9Z  

2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Location: Zoom
  • Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Join U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence for the North Central Region (KY, TN, IN, MI), Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) St. Louis Office Agent-in-Charge Matthew Perry, and Bureau of Consular Affairs Recruitment Advisor Tyquain McClellan for a virtual general information session on State Department students programs and careers.

Attendees will learn about State Department career pathways and specific opportunities for students. After an initial presentation, students will have the opportunity to ask questions of State Department officials and WKU students who have participated in State Department opportunities.

This virtual event will be conducted via Zoom and hosted by Will Randolph from the Office of Scholar Development. Students can register for the event by completing the following form: https://airtable.com/appoo5ahu12jM49YK/shrulNuXHwwkpmQ9Z

3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: DSU Lobby
  • Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Taste of WKU is an annual FREE event hosted by the WKU Restaurant Group and Hilltopper Nutrition at DSU Lobby. Select restaurant locations will feature a menu item which students can sample and then enter to win various prizes.

3:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Location: The Valley (behind the heat plant / grassy area by College Heights Blvd.)
  • Time: 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Valleypalooza has been a favorite event on the Hill since 1993 and took a break after 2019, but it's back and better than ever! And after having to be rescheduled for rain in the spring, it's back AGAIN! 

Join us on Thursday, September 7 from 3-6 PM in the Valley (behind the heat plant in the grassy area by College Heights Blvd.) with:

  • ???? Free Food
  • ???? Free Kona Ice
  • ???? Inflatables 
  • ???? Dunk Tank
  • ⛳️ Lawn Games
  • ???? Free self-screenprinted WKU tote bags (for the first 150 participants)! 

Hosted by WKU Housing & Residence Life 

5:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Location: Kentucky Museum
  • Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Presentation by Dr. Nichols Hartlep, Associate Professor of Education Studies and Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education, Berea College. A leading authority on the model minority stereotype, Dr. Hartlep will untangle the model minority stereotype of Asian/Americans in a way that will illuminate three racist elements of the model minority myth's sophistry and discursive nature, and its reliance on dog whistle politics. This talk will draw from three of his previous books: The Model Minority Stereotype: Demystifying Asian American Success, The Model Minority Stereotype Reader: Critical and Challenging Readings for the 21st Century and Killing the Model Minority Stereotype: Asian American Counter Stories and Complicity.  


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