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Apr 23rd, 2024
“Challenging Conversations: Ethical Approaches to Team-Based Care," presented by Drs. Melissa Travelsted and Kurt Neelly from WKU CHHS were awarded the best poster in the Communication Strategies, Empathy category at the IPEC poster fair.
View ArticleApr 19th, 2024
Ryan Messenger, a double major in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), in Exercise Science and Dietetics, has been selected to attend the Gilman Foreign Policy in Focus: Global Food Security seminar in Washington, DC, this June.
View ArticleApr 16th, 2024
NBA veteran and Change & Impact Founder, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will visit the WKU Communications Sciences & Disorders Department on Tuesday, April 16 as a part of the Change & Impact Stuttering Advocacy Tour.
View ArticleApr 15th, 2024
WKU College of Health and Human Services and Department of Social Work announce appointment of Dr. Whitney Cassity-Caywood as the newest tenure-track faculty member. She will serve as program director for the Bachelor of Social Work, effective 7/31/24.
View ArticleApr 12th, 2024
Homeschool children and youth in the Bowling Green community are benefiting from a unique opportunity at WKU to enhance their physical and health education. Aimed at children aged 2 to 17, these weekly programs offer a diverse range of activities.
View ArticleApr 10th, 2024
WKU’s Hospitality Management and Dietetics program and The Kentucky Beef Council will host a presentation on "The Science & Sustainability of Beef Production" on Wednesday, April 17, from 12:45 to 2:25 PM in Academic Complex 213.
View ArticleApr 9th, 2024
HealthForce One, a mobile education lab, will visit WKU on Monday, April 15th, outside of Smith Stadium from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. HealthForce One features many teaching tools, including a simulation environment of a hospital setting.
View ArticleMar 13th, 2024
The WKU L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center will host a new museum exhibit about farming. The Farmer Cultural Awareness Project will be on display in the main lobby from March 20 to 27.
View ArticleMar 5th, 2024
Dr. Liz Sturgeon has been named the new director of the WKU School of Nursing and Allied Health (SONAH) in the WKU College of Health and Human Services.
View ArticleFeb 16th, 2024
The WKU Glasgow Campus will host a new museum exhibit about farming. The Farmer Cultural Awareness Project, will be in the main lobby from March 5 to March 18. Twenty-seven farmers from a 10-county BRADD region of south central Kentucky were interviewed.
View ArticleFeb 15th, 2024
WKU College of Health and Human Services IDFM 432 Fashion Merchandising class will host a fashion show on Monday, February 26th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the DSU Auditorium.
View ArticleFeb 6th, 2024
Dr. Kim Link is working on a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) funded grant to address farmer stress, decrease mental health challenges, and reduce mental health access barriers.
View ArticleJan 18th, 2024
The grand opening of a new exhibit at the Kentucky Museum, The Farmer Cultural Awareness Project, is being held on January 26 from 4-6 pm, with remarks at 4:30 pm.
View ArticleJan 12th, 2024
The WKU Recreation, Park, & Nonprofit Administration is pleased to announce the details of its annual job fair, an opportunity to recruit talented students looking for rewarding positions in camp, recreation, and related professions.
View ArticleNov 16th, 2023
WKU's Center for Environmental and Workplace Health, Lifeskills Center for Childwelfare Education & Research, and the Institute for Rural Health hosted an event, the Photovoice Project, to engage WKU students with community professionals.
View ArticleNov 1st, 2023
WKU has been ranked one of today’s best schools for online nursing degree programs by EduMed.org. WKU’s LPN to ASN program earned top honors for their overall quality, affordability, and commitment to student success.
View ArticleSep 19th, 2023
The WKU Institute for Rural Health (IRH) is excited to announce a collaboration with CASHA on a new Bingocize® workshop focusing on exercise, COVID-19, Influenza, Shingles, and Pneumonia education and wellness promotion.
View ArticleSep 14th, 2023
Close to 400 fourth-graders from Warren County will participate in the 27th annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Days® program on Sept. 28th at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center.
View ArticleSep 6th, 2023
The WKU Student Rural Health Association, in partnership with Remote Area Medical (RAM®), hosted a free, two-day clinic. RAM is a nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision, and medical care to those in need.
View ArticleSep 5th, 2023
Faculty in the Department of Social Work of the WKU College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) recently received a grant of $160,000 from the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).
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