WKU News & Events

March 27, 2002

April Is Government Month At
Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Ky. -Sen. Mitch McConnell will help kick off Department of Government Month activities next week at Western Kentucky University.

McConnell, Bowling Green Mayor Sandy Jones and Warren County Judge-Executive Mike Buchanon will meet with students and faculty April 2 and will proclaim April \"Department of Government Month." The event will begin at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the government department on Grise Hall's third floor.

Sen. McConnell, R-Ky., wants to talk with students about congressional activities, pending legislation and the war on terrorism, said Dr. Saundra Ardrey, department head.

"The political process is such an integral part of our daily lives, especially here in the United States since the Sept. 11 event and because of the presidential election," Dr. Ardrey said. "Many more of our students and members of the community realize that politics and government and the services they provide are so important to their lives."

The theme of the monthlong event is "Department of Government: At Your Service." Activities will focus on government in general and on WKU's government department itself, Dr. Ardrey said.

Other activities include:

Departmental open house for students from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4.
State College Republicans convention April 13 at Downing University Center.
Kentucky Supreme Court oral arguments from 9 a.m. to noon April 17-18 at Garrett Conference Center ballroom.
Presentation on "The German Green Party and the Berlin Republic" by Sascha Muller-Kraenner, director of the Heinrich Boll Foundation, at 7 p.m. April 22 in Grise Hall auditorium.
Workshop on "Interviewing for that First Job" from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 24 in Cravens Graduate Center, room 212.
Model United Nations conference for high school students on April 26-27 at Grise Hall.

For more information, contact the Department of Government at (270) 745-4558. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.