Purpose
The Fleischaker-Greene Scholars program will provide students in the WKU
School of Journalism & Broadcasting the opportunity to take an advanced
special topics class once a year. Taught at the junior/senior level, this unique journalism class will include a field trip, a national speaker, a First Amendment module, a gallery exhibit and the development of a Web presentation. Emphasis will be placed on using First Amendment tools, such as open records laws.

Field Trip
Each year, the Fleischaker-Greene Scholars will take a field trip to report stories on a specific topic. Students will help to create a gallery show and a Web-based multimedia presentation of their work.

National Speaker
The Fleischaker-Greene Scholars program will welcome a nationally recognized journalism speaker each year to an open lecture on campus.

First Amendment First Forum
Scholars will participate in am annual campus event celebrating the First Amendment and will participate in activities involving freedom of speech and the press. During Forum the School will present a national award for First Amendment Activism.

Eligibility
Fleischaker-Greene Scholars will be selected through an application process. Students of the WKU Honors College will be given first priority.