SkyTeach Calendar
- Location: Snell Hall Room 2113
- Time: All Day
Girls in grades 5 through 12 will have the opportunity to explore various topics in math, technology, engineering and science during exciting interactive sessions. Attendees will meet women employed in STEM careers. At the end of the day, participants will view a spectacular Chemistry show.
- Location: VanMeter Auditorium (WKU, Bowling Green Campus)
- Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Featured Speaker: Stephen Ritz, Founder of Green Bronx Machine
Stephen Ritz is a South Bronx teacher and administrator who believes that students shouldn't have to leave their community to live, learn, and earn in a better one. Moving generations of students into spheres of personal and academic successes they have never imagined, while reclaiming and rebuilding the Bronx, Stephen's extended student and community family have grown more than 30,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx while generating extraordinary academic performance. See the attached biography (pdf) for more information.
- Location: President's Residence
- Time: 5:00pm
Contact Karen Long for information.
270-745-3900
- Location: Gary Ransdell Hall room 1075
- Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Campus- Gary Ransdell Hall room 1075
Glasgow Campus- Room 166 (via IVS)
Owensboro Campus- Room TBD (via IVS)
Elizabethtown Campus- Room TBD (via IVS)
Students interested in attending this workshop must sign up by contacting Denise Hardesty at (270)745-2996 or by email at denise.hardesty@wku.edu.
- Location: Gary A. Ransdell Hall Auditorium
- Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
"Understanding China Symposium"
Program
Welcome by the Confucius Institute at WKU
Strategic Thinking on a Revolution in Production and Consumption of Energy in China
Dr. Xie Kechang
Vice Chairman of Chinese Association of Science and Technology, China
China's New Energy Power Systems: "Alternate Power Systems with Renewable Energy Sources"
Dr. Liu Jizhen
President of North China Electric Power University, China
China's Current Agricultural Landscape
Dr. Jack Rudolph
Department Head of Agriculture at Western Kentucky University, KY
Best Business Practices in China
Mr. James B. Ullum
MBA, C.P.M. - Managing Partner & COO of Source International, KY
Effective Leadership Development
Dr. Nannette Johnston
Superintendent of Hardin County Schools, KY
Reception in the Atrium Immediately following
- Location: WKU Green River Preserve
- Time: All Day
President Gary A. Ransdell
Cordially Invites You to an Outdoor Celebration
Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Opening of the
WKU Green River Preserve
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
9:00 am - 3:00 pm CDT
8:30 am - Shuttle Service from Preserve Entrance
9:00 am - Short hikes to river and historic sites
10:00 am - Remarks
Lunch to follow!
WKU Green River Preserve
150 W Walters Rd
Horse Cave, KY
Please RSVP at http://wku.edu/greenriver/celebration.php . Casual dress recommended.
Guests are encouraged to enjoy short hikes to the river and historic sites before or after the program.
Guests are also invited to remain after remarks for a short optional canoe trip (reserve a seat in ours or bring your own).
- Location: Gary Ransdell Hall 1075
- Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Campus- Gary Ransdell Hall 1075
Glasgow Campus- Room 166 (via IVS)
Elizabethtown Campus- Room TBD (via IVS)
Students interested in attending this workshop must sign up by contacting Denise Hardesty at (270)745-2996 or by email at denise.hardesty@wku.edu.
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