Calendar: WKU Events
Category: Campus Events
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Time: All Day
All WKU offices closed for the Labor Day holiday.
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Cherry Hall 121
- Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Are you an English student with ADHD (or think you might have ADHD)? Join neurospicy professors Jess Folk, Alison Langdon, and Samantha Williams for an informal session to share tips and strategies for success in English classes, and to build community. Snacks provided!
- Time: All Day
Room change requests are accepted through the Housing Portal.
Learn More: wku.edu/housing/resources/roomchange.php
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: HCIC 1001
- Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:
- Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: Gary Ransdell Hall #2066
- Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meet other military-connected students while socializing and enjoying coffee or tea and cookies. We will have it available, or feel free to bring your own!
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Garrett Plaza
- Time: 10:00am
The central hub of our Hilltop is Garrett Plaza, named after our second president, Dr. Paul Garrett, and his wife, Virginia. Join us near the new fountain on the Hilltop as we gather to celebrate the Garrett family and formally dedicate Garrett Plaza.
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center
- Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
WKU Student Publications will host an open house to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Talisman.
Since it was first published in 1924, the Talisman has chronicled life on the Hill through the transformation of the university from Western Kentucky State Normal School to WKU. Talisman is one of the most honored collegiate publications in the nation, achieving 22 national Pacemaker Awards from Associated Collegiate Press.
- Location: Cherry Hall 301
- Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
A gathering for students, faculty, and friends of the Gender & Women's Studies program. Learn more about the minor, brainstorm events for this year, and build community.
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: DSU 2001
- Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
The foundation of engagement on campus is being able to converse with others inside and outside of class. This workshop will help you learn how to have more meaningful and productive conversations so you can build your social, academic, and professional network.
This is a F1rstGen event intended for students whose parents/guardians do not have a four-year college degree. All are welcome to attend.
For more information:
Visit wku.edu/firstgen/get-involved
Check your Suitable app under CITL Student Success
- Location: Rock Garden behind Hardin Planetarium
- Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Join us at the Rock Garden between Hardin Plantarium and EBS for the Ogden College Ice Cream Social! Our student groups and organizations will be set-up for you to meet and chat with to find the right fit for you. Grab a sticker card on your way in to the social, collect a sticker from at least four different student organizations, and redeem for a FREE ice cream or snow cone!
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre
- Time: 6:00pm
A festival that celebrates and initiates ultimate creativity. Plays in a Day produces several 10-minute
plays that are written, directed, and performed by students, all within a 24-hour time span.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. Recommended for mature audiences.
Produced by the WKU Student Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (APO).
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 10:30am - 11:15am
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: Preston Center
- Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm
September 9 - 11, 2024 from 11:00am - 6:00pm at the WKU Preston Center.
The WKU campus and surrounding community is invited to participate in the WKU Blood Drive benefiting the American Red Cross in September 2024.
Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/blood-drive/.
While we encourage making an appointment, you can still walk-in to make a donation. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code WKU. or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Preston Center
- Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm
September 9 - 11, 2024 from 11:00am - 6:00pm at the WKU Preston Center.
The WKU campus and surrounding community is invited to participate in the WKU Blood Drive benefiting the American Red Cross in September 2024.
Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/blood-drive/.
While we encourage making an appointment, you can still walk-in to make a donation. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code WKU. or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
- Location: Gary Ransdell Hall #2068
- Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Faculty, staff, and military-connected students are invited to an open house event to meet the WKU Military Student Services staff, learn more about the services offered, and enjoy lunch.
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Preston Center
- Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm
September 9 - 11, 2024 from 11:00am - 6:00pm at the WKU Preston Center.
The WKU campus and surrounding community is invited to participate in the WKU Blood Drive benefiting the American Red Cross in September 2024.
Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/blood-drive/.
While we encourage making an appointment, you can still walk-in to make a donation. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code WKU. or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
- Location: Honors College & International Center Multipurpose Room
- Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Come and meet study abroad program providers, plan your global experience, learn about scholarship opportunities, and more! Last year, WKU students received $850,000 in scholarships!
- Location: HCIC 1001
- Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:
- Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: HCIC 3055, The Majlis
- Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Faculty, stop by for an informal info session to learn about options at WKU for developing and leading a faculty-led study abroad session from WKU Global, CCSA and KIIS.
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 11:00am - 11:45am
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: WKU Campus
- Time: 7:00am - 11:00am
In its 45th year, Med Center Health 10K Classic will start and end on the WKU campus. Learn More
Race Day Schedule
- 7:30 am – 5K Run/Walk
- 8:10 am – 10K Wheelchair Race
- 8:15 am – Med Center Health 10K Classic
- 9:00 am – Check in for Children’s Classic
- 9:30 am – Race Course Closes
- 9:30 am – Children’s Classic (grades kindergarten-5th)
For a complete schedule, click here.
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 10:30am - 11:15am
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: The Commons Room 3002/3008
- Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Staff Senate Fall Meet & Greet is an opportunity to meet with the Senators and learn more about the Staff Senate. There will be remarks and recognition of staff for milestone years of service at 2:30 p.m.
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Preston Center
- Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Campus Recreation & Wellness's Student Wellness is thrilled to present the WKU Student Annual Health Fair.
Join us for this “beach” theme event that is jam-packed with vendors and events focused on the wellness and healthy options.
Activities Include:
Wheelchair basketball
Dance Fitness
Health-Related Information
Mocktails
Free Health Testing/Vaccinations
And more
Participate & Have a Chance to WIN: Healthy Days T-shirts - Gift Cards - Bath Set – Roku - Meal Plans – A Snow Cone Maker - and more!
You will receive one WellU® credit for taking part in Healthy Days, which will count toward a WellU® scholarship after the semester.
- Location: HCIC 1001
- Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:
- Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Academic Complex main lobby
- Time: 9:00am - 11:30am
A team of design professionals will host a Town Hall in the Academic Complex main lobby on 9/19 from 9:00-11:30 AM. This will be a drop-by event, so you can come anytime during that time to enjoy coffee and donuts as well as provide input to the design team.
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: The Majlis HCIC 3rd Floor
- Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
International Tea, Coffee & Snack Hour
- Location: DSU - DSU 2081
- Time: 3:30pm - 6:00pm
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Time: All Day
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Time: All Day
- Location: Florence Schneider Hall
- Time: 10:00am - 3:00am
We highly encourage families that are considering The Gatton Academy to attend one of our Preview Days held on the WKU campus. The Gatton Academy is a program for gifted and talented juniors and seniors in high school who apply during their sophomore year. Preview Days are a wonderful opportunity for prospective applicants and their families to meet with current Gatton Academy students and their parents, visit our campus, and gain a better understanding of student life at The Gatton Academy.
Join us for an On-Campus Preview Day on September 21, 2024. Registration is required via the link below by September 19. If the registration deadline has passed, but you would still like to attend, email us at academy@wku.edu or call 270-745-6565.
https://apply.wku.edu/register/gattonpreviewdaySep2024
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Time: All Day
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 10:30am - 11:15am
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: 1355 Kentucky Street | WKU Apartments
- Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WKU Apartments on Kentucky Street Tours & Pizza
Come tour Bowling Green's only apartments that accept scholarships & financial aid.
Monday, Septebmer 23, 2024, 5:30-7:30 pm
Tours every 30 minutes.
Enter at 1355 Kentucky Street main entrance.
The WKU Apartments on Kentucky Street application is open October 1-14 and February 1-14.
Learn more at www.wku.edu/housing/apartments
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: Kentucky Museum
- Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Join panelists for a discussion reflecting on Bowling Green’s history of welcoming residents from all over the globe, while learning more about the diverse international communities represented in southcentral Kentucky. Panelists will provide insights into how new Americans have shaped SOKY’s institutions and promote welcoming efforts that support the successful integrations of our newest Kentuckians.
Panel moderator Leyda Becker, BG International Communities Liaison with fellow panelists: Albert Mbanfu, Executive Director International Center of Kentucky; and others.
Sponsored by the Kentucky Museum Friends.
Location: Kentucky Museum
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: DA - DA 1000
- Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Centennial Plaza (in front of PS2)
- Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Pop-up outdoor farmers market with local vendors, clubs, organizations and food trucks.
Learn more at: https://www.wku.edu/sustainability/market_on_the_avenue.php.
- Location: HCIC 1001
- Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:
- Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: FAC Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Time: All Day
Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: Cherry Hall 301
- Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Gender & Women's Studies program host monthly "Feminist Chats". Come talk about popular culture, current events, political issues, and anything else with other feminists on campus.
Tea, cookies, and snacks will be provided. Everyone is welcome--students, staff, faculty, GWS minors, and non-minors alike.
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 11:00am - 11:45am
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: FAC 249
- Time: 12:40pm - 1:40pm
Join the Department of Society, Culture, Crime, and Justice Studies as they present "Working with Faculty: Research, Mentorship, and Job Skills" by Dr. Marcus Brooks.
- Location: JRH - JRH 0166
- Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Location: Russell H. Miller Theatre (FAC)
- Time: 7:30pm
As a young woman on the brink of adulthood, Alice Spencer uses the fantastical world of Wonderland to escape her reality of war-torn Europe. She also grapples with the impending weight of grief and loss as she watches her best friend and first love during the last hours of his fight against tuberculosis. Each new character Alice meets in Wonderland deepens her understanding of the highs and lows, joys and heartaches of traversing the world in the face of paradigm altering world events and deeply personal love and loss. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Tickets: $21 Adults, $16 Students & Seniors (62+)
Purchase tickets now on wku.showware.com.
- Location: Russell H. Miller Theatre (FAC)
- Time: 2:00pm
As a young woman on the brink of adulthood, Alice Spencer uses the fantastical world of Wonderland to escape her reality of war-torn Europe. She also grapples with the impending weight of grief and loss as she watches her best friend and first love during the last hours of his fight against tuberculosis. Each new character Alice meets in Wonderland deepens her understanding of the highs and lows, joys and heartaches of traversing the world in the face of paradigm altering world events and deeply personal love and loss. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Tickets: $21 Adults, $16 Students & Seniors (62+)
Purchase tickets now on wku.showware.com.
- Location: HCIC 3004
- Time: 10:30am - 11:15am
The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:
- Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
- Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
- Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
- Navigating the study abroad process
- Starting your funding plan
- Connecting to more resources
- Location: HCIC 1011
- Time: 6:00pm
Career Panel, Law Enforcement & LE Adjacent Professions
- Location: Russell H. Miller Theatre (FAC)
- Time: 7:30pm
As a young woman on the brink of adulthood, Alice Spencer uses the fantastical world of Wonderland to escape her reality of war-torn Europe. She also grapples with the impending weight of grief and loss as she watches her best friend and first love during the last hours of his fight against tuberculosis. Each new character Alice meets in Wonderland deepens her understanding of the highs and lows, joys and heartaches of traversing the world in the face of paradigm altering world events and deeply personal love and loss. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Tickets: $21 Adults, $16 Students & Seniors (62+)
Purchase tickets now on wku.showware.com.
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