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Summer Projects (May 26th, 2017)

May 27th– June 2nd

Ouch! Top Life Safety Tips (May 26th, 2017)

Safety tips to prevent workplace and home injuries, as well as general safety tips & vacation safety tips

Gatton Academy Team Wins 2017 State Envirothon Competition (May 25th, 2017)

Five students from The Gatton Academy took 1st place in the Kentucky Envirothon competition. Olivia Bickett, Aaron Kirtland, Veronica Johnson, Keeley Ruskowski, and Caleb Stickney were all a part of the winning team.

Imagewest students working with Muhlenberg Humane Society (May 25th, 2017)

WKU Imagewest students are working on a project for the Muhlenberg Humane Society.

College of Business HR Curriculum Aligns With SHRM (May 24th, 2017)

The Cooperative Center for Study Abroad Kicks off the Summer of 2017 (May 24th, 2017)

Welcome April New Hires! (May 24th, 2017)

WKU Top Life welcomes our newest employees, hired in April 2017.

WKU finishes third overall in 2016-2017 Hearst competition (May 24th, 2017)

WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting has finished third overall in the 2016-2017 Hearst Journalism Awards Program – the school’s eighth consecutive top five national ranking.

WKU Student Activities Office hosts 11th LeaderShape Institute (May 23rd, 2017)

A group of 48 students recently participated in the 11th WKU LeaderShape Institute.

BGMU Water meter work (May 22nd, 2017)

LT Smith Stadium / Practice Field and Wetherby Lot

Academically talented seventh graders honored at Duke TIP ceremony (May 22nd, 2017)

Academically talented seventh graders from throughout Kentucky were honored by the Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) May 19 at Western Kentucky University.

International Journal of Exercise Science realizes increased visibility in PubMed (May 22nd, 2017)

The International Journal of Exercise Science (IJES), published in WKU’s TopSCHOLAR®, is being cited in PubMed, a database of more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books.

Follow WKU Storm Chasers & Bike4Alz riders (May 18th, 2017)

Follow the WKU Storm Chasers who are participating in an annual meteorology course in the Great Plains and the Bike4Alz riders who will be making a cross country trip this summer.

9 WKU students honored by Fulbright U.S. Student Program (May 16th, 2017)

Nine WKU students and recent alumni have been honored by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Grant partnership will share  lessons from the Holocaust (May 15th, 2017)

A new grant has enabled a partnership that will spread a powerful message of embracing diversity throughout Kentucky and beyond.

16 WKU students awarded Lifetime Experience Grants for 2016-17 (May 15th, 2017)

The Office of Scholar Development at WKU has awarded 16 WKU students more than $23,000 in Lifetime Experience Grants during the 2016-17 academic year.

NEVER LET YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES DEFINE YOU - ADVICE FROM A RECENT WKU GRADUATE (May 15th, 2017)

Sometimes college is put on hold when other factors, such as family, come into play. Going to school while raising children can appear to be a challenging, if not impossible, task at times. One recent WKU graduate shares her experience and success.

Eezy, member of Twitter's design team hosting Meetup event May 25 (May 15th, 2017)

Eezy and Jeremy Reiss from Twitter’s design team have scheduled a Meetup event on May 25 at Eezy's office in WKU's Small Business Accelerator at the Center for Research and Development.

WKU recognizes Ogden Foundation Scholar, other top students (May 13th, 2017)

WKU presented the Ogden Foundation Scholar award and recognized other top students Saturday during undergraduate ceremonies of its 181st Commencement.

59 Students Graduate in The Gatton Academy's Tenth Class (May 13th, 2017)

On Saturday, May 13, fifty-nine students representing forty counties from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky were recognized during The Gatton Academy’s tenth graduation ceremony in Van Meter Hall.