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Jul 12th, 2021
The Hardin Planetarium has partnered with SKy Science Festival and the Kentucky Climate Center on a NOAA-funded project, “Citizen Science, Civics, and Resilient Communities."
View ArticleJul 8th, 2021
What if there was a summer camp dedicated to showing high school students how to get their financial life in order BEFORE they become adults? It happened on WKU’s campus last week as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
View ArticleJul 7th, 2021
Dr. Beckie Stobaugh, professor in WKU’s School of Teacher Education, recently spent 15 days in Colombia (June 15-30) as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program.
View ArticleJul 6th, 2021
WKU has been notified by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) that it has successfully completed the Fifth-Year Interim Report process with no issues of concern raised and no additional reporting required.
View ArticleJul 2nd, 2021
WKU student Christopher Cole Sawyers of Williamsburg was named a 2021 Tillman Scholar, a designation awarded to only 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses nationwide by the Pat Tillman Foundation.
View ArticleJul 1st, 2021
More than a dozen students from WKU’s Kelly Autism Program have just wrapped up a paid summer internship program at various places around Bowling Green. It was a huge success for all involved as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this View from the Hill.
View ArticleJul 1st, 2021
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Doris C. Thomas and Phillip W. Bale to the WKU Board of Regents.
View ArticleJul 1st, 2021
Brandon Colvin’s feature film, "A Dim Valley," will premiere in New York City on July 2, 2021. Colvin is a 2010 alum who majored in English with a concentration in creative writing.
View ArticleJun 30th, 2021
“We had been looking for ways to better engage with high school students and this seemed like a great way to do just that,” said Andrew Head about the High School Personal Finance Planning Camp that took place at WKU June 27-30. Head, an Associate Pr
View ArticleJun 30th, 2021
The Council on Postsecondary Education will hold a webinar, "Supporting the Full Spectrum of Gender Identities on Our Campuses," at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT Wednesday (July 7). Featured speakers are students and faculty from WKU.
View ArticleJun 30th, 2021
Throughout June, the English Department has celebrated Pride Month by sharing LGBTQ+-centric literature on Facebook and Instagram. For the last day of Pride Month, Joseph is discussing his thoughts on the power that literature has for the queer community.
View ArticleJun 30th, 2021
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View ArticleJun 25th, 2021
WKU senior Jacob Staley, a film production major from Louisville, is the 2021 recipient of the $5,000 David J. Clarke Memorial Scholarship from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
View ArticleJun 25th, 2021
WKU PBS, WKU’s Public Television Service, has been nominated for awards in four categories for the 57th Annual Ohio Valley Emmy Awards.
View ArticleJun 24th, 2021
A unique study space that reflects the Arabic culture has been dedicated at WKU’s Mahurin Honors College. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on the impact this space will make on students in this week’s View from the Hill.
View ArticleJun 24th, 2021
For the ninth consecutive year, Western Kentucky University has earned national recognition as a “Best for Vets” school by Military Times.
View ArticleJun 24th, 2021
The Beacon Project, a new program at WKU, is lighting the way to college success for students who were part of the state’s foster care system.
View ArticleJun 23rd, 2021
The Kentucky Museum has finished restoration work on the 1810 Felts House, a historic log cabin originally from Logan County that now resides on WKU’s campus. The restoration was supported by a grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
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