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WKU Spring 2020 Dean's/President's Lists
Jun 17th, 2020
WKU has released the honors lists for the spring 2020 semester.
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WKU confers degrees to spring graduates in virtual ceremony
May 15th, 2020
While planning for a traditional commencement celebration this fall, WKU conferred degrees and certificates to more than 2,600 spring graduates in a virtual ceremony Friday afternoon.
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WKU continues COVID-19 Learn-On Sessions
Apr 21st, 2020
The second COVID-19 Learn-On session will take place Thursday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m.
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WKU offers COVID-19 Learn-On sessions
Apr 7th, 2020
The Office of Global Learning and International Affairs is partnering with the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning to sponsor a series of webinars that will serve to educate students, families and community members about COVID-19 and its impact.
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WKU students from China raising awareness about Coronavirus
Feb 28th, 2020
For WKU students from China, the past few months have been stressful as they worry about family and friends back home who are impacted by the COVID-19 virus, better known as the Coronavirus.
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View from the Hill: Childhood friends from Belize reunite at WKU
Feb 6th, 2020
What are the odds that two childhood friends from Belize would bump into each other on WKU’s campus? Not very high but it happened. WKU’s Amy Bingham has their story in this week’s View from the Hill.
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WKU's academic colleges recognize fall 2019 graduates
Dec 14th, 2019
WKU’s five academic colleges recognized more than 1,300 fall graduates in ceremonies on Dec. 14 at Diddle Arena.
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Exchange student encourages fellow students to study abroad
Nov 13th, 2019
“I wanted to come to America because I wanted to see if it was like the movies!” said Julien Piron, an exchange student from Lyon, France, studying this semester at WKU. “It is an exciting opportunity for me.” Piron is a business student at Emlyon Bus
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WKU's Fall 2019 Study Abroad Fair set for Sept. 11
Sep 4th, 2019
The Office of Study Abroad & Global Learning (SAGL) at WKU will host the 2019 Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 11) on the first floor of the Mahurin Honors College and International Center.
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Study Abroad and Global Learning awards scholarships
Jun 12th, 2019
WKU Study Abroad & Global Learning awarded 347 students WorldTopper Scholarships and 24 students EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Global Education) Grants in the last academic year.
Read MoreMore than 500 study abroad & international students to graduate
May 6th, 2019
WKU Global Learning & International Affairs congratulates more than 500 graduating global citizens in the spring Class of 2019.
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View from the Hill: International Year of Cuba
Apr 18th, 2019
WKU’s International Year of program immerses students in cultures around the globe without ever leaving campus. This year’s focus is on Cuba, a country cloaked in mystery and misconceptions, as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.
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WKU celebrating International Year of Cuba
Aug 28th, 2018
Cuba will take center stage at WKU during the 2018-19 International Year Of… program. Events begin Sept. 4.
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Mexican journalist to receive Award for Courageous International Reporting
Aug 23rd, 2018
WKU's School of Journalism & Broadcasting will welcome Mexican journalist Marcela Turati to campus in late September as the recipient of the third annual Fleischaker/Greene Award for Courageous International Reporting.
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Executive Committee for World Council for Gifted and Talented Children gathers at WKU
Jul 20th, 2018
Members of the Executive Committee (EC) for the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children met on the campus of WKU July 15-17.
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WKU faculty members engaging in short-term Fulbright opportunities
Jun 19th, 2018
WKU faculty members are engaging in short-term opportunities through the Fulbright Program.
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WKU professor says Trump's cancellation of summit no surprise
May 24th, 2018
Today's cancellation of a U.S.-North Korea summit by U.S. President Donald Trump is no major surprise, according to Timothy Rich, associate professor of Political Science at WKU.
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Professor reports to UNESCO on Mammoth Cave/WKU partnership
May 16th, 2018
University Distinguished Professor of Hydrogeology Chris Groves has returned from Paris, France, where he reported on activities of the Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve at the headquarters of UNESCO.
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WKU preparing for 2018-19 International Year of Cuba
May 7th, 2018
WKU’s Office of International Programs (OIP) is preparing to launch the 2018-19 International Year of (IYO) Cuba.
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3 WKU students awarded Phi Kappa Phi study abroad grants
Apr 19th, 2018
Three WKU students have been awarded study abroad grants worth $1,000 each from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. They are among a select group of 50 students nationwide to receive the award.
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