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View from the Hill: Engaged couple recalls their WKU courtship
Feb 13th, 2020
A survey released back in 2015 ranked WKU the No. 1 campus to fall in love. A recent grad says she never dreamed it would happen to her but it did and now the couple’s story has WKU all over it as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.
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WKU Panhellenic, InterFraternity Councils recognized at AFLV Greek Leadership Conference
Feb 12th, 2020
The WKU Panhellenic and InterFraternity Councils were each recognized at the AFLV (Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values) conference this past week.
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Psychology student takes the JUMP by beginning master's junior year
Feb 11th, 2020
WKU junior Brooke Zarotny will graduate in 2022, but she already has her sights set on career readiness and aspires to become a licensed Professional Clinical Counselor to children and adolescents.
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WKU Forensics Team wins at weekend tournaments
Feb 10th, 2020
WKU’s Forensics Team traveled to Lebanon, Illinois, and Murray to take part in four tournaments the weekend of Feb. 8-9.
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Hudson Curry crowned WKU's 2020 Coming Home King
Feb 8th, 2020
Hudson Curry of Somerset, was crowned WKU’s 2020 Coming Home King on Saturday (Feb. 8).
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VeoRide ceasing bike-share services at WKU
Feb 7th, 2020
After launching in late Fall 2018, micromobility-share provider VeoRide will be ceasing bike and eBike-share services at WKU at the end of the February.
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Sports Management student builds strong base at WKU
Feb 6th, 2020
Pushing boundaries means taking on new and progressively harder challenges, a regular occurrence for WKU senior Andrew Kaelin from Buckner, Kentucky.
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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 Forensics Team wins tournaments in Illinois
Feb 3rd, 2020
WKU’s Forensics Team won both of the team sweepstakes championships at the Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, tournaments the weekend of Feb. 1-2.
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View from the Hill: Kicker's background prepared him for big moment
Jan 30th, 2020
Remember when WKU Football won the First Responder Bowl Game on a thrilling 52-yard field goal in Dallas last month? It’s a memory that will last a lifetime for one student athlete. WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to him in this week’s View from the Hill.
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WKU's Fresh Food Company earns Green Restaurant Certification
Jan 30th, 2020
WKU’s Fresh Food Company is the first restaurant in Bowling Green, and the first restaurant on a Kentucky college campus, to earn Green Restaurant Certification from the Green Restaurant Association.
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WKU's Black History Month activities begin Jan. 30
Jan 29th, 2020
WKU will kick off its Black History Month celebrations Thursday (Jan. 30) and activities continue through February with programming led by WKU’s Intercultural Student Engagement Center in partnership with more than 10 campus and community organizations.
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20 WKU students candidates for 2020 Coming Home King
Jan 29th, 2020
Twenty WKU students are candidates for the 2020 Coming Home King.
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WKU to celebrate Green Restaurant Certification of Fresh Food Company
Jan 28th, 2020
Officials from WKU and Aramark will celebrate the Green Restaurant Certification of Fresh Food Company on Thursday.
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WKU Restaurant Group to offer Halal options on campus
Jan 28th, 2020
Halal food options will be available on campus at WKU beginning this semester.
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WKU Forensics Team tops in debate at 'Gorlok Gala'
Jan 27th, 2020
Debaters from WKU’s Forensics Team traveled to Saint Louis, Missouri, to compete at the Webster University “Gorlok Gala” the weekend of Jan 24-26.
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WKU recognized as Tree Campus USA by Arbor Day Foundation
Jan 22nd, 2020
WKU has been honored with 2019 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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CPB awards WKU Public Broadcasting $246,863 Education Innovation grant
Jan 17th, 2020
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded a $246,863 grant to WKU Public Broadcasting to develop and expand its workforce development training program for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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View from the Hill: 51-year-old student teacher finishing long journey
Jan 16th, 2020
WKU’s School of Teacher Education has one of its largest groups of student teachers in the classroom this semester – 195. One of them is over 50 and about to finish a degree she started in 1986. WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to her in the View from the Hill.
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WKU Fall 2019 Dean's/President's Lists
Jan 16th, 2020
WKU has released the honors lists for the fall 2019 semester.
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