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View from the Hill: Career shadowing in counseling and mental health
Feb 20th, 2020
Career shadowing can make a huge impact on people trying to figure out their future career. But with privacy laws, how do you pull back the curtain on careers in counseling? That’s where WKU’s Talley Family Counseling Center comes in.
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WKU student founds Sister Act Mentoring Program to prepare students for college
Feb 20th, 2020
“I always wanted to start a mentoring program, but I didn’t know how it was going to happen,” said Keyonna Whaley, a WKU junior from Louisville studying criminology and organizational leadership and founder of Sister Act Mentoring Program.
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WKU recognizes first cohort of ACUE Teaching Fellows
Feb 12th, 2020
Thirty-two WKU faculty members were recognized for earning a nationally recognized teaching credential co-endorsed by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and the American Council on Education (ACE) during a ceremony on Feb. 4.
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WKU announces inaugural Distinguished Educator Awards
Feb 12th, 2020
Nominations for the WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences’ first-ever Distinguished Educator Awards opened today (Feb. 12).
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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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Gatton Academy student speaks at MLK Program
Jan 19th, 2020
“I was excited to be able to address those in attendance with my take on the past and how we can take lessons from it into the future,” said Amadis Davis, Radcliff native and current student at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky.
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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 awarded $1.1 million federal grant for special education
Jan 15th, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education has awarded WKU a $1.1 million grant to address the ongoing national, state, and regional shortage of personnel certified to serve K-12 students with high-intensity needs.
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Former WKU Provost Barbara Burch dies; arrangements announced
Jan 6th, 2020
WKU Provost Emeritus Dr. Barbara G. Burch died early Sunday morning at the age of 81.
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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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View from the Hill: Mother, daughter graduating together
Dec 12th, 2019
More than 1,300 fall graduates will be recognized in ceremonies on Saturday, including a mother and daughter marking this milestone together. The two also have served in the military as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
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WKU to recognize 1,366 fall graduates at Dec. 14 ceremonies
Dec 12th, 2019
WKU’s five academic colleges will recognize more than 1,300 fall graduates in ceremonies on Dec. 14.
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Grad shares inspiring story on perseverance and leadership
Dec 11th, 2019
Cadet Justin Lawson, a graduate student in the Organizational Leadership program from Elizabethtown, will graduate with his master’s degree and commission as a second lieutenant this week. He will begin active duty as an armor officer. After completing h
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2 selected for induction into Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame
Nov 12th, 2019
Wanda Carol Clouse of Barbourville and Lynn Riedling of Louisville have been selected as members of the 12th class of the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame.
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Best Buddies' pairs bring friendship and fashion
Nov 6th, 2019
Best Buddies hosted one of their largest fundraisers of the year on November 6, Fashion for Friendship, but the heart of organization takes place behind the scenes every week in pairs.
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Seized opportunities impact Moore and other students' success
Oct 31st, 2019
WKU graduate student Lamario Moore came from Jackson, Mississippi to Western Kentucky University for one reason. His one reason will ultimately benefit not only his academic career, but the success of many other WKU students.
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WKU to observe Veterans Day at ceremony on Nov. 11
Oct 31st, 2019
WKU will observe Veterans Day at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Guthrie Bell Tower followed by the ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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10th Annual Eric D. Yates Memorial Run set for Sept. 18
Aug 13th, 2019
The WKU Army ROTC program will host the 10th Annual Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 18.
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WKU Young Male Leadership Academy students attend summer camp, national conference
Jul 10th, 2019
Students from the WKU Young Male Leadership Academy participated in a summer camp hosted by WKU's College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and attended the Educators Rising National Conference.
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