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WKU announces spring 2020 Scholars of the College
May 26th, 2020
WKU is recognizing 43 spring 2020 graduates as Scholars of the College.
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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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Evans proves ready to address mental health
May 13th, 2020
“There was a subtle, genuine and helpful energy being in the presence of the faculty and other students in the room that was not offered anywhere else. WKU offered me a family, friends, love, support, mentorship, scholarships and networking opportunities.
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View from the Hill: WKU student teachers adapt to virtual experience
May 7th, 2020
A WKU senior education major says even though her in-person student teaching experience was cut in half, she feels prepared to take on her own classroom this fall. WKU’s Amy Bingham tells us why in this week’s View from the Hill.
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WKU to confer degrees in virtual ceremony on May 15
May 6th, 2020
Hilltoppers, as we count down the days until we come together for Commencement this fall, join us in celebrating our nearly 2,700 spring 2020 graduates virtually.
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WKU announces winners of inaugural Distinguished Educator Awards
May 5th, 2020
Teacher Appreciation Week marked the inaugural winners of WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences’ Distinguished Educator Awards.
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WKU reduces cost of graduate courses for Kentucky educators
Apr 24th, 2020
WKU is lowering the cost of summer 2020 graduate education courses for the summer for anyone with a Kentucky teaching license.
Read More2019-2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
Apr 14th, 2020
The Graduate School has announced the recipients of the 2019-2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for each college.
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Topper teacher candidates tackle non-traditional instruction
Apr 2nd, 2020
“Our Topper teacher candidates have stepped up in a big way,” said WKU Office of Professional Educator Services Director, Stephanie Martin, as she reflected on the days leading into alternative learning.
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24 WKU students to present research at 2020 Posters-at-the-Capitol
Feb 26th, 2020
Twenty-four WKU students, including seven from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science, will present their research at the 2020 Posters-at-the-Capitol event March 5 in Frankfort.
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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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