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Internship Spotlight: Open To Anything
Feb 18th, 2020
Opening an email from a professor changed the trajectory of Abigail McGraw’s career.
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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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Meteorology student extends learning at White Squirrel Weather, Kentucky Mesonet
Feb 3rd, 2020
Jennifer Van Antwerp, a senior majoring in meteorology and earning a certificate in geographic information system (GIS) from Marietta, Georgia, said that Western Kentucky University was the first and only college she visited.
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Lone Star Rodeo returns to WKU's Ag Expo Center Feb. 7-9
Jan 16th, 2020
The Lone Star Rodeo Company will make its 2020 visit to WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center for four shows at 8 p.m. Feb. 7; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 8; and 2 p.m. Feb. 9.
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View from the Hill: Lego Big Red
Dec 26th, 2019
What weighs 350 pounds and took more than 500 hours to build? The answer is a lifesize replica of Big Red made entirely of Legos. WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to the people behind this labor of love in this 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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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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Members of WKU Habitat chapter to spend week in New Jersey
Dec 10th, 2019
Members of the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be spending the first week of their winter break in Carneys Point, New Jersey.
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Kentucky Mesonet at WKU hosts meeting to encourage regional collaboration
Dec 6th, 2019
Representatives from agencies in Indiana and Ohio will visit the Kentucky Mesonet at WKU on Monday and Tuesday to learn more about developing weather monitoring networks in their states.
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International student reflects on her journey at WKU
Dec 5th, 2019
Zainab Alshatti, an international student and electrical engineering major from Kuwait City, Kuwait said she first learned about WKU from a family member back home.
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WKU students build shelving unit for Boys & Girls Club
Nov 21st, 2019
WKU students Cruz Murphy and Colton Mcglone truly understand what it means to have a heart to serve however they can within the community. Mcglone and Murphy designed and built a shelving unit for the Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green in hopes that it wo
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View from the Hill: CASHA students participate in NIH-funded research
Nov 21st, 2019
Less than 1 percent of college students in the U.S. get to work on research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Some WKU students are in that 1 percent and WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us the research they’re working on in the View from the Hill.
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Nov 19th, 2019
Anne Carlisle, a chemistry and biology double major from Bowling Green, recently completed an internship with the FBI. Carlisle was the recipient of a competitive FBI Honors Internship which took her to Quantico, Virginia, to work in the main FBI lab.
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Meteorology and GIS major interns in flying laboratory
Oct 22nd, 2019
Dallas McKinney, a senior from Mayfield with a double major in Meteorology and Geographic Information Science (GIS), is involved in many activities and organizations at WKU, including the Ogden College Student Ambassadors, Meteorology Club, Honors Colleg
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Biology student reflects on returning home to the Hill
Oct 3rd, 2019
Leigh ‘Caroline’ Reed, a junior biology major and Honors College student from Lebanon, Ky. serves as an Ogden College Student Ambassador, a student leader that assists with recruitment and retention for the college.
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Student-run iWKU app provides real-life experience
Sep 12th, 2019
Some might say “hidden” inside the iWKU app are the names of three students and one new alumnus who created and maintain the mobile application that communicates course schedules, bus schedules, lab traffic, dining, events, and more to WKU students, facul
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White Squirrel Weather provides immeasurable experience
Sep 4th, 2019
“The opportunity it has given me and so many other students in the program is just immeasurable,” said Olivia Cahill, White Squirrel Weather (WSWX) lead forecaster and WKU senior from Dry Ridge, studying meteorology.
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WKU Computer Science program has ABET accredited concentration
Sep 4th, 2019
WKU’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences announces that the Computer Science with concentration in Systems/Scientific Application (Bachelor of Science) program has been accredited by ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission.
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2 WKU meteorology students awarded AMS scholarships
Aug 14th, 2019
WKU seniors Dallas McKinney and Olivia Cahill have been awarded scholarships by the American Meteorological Society.
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WKU to co-host national drought forum in September
Aug 5th, 2019
Scientists and policymakers from across the nation, including those from the Kentucky Division of Water, will gather Sept. 17-19 at WKU’s Knicely Conference Center to address topics and issues associated with drought.
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