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October
Friday, October 2nd
8:00am
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center
  • Time: 8:00am
Saturday, October 3rd
8:00am
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center
  • Time: 8:00am
Sunday, October 4th
8:00am
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center
  • Time: 8:00am
Saturday, October 10th
10:30am
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: 10:30am

For more information: SKTPA

12:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: Keriakas Park, Structure 1
  • Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

The Society of Physics Students is hosting this fall's semiannual picnic at Keriakas Park. 

Food and recreation will be provided.

For those interested in attending, there is a sign-up sheet in the SPS room. Feel free to bring food, friends, and games as well.

We hope to see you all there!

Tuesday, October 13th
4:00pm
  • Location: COHH 3119
  • Time: 4:00pm

Have you ever wondered what some of the benefits are to studying mathematics at WKU? Are you unsure of what to do after graduation? A great resource for answers to these questions are the people who have been in your shoes before! In the Pi Mu Epsilon Math Alumni Speaker Series (PME MASS), WKU Mathematics alumni speak about their career paths and how studying mathematics at WKU has been beneficial to them. Each event ends with a Q&A session.

We are pleased to announce our next speaker of the semester, Tom Seibold (BS 2016), an Actuarial Director of Medical Cost Trend Analytics at Cigna. Tom will be speaking in COHH 3119 on Tuesday, October 13, at 4:00 PM.

Friday, October 16th
3:00pm
  • Time: 3:00pm

Mathematics Department Meeting

Tuesday, October 27th
4:30pm - 6:30pm
  • Location: Kelly Thompson Hall
  • Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
On Tuesday, October 27, the Department of Physics & Astronomy at WKU will host “A Nightmare on Physics Avenue 2026” from 4:30 p.m. central time to 6:30 in Kelly Thompson Hall on the WKU campus (next to the planetarium).  Free for the public, this will feature Halloween-themed science activities and demonstrations, as well as a brief themed planetarium show.
 
”Nightmare on Physics Avenue” activities begin at the entrance to Kelly Thompson Hall, allowing guests to experience many physics-based thrills centered around Halloween scares.  Physics students and instructors will explain the underlying science and how these work.  Wrapped candies will be provided by the Physics & Astronomy Department.
 
Shortly before the event, beginning at 4:30 p.m., Hardin Planetarium will offer 15-minute themed planetarium shows every 20 minutes. The last performance begins at 5:50 p.m., as the regular free public show begins at 7:00 p.m.
 
For 2026 several new tricks and treats have been added.  Physics Instructor (and Crypt Master) Kenny Lee explained, “There will be surprises and delights, and spooks around every corner.  We have hair-raising—literally—machines that Dr. Frankenstein wished he had.”  Lee added, “We want to emphasize Halloween, so we will be in costume, and we hope any of our guests will come dressed for fun.  We also expect most of our guests to be in elementary or middle school, but this should be fun for parents and university students as well.”
 
The “A Nightmare on Physics Avenue 2026” event is sponsored by the Society of Physics Students, the Hilltopper Astronomy Club, and Women in Physics.

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