SkyTeach Calendar

The Kentucky Alfalfa Conference brings together alfalfa producers, university researchers and industry representatives.  They will discuss the production and future of alfalfa in the Commonwealth. 

WKU alumni Drs. Garry Lacefield and Don Ball, along with Dr. Carl Hoveland will host "Ten Keys to Successful Forage Production."  The three internationally known leaders in forage crop production have a new Spanish edition of Southern Forages as well as a new book, Forage Quotes and Concepts.  This event is sponsored by the WKU Department of Agriculture.  

Seventeen teams from six area high schools will compete in the 2014 Western Kentucky Physics Olympics on Saturday (Feb. 22).

Teams from Allen County-Scottsville, Bowling Green, Franklin-Simpson, Greenwood, South Warren and Warren Central high schools will compete in the event sponsored by the Department of Physics & Astronomy. The competition consists of a pentathlon of challenging problem-solving activities that reward teamwork, creativity and communication.

*Note: Different material is covered in the math workshops, so students are encouraged to attend both nights. (February 24 and March 3)

Locations:

• Main Campus- Gary Ransdell Hall 2029
• Owensboro Campus- Room 201 (via IVS)
• Elizabethtown Campus- Learning Lab Room 117 (via IVS)

The workshops are free and open to any WKU education major.  However, space is limited in each session.  Students wanting to attend the workshops must sign up in advance in Gary Ransdell Hall Room 2053, by calling 745-2996 or by emailing Denise Hardesty at denise.hardesty@wku.edu. If students are signing up by email, please include your name, a contact phone number, which workshop you are attending and the location (if attending the Praxis II/PLT or Praxis I Reading & Writing workshops).

Locations:

• Main Campus- Gary Ransdell Hall room 1075
• Glasgow Campus- Room 164 (via IVS)
• Owensboro Campus- Room 204 (via IVS)
• Elizabethtown Campus- CRPEC room 226 (via IVS)

The workshops are free and open to any WKU education major.  However, space is limited in each session.  Students wanting to attend the workshops must sign up in advance in Gary Ransdell Hall Room 2053, by calling 745-2996 or by emailing Denise Hardesty at denise.hardesty@wku.edu. If students are signing up by email, please include your name, a contact phone number, which workshop you are attending and the location (if attending the Praxis II/PLT or Praxis I Reading & Writing workshops).

Ogden College of Science and Engineering in partnership with The Center for Career & Professional Development is proud to announce the 3rd annualOgden S.T.E.M. CAREER FAIR.  

This professional event is for students looking to kickstart their career in the S.T.E.M. disciplines. For more details, please visit: http://www.wku.edu/career/events/stemfair.php

Dr. John All and university photographer Clinton Lewis will give a presentation on environmental change in the Himalayas and Andes.  They will share insights from their recent expedition.

Locations:

• Main Campus- Academic Complex 409
• Glasgow Campus- Room 170 (via IVS)
• Owensboro Campus- Room 201 (via IVS)
• Elizabethtown Campus- Room 225 (via IVS)

The workshops are free and open to any WKU education major.  However, space is limited in each session.  Students wanting to attend the workshops must sign up in advance in Gary Ransdell Hall Room 2053, by calling 745-2996 or by emailing Denise Hardesty at denise.hardesty@wku.edu. If students are signing up by email, please include your name, a contact phone number, which workshop you are attending and the location (if attending the Praxis II/PLT or Praxis I Reading & Writing workshops).