Monthly Archives: July 2009
Office of International Student and Scholar Services names new director
WKU’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) has named Tarek Elshayeb as its new director. Elshayeb joins WKU after serving as the director of the ISSS office at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Dr. Cornell Menking, Chief International … Continue reading
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Keeling completes Great Lakes tour
Geography and Geology Department Head Dr. David Keeling returned this past Saturday from Toronto, Canada, after completing a one-week transect of the Great Lakes, sponsored by the American Geographical Society. The educational tour began in Duluth, Minn., at the western … Continue reading
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Provost to leave position in June 2010
Dr. Barbara Burch, WKU’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, announced July 10 that she will leave that position June 30, 2010. “We have a number of important initiatives underway, and I will remain focused on those throughout this … Continue reading
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Veterans Upward Bound program at WKU to receive continued funding
Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) at WKU will continue to receive funding through the 2010-2011 year. The funding from the U.S. Department of Education will remain the same as in the previous two years at $178,881, a tribute to the marked … Continue reading
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CFS student organization honored
WKU’s Beta Delta chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron has been recognized in the annual Professional Program Project. The national honor society, which represents the Consumer and Family Sciences Department, holds the competition every year in order to challenge its members … Continue reading
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Governor appoints two new regents
Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed two new members to the WKU Board of Regents to serve for terms expiring June 30, 2015. Fredrick A. Higdon of Lebanon, an attorney and CPA with Spragens and Higdon, P.S.C., will replace Forrest Roberts … Continue reading
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