Monthly Archives: September 2009
Engineering TV features WKU lab
Engineering TV has premiered four video segments featuring WKU’s advanced manufacturing lab, which was recently integrated with new automation systems from FESTO. Once programmed, a robotic arm system from FESTO can transport material to a Haas mill, lathe and a … Continue reading
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Community room dedication Sept. 18 at PFT for business college students
WKU’s Housing and Residence Life and the Gordon Ford College of Business will host the Community Room Dedication for the J.L. Marshall Living & Learning Community at noon Friday (Sept. 18) on the 22nd floor of Pearce-Ford Tower. The J.L. … Continue reading
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WKU to host writers’ workshop
WKU will host the third annual Winter Writers’ Workshop Jan. 21-24 with poet George Ella Lyon. To be eligible to participate in the intensive workshop, applicants must submit five poems to Mary Ellen Miller, Professor of English at WKU, by … Continue reading
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GIS program receives state award
At the annual Kentucky Geospatial Summit hosted by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP) in Frankfort last week, Kevin Cary, GISP, Instructor of GIS and GIS Facilities Manager, accepted the KAMP’s Exemplary System Award for WKU’s Geographic Information Science … Continue reading
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WKU honors organization honored
WKU’s chapter of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars recently received the Gold Award in Washington, D.C. The Gold Award is only given to the most active and engaged chapters. The NSCS is an honors organization for high achieving freshman … Continue reading
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Message on WKU tailgating rules
To WKU Students: Tailgating on home football games is an opportunity for you and other members of the WKU family to show your support for the Hilltoppers and socialize with friends prior to the football game. Tailgating is a pre-game … Continue reading
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Photos: CPE visits WKU campus
The Council on Postsecondary Education met Thursday (Sept. 10) at WKU. The visit included remarks by WKU President Gary Ransdell and a tour of the campus and academic programs. CPE members also conducted their regular meeting Thursday afternoon at the … Continue reading
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New instructor joins strings program
WKU has a new instructor in the pre-college strings development program. Ching Yi Lin has been active as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Taiwan. As an assistant to the internationally renowned Professor Mauricio … Continue reading
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Kell presents lecture in UNC series
Dr. Carl Kell, WKU communication professor, presented Build the Wall … Save the Castle – Southern Baptists and Racism as part of a lecture series at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Dr. Kell’s lecture on Sept. 1 was the … Continue reading
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WKU named ‘military friendly’ school
G.I. Jobs magazine has named WKU as one of the top “military friendly” schools for 2010. WKU ranks in the top 15 percent of schools that best accommodate soldiers and other military personnel. Included in WKU’s efforts are special tuition … Continue reading
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