Monthly Archives: November 2010
WKU, KCTCS partner on transfer day
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) is partnering with WKU to sponsor an informative, fun-filled event designed to promote transfer between the two institutions. On Saturday, (Nov. 20) WKU will host potential KCTCS transfer students at the Bowling … Continue reading
Filed under Admissions, Student life, Upcoming events, WKU News
WKU graduate Sam Ford co-author of ‘The Survival of Soap Opera’
Sam Ford, a 2005 graduate of WKU, is co-editor of a new book coming out Dec. 1 that looks at the current state and possible futures of the U.S. soap opera industry. The Survival of Soap Opera: Transformations for a … Continue reading
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children moving office to WKU
The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) is relocating its international headquarters to WKU in Bowling Green, Ky., from the University of Winnipeg in Canada. A generous gift from Dixie and Pete Mahurin of Bowling Green makes the … Continue reading
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Authors Nicholas Sparks, Judith Viorst headline 2011 SOKY Book Fest
Superstar novelist Nicholas Sparks will kick off the 13th annual Southern Kentucky Book Fest on April 16. Sparks has published 16 novels with memorable characters who struggle with love, tragedy and fate. Six have been adapted to film, including Message … Continue reading
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Regional HOSA competition Nov. 19
About 380 students from 15 high schools will participate in the annual Health Occupations Students of America regional practice competition Friday (Nov. 19) at WKU. HOSA on the Hill, sponsored by South Central AHEC and WKU College of Health and … Continue reading
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WKU, community partners to host ‘Forced from Our Villages’ Dec. 1
More than a thousand refugees from Burma have arrived in Bowling Green in recent years. They would like to share their stories with all of us, their new neighbors. Burma is an East Asian country bordering Thailand. Due to increasingly … Continue reading
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WKU Sisterhood making a difference
With women making up 65 percent of the students at WKU, and half of the alumni, the WKU Sisterhood is a way for women to have an impact at the university. The WKU Sisterhood, which began about a year ago, … Continue reading
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View from the Hill – WKU Sisterhood
A new group called the WKU Sisterhood awards its first grant to a group called Women in Transition. Learn more about how they plan to spend the money and how you can get involved in the WKU Sisterhood in this … Continue reading
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Veterans Day Ceremony at WKU’s Guthrie Bell Tower
Highlights from today’s Veteran’s Day Ceremony at WKU’s Guthrie Bell Tower.
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WKU observes Veterans Day; ROTC inducts Hall of Fame member
WKU observed Veterans Day on Thursday (Nov. 11) with a ceremony at the Guthrie Tower, a site dedicated to freedom and those who gave their lives defending it. “Every generation has paid a price for freedom,” said LTC Jason T. … Continue reading
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