Monthly Archives: May 2011
WKU SIFE Team finishes among top 60 in national competition
With its second highest-ever finish last week at the SIFE USA National Exposition in Minneapolis, WKU’s Students in Free Enterprise Team becomes one of the top 60 teams in the country. Taking third in its league of eight teams in … Continue reading
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WKU grad receives Princeton-in-Asia Fellowship
On Saturday, Chris Colonna graduated from WKU as the Ogden Foundation Scholar, the highest academic honor at WKU. Now the Elizabethtown native and John Hardin High School graduate is preparing to spend a year teaching English at Mae Fah Luang … Continue reading
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WKU to test outdoor warning system Friday, May 20
WKU will be testing its outdoor warning system Friday (May 20). This will include all four speaker sites: Cherry Hall, Downing University Center, Keen Hall and a new speaker at the South Campus on Nashville Road. The speakers will play … Continue reading
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Students cover INMA World Congress
A group of students from Kerry Northrup’s collaborative journalism class in WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting are in New York this week working as an iMedia team to cover the International Newsmedia Marketing Association’s annual World Congress. Check out … Continue reading
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Photos: Spring 2011 Commencement
Here are some photos from WKU’s Spring 2011 Commencement Weekend. Additional photos from the graduate, undergraduate and Gatton Academy ceremonies are posted on the WKU News Facebook page. (WKU photos by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon)
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Gatton Academy recognizes 60 students in fourth graduating class
Celebration of Commencement Weekend at WKU continued on Saturday as The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky honored its fourth graduating class of high school seniors. Sixty students representing 34 counties from across the Commonwealth were … Continue reading
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Undergraduate ceremonies conclude WKU’s 169th Commencement
Red towels and cheers filled Diddle Arena on Saturday as WKU wrapped up its 169th Commencement with three undergraduate ceremonies. The anticipated number of students eligible for WKU’s May 2011 graduation was 2,078 — 123 associates; 1,478 bachelor’s; 385 master’s, … Continue reading
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169th Commencement begins with first WKU doctoral, G-SKyTeach graduates
The inaugural graduates of two WKU programs – the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program and the G-SKyTeach program — were recognized Friday night. The first five graduates of WKU’s first independent doctoral degree — John Baker of Bowling Green, Matthew Constant … Continue reading
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View from the Hill – WKU’s First Ed.D. Graduates
Five people will become the first recipients of WKU’s Educational Leadership Doctoral Program. Meet them in this week’s View from the Hill.
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Reminder: Summer hours begin May 16
WKU offices will be operating on an alternative schedule for the summer beginning Monday (May 16). Through Aug. 12, WKU’s business operating hours will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Classes will still be held throughout … Continue reading
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