Monthly Archives: August 2011
WKU floral shop, training center opens
The WKU Department of Agriculture has opened its Floral Design Training Center and Floral Shop at 514 Regents Ave., behind Gary A. Ransdell Hall. The Center will be used as a teaching lab for all Floral Design courses. Student designs … Continue reading
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3 to join Hall of Distinguished Alumni
A civic leader/philanthropist, a national education leader and an award-winning songwriter/producer will join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall. Jerry E. Baker, Vicki Phillips and Norro Wilson will be inducted during WKU’s Homecoming celebration. The 20th class of noted … Continue reading
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Oklahoma student, WKU professor conduct archaeological monitoring
Dr. Darlene Applegate, an associate professor of Folk Studies and Anthropology at WKU, spent part of her summer conducting archaeological monitoring at Mammoth Cave National Park with Staci Hesler, a student from the University of Oklahoma. Hesler participated in a … Continue reading
Keeling investigates rural planning, rail traffic in the United Kingdom
Dr. David Keeling, head of WKU’s Department of Geography and Geology, recently returned from the third of four research trips to rural Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom, where he is investigating the impact of changing rail traffic on rural communities. … Continue reading
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Engineering, Study Away plan Winter Term course on floodplain management
The WKU Department of Engineering is partnering with WKU Study Away to offer a hands-on Winter Term course. “Total Immersion Floodplain Management” will take students to some of the most massive floodplain management projects in the Southwest. “Students will have … Continue reading
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Awards presented at convocation
WKU President Gary Ransdell presented the annual Spirit of WKU and diversity awards along with new awards for service and sustainability Monday morning (Aug. 22) at the opening convocation. Registrar Freida Eggleton received the 10th Spirit of WKU Award, which … Continue reading
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Student success, retention keys for WKU’s future, Ransdell says
Students on both ends of the quality spectrum – high achievers and those who could be high achievers but need help – hold the keys for WKU’s future, President Gary Ransdell says. In his annual opening address to faculty and … Continue reading
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Welcome to the WKU Class of 2015!
Members of WKU’s Class of 2015 kicked off this week’s M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan festivities with a group photo at Sunday night’s opening ceremony. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)
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Professor says reaction by Syria’s neighbors key in U.S. call for changes
The reaction of Turkey, Iraq and other Arab states will be important as the United States calls for Bashar al-Assad to step down as president. Dr. Soleiman Kiasatpour, associate professor of Political Science at WKU, said the call by the … Continue reading
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First-year students will start semester serving in Big Red’s Blitz Aug. 25
“Giving back to the community that you live in is very important,” said Bryan Hartzell, a junior from Nashville, Tenn., who has worked with planning WKU’s Big Red’s Blitz event this year as part of the M.A.S.T.E.R. (Making Academic and … Continue reading
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