The Spring 2013 Dean’s and President’s List is available online. Students making the Dean’s List have a grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 on a 4.0 scale. Students on the President’s List have GPAs of 3.8 to 4.0. To be eligible for the either list, students must have at least 12 hours of coursework that […]
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WKU student awarded Boren Scholarship to study in China
J.P. Stovall, a rising senior at WKU from Nashville, Tenn., has been awarded a David L. Boren Scholarship that will fund his participation in the Chinese Flagship Program’s Capstone Year in China. Beginning in August, Stovall, an international affairs, Asian religions & cultures, and Spanish major, will be enrolled in courses at Nanjing University. In […]
17 WKU students awarded Lifetime Experience Grants for 2012-13
The Office of Scholar Development (OSD) has awarded 17 WKU students a total of $38,450 in Lifetime Experience Grants in the 2012-13 academic year. The Lifetime Experience (LTE) Grant program was made possible with funding from the WKU Sisterhood, John and Jacque Hughes Jarve, the Office of Scholar Development, the Honors College at WKU and […]
Follow the 2013 WKU China Trip
What do the Symphony at WKU, WKU Alumni Association, Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters, North China Electric Power University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Hebei University, Western iMedia, Gordon Ford College of Business, Chinese Flagship, Potter College of Arts & Letters, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, WKU Public Affairs and the Confucius Institute at WKU have […]
Roberts re-elected to World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children announced Thursday (May 16) that Dr. Julia Link Roberts was re-elected as one of seven members of the Executive Committee. Dr. Roberts is the Mahurin Professor of Gifted Education at WKU and Executive Director of The Center for Gifted Studies and the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of […]
2012 WKU graduate receives Princeton-in-Asia Fellowship
Mario Nguyen, a 2012 WKU graduate with a degree in public relations, has been awarded a fellowship from Princeton-in-Asia (PiA), a non-profit organization that provides transformative, service-oriented experience for individuals to serve the needs of Asia. Nguyen will work with the Hinrich Foundation in Manila, Philippines, coordinating the organization’s online presence and working with the […]
3 undergraduate ceremonies conclude 173rd Commencement
WKU wrapped up its 173rd Commencement with three undergraduate ceremonies Saturday at Diddle Arena. WKU conferred 135 associate degrees, 1,475 baccalaureate degrees and 22 undergraduate certificates on Saturday. During the graduate ceremony on Friday night, WKU conferred 395 master’s degrees, six doctor of education degrees, six specialist degrees and 40 graduate certificates for a weekend […]
69 students graduate in Gatton Academy’s Class of 2013
Celebration of Commencement Weekend at WKU continued Saturday as The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky celebrated the graduation of its Class of 2013. Sixty-nine students representing 51 counties from across the Commonwealth were recognized during the ceremony in Van Meter Hall. The ceremony honored the Gatton Academy’s sixth graduating class. […]
WKU’s 173rd Commencement begins with graduate ceremony
WKU’s 173rd Commencement began Friday night (May 10) with the graduate ceremony at Diddle Arena as nearly 400 students received doctoral, master’s and specialist degrees and graduate certificates. President Gary Ransdell thanked the graduates for the value they added to WKU during their pursuit of a degree. “May that degree be the start of a […]
World conference for gifted education to be held in Louisville
Local educators and parents will have a unique opportunity this summer to learn from the world’s leading experts in gifted education, and they won’t have to drive across the country or fly around the globe to do it. The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children will host its 20th Biennial World Conference, “Celebrating Giftedness […]
