Here’s a traffic advisory from WKU Parking & Transportation: Traffic will be reduced to one lane on Russellville Road at the CSX overpass from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday (May 22) while work is being performed in preparation for an improvement project that will occur later in the summer. WKU Police Department will be […]
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WKU storm chasers ready for annual forecast expedition
Each year during WKU’s May term, Dr. Josh Durkee assembles a group of eight students for his Field Methods in Weather Analysis and Forecasting course and together, they forecast, analyze, document and study severe convective storms across the Great Plains. The course, which won the “Creativity and Innovation Award” from the North American Association for […]
Campus news: ‘Spaceship Earth’ opens at planetarium; faculty member authors 3 chapters in financial planning book
Here is a listing of news from WKU departments and programs: Planetarium: ‘Spaceship Earth’ will be presented through June 23 We live on a world that just will not sit still. Join Hardin Planetarium’s staff for Spaceship Earth, a new, multimedia full-dome presentation exploring the many ways that we humans are hurtling through our universe. […]
Campus news: 2014 SOKY Book Fest headliner selected; Century employees complete training; purchasing director honored
Here is a listing of news from WKU departments and programs: Book Fest: Charlaine Harris to headline 2014 event New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris will headline the 16th annual Southern Kentucky Book Fest scheduled for April 26, 2014. Born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area, Harris has been writing for 30 […]
Campus news: Library research awards presented; human resource courses planned
Here is a listing of recent news from WKU departments and programs: Libraries: Students receive undergraduate library research awards WKU students Jordan D. Dobbs of Philpot and Tyler Sigman of Fort Knox/Elizabethtown received undergraduate research awards at a recognition ceremony in Cravens Library on May 3. WKU Libraries and WKU University Experience faculty offer the […]
Ogden Foundation Scholar has charted own path to success
When Daniel Burton was an eighth-grader in Louisville, his older brother dropped out of school. Burton became determined not to follow the same path. As a first-generation college student, he has charted his own course. And, on Saturday afternoon, Burton will graduate from WKU with a bachelor’s degree in management and will be recognized as […]
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 […]
Campus news: Veterans Upward Bound banquet; Big Red Gig guitar camp
Here is a list of news items from WKU departments and programs: Veterans Upward Bound: Cherry offers keynote address at banquet Brigadier General Dan Cherry of Bowling Green captivated the audience at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center on Friday night (May 3) as the keynote speaker for the Veterans Upward Bound Annual Awards Banquet. VUB […]
Campus news: Faculty member on NPPA board; senior’s husband on ‘The Voice’; list of summer camps
Here is a listing of news from WKU departments and programs: Journalism & Broadcasting: Faculty member elected to NPPA board Brad Pfranger, assistant professor of broadcasting in WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting, has been elected to the National Press Photographers Association Board of Directors. Pfranger replaces Mark Dolan, who was elected NPPA’s vice president. […]
Campus news: Accounting students win state competition; Symphony to tour China; Beegie Adair to be honored
Here is a listing of news from WKU departments and programs: Accounting: Students take top honors in state competition For the second year, a group of students from WKU’s Department of Accounting took top honors in the Promote and Encourage Accounting in Kentucky (PEAK) Competition on April 26. The PEAK Competition utilizes a Jeopardy-style experience […]
