Today@WKU: August 31, 2017

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for August 31, 2017.

WKU News

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  “A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green” will open Sept. 29.

  ‘A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green’ opens Sept. 29: The Kentucky Folklife Program announces the opening of the exhibit A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green at the Kentucky Museum on WKU’s campus. The Opening Reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 29. The exhibit will be open through June 30, 2018.

• Alumni student organization welcomes new members to promote WKU Spirit: WKU’s Student Alumni Ambassadors (SAA) recently welcomed 14 new members, bringing the membership total 21 after the graduation of senior members.
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  WKU’s Beta Gamma Sigma chapter has earned national recognition.

  Beta Gamma Sigma Recognized with Highest Honors: The WKU Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honors society for business, has been recognized as a chapter of Highest Honors for the 2016-17 academic year by the National Beta Gamma Sigma organization.

• WKU Admissions hosting events for prospective students & their families: WKU is taking its DiscoverWKU events across the United States this fall. Events are coming up Sept. 7 in northern Kentucky; and Sept. 12 in Lexington. Register online at http://www.wku.edu/discoverwku/
• WKU Public Radio Weekday Newscast Schedule: Tune into WKU Public Radio for national and international news from NPR, and local newscasts every half hour during Morning Edition (4-9 a.m. Central), and All Things Considered (3-6 p.m. Central), as well as local news features and interviews produced by the WKU news staff. WKU’s Public Radio can be heard on WKYU-FM (88.9) in Bowling Green/Glasgow; WDCL-FM (89.7) in Somerset/Campbellsville; WKPB-FM (88.9) in Henderson/Owensboro; WKUE-FM (90.9) in Elizabethtown/Bardstown; and online at http://www.wkyufm.org/

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WKU Sports

• Football: Mike Sanford Radio and TV Shows Hit the Airwaves: The Pursuit is almost here, and to help fans of the Red and White get ready for kickoff, the Mike Sanford Radio Show and `Coaches Corner with Mike Sanford’ television show are set to return to the airwaves. More: Football gameday information; 2017 parking and tailgating map.
• Raise the W: Coach Mike Sanford helped President Timothy C. Caboni Raise the W on Wednesday at the President’s Home in preparation for Saturday’s season opener against EKU.

More: For updates on WKU Athletics, follow @WKUSports on Twitter or WKU Athletics on Facebook.

WKU in the News

• WKU police officer traveling to Houston to help with flood relief: A police sergeant from WKU is stepping up to help with flood relief in Texas. Sergeant Rafael Casas plans to drive down to Houston on Sunday with a truck load of food and supplies.
• WKU opens Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina programming: When Jerry Daday watched the Bosnian war on TV as a college student, his biggest question was, “Why aren’t we doing anything to stop this?” Now an associate sociology professor at WKU, Daday spoke to students about the war Tuesday as part of an event for WKU’s International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• ‘WKU Football: Coaching Hotbed On The Hill’ to air tonight: WBKO-TV has scheduled “WKU Football: Coaching Hotbed On The Hill” to air at 6:30 tonight. The 30-minute show, hosted by WBKO sports director Mike Cleff, will feature interviews, footage and analysis of WKU athletic director Todd Stewart, coach Mike Sanford and former WKU coaches Willie Taggart, Bobby Petrino and Jeff Brohm. The show will also be available online after its initial airing. More: WKU Athletics Honors Football Conference Champions; Confident WKU defense up for year’s first challenge

More: Check out WKU in the News page.

WKU Alumni

• Upcoming WKU Alumni events: For a listing of events, visit the Alumni website and click on the Events Calendar. Or contact the WKU Alumni Association at 888-958-2586. For a list of Alumni news, visit the Alumni News page. More: WKU SpiritFunder
• WKU’s 2017 Homecoming set for Oct. 14: WKU’s 2017 Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 14 against Conference USA opponent Charlotte. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The Homecoming theme is There’s No Place Like Home; other event information will be available on the Alumni website. The Hall of Distinguished Alumni Luncheon and Induction ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 13.

More: Visit the WKU Alumni website.

What’s Happening At-WKU

Ongoing/continuing events

• Exhibits at Kentucky Museum: Instruments of American Excellence; Backward & Forward: 20th Century Quilts (through Oct. 14); Kentucky in the Great War (through Dec. 8); New Kentuckians (through Feb. 2); plus other gallery and on-campus exhibits. (Museum hours/visitor information) Contact Kentucky Museum, (270) 745-2592.
• Exhibits at Downing Museum: The Story of Joe Downing: Select Works From the Collection. Downing Museum, 4801 Morgantown Road. Contact Jack LeSieur, (270) 842-7415.
• Hardin Planetarium show: Ring World: Grand Finale, through Sept. 17. Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. Sunday.  Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
• Exhibit at Intercultural Student Engagement Center: Artwork by Lana Williams, through Oct. 3. Downing Student Union, room 2041. Contact ISEC, (270) 745-5066.
• International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various events and locations during 2017-18 academic year. Contact International Programs, (270) 745-5334.

Thursday, Aug. 31

• 5 p.m.: 2017 U.S. Service Academy Information Fair. Knicely Conference Center. Contact Office of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, (270) 782-8303.
• 7 p.m.: Presentation: The Sociology of the Lost Generation: How Societal Factors Impacted the Creative Works of Ernest Hemingway and His Contemporaries by Jennifer Joe, WKU Owensboro Campus Librarian. Badgett Foundation Conference Center, WKU Owensboro, 4821 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. Contact Kevin Dorth, (270) 684-9797.

Saturday, Sept. 2

• 8 a.m.: WKU Football Tailgating Opens. Various locations on 2017 Tailgating and Parking map. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• 3:30 p.m.: WKU vs. EKU Tailgate and Celebrate, presented by US Bank. WKU South Lawn. Contact Alumni, (270) 745-2586.
• 6 p.m.: WKU Football vs. Eastern Kentucky. Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. Contact Athletics Communications, (270) 745-4298.

Sunday, Sept. 3

• 6 p.m.: WKU Soccer vs. Evansville. WKU Soccer Complex. Contact Athletics Communications, (270) 745-4298.

Monday, Sept. 4

• Labor Day Holiday. University closed. No classes.

For upcoming events: Visit the What’s Happening at WKU page, Events@WKU page or WKU’s online events calendar

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