Today@WKU: January 16, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for January 16, 2018.

WKU News

• WKU Winter Weather Advisory for Jan. 16: All WKU campuses are closed Tuesday. Students in Winter Term classes should watch email and Blackboard for assignment revisions.
• WKU couple’s Boyce General Store named one of Southern Living’s best general stores in the South: She’s the self-proclaimed “Pie Queen,” and he jokingly calls himself the dishwasher. So the owners of the Boyce General Store, WKU alumni Brie and Brad Golliher, thought it was a joke when they heard their store was on Southern Living’s list of best general stores in the South. More: Olympic competitor Emmanuel Dasor hopes to inspire others both on and off the track
• Dr. Debbie Reed named Veterinarian of the Year by KVMA: If you ask Dr. Debbie Reed, a native of Island in McLean County, why she wanted to become a veterinarian, she’ll simply say it’s because her first love was livestock. “I was interested in veterinary medicine from the agriculture perspective. I wanted to help farmers make more money and be more successful,” said Reed. More: Read more news from the WKU Alumni Association.
• 2018 Winter Weather Communications Plan: Check out a reminder about WKU’s winter weather communications plan that provides a number of ways you can find out if classes are delayed, canceled or if a campus is closed.
• Winter Term Intersession Parking and Transit Changes: Here’s a reminder from WKU Parking & Transportation about intersession services in effect through Jan. 19. Normal parking regulations resume at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21; full transit services resume at 7:15 a.m. Jan. 22. More: Winter Term parking map
• 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: Hilltopper Linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe to Enter NFL Draft: Rising redshirt senior linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe will forgo his final season of eligibility on The Hill and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.
• Men’s basketball: Tops Start 5-0 in C-USA with 73-63 Win at Charlotte: WKU overcame a tough offensive first half Saturday at Charlotte, shooting better than 50 percent in the second half on its way to a 73-63 road victory. The Hilltoppers (13-5) improved to 5-0 in conference play for the fourth time since 1970 and the first time since 2014-15. Next: WKU vs. UAB at 8 p.m. Thursday at Diddle Arena.
• Women’s basketball: Lady Toppers Drop First C-USA Contest at UAB, 79-61: Ivy Brown scored a game-high 25 points and was one of three Lady Toppers in double figures, but WKU dropped its first C-USA matchup of the 2017-18 season in a 79-61 decision at UAB on Saturday evening inside Bartow Arena. Next: WKU (12-5, 3-1 C-USA) vs. UTSA at 11 a.m. Thursday in the annual Spread the Red Education Day game.
• Track & Field: Hilltoppers Open 2018 with 22 Top-10 Finishes at Gene Edmonds Open: WKU Track & Field headed to West Lafayette, Ind., to get the 2018 indoor schedule underway at the Purdue-hosted Gene Edmonds Open on Saturday. The Hilltoppers racked up 22 top-10 finishes on the day with nine on the women’s side and the remaining 13 by the men. Next: WKU will head to Vanderbilt for the first time in 2018 to compete in the two-day Vanderbilt Invite Jan. 19-20

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

WKU in the News

• Hilltoppers likely to play in front of big crowds this week: Since taking over the WKU basketball program in March of 2016, Rick Stansbury has dwelled upon the notion that E.A. Diddle Arena should be filled to the brim on a nightly basis. That, of course, has yet to happen for any of the 23 home games the former Mississippi State coach has been on the sideline for. But it appears Stansbury will finally get his wish of a sold-out arena this week, whether it be Thursday when Alabama Birmingham comes to town or Saturday when the Hilltoppers play archrival Middle Tennessee – or both.

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
• Topper Travelers Program 2018: The WKU Alumni Association is planning a Baltic Cruise across Northern Europe June 21-July 2. The 10-night cruise across the Baltic Sea aboard Marina will begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, with stops in Berlin, Germany; Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia; and Stockholm, Sweden. For information, visit alumni.wku.edu/baltic2018 or contact the Alumni Association at 800-842-9023 or alumnievents@wku.edu

More: Visit the WKU Alumni website

What’s Happening At-WKU

Ongoing/continuing events

• Exhibits at Kentucky Museum: Instruments of American Excellence; A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green (through June 30); Kaleidoscope: Kentucky Museum Quilts (opens Jan. 22); 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; Jack Lunt Memorial Juried Art Exhibition (through Jan. 20). Downing Museum, 4801 Morgantown Road. Contact Jack LeSieur, (270) 842-7415.
• International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various events and locations during 2017-18 academic year. Contact International Programs, (270) 745-5334.
• Arts at WKU 2017-2018. Various events and locations. Contact Potter College of Arts & Letters, (270) 745-2344.

Tuesday, Jan. 16     

• CANCELLED: Student Success Summit. Downing Student Union. Contact Jennifer Markin, (270) 745-5065.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Musica. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Thursday, Jan. 18

• 8 a.m.: Residence Halls Reopen for Spring Semester. Contact Housing, (270) 745-4359.
• 11 a.m.: Lady Topper Basketball vs. UTSA. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• 3 p.m.: WKU Honors Band Clinic. Music Hall, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center and other locations. Contact Gary Schallert, (270) 745-5893.
• 3:45 p.m.: University Senate Meeting. Faculty House. Contact Eric Kondratieff, (270) 745-8861.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Musica. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
• 8 p.m.: Hilltopper Basketball vs. UAB. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.

Friday, Jan. 19

• Winter Term Ends.
• 8:30 a.m.: WKU Honors Band Clinic. Music Hall, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center and other locations. Contact Gary Schallert, (270) 745-5893.
• 8 p.m.: PRISM Concert. Van Meter Hall. Admission is $15; $8 for students. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

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

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