Today@WKU: January 18, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for January 18, 2018.

WKU News

• WKU Winter Weather Advisory for Jan. 18: WKU Elizabethtown-Fort Knox campus is closed Thursday.
• Younglove’s Drugstore: January 12 was National Pharmacists Day. The work of pharmacists over generations appears in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives of WKU’s Department of Library Special Collections. But if one Bowling Green pharmacy came closest to becoming an institution, it was Younglove’s Drugstore.
• Get a great “Foundation” with new WKU On Demand courses: WKU On Demand has added two new Foundations courses to its catalog for Spring 2018.
• 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

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  Lady Toppers vs. UTSA this morning.

  Women’s basketball: WKU to Host UTSA This Morning for Seventh Annual Education Day: Coming off its first loss of C-USA play at UAB on Saturday, WKU will look to rebound at 11 a.m. today as the Lady Toppers (12-5, 3-1 C-USA) host UTSA (3-13, 1-3 C-USA) in the seventh annual Spread the Red Education Day game inside E.A. Diddle Arena. Today’s game will feature free admission for all Lady Topper fans and will be carried nationally on Fox College Sports and locally on WKU PBS. More: Event parking

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  Hilltoppers vs. UAB tonight.

  Men’s basketball: Hilltoppers Host UAB to Begin Crucial Homestand: WKU tied for the Conference USA lead at 5-0 as it hosts UAB at 8 tonight at E.A. Diddle Arena. The Hilltoppers are 13-5 overall and 5-0 C-USA while the Blazers are 13-5 and 4-1 in conference. The game will be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network. More: Event parking

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

WKU in the News

• Governor’s budget proposal amounts to $4 million reduction for WKU, cuts statewide weather network: WKU is facing a $4.6 million cut and elimination of funding for its statewide weather network under a budget plan proposed Tuesday by Gov. Matt Bevin.
• March, speeches honor King’s legacy: MLK Planning Committee member Howard Bailey, retired WKU vice president for student affairs, announced at the program that the committee was funding two $500 scholarships for local high school students. Ron Lewis, a 1970 WKU graduate, was presented with the Humanitarian Award by the committee.
• Feuds with UAB, MTSU on tap in major weekend for WKU: Thursday’s game for WKU is its biggest of the season. It’s the biggest game of the season because it’s the next one. That’s been the Hilltoppers’ mantra throughout the season, a cliché as old as they come. But so far that narrative has suited WKU just fine. The Tops (13-5, 5-0 Conference USA) are winners of six straight and have tried their hardest to approach each game as its own entity.

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.
• Photographic Exhibition: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Then and Now. Jan. 31-April 13. Jody Richards Hall Gallery. Contact Tim Broekema, (270) 745-3055.

Thursday, Jan. 18

• RESCHEDULED: WKU Honors Band Clinic. Rescheduled to Jan. 25-27. Contact Gary Schallert, (270) 745-5893.
• 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.
• 3:45 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.
• RESCHEDULED: PRISM Concert. Rescheduled to Jan. 26. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Saturday, Jan. 20

• 11 a.m.: SOKY Bridal Expo. Knicely Conference Center. Contact Knicely Center, (270) 745-4254.
• 6 p.m.: Hilltopper Basketball vs. Middle Tennessee. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.

Sunday, Jan. 21

• 2 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Musica. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Monday, Jan. 22

• Spring Semester Classes Begin.

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

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