Today@WKU: January 19, 2018

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for January 19, 2018.

WKU News

• Professor receives grant from Jessie Ball duPont Fund for Service Dog Awareness Program: Dr. Darbi Haynes-Lawrence, an Associate Professor of Child & Family Studies in the College of Health & Human Services, has received a grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to support her Service Dog Awareness Program.
• Board of Regents to hold committee meetings Jan. 26: The committees of the WKU Board of Regents will meet Jan. 26, beginning at 9 a.m. The meetings will be in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.
• Spring 2018 Parking and Transportation: Check out updates for WKU parking and transit operations for the Spring 2018 semester.
• 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

• Men’s basketball: Tops Take Sole Possession of C-USA Lead with 77-69 Win Over UAB: WKU sits alone atop the Conference USA standings after defeating UAB 77-69 on Thursday night at E.A. Diddle Arena. With UAB up 67-64 with 4:36 to play, the Hilltoppers (14-5 overall, 6-0 C-USA) went on an 11-0 run to surge ahead and were able to ice the victory at the free-throw line. Next: WKU vs. MTSU at 6 p.m. Saturday at Diddle Arena. The game has already been announced as a sellout.
• Women’s basketball: Stout WKU Defense Leads Lady Toppers Past UTSA, 73-38, on Education Day: WKU posted its best defensive outing of the season, holding UTSA to just 20 percent shooting from the field, and outscored the Roadrunners 37-16 in the second half to earn a 73-38 win on Education Day inside E.A. Diddle Arena on Thursday afternoon. Next: Lady Toppers (13-5, 4-1 C-USA) open a three-game road trip at Marshall at noon Sunday.
• Track & Field: Vanderbilt Invitational Up Next for WKU: WKU Track & Field is back in action this weekend at the fifth annual Vanderbilt Invitational today and Saturday inside the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility. The Hilltoppers opened the 2017-18 indoor campaign in Nashville, Tenn., back on Dec. 2.
• Softball: WKU Picked Seventh in C-USA Preseason Coaches Poll: Just three weeks out from opening day of the 2018 softball season, Conference USA has announced its Preseason All-Conference Team and Coaches Poll with WKU predicted to finish seventh this year. With head coach Amy Tudor at the helm of the Hilltopper program entering her fifth season on The Hill, the Red and White return 10 letterwinners from last year’s 31-win squad. More: 2018 schedule

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

WKU in the News

• Bridal Expo to provide wedding planning resources: Brides-to-be struggling through the daunting task of preparing a wedding can get some help at this weekend’s SOKY Bridal Expo. The expo’s website, sokybridal expo.com, lists more than 90 vendors. The expo will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at WKU’s Knicely Conference Center.
• Tops keep streak alive, hold off UAB 77-69: WKU got an absolute fight Thursday from visiting Alabama Birmingham, but the Hilltoppers found a way to pull out a 77-69 win at E.A. Diddle Arena.
• Lady Toppers Cruise to Big Win: The WKU women’s basketball team bounced back from its first conference loss of the season by beating UTSA on Thursday in Bowling Green. The Lady Toppers (13-5, 4-1) took the lead for good almost halfway through the first quarter and never trailed again en route to a 73-38 win over UTSA (3-14, 1-4).

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.
• Art Exhibition: Proof of Existence: An Exhibit of Work by Contemporary Artists of Bosnian and Balkan Origin. Jan. 22-April 6. Contact Art, (270) 745-3944.

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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