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First Year Village project at WKU moving forward
Jul 18th, 2019
Construction fences are up as WKU prepares for the next step in the creation of the “First Year Village.”
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WKU Arabic major selected for QatarDebate Elite Academy
Jul 11th, 2019
WKU senior Maggie Lewis of Shepherdsville has been selected to join the QatarDebate Elite Academy.
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View from the Hill: Veteran focuses on research at WKU
Jul 9th, 2019
How do you go from dropping out of high school to pursuing your PhD? It’s happening for a veteran who is finishing up his master’s degree at WKU. WKU's Amy Bingham has his story in the View from the Hill.
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View from the Hill: Kentucky Archaeological Survey moves to WKU
Jun 13th, 2019
The Kentucky Archaeological Survey has a new home at WKU and will continue serving the whole state as WKU's Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
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Study Abroad and Global Learning awards scholarships
Jun 12th, 2019
WKU Study Abroad & Global Learning awarded 347 students WorldTopper Scholarships and 24 students EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Global Education) Grants in the last academic year.
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WKU Forensics Team named 2019 AFA national champions
Jun 12th, 2019
The WKU Forensics Team has been named national champions of the 2019 AFA National Individual Events Tournament, after an investigation found that two students of the original winning school had violated the league’s code of standards.
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WKU concrete canoe team finishes fifth in nation
Jun 10th, 2019
WKU civil engineering students finished fifth overall in the 2019 National Concrete Canoe Competition last weekend in Melbourne, Florida.
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WKU student second in Hearst multimedia championship
Jun 7th, 2019
WKU student Skyler Ballard finished second in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s National Multimedia Championship this week in San Francisco.
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WKU students attend NACURH annual conference
Jun 5th, 2019
Six student leaders represented WKU Housing & Residence Life at the NACURH (National Association of College & University Residence Halls) annual conference May 31-June 3 at Louisiana State University.
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WKU concrete canoe team participating in 2019 national competition
Jun 5th, 2019
WKU civil engineering students will be competing Thursday-Saturday (June 6-8) in the 2019 National Concrete Canoe Competition in Melbourne, Florida.
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WKU Spring 2019 Dean's/President's Lists
Jun 4th, 2019
WKU has released the Dean’s and President’s lists for the spring 2019 semester.
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VeoRide bike share program gaining popularity at WKU
May 30th, 2019
A bike share program at WKU is picking up speed just six months after it was launched on campus. It’s called VeoRide and students are taking advantage of it as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
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Police, fire departments to use Lambda Chi Alpha house for training
May 29th, 2019
The Bowling Green Police and Fire departments will be using the Lambda Chi Alpha house at 1504 Chestnut St. for training this week. The house is scheduled to be razed and replaced.
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View from the Hill: Graduate is first special education major from KAP
May 23rd, 2019
A recent WKU graduate made history by becoming the first special education major from the Kelly Autism Program. WKU's Amy Bingham has more on how KAP made such a difference in this week’s View from the Hill.
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WKU students awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants
May 23rd, 2019
Two WKU students recently were awarded study abroad grants worth $1,000 each from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
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WKU 5th overall in 2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Program
May 23rd, 2019
WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting has continued a tradition of national success in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program with a fifth-place overall finish in 2019.
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3 WKU students among Hearst program national finalists
May 20th, 2019
Three WKU students will compete in the national finals of the 59th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program June 1-6 in San Francisco.
Read MoreWKU Student United Way presents $1,000 grant to HOTEL INC Street Medicine Program
May 15th, 2019
Through a variety of fundraising efforts over the past year, WKU’s Student United Way raised enough money to award a grant in the amount of $1,000 to HOTEL INC’s Street Medicine Program.
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WKU Forensics Team's Andrea Ambam tops in the nation
May 14th, 2019
WKU’s Andrea Ambam is the most successful speech competitor in America today -- and the most successful in WKU's history.
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10th annual WKU Storm Chase class on road May 18-June 1
May 13th, 2019
WKU student Olivia Cahill will accomplish one goal when the WKU Storm Chase class begins its 10th journey across the Great Plains. Cahill is one of eight students who will leave the WKU campus May 18 for the annual two-week trip.
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