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22 WKU students candidates for Homecoming queen
Oct 17th, 2018
Twenty-two students are candidates for Homecoming 2018 queen at WKU. The queen will be crowned at halftime of the WKU vs. FIU game on Oct. 27.
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WKU recognizes 2018 Family of the Year
Oct 1st, 2018
The family of WKU senior Stefani McCoy, a first-generation student from Elizabethtown, was recognized Saturday as WKU’s 2018 Family of the Year.
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WKU to bring VeoRide bike share to campus
Sep 25th, 2018
VeoRide has officially inked a deal to be the exclusive provider of a micro-mobility fleet of bikes to WKU. Micro-mobility includes all modes of short-distance transportation, including standard pedal bikes, e-assisted bikes and e-scooters.
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WKU's 2018 Parent & Family Weekend Sept. 28-29
Sep 18th, 2018
WKU’s annual Parent & Family Weekend begins on Friday, Sept. 28, and continues with a full day of activities on Saturday, Sept. 29.
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Panhellenic Council selects scholarship recipients for 2018-19
Sep 17th, 2018
The Panhellenic Council of WKU has selected the recipients of the 2018-2019 Panhellenic Scholarships.
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Veterans Upward Bound at WKU accepting new students
Sep 14th, 2018
Attention U.S. Military Veterans, Guardsmen and Reservists: Veterans Upward Bound at WKU is accepting new students.
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WKU Week in Photos: Sept. 2-8, 2018
Sep 10th, 2018
Check out the latest installment of WKU Week in Photos by Clinton Lewis, Bryan Lemon and Bob Skipper of WKU Public Affairs.
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View from the Hill: Connecting with students is key for ISEC
Sep 6th, 2018
You can’t correct until you connect. That’s the key to the success of the Cynthia and George Nichols III Intercultural Student Engagement Center or ISEC. WKU's Amy Bingham explains how the program has taken off in the View from the Hill.
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WKU celebrating International Year of Cuba
Aug 28th, 2018
Cuba will take center stage at WKU during the 2018-19 International Year Of… program. Events begin Sept. 4.
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WKU Week in Photos: Aug. 19-25, 2018
Aug 27th, 2018
Check out the first installment of WKU Week in Photos for the Fall 2018 semester by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon of WKU Public Affairs.
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WKU Opportunity Fund receives $450,000 award from James Graham Brown Foundation
Aug 24th, 2018
Marking the first announcement for the WKU Opportunity Fund, President Timothy C. Caboni announced a two-year, $450,000 grant to WKU from the James Graham Brown Foundation of Louisville.
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Fourth group begins MFA in Creative Writing program
Aug 24th, 2018
The WKU Department of English welcomes its fourth class of students in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program this fall.
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View from the Hill: Topper U introduces freshmen to WKU traditions
Aug 24th, 2018
Classes don’t start until Monday at WKU but the incoming freshmen are already getting “schooled” on the university’s rich history as part of M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan. WKU's Amy Bingham has highlights from Topper U in the View from the Hill.
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WKU & SKYCTC announce engineering pathway agreement
Aug 16th, 2018
Graduates from Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College will seamlessly transfer to WKU to complete their engineering degrees under an agreement between the two institutions.
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9th annual Eric D. Yates Memorial Run set for Sept. 19
Aug 13th, 2018
The WKU Army ROTC program will host the ninth annual Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 19. The 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk will begin at 6 p.m. at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road.
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WKU researchers part of study on irrigation's impact on precipitation
Aug 13th, 2018
WKU meteorology students and a Kentucky Climate Center scientist have been gathering data this summer in Nebraska as part of the Great Plains Irrigation Experiment (GRAINEX), a National Science Foundation-funded research project.
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View from the Hill: Hilltopper Hall
Aug 10th, 2018
A long-awaited residence hall featuring hotel style rooms is finally opening on WKU’s campus. WKU's Amy Bingham gives us a look inside Hilltopper Hall in the View from the Hill.
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View from the Hill: New Admissions Tour Bus
Aug 3rd, 2018
You only get one chance to make a good first impression and a new Admissions tour bus is giving WKU a chance to do just that as WKU's Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.
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'To the Hill and Beyond' theme announced for Homecoming 2018
Aug 2nd, 2018
The WKU Alumni Association announced that the 2018 Homecoming festivities will be celebrated with a Toy Story-like "To the Hill and Beyond" theme, which was chosen by a committee of WKU alumni, students and staff.
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WKU shakes up M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan 'for a new generation of Hilltoppers'
Jul 26th, 2018
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan, WKU’s transition program for all new undergraduates students, is shaking things up for about 2,300 members of the Class of 2022 who will arrive on campus next month.
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