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April 16, 2019
2019-2020 Faculty/Staff Parking
WKU Parking & Transportation reminds faculty and staff members that they can order 2019-2020 parking permit online now . 

Parking Changes for the 2019-2020 academic year:

  • Faculty/Staff parking will be expanded in Chestnut Street North, Chestnut South, and Kentucky Street Lots.

  • Due to the Freshman Village project, Gated Regents Lot will close this summer. Current Gated Regents permit holders will have the option to purchase an FS1 or FS2 permit while supplies last. FS3 permits will also be available. 

  • Due to construction of the WKU Commons at Helm Commons Library, the Helm Lot will close.

  • The Park Mobile Permit is an alternative to the annual permit and will provide pay-as-you-go parking. 
CLIMBING HIGHER
Congratulations to the WKU Topperettes Dance Team for winning the Division I Jazz national championship at the 2019 Dance Team Union College Classic National Invitational in Las Vegas. Learn More
WKU staff, students honored in AP Broadcasters contest
WKU Public Radio staff members and WKU School of Journalism & Broadcasting students were honored Saturday in the annual Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters competition.
WKU students honored in Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters competition.
WKU's Gordon Ford College
of Business presents awards
WKU’s Gordon Ford College of Business held its 22nd annual Awards Banquet on April 12. Students, faculty, staff and alumni were recognized for their achievements.
Cuban Film Festival
As part of the International Year of Cuba, the Office of International Programs, English Department and History Department will present a Cuban Film Festival this week and next week. The festival begins at 7 tonight with Lista de espera (The Waiting List) in Cherry Hall, room 210. The film festival continues Wednesday and Thursday and resumes April 23-25. 
Spotlight: Refugee Health Summit
WKU's Department of Public Health will host the WKU Refugee Health Summit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Knicely Conference Center.
Global 1968 presentation
Building on a series of talks last fall sponsored by School of Journalism & Broadcasting about events in the United States in 1968, the WKU History Department will host a panel discussion on Global 1968: Protest, Revolution, and its Lasting Impact at 4 p.m. Thursday at Ogden College Hall Auditorium.
Unite for Fairness
Mahurin portrait unveiling
Alliance Awards
April
16
Tuesday
Faculty Awards Reception

The 2019 college award winners and finalists for university-wide awards will be recognized at 3 p.m. at Mahurin Honors College-International Center, room 1011 . More Info
April
16
Tuesday
Social Justice Salons Series

Dr. Andrew Rosa will present In the Shadow of Empire: St. Clair Drake and the Struggle Over African Studies in the Cold War at 4 p.m. at Downing Student Union, room 2123. More Info
April
16
Tuesday
First Things First

First Things First, a Sexual Assault Prevention Month storytelling event featuring poetry and narratives, will begin at 7 p.m. at Downing Student Union Auditorium. More Info
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