The newsletter for the WKU community
May 29, 2019
School of Journalism & Broadcasting finishes fifth overall in Hearst program
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.

WKU has finished in the top eight nationally in the Hearst program for 26 straight years and has won four overall national championships -- 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2018.

Earlier this spring, WKU won the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition for the 25 th time in the past 30 years and finished second in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition.

Three WKU students – Gabriel Scarlett, Skyler Ballard and Kathryn Ziesig -- will be competing for national championships in photojournalism and multimedia next week in San Francisco.

WKU students have won 15 Hearst individual national championships since 1985 — photojournalism in 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2016; multimedia in 2015; writing in 1985; and radio news in 2006.

The top 10 Overall Intercollegiate finishers in the 59th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program are: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, first; Arizona State University, second; Pennsylvania State University, third; University of Florida, fourth place; WKU, fifth place; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sixth place; University of Missouri, seventh place; Indiana University, eighth place; University of Maryland, ninth place; University of Montana, 10 th place.
CLIMBING HIGHER
WKU students Mary Morgan Green and Madalyn Taylor have been 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. The students are among 75 students nationwide to receive the award. Learn More
STAFF COUNCIL ELECTION TODAY
Attention WKU Staff: The Staff Council election is open online today.
Gatton graduate semifinalist for U.S. Presidential Scholar
Devin Davis, a 2019 Gatton Academy graduate from Georgetown, has been named a 2019 United States Presidential Scholars Semifinalist. He joins a list of 620 semifinalists from across the United States.
"I am extremely honored to be selected as a semifinalist for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program,” Devin Davis said.
Holman Scholarship Fund announces inaugural recipient
Carlee Mitchell of Morgantown is the first recipient of the James Christopher Holman Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund was established by friends and family of Chris Holman to support graduates of Butler County High School attending WKU who are pursuing a degree in Business or Agriculture.
Carlee Mitchell (third from left) is the first recipient of the James Christopher Holman Scholarship Fund. Others participating in the presentation were (from left) Jesse Greathouse, Tracy Morrison, Jim Holman, Melba Holman, Connie Greathouse, Ricky Greathouse, Lillian Greathouse, Jacob Greathouse and Bryan Barks.
Seventh graders honored at Duke TIP ceremony
Academically talented seventh graders from throughout Kentucky were honored by the Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) May 22 at WKU.
Follow WKU Storm Chase
The 10th annual WKU Storm Chase class is nearing the completion of its two-week trip across the Great Plains to forecast, analyze, document and study severe convective storms.
Follow the WKU storm chasers on Twitter or on the Meteorology Blog .
Follow Bike4Alz
Bike4Alz Team 007 is making its way across the country to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer's research. The WKU students are traveling from San Francisco, California, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, and are scheduled to complete their trip on July 20.
Follow Bike4Alz Team 007 on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
Journey to the Vote event
As part of WKU's Journey to the Vote celebration and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, WKU will host a kickoff event and proclamation signing at the Kentucky Museum at 2 p.m. Tuesday (June 4), which is the 100th anniversary of the amendment's passage by the U.S. Senate.
Spotlight: Zephyrus magazine
Zephyrus is a fine arts magazine published annually by WKU’s English Department, showcasing student artwork, poetry and short stories. The magazine was first published in 1956 when a handful of WKU English majors felt the department was missing an artistically oriented magazine.
Music professor performs, teaches at clarinet festival
WKU Music Professor John Cipolla performed as a jazz clarinet soloist and taught jazz improvisation classes at the Academia Ibero-Americana do Clarinete music festival April 9–14 in Castelo de Paiva, Portugal. At the international festival, Dr. Cipolla performed jazz compositions as a soloist with the festival big band along with teaching numerous classes and lessons.
Parking Permits on Sale
WKU Parking & Transportation reminds faculty and staff members to order their 2019-2020 parking permits online . (View the 2019-2020 Faculty/Staff Parking Map ) Benefits eligible faculty and staff may choose to have their parking permit paid through payroll deduction if purchased by August 23. Pre-ordered permits will be mailed to home addresses beginning mid-July.
Summer Dining Hours
Here's a reminder from the WKU Restaurant Group about what on-campus restaurants are open to serve you this summer:




View from the Hill
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 the View from the Hill .
May
29
Wednesday
High School Baseball & Softball

WKU will host the championship games in the Fourth Region baseball and softball tournaments at 6 p.m. at Nick Denes Field and 6:30 p.m. at the WKU Softball Complex.
June
3
Monday
Summer Camps

WKU will host several camps and programs this summer beginning with Summer Clay Camp at the Kentucky Museum; Camp Explore , hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies, at Gary Ransdell Hall; and Lil' Volley Topper Camp at Diddle Arena.
June
4
Tuesday
Journey to the Vote Kickoff

As part of WKU's Journey to the Vote celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, a proclamation signing will be held at 2 p.m. at the Kentucky Museum's Kentucky Room. More Info
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