The newsletter for the WKU community
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Exchange student from France encourages others to study abroad
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“I wanted to come to America because I wanted to see if it was like the movies!” said Julien Piron, an exchange student from Lyon, France, studying this semester at WKU. “It is an exciting opportunity for me.”
Piron is a business student at Emlyon Business School, where it is encouraged that students take a semester to study abroad. He encourages his American classmates to take a chance and study in another country like he has.
“If I had advice for students who want to study in another country: one, choose your classes well; two, get information about the area before you go to see if you will enjoy it; and three, live life! Explore and do new things."
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Dr. Cigdem Sahin, a Fulbright Scholar from Turkey who is visiting The Center for Gifted Studies this week, will speak about Teacher Education in Turkey at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Gary Ransdell Hall, room 2010.
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WKU ITS launching transition to new single-sign-on service
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WKU ITS is introducing a new single-sign-on service. Beginning Friday, the linked services available from
my.wku.edu
will gradually transition to the new service. During this transition, you may be prompted to login one more time than you normally would when moving between links on the
MyWKU page
. Banner, Blackboard and TopNet will be migrated to the new single-sign-on service on Nov. 23. The full transition will be complete by Jan. 31, 2020. Please
contact the ITS Service Desk
if you experience any issues.
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Spotlight: English Alumni
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“Our alums have forged very successful lives and careers, and it was wonderful hearing their stories. We got some great ideas for how our alums can help our current students, whether through job leads, internship experiences, or providing general advice," Dr. Rob Hale said of the English Department's Homecoming gathering.
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Nomination deadline Friday for 2019-2020 Faculty Awards
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Here's a reminder that Friday is the deadline to submit nominations to the
Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
for the
2019-2020 Faculty Awards
. Alumni, faculty, staff, administrators, community members and students are invited to nominate full-time and part-time members of WKU's faculty for college and university awards for teaching, research/creativity, public service, student advisement and part-time. Nomination forms should be submitted to
Academic Affairs
. For information, contact Tonya Johnson at (270) 745-2121.
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Nominations due by Dec. 1 for Hall of Distinguished Alumni
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The WKU Alumni Association National Board of Directors is accepting nominations for the
Hall of Distinguished Alumni
, the highest recognition given to former students of WKU. Nominations for the Hall of Distinguished Alumni Class of 2020 will be accepted through Dec. 1.
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The KenTenn Weather Workshop, hosted by NWS Louisville, NWS Paducah, NWS Nashville, NWS Jackson, WKU and Kentucky Emergency Management, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium’s Jack and Jackie Harbaugh Stadium Club.
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Presentation
Lyman Stone, Adjunct Fellow at AEI, Research Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, will present
The Boomers Ruined Everything: How the rise of debt and regulations have stifled growth
at 4:15 p.m. at Grise Hall’s Guillaume Auditorium.
More Info
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Lancaster-Puckett Lecture
Dr. Rebecca Shadowen, infectious disease and travel medicine specialist at Med Center Health, will present
The Most Important Thing You Can Do
at the L.Y. Lancaster-D. Hugh Puckett Lecture at 6 p.m. at the Ogden College Hall Auditorium.
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Presentation
Hind Makki, Sudanese American scholar and educator, will present
Of Mosques and Men: Islamophobia, Misogyny and Muslim Women
at 6 p.m. at Gary Ransdell Hall, room 2065.
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Lost River Sessions LIVE! featuring old-time string band Whiskey Bent Valley Boys and special guest Willie Huston will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at the Capitol Arts Center. Lobby doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $12.50 general admission and $10.50 for students.
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The WKU Symphonic Band will present
Peace, Love, and Tolerance
, featuring works by Leonard Bernstein, Omar Thomas, Morton Lauridsen and James M. David, at 7:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, 621 E. 12
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Ave. Tickets are $5 at the door.
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