The newsletter for the WKU community
October 3, 2019
WKU junior helping other English majors through new mentoring program
Sarah Lyons, a WKU junior from Shepherdsville, has had a few changes in her educational journey, but now finds herself in a place to help her peers as a mentor in the English for Secondary Teachers’ program.

English for Secondary Teachers is a program in WKU’s Potter College of Arts & Letters in partnership with the School of Teacher Education. The EST program prepares students to teach English in grades 8-12. Lyons started out majoring in another program before deciding to change.

Seeking out help from her fellow students helped Lyons find her place. “It took going through a lot of different people with a lot of different degrees, talking about the future and laying out what I wanted, to understand that I wanted to become an EST major.”
CLIMBING HIGHER
The WKU Advising and Career Development Center is launching the Career Studio, a workspace where students can drop in for a conversation with a trained staff member or open their laptop and apply for jobs and internships. Students can talk with a staff member about career issues or get feedback and assistance with resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles. Learn More
Spotlight: 'Our Star'
Our Star , a look at the sun and how it affects our world, opens Tuesday at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium and runs through Nov. 26. Show times are 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free.
WKU Construction Webcams
Check out webcam images from exterior work on The WKU Commons at Helm Library and the First Year Village.
October
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Friday
Symphonic Band Concert

The WKU Symphonic Band will present Heroes at 7:30 p.m. at Van Meter Hall. More Info
October
5
Saturday
Hammer In

The Kentucky Museum will host Hammer In, a free, family-friendly community event celebrating the metal workers' trade, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More Info
October
5
Saturday
Plays in a Day '19

Plays in a Day, a 24-hour festival, produces several 10-minute plays that are written, directed and performed by students. The festival concludes at 8 p.m. at Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. More Info
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