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March 28, 2019
Caboni Scholarship Fund will support full-time, first-generation WKU students
Demonstrating their devotion to WKU and their belief in the importance of education, WKU President Timothy C. Caboni and First Lady Kacy S. Caboni have established an endowed scholarship fund with a gift of $100,000 made through a combination of outright and deferred support.
 
The Timothy Christian and Kacy Myree Caboni Scholarship Fund will provide support for full-time, first-generation students at WKU. First preference will be given to students pursuing a degree within the Department of Communication.
 
“At WKU, we want every student who wants to earn a college degree on our Hill to have the ability to do so, regardless of their financial circumstances,” said President Timothy C. Caboni.
 
“Forty percent of our student population are first-generation college students. That number really resonated with me because I was a first-generation college student, and I was able to succeed in college because of scholarship support,” said Kacy S. Caboni. “We feel very strongly about supporting education, and we wanted to do something to benefit Kentucky students.”
CLIMBING HIGHER
Two teams from WKU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation have advanced to the state finals in the 2019 KY Pitch Competition. Olivia Goff placed first in the regional competition with Olive and Honey while Kyla Ball and Allie McCreery placed third with Swatched . The state competition will be held April 27 in Danville.
Parking & Traffic Advisory
WKU is hosting the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit Friday through Sunday at Diddle Arena. The weekend event will bring a large volume of buses, trucks and tractor trailers to campus. In support of this large regional event, several parking, traffic and transit changes will be in effect beginning Friday afternoon. View the #WKUKnowParking SCGC Video .
Banner & TopNet Maintenance
A reminder from ITS: Banner and TopNet will be down for maintenance from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday. Infoview and Banner Finance Reports will also be down. Systems that query Banner data, such as MyStuff and password reset pages, will also be affected. Blackboard, Email, WKU file shares and most other systems will not be affected. Updates during outages are posted to the ITS Systems Status page .
Students attend Collins-Bramham Public Folklore Workshop
WKU Folk Studies students attended the Annual Collins-Bramham Public Folklore Workshop on March 21-22 with this year’s guest, Andrea Graham.
Andrea Graham was the guest at this year's Collins-Bramham Public Folklore Workshop at WKU.
Spotlight: Social Work Month
March is Social Work Month—an annual opportunity to spotlight those who are dedicated to helping others to reach their full potential. The theme in 2019 “Elevate Social Work” is an appropriate way to recognize this honorable profession.
Spring 2019 Grad Fair, the place to take care of your graduation planning and check out graduation-related services, will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Augenstein Alumni Center.

Spring on the WKU campus
Spring on the WKU campus
Spring on the WKU campus
March
28
Thursday
PEAK Etiquette Dinner

About 48 Gordon Ford College of Business students will participate in the PEAK (Professional Education and Knowledge) Etiquette Dinner at 6 p.m. at the Faculty House. More Info
March
29
Friday
2019 GeoBee State Competition

100 fourth- through eighth-graders from across Kentucky will compete in the 2019 Kentucky State National Geographic Bee at 9 a.m. at the Knicely Conference Center. More Info
March
29
Friday
Dance Big Red

Fifth Annual Dance Big Red student-led fundraising event benefiting Norton Children's Hospital will be held from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. at Preston Health and Activities Center. More Info
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