WKU's Greg Arbuckle, Robin Ayers, Marko Dumančić, Peggy Otto, Daniel Super and Paula Upright will attend AAC&U’s 2019 Institute on General Education and Assessmentthis summer.
Here are some updates from Terry Ballman, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs:
Faculty Awards: The University annually recognizes outstanding contributions by faculty members in the areas of Teaching, Research & Creativity, Public Service, Student Advisement and Part-Time Teaching. Please join me on Tuesday, April 16, at 3 p.m. in the Mahurin Honors College Room 1011 to celebrate the 2019 college award winners and finalists for the university-wide awards.
Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning: A WKU team has been selected to attend AAC&U’s 2019 Institute on General Education and Assessmentat the University of Vermont June 4–7. While in Burlington, the WKU team will explore intentional and meaningfully assessed models of general education and will share their knowledge with the WKU campus community when they return. The six-person team includes Greg Arbuckle, Robin Ayers, Marko Dumančić, Peggy Otto, Daniel Super, and Paula Upright.
Comprehensive Academic Program Evaluation (CAPE): I would like to thank the committee for their collaborative and exhaustive work on this important initiative. I have begun to review the recommendations for all 383 programs. Additional information will be forthcoming.
Congratulations to WKU Political Science Associate Professor Saundra Ardrey who was selected as the 2019 Woman of the Year by the Bowling Green Human Rights Commission. Dr. Ardrey was honored Saturday at the 27th Annual Women of Achievement Awards.
Kentucky Academy of Science grant supports Bingocize project
The Kentucky Academy of Science has awarded a 2019 Undergraduate Research Grant to Dr. Matthew Shake, associate professor of Psychological Sciences, for Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application to Help Improve Older Adult Health in Underserved Areas. The grant will support summer research by WKU junior Andrea Anderson who will travel to senior centers in Kentucky and Tennessee to administer neuropsychological assessments to older adults participating in the Bingocize clinical trial, an NIH-sponsored research study investigating the benefits of an app-based exercise program for older adults’ cognitive and physical health.
James Counts Early, Director of Cultural Studies and Communication at the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies at the Smithsonian Institution, will present Ice Cream and Capitalism: Doing Business in the New Cuba at 4 p.m. Thursday at Grise Hall’s Guillaume Auditorium.
Renesito Avich, a traditional Cuban musician, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. He will present masterclasses for WKU students at 4 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre.
IYO Cuba exhibits -- The String Project and The Island of My Love: The Faces and Stories of Cuba-- continue through next week at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery.
The 49th Annual WKU Student Research Conference showcased 294 research projects and creative works. A total of 374 students were presenters and co-presenters at the conference. Congratulations to session winners and to all students who presented their projects.
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. Wednesday and Thursday at Augenstein Alumni Center.
