The newsletter for the WKU community
November 25, 2019
President's Message: A Note of Gratitude
Thanksgiving provides us an opportunity to enjoy good food and meaningful connections with family and friends. It also gives us a chance to pause from our daily work and reflect. In these quiet moments, I am thankful for our WKU Family.
 
During the past two years, we turned a critical eye on ourselves and set for our university a set of bold goals. Because of your efforts, and guided by our ten-year strategic plan, our climb to greater heights continues at a steady pace. I appreciate your individual contributions to our guiding mission. Your work touches the lives of students across our campus and elevates our institution and our communities.
 
Because of the lateness of Thanksgiving this year, when we return from the break our students have only one week before finals begin. As we approach the end of the semester, please encourage them to finish the semester strong and continue that into classes this spring.
CLIMBING HIGHER
WKU Libraries received the 2019 Silver Markie Award in the newsletter/magazine/booklet category at the Professional Marketing Association of Bowling Green's (PMA) annual awards event last week. Learn More
Keylogging device found on student lab computer
Information Technology officials at WKU are asking computer users to be more cautious after a keylogging device was discovered on a student lab computer.
Top high school yearbooks recognized at WKU ceremony
High school yearbooks were honored during an awards ceremony Friday at WKU. The Yearbook Mark of Excellence Awards had entries from 19 high schools in Kentucky and Indiana. The Angeline from Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville was named the top overall yearbook. The James L. Highland Media Adviser of the Year Award was presented to Tammy Rastoder, a language arts teacher at South Warren High School who advises The Chronicle yearbook, the Spartan Nation news blog and the Drive South literary magazine.
UNESCO Karst 2020 Deadline
The deadline to submit abstracts for UNESCO Karst 2020 is Saturday (Nov. 30). WKU will host the international conference, Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources: A Workshop on Sustainability and Community , May 18-20.
Spotlight: Ayman Alwehaibi
Ayman Alwehaibi from Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, came to WKU as a transfer student in 2017. Alwehaibi, who is pursuing a degree in health care administration, says he wishes he had known about the school sooner. “I’m glad I transferred here because everybody is friendly, helpful, and everybody wants you to succeed,” he said.
Hardin Planetarium Show
Celebrations for a Long Winter's Night will be presented Dec. 1-Jan. 5 at WKU's Hardin Planetarium . The bright and festive show illuminates the meaning of the winter solstice, shares some history behind holiday customs and suggests possible explanations of the Christmas star. Show times are 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free.
November
25
Monday
Film Screening

WKU in Elizabethtown will host a free public viewing of Lake of Betrayal at 6 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, RPC 212. More Info
November
26
Tuesday
Planetarium Show

Our Star will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Hardin Planetarium. The next show, Celebrations for a Long Winter's Night , will open at 2 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 1). More Info
November
27
Wednesday
Thanksgiving Break

University offices will be closed Wednesday-Friday for WKU's Thanksgiving Break. Residence halls will close at 10 a.m. Wednesday and will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday. (Keen, Northeast and Hilltopper halls remain open.) More Info
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