The newsletter for the WKU community -- October 23, 2024 | |
President's Message: Voting |  | |
Dear Colleagues,
Voting remains one of the most significant ways our students – and all of us – can shape the future of our community, our country and our world. As we approach a critical time in our nation’s democratic process, thank you for your efforts this semester in encouraging our students to register to vote and to participate in this fundamental civic duty. Your leadership and guidance play a key role in helping our Hilltoppers understand the importance of being informed and engaged citizens, and we appreciate your commitment to fostering this sense of responsibility. By educating them on the criticality of participating in elections, you strengthen the fabric of our democracy.
As election season intensifies, we must remember the importance of maintaining civil discourse where diverse perspectives are respected, and thoughtful, reasoned conversations can take place, even – and especially – when we disagree. And in the wake of the presidential election, it is essential that we continue to adhere to the principles of respect and empathy toward one another.
Thank you again for all you do to support our students and for creating a campus culture that encourages civic engagement and thoughtful dialogue. Together, we can ensure that WKU remains a place where every voice is heard.
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2% Salary Increase: We have accepted the Budget Executive Committee’s recommendation to implement a 2% across-the-board salary increase, effective January 1, 2025, for all full-time WKU faculty and staff hired on or before July 31, 2024. Learn More
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WKU Public Media has named Alana Watson as its new Collaboration & Content Manager. Learn More | |
Provost's Message: Early Campus Closure
In a message to faculty and staff, Provost Robert "Bud" Fischer reminded the campus community about next Wednesday's pregame concert by Flo Rida and WKU Football vs. Kennesaw State.
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WKU, KEA partnership supports educators
WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (CEBS) and the Kentucky Education Association (KEA) have joined forces to provide exciting new opportunities for Kentucky Educators seeking professional growth and advancement.
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Spotlight: Anastacia Alvarez | Anastacia Alvarez, a Family Consumer Science Education major and Visual Arts minor, grew up in Bowling Green and has seen HOLAS, the Hilltopper Organization of Latin American Students, blossom from the beginning. Being in the Mahurin Honors College has enriched Anastacia’s time at WKU even more. “The MHC is very good at uplifting its scholars and being very inclusive… the MHC is a very accepting place.” | | |
GIS program awarded PODS scholarship
WKU’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program has been awarded $2500 from the Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS) to disperse scholarships to GIS students. WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) will award five $500 scholarships to students pursuing the GIS certificate over the next three semesters.
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Pre-Law group hosts networking event
The Pre-Law Student Association, in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, hosted a Leaders in Law networking event on September 26.
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Market on the Avenue today
The Market on the Avenue, sponsored by the WKU Office of Sustainability and the WKU Restaurant Group, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Centennial Plaza on the Avenue of Champions (in front of PS2).
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WKU Music Department to present percussion performances | |
The WKU Music Department will present percussion performances tonight and Thursday afternoon in the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. The WKU Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 tonight. Conner Viets and Thomas Frost will present a Percussion Duet Recital at 2 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free for both performances. | |
PCAL Fall Fest Thursday
PCAL Incorporated: The Mysteries of Fall Fest will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Colonnade. This year's PCAL Fall Fest will include free T-shirts for the first 100 attendees, axe throwing, cookies, prizes, and performances.
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'Nightmare on Physics Avenue' Tuesday
The WKU Department of Physics & Astronomy will host “A Nightmare on Physics Avenue” from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kelly Thompson Hall. A Trunk-or-Treat event will begin at 5:30 p.m. in College Hill Lot, across the street from Cherry Hall.
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More Halloween events on the Hill
Several WKU departments and organizations are planning Halloween-themed events, including the following:
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WKU Symphony’s 10th Annual Halloween Concert, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $12. Learn More
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WKU String Academy’s Halloween Recital, 3 p.m. Saturday at Van Meter Hall. Learn More
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Haunted Philosophy Tour, 6-8 p.m. Monday at Cherry Hall, first floor lobby. Learn More
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Top’r Treat, 5 p.m. Tuesday at Diddle Arena, before Lady Topper basketball's exhibition game at 6 p.m. against Lee University. Learn More
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Nightmare on Normal Street Halloween Fest, 6 p.m. October 30 at Honors College & International Center. Learn More
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A Día de los Muertos Celebration, hosted by the Kentucky Folklife Program in partnership with the Kentucky Museum and the Department of Society, Culture, Crime & Justice Studies, 1:30-5 p.m. October 31 at the Kentucky Museum. Learn More
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Kell Distinguished Lecturer to visit Tuesday
Dr. Tharwa Bilbeisi, a clinical research scientist in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, will visit WKU on Tuesday as the 2024 Dr. Carl L. and Mary Anne Kell Distinguished Lecturer. Her presentation, Communicating Health in the Context of Culture, Language, and Lived Experiences, will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Jody Richards Hall Auditorium.
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Professor to discuss research Nov. 1
Dr. Amy Brausch, Professor of Psychological Sciences, will present her research at the annual Genderations Luncheon on November 1 at Honors College & International Center, room 1011. Lunch will be served at 11:45, with Dr. Brausch’s talk to follow from 12:15-1 p.m. RSVP for lunch by Friday.
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Small Business Summit & Expo Nov. 7
The WKU Innovation Campus, Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce and CREATE will host the 4th Annual Small Business Summit and Expo, a one-day event for small business owners, entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, on November 7 at the WKU Innovation Campus. More from WKU Innovation Campus: Upcoming events; Metals Innovation Initiative newsletter
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Check out the latest WKU Week in Photos from Clinton Lewis, WKU Communications & Marketing, featuring images from Gordon Ford College of Business Career Fair, Dr. Lisa Genova’s visit for the Presidential Speaker Series, the WKU Choirs Alumni Weekend and more fall activities on the Hill. | |
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Faculty Senate
The WKU Faculty Senate will meet at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Downing Student Union, room 2081. Learn More
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Celebration of Writing
The WKU English Department will host the 28th annual Mary Ellen and Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Cherry Hall 125. Learn More
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Next Stage Series
The Next Stage Series, one-act student-directed plays, will present The Complete History of Theatre (abridged) and Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All Night Diner at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. Tickets are $8. Learn More
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