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The newsletter for the WKU community --June 3, 2026

7 WKU students earn Boren Scholarships

Seven students have been awarded $25,000 David L. Boren Scholarships to fund intensive language study in Taiwan during the 2026-2027 academic year. All are students in the Chinese Flagship Program at WKU. 


The Boren Scholarship will fund the recipients’ Capstone Year in Taiwan, the culminating experience of WKU’s intensive Chinese Flagship Program.


The Chinese Flagship Program is intended to advance students to a level of fluency required to operate in a professional environment--often from zero experience at the beginning of their undergraduate career. In the Capstone Year, Flagship students spend the first semester enrolled directly in courses at a host university and the second semester in a professional internship related to their academic and career goals. 

WKU to host 2026 First-Gen High School Summer Camp


Kentucky Mesonet site in Daviess County provides data and preparedness


WKU Gatton Academy hosts annual Nation STEM Scholar Program

CLIMBING HIGHER

Dr. S. Kay Gandy, Professor Emeritus at WKU has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in Education to Vietnam for the 2026-2027 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Learn More

Under 40 at the Top honorees announced


WKU Young Alumni Council leadership recognized four outstanding alumni as the newest cohort of Under 40 at the Top, presented by the Hull and Martin Wealth Management Group of Stifel. 

2026 First-Gen High School Summer Camp


WKU will once again host its First-Gen High School Summer Camp this June, offering Kentucky high school students the opportunity to experience college life, build confidence and learn more about navigating higher education as first-generation students.

Senior's art blends creativity and reflection


For Chloe Drugeot, art has never been just a hobby, it has been a constant presence throughout her entire life.

Student Spotlight: Morgan Hicks

Gaining global perspective for her future goals, Morgan Hicks is looking forward to spending her summer in London and Amsterdam. A nursing major originally from Clarksville, Tenn., Hicks is hoping to bring her love of travel and her passion for nursing to her study abroad experience. 

June 2026 Staff Star Award Recipients

The WKU Staff Senate recognized the Christopher Ware Staff Star Award recipients during its meeting this morning. The June 2026 recipients are Kathy Bailey, Student Financial Assistance; Kristen Darby, Art & Design, Music and Theatre & Dance; and Marci Morehead, Procurement Services. More: Submit a Staff Star nomination.

Students named 2026 Teachers of Promise


Four education students from WKU were recently honored at the 2nd Smoky Mountain Teachers of Promise Summit, a regional celebration recognizing exemplary future educators from colleges and universities from Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Six vs. Eighty-Six: Teaching all ages


For most Hilltoppers, the path to becoming an educator features student-teaching clinicals in local elementary school classrooms. But for Carly Wright, a WKU dual-major, the journey toward her degree looks a little different. On any given week, her students might be six years old or closer to 90.

Gilman Scholarship opens door to Taiwan


Where could studying abroad take you? For Jesse Ferguson, a double major in Chinese and Asian studies, this answer is learning more about language and culture in Taiwan.

Hilltop String Festival Public Concerts


The Hilltop String Festival brings together faculty and advanced students from around the world to study and perform on WKU’s campus. The festival include series of free public concerts from Friday, June 12, through Friday, June 19.

WKU Spring 2026 Dean’s/President’s Lists


WKU has released the honors lists for the spring 2026 semester.

WKU Innovation Campus Events


Check out the latest news and events from WKU Innovation Campus.

Follow Bike4Alz Team 14


Here's a reminder to follow WKU’s Bike4Alz Team 14 on its cross country ride to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease research.

Visit from the U.S. Space Force

In May, the U.S. Space Force’s highest-ranking official and Bowling Green native, General Chance Saltzman, visited WKU for a special showing of "Always Above," an educational planetarium show designed to inspire the next generation of Kentuckians to look toward the stars.

Athletics

Hilltopper Football Game Times, TV Networks Announced For 2026 Season; Five Hilltoppers Included On NFF College Football Hall of Fame Ballot


WKU Athletics Transitioning To Digital Parking


Three WKU Baseball Athletes Named CSC Academic All-District


Crenshaw, Horton Qualify For NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene

 

June

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Thursday

Planetarium Show


The Hardin Planetarium will present “Lives of the Stars” at 7 p.m. Thursday. Learn More

 

June

5

Friday

Regents Meeting


The WKU Board of Regents Second Quarterly Meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at the Martin Regents Room in Jody Richards Hall. Learn More

 

June

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Thursday

Concert


The Southern Kentucky Concert Band at WKU will present an “Old Fashioned Sousa Band Concert” on Thursday, June 11, at 7:45 p.m. in the Downing Student Union auditorium. Learn More

 
 
 
 
 
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