Gatton Academy team competing for U.S. title in Arabic Debate Tournament
The Gatton Academy's Arabic Debate Team members are (from left) Meghan Pierce, Elijah Whittle, instructor Lhousseine Guerwane, Hazel Traw and Ashbey Manning.
The debate is hosted by QatarDebate, a member of Qatar Foundation, and is held for high school teams to compete on assigned topics in the Arabic language. This year’s debate is being held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The winner of the U.S. Championship will compete in the International Championship in Qatar in March.
The Gatton Academy’s Arabic Debate Team consists of Ashbey Manning of Ashland, Meghan Pierce of Smiths Grove, Hazel Traw of Berea and Elijah Whittle of Bowling Green. The team members have been preparing under the guidance of Lhousseine Guerwane, Instructor of Arabic with WKU’s Department of Modern Languages.
WKU has been named one of the best affordable online healthcare and medical records information administration bachelor degree programs by Affordable Schools. WKU Health Information Management was ranked 25th out of 40 programs identified for this distinction. Learn More
After launching in late Fall 2018, micromobility-share provider VeoRide will be ceasing bike and eBike-share services at WKU at the end of the February. Jennifer Tougas, WKU’s Director of Parking and Transportation Services, said she was saddened by VeoRide’s decision, and is looking for ways to bring other services to campus and the community.
“Reading and writing have always been passions of mine. I wanted a major that would allow me to cultivate these passions in a way that would be conducive to my goal of going to law school.” -- WKU senior Aubrey Kelley, a double major in Professional Writing and Political Science from Somerset who has been accepted into Columbia Law School in New York City.
WKU Police Department offering self-defense training sessions
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What are the odds that two childhood friends from Belize would bump into each other on WKU’s campus? Not very high but it happened. WKU’s Amy Bingham has their story in this week’s View from the Hill.
An opening reception and gallery talk for Responding to Bosnia by WKU faculty members James Kenney and Yvonne Petkus will begin at 6 p.m. at the Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum, 4801 Morgantown Road. More Info
February
7
Friday
Lone Star Rodeo
The Lone Star Rodeo Company will open its 2020 visit to WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center at 8 p.m. The rodeo will continue at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. More Info
February
8
Saturday
Herstory@WKU
The Kentucky Museum will host Herstory@wku, a free public event designed for girls in grades 1-8 and their families, from noon to 4 p.m. More Info
