The newsletter for the WKU community
February 10, 2020
Sports Management major taking advantage of opportunities at WKU
Pushing boundaries means taking on new and progressively harder challenges, a regular occurrence for WKU senior Andrew Kaelin from Buckner.

He is no stranger to hard work, with educators for parents and generations of college graduates before him and he had big aspirations coming into WKU.

"As a freshman, I knew I wanted to take advantage of opportunities for growth. Each semester my goals got bigger." Trusting the advice given by his family and role models, he has an unconventional mix of majors and minors that he hopes will "forge a unique path" in his career.

Kaelin will graduate in May 2020 with a degree in Sports Management and a minor focus in Finance, Economics and Applied Data Analytics. After spending four years with his fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, being a member of both Omicron Delta Kappa and the Order of Omega, Kaelin kept busy during his time at WKU. He also served as a student-athlete tutor and an ambassador for the College of Health and Human Services. "[All of these opportunities] have shaped my success as a student immensely, have shaped my growth as a person, and I believe will jump-start my career."
CLIMBING HIGHER
WKU senior Rebekah Alvey, a journalism and Arabic major from Versailles, has been selected for the 2020 class of the POLITICO Journalism Institute. Alvey, who is editor-in-chief of the College Heights Herald this semester, is one of 14 university students and recent graduates selected for the May 26-June 5 program. Learn More
Hudson Curry crowned WKU's 2020 Coming Home King
Hudson Curry of Somerset was crowned WKU’s 2020 Coming Home King on Saturday. Curry, the son of Arthur Curry and Anne Wallace, is a Film major and Latin American Studies minor and was sponsored by Omega Phi Alpha. First runner-up was Anthony Huskey of Louisville. Second runner-up was Wood Brown of Princeton.
Hudson Curry (center) was crowned WKU’s 2020 Coming Home King. First runner-up was Anthony Huskey (left); second runner-up was Wood Brown (right).
Spotlight: The Dance Project
The WKU Dance Program will present The Dance Project 2020 this weekend with four performances Friday through Sunday at Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre.
Forum today for Enrollment and Student Experience VP finalist
Four finalists for WKU’s next Vice President for Enrollment and Student Experience will be participating in on-campus interviews. The first is P.J. Woolston, Vice President for Enrollment Management at Marian University. An open forum will begin at 1:45 p.m. today at the Downing Student Union Auditorium. 
WKU faculty, staff, students may join KAS for free
WKU is a 2020 Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Enhanced Affiliate and faculty, staff and students may join KAS for free. KAS is a nonprofit organization fostering scientific discovery and understanding in Kentucky.
Food, Glorious Food! exhibit
Food is one of the necessities of life. It is no surprise that Library Special Collections—which documents the Commonwealth’s culture—has quite a few items related to food. To celebrate this culinary material, an exhibit titled Food, Glorious Food! has been installed in the Jackson Gallery, on the Kentucky Building's second floor. The exhibit will run through June 26. More: WKU Libraries Blog
February
10
Monday
Black History Month Event

A Women’s Worth, an interactive and empowering event open to all women on campus and hosted by WKU Pinky Promise and Black Women of Western, will begin at 6 p.m. at Downing Student Union, room 2141. More Info
February
11
Tuesday
IdeaFestival

The seventh annual IdeaFestival Bowling Green will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Van Meter Auditorium and Downing Student Union. More Info
February
12
Wednesday
Study Abroad Fair

The spring 2020 Study Abroad Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mahurin Honors College-International Center, room 1011. More Info
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