WKU opens the 2016 season against Conference USA opponent Rice. For tickets, contact the WKU Ticket Office at 1-800-5BIGRED or visit wkutickets.com

For more about Hilltopper Football, visit http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-footbl/wky-m-footbl-body.html or follow the program via social media @WKUFootball on Twitter and on Facebook at facebook.com/WKUFootball.

DiscoverWKU is an event that takes place in communities around Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana where prospective students and their families can meet current WKU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students can visit with representatives from academic departments, student services, and other WKU offices to gather more information about becoming a Hilltopper.  

There will be admissions presentations at every DiscoverWKU. Students will also be able to drop-off official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc) at all events. 

Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational

Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational

Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational

DiscoverWKU is an event that takes place in communities around Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana where prospective students and their families can meet current WKU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students can visit with representatives from academic departments, student services, and other WKU offices to gather more information about becoming a Hilltopper.  

There will be admissions presentations at every DiscoverWKU. Students will also be able to drop-off official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc) at all events. 

Are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Counseling or Student Affairs? Meet with faculty and students to learn more about what opportunities the Department of Student Affairs has for you! http://www.wku.edu/csa/ or meet with a faculty member today!

Choose Your Path, From the Hilltop to the World

This Fair will give you the unique opportunity to explore WKU majors and expand your education through a study abroad experience that fits with your academic and career goals.

Learn more.

Are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Counseling or Student Affairs? Meet with faculty and students to learn more about what opportunities the Department of Student Affairs has for you! http://www.wku.edu/csa/ or meet with a faculty member today!

Are you interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Counseling or Student Affairs? Meet with faculty and students to learn more about what opportunities the Department of Student Affairs has for you! http://www.wku.edu/csa/ or meet with a faculty member today!

DiscoverWKU is an event that takes place in communities around Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana where prospective students and their families can meet current WKU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students can visit with representatives from academic departments, student services, and other WKU offices to gather more information about becoming a Hilltopper.  

There will be admissions presentations at every DiscoverWKU. Students will also be able to drop-off official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc) at all events. 

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Faculty, staff, and students who run social media for your department or organization: we invite you to attend our upcoming WKU Social Media Council meeting on Friday, September 16 at 10 am in the Honors College International Center, room 1011. 

Among other things, we will discuss:

• Planning your semester of social media outreach
• Facebook intensive workshop series
• Navigating emerging media – should you be there?
• Live video – how, when, and where to use it
• Our upcoming participation in the Higher Ed Social Media Conference #hesm16
• And our favorite part….peer discussion with your WKU colleagues about best practices in social media outreach

We hope you will plan to join us! If you are not the person in your department who handles social media, please pass this information on to the appropriate person.  

We look forward to seeing you there!

Join the Kentucky Museum for the exhibit opening of Standing the Test of Time: Kentucky’s White Oak Basket Tradition.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Head for The Hill is a free, open house event that offers a comprehensive look at WKU’s outstanding academic offerings, student activities, and beautiful campus. Sessions are offered to provide valuable information about life on The Hill, and an exciting expo allows students and their families the opportunity to personally connect with representatives from different academic departments, student services, housing, financial aid, and more!

During Head for The Hill, we will be doing on-site admissions! You can apply to WKU and know if you're officially a Hilltopper before you leave. Please bring your official high school transcript, your ACT or SAT scores, and the application fee to receive a decision that day. If you qualify for the application fee to be waived, please bring the necessary documentation with you. If you have any questions, please call the Office of Admissions at 270-745-2551.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Plan to attend the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation'€™s first Entrepreneur Speaker Series event Tuesday, September 20 at 4pm in GH 240.

April Foster, founder and CEO of Inked, will share her story of building her brand from the ground up. This is a swipeable event, will last only an hour, and light refreshments will be served. 

DiscoverWKU is an event that takes place in communities around Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana where prospective students and their families can meet current WKU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students can visit with representatives from academic departments, student services, and other WKU offices to gather more information about becoming a Hilltopper.  

There will be admissions presentations at every DiscoverWKU. Students will also be able to drop-off official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc) at all events. 

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

DiscoverWKU is an event that takes place in communities around Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana where prospective students and their families can meet current WKU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students can visit with representatives from academic departments, student services, and other WKU offices to gather more information about becoming a Hilltopper.  

There will be admissions presentations at every DiscoverWKU. Students will also be able to drop-off official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc) at all events. 

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Visit http://www.wku.edu/regents for agenda and details.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

WKU hosts SEC opponent Vanderbilt. For tickets, contact the WKU Ticket Office at 1-800-5BIGRED or visit wkutickets.com

For more about Hilltopper Football, visit http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-footbl/wky-m-footbl-body.html or follow the program via social media @WKUFootball on Twitter and on Facebook at facebook.com/WKUFootball.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

October is designated as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.¹  Women between the ages of 18-24, the age range of many college students, are most commonly abused by an intimate partner.² 

As such, on Monday, September 26, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. President Gary Ransdell, joined by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, will proclaim October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Western Kentucky University.  The proclamation signing will take place on the first floor of Downing Student Union and your presence is requested. 

Please plan to attend this Domestic Violence Awareness Month kick-off event, Monday, September 26^th at 2:00 p.m. in Downing Student Union to send a message to the WKU community that relationship violence is unacceptable in our and to encourage individuals to learn about healthy relationships. 

Prior to the proclamation signing, students, faculty and staff will be invited to participate in the Kick-off event to obtain information about interpersonal violence and healthy relationships, win prizes, and learn about upcoming campus and community events during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  For additional information related to Domestic Violence Awareness Month, contact Elizabeth Madariaga, Sexual Assault Services Coordinator for the Counseling and Testing Center at WKU, at 270-745-3159 or Elizabeth.madariaga@wku.edu.  

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

A grand opening celebration of the WKU Intercultural Student Engagement Center (ISEC). Learn more at wku.edu/isec.

DiscoverWKU is an event that takes place in communities around Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana where prospective students and their families can meet current WKU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students can visit with representatives from academic departments, student services, and other WKU offices to gather more information about becoming a Hilltopper.  

There will be admissions presentations at every DiscoverWKU. Students will also be able to drop-off official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc) at all events. 

Lamott is a best-selling novelist with works such as Hard Laughter, Blue Shoe, All New People, and many other titles gracing bookshelves around the world. She has also produced several notable books of nonfiction, such as her writing guide, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, which has been referenced in English classrooms around the country and WKU. 

Barnes and Noble will be in the lobby selling books before and after the presentation.  There will be a brief Q&A session at the conclusion of the presentation in the auditorium.  There will be a book signing.

Admission to this event is free, but seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.

DiscoverWKU is an event that takes place in communities around Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana where prospective students and their families can meet current WKU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students can visit with representatives from academic departments, student services, and other WKU offices to gather more information about becoming a Hilltopper.  

There will be admissions presentations at every DiscoverWKU. Students will also be able to drop-off official documents (transcripts, test scores, etc) at all events. 

Learn more about the exhibit on the Kentucky Museum website.