WKU Events

In politics, the old adage “having a seat at the table” is often used to refer to those in positions of power, influence and policy making. This poster exhibit highlights a few of the women who have held political office and had “a seat at the table” in decision making for the Commonwealth.

This exhibit tells the stories of freshmen year from participants in a student success intiative, WKU Freshmen Guided Pathway (FGP). This cohort of first-time, full-time students who graduated from one of five high schools in Warren County represent the typical WKU freshman in terms of academic achievement prior to admission and their demographic makeup.

FGP assists students as they negotiate the often difficult affective and academic shifts between high school and college. Learn more about the program in this exhibit, presented by the Kelly M. Burch Institute for Transformative Practices in Higher Education, Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing, the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, the WKU Center for Literacy, and the Kentucky Museum.

Gazing Deeply showcases how WKU’s backyard—the unique landscape of Mammoth Cave—is being studied, interpreted, and inspiring action on environmental change. Coinciding with the UNESCO Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources: A Workshop on Sustainability and Community and Earth Day’s 50th anniversary in 2020, this exhibition is a collaborative effort between arts and science faculty and students that highlights one of the most well-known and vital natural landscapes in the world. 

This exhibit traces the history of Kentucky women in politics and political activism, featuring artifacts from the Rather-Westerman Collection and the America United/Divided project. 

Python is the most popular programming language, with extensive applications in software development, data science, and artificial intelligence. This program will help you learn all of the necessary Python fundamentals to start building applications in Python.

Sponsored by the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Open to 7th-11th graders

Cost is $199 per student

In this course, you will design, code, test, visualize, analyze, and debug Python programs. This will not only teach you how to program in Python but also build fundamental problem-solving principles and algorithmic thinking skills.

Ultimately, you will come away from this course with the programming and logical problem-solving skills needed to succeed in the field of computer science.

Learn more and register at https://www.wku.edu/cpd/treps/python-camp/

The Hardin Planetarium is presenting Ancient Earth June 1 through July 29. Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

For information about the show and COVID procedures, visit https://www.wku.edu/hardinplanetarium/