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. 

History suggests that as “big business” started to take hold in the late 1800s, women became more involved in business and working outside the home. However, few women owned companies. Those that did were in industries centered on women, such as home goods, apparel, or personal care.

Today, women own only 40% of businesses in the U.S., making Carrie Burnam Taylor’s business of the early 20th century that much more impressive. Curated with Dr. Carrie Cox, this exhibit will explore Taylor's life and work, displaying three of her dresses, two coats, two bodices, and various undergarments recently conserved thanks to our Adopt-an-Artifact program.

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The power and need of community photojournalism never became more evident than the days and weeks after the Dec 10 and 11 Kentucky tornadoes as the residents of this Commonwealth tried to emotionally comprehend and realize the trauma that we all collectively endured. An exhibition of more than 50 images from WKU students, faculty, staff, alumni as well as the national media coverage will be on display.

The exhibition, located on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Jody Richards Hall, is open Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. except for when the school is closed.

This exhibition is sponsored by The School of Media’s Photojournalism program and is free and open to the public.

Grad Fair is WKU's beginning to the graduation celebration. It is the place to take care of your graduation planning and check out graduation-related services. You can:

• Pick up your cap and gown
• Take your graduation photo (business attire or wear your cap and gown)
• Order your personalized graduation announcements and class ring from Jostens
• Get excited about graduation!

Grad Fair is WKU's beginning to the graduation celebration. It is the place to take care of your graduation planning and check out graduation-related services. You can:

• Pick up your cap and gown
• Pick up a graduation schedule of events for your college
• Take your graduation photo (business attire or wear your cap and gown)
• Order your personalized graduation announcements and class ring from Jostens

For more information, visit https://www.wku.edu/commencement/gradfair/.

CHHS Diversity & Inclusion Week

Everyone is at Risk for Skin Cancer

Join us for a Jeopardy Game

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Join us for a student panel hosted by Joey & Tani! 

Join the Global Learning & International Affairs Office in an Academic Credit Abroad Workshop!

JOIN US FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION WITHRECENT SPANISH PROGRAM GRADUATESABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES ANDPOSSIBILITIES FOR WORK AND FURTHERSTUDY AFTER WKU.
THERE WILL BE TIME TO ENGAGE INCONVERSATION WITH THE PANELISTS.

Zoom Link: https://wku.zoom.us/j/91458253697

When Disaster Strikes
Reporting community stories during the December tornadoes

Thursday March 31, 2022

• 5:30 p.m. Photo Exhibit, Jody Richards Hall Gallery, WKU
• 6:30 p.m. Panel Discussion, Jody Richards Hall Auditorium, WKU

Everybody has a story to tell from the December tornadoes that struck western Kentucky. Area journalists began telling those stories before the tornadoes even touched down, and continue to bring to light the struggles people face while rebuilding from the storms.

Western Kentucky University’s School of Media, as part of The John B. Gaines Family Lecture Series, offers an evening looking back at the stories surrounding the December tornadoes and what was involved in sharing those stories with the journalists' communities.

The series includes a 5:30 p.m. opening for an exhibit of 59 photographs documenting the impact of the tornadoes, taken by photographers throughout the region.

At 6:30 p.m. our panel of four journalists will discuss their experiences telling their communities' stories as the events unfolded. The panelists include meteorologist Trent Okerson of Paducah’s WPSD, photojournalist Grace Ramey at the Bowling Green Daily News, and Rick Rojas, a national correspondent for The New York Times. WKU Public Radio host Alana Watson will moderate the discussion.

The photo exhibit will be on display March 28 to April 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

More information: https://www.wku.edu/schoolofmedia/gaines_lecture/gaineslecturearchive.php

Dept. of English: Visiting Writers Series – Nick Flynn (This is the Night that Our House Will Catch Fire)

Nick Flynn is the author of This Is the Night Our House Will
Catch Fire (W.W. Norton, 2020) and three previous memoirs,
one of which was turned into the movie Being Flynn, starring
Robert De Niro. He is also the author of five critically
acclaimed volumes of poetry, the most recent being I Will
Destroy You: Poems (Graywolf, 2019). A professor on the
creative writing faculty at the University of Houston, he is
married to actress Lily Taylor, who starred in Mystic Pizza ,
Say Anything , and

GFCB Dean Christopher Shook and a GFCB students will switch places for the day.