WKU Events

KJCA Fall Classic

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

WKU Fall Break -- October 2-3.

WKU offices will be closed and no classes will be held Monday and Tuesday (October 2-3). Offices reopen and classes resume Wednesday (October 4).

• WKU Health Services will be closed Monday and Tuesday (October 2-3).
• The Kentucky Museum and the Preston Center will be closed Saturday through Tuesday (September 30-October 3).
• WKU Dining: WKU Restaurant Group Fall Break Dining Hours
• Parking/Transit: Fall Break Parking/Transit Changes

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

WKU Fall Break -- October 2-3.

WKU offices will be closed and no classes will be held Monday and Tuesday (October 2-3). Offices reopen and classes resume Wednesday (October 4).

• WKU Health Services will be closed Monday and Tuesday (October 2-3).
• The Kentucky Museum and the Preston Center will be closed Saturday through Tuesday (September 30-October 3).
• WKU Dining: WKU Restaurant Group Fall Break Dining Hours
• Parking/Transit: Fall Break Parking/Transit Changes

Carden Circus

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Open to all WKU students and alumni interested in applying to Harvard Law School.

Registration is required. Please register here: https://jdadmissions.law.harvard.edu/register/wku2023.

Co-hosted with the Mahurin Honors College and the Center for Literacy

Chinese Alumni Presentation with Dr. Sarah Schrader

Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea with us. Meet fellow veterans and military connected students. Meet the Military Student Services staff and a representative from the WKU Counseling Center.

Event is open to any WKU student who is in the U.S. Military, a veteran of the U.S. Military, or a child or spouse of someone who has served or is currently serving in the U.S. Military.

A screening of the documentary Join or Die, "a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it." This event is hosted by the HON 251: Citizen and Self course, but is open to all MHC scholars.

Join WKU Global and other students who participated in a global learning opportunity during Spring & Summer to spill the tea about your experiences and start thinking about how to leverage what you learned for your future. 

Faculty Harpsichord Recital – Dr. Nathaniel Brown

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Math Graduate Student Seminar: Ashley Orehek-Rossi, STEM Librarian

Plagiarism / Academic integrity / Research posters

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

We highly encourage families to consider attending one of our Preview Days held on the WKU campus.  Preview Days are a wonderful opportunity for prospective applicants and their families to meet with current Gatton Academy students and their parents, visit our campus, and gain a better understanding of student life at The Gatton Academy. 

Join us for an On-Campus Preview Day on October 7, 2023. Registration is required via the link below by October 5. If the registration deadline has passed, but you would still like to attend, email us at academy@wku.edu or call 270-745-6565. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/670899928747.

Free and Family-Friendly

Saturday, October 7, 2023

10 AM to 3 PM

Free parking available off of Kentucky Street in WKU parking lots. Follow the Hammer In Parking Signs. For GPS directions, use our street address: 1444 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101

Join us at the Kentucky Museum for a free community event celebrating the metal workers' trade, sanctioned by the Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmiths, including:

• Forge demonstrations.
• Tinsmithing demonstrations.
• Aluminum Pour demonstration and make-your-own pour.
• Basic Forge Skills Demonstrations.
• Opportunity to learn about joining metal working associations and getting started in the trade.
• Learn about the Kentucky Forge Council and become a member.
• Kentucky Folklife Program Narrative Stage, including our Keynote Speaker
• Big T's BBQ food truck on site.

Kentucky Forge Council Hammer-In

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Drs. Jessie Welsh and Zach Lopes perform a two piano concert with works by Chee, Poulenc, Barber, and WKU Composition faculty, Dr. Matthew Herman. 

Plays in a Day

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

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Alison Schimmell and Samantha Hines flute recital 

Fine Arts Center room 189 (Recital Hall) 

Weeks & Partain Guest Artist Recital 

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Hispanic Heritage Month Art Showcase 

Career workshop series for international students and study abroad returnees. Learn how to make the most out of your global experiences as you prepare for a career and how to effectively navigate the USA job market. Pre-registration was required by September 10th to participate in this series. Students are expected to attend at least 4/5 workshops. 

1. Monday, September 11th @ 4pm- WKU Career Development Services, Handshake, and Stepping Blocks
2. Monday, September 18th @ 4pm- Resumes & Cover Letters
3. Monday, September 25th @ 4pm- Interviewing Skills
4. Monday, October 9th @ 4pm- Searching for Jobs/Internships Part 1
5. Monday, October 16th @ 4pm- Search for Jobs/Internships Part 2

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

The WKU Presidential Speaker Series will bring to campus influential voices from diverse fields of study including science, arts, technology and public policy. The series will complement students’ classroom experiences. As part of WKU's responsibility to provide a comprehensive experience that extends beyond the classroom, the Presidential Speaker Series will cover a wide range of topics spanning multiple disciplines. 

Renowned marine geologist and deep-sea explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard, is the inaugural speaker for the university’s Presidential Speaker Series. Dr. Ballard will deliver a keynote address, Deep Sea Exploration: Past, Present, and Future, offering a captivating journey through his remarkable career, including his legendary discovery of the Titanic wreck in 1985.

Doors open at 6:15pm. The program begins at 7:00pm.

Learn more at wku.edu/presidentialspeakerseries.

Comm Bon time and location TBD

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Advising Workshop for First and Second Year Students

Goat Yoga...with a twist!

Join WKU Housing & Residence Life to yoga with the goats, then say *hay* to their friends the piglets, llama, and sheep.

Get your goat...registration is required through the WKU Housing Portal, via my.wku.edu

Bring your own yoga mat/blanket. Yoga instructor and animals provided.

E-I-E-I-O! 

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

The Local Good is a low-waste grocery market founded by an MHC alum. Come by their pop-up location any time between 11am-5pm to purchase teas, mixes, soaps, and more! Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own clean containers, though a selection of jars and bags will be available for use on location.

Join the Graduate School to learn more about the opportunities available to go beyond your bachelor's degree! You are invited to find out about opportunities for graduate study options, how to apply for admission, and anything else you would like to know. These are drop-in/drop-out sessions; you join for as long as you'd like.

Register at https://www.wku.edu/graduate/grad/index.php

Join us for a free community event to watch WKU Men's Basketball Red vs. White scrimmage. 

Free hotdogs and snowcones for first 500 fans!

Join us for the second event of this year’s PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series on Thursday, October 12^th at 7 PM in the Jody Richards Hall Auditorium as we host author, law professor, and Kentucky State Senator, Cassie Chambers! Chambers will discuss her book, Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains. A book signing will immediately follow the talk. A QR attendance code will also be available.

After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees and then returning to Kentucky to work for Kentucky Legal Aid and as a local legislator, Chambers pays tribute to the strong “hill women” who raised and inspired her, and whose values have the potential to rejuvenate a struggling region. Admission is free, no tickets are necessary, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

At all PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series events, we will be collecting donations for the International Center of Kentucky, our Adopt a Nonprofit partner. Donations are not required, but strongly encouraged. Click here for the donation list.

Please Note: This event occurs on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

Fall 2023 Calligraphy Exhibition and Award Ceremony time TBA

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 Keynote: Distracted and Disengaged: A Return to Attention - DSU Auditorium 1071
From 9:30 - 11:00am
Many faculty have voiced concerns about rising levels of student disengagement throughout the pandemic; before the spring of 2020, their concerns were more focused on the distractions caused by our ubiquitous technologies. One remedy for both of these ills can be found in the literature on attention, which reminds us that humans have always struggled with the kind of focus that drives deeper learning. This keynote will draw upon scholarship from history, neuroscience, and education in support of the idea that if we want students to engage fully in their learning, we must create educational experiences that support and cultivate attention. Participants will learn about a variety of potential pathways to developing such experiences for their students.

Workshop 1 from 1:00 - 2:00pm: 
Inclusive Teaching: The Power of High Structure - DSU 3024
In this workshop, participants will be offered additional ideas for creating attention-based classes, and then be invited to work with each other to revise or develop new classroom strategies for their current or future courses. In addition to small group brainstorming, the workshop will offer plenty of time for questions and discussions with colleagues.

Workshop 2 from 2:30 - 3:30pm
Creating and Re-Creating Major Assessments in the Age of AI - DSU 3024

In this workshop, participants will be offered additional ideas for creating attention-based classes, and then be invited to work with each other to revise or develop new assessment strategies for their current or future courses. In addition to small group brainstorming, the workshops will offer plenty of time for questions and discussions with colleagues.

WKU Jazz Band

Free outdoor concert

Ogden College students are encouraged to join us at the Rock Garden between EBS and Hardin Planetarium on Friday, October 13th to learn about our Science & Engineering student organizations and groups!

Between 2:00pm-4:00pm, grab a punch card, visit at least four student groups to earn punches, and redeem your card for a FREE ice cream from Chaney’s or a FREE shaved ice from Kona Ice! 

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

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 information expo allows students and their families the opportunity to personally connect with representatives from different academic departments, student services, housing, financial aid, and more!

Register online at https://www.wku.edu/headforthehill/

For more information: Southern KY Team Penning- SKTPA on Facebook

• Books open at 9:30 a.m., Show starts at 10:30 a.m.
• 60% payback after cattle charge ($15/team)
• Cowboy Attire
• Office Fee $10 per rider
• Stalls $25/night (if needed) 
• Year End Awards for top 3 places (must ride 4 of the 9 shows to be eligible for year end awards)

President Greg Gassaway (270) 646-8495; Vice President Sean Shaw (502) 741-1507

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Memorial recital for Margaret Pounds, who is the late wife of WKU Emeritus Professor Dwight Pounds. 

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show Reception

Make it Count (M.I.C.) is a series of events for WKU First Gen students intended to develop professionalization, networking, self-advocacy, and socialization skills as you climb the Hill to your first career.
This session will teach you how to maximize your day-to-day finances AND how to find money to achieve your goals! 
Each event will conclude with a drawing for 3 gift cards for any students in attendance. There will be a total of 6 events (3 a semester). The more events you attend, the greater your chances in the drawing for scholarships at the end of the year. 

For more information visit https://www.wku.edu/firstgen/students/index.php 

Career workshop series for international students and study abroad returnees. Learn how to make the most out of your global experiences as you prepare for a career and how to effectively navigate the USA job market. Pre-registration was required by September 10th to participate in this series. Students are expected to attend at least 4/5 workshops. 

1. Monday, September 11th @ 4pm- WKU Career Development Services, Handshake, and Stepping Blocks
2. Monday, September 18th @ 4pm- Resumes & Cover Letters
3. Monday, September 25th @ 4pm- Interviewing Skills
4. Monday, October 9th @ 4pm- Searching for Jobs/Internships Part 1
5. Monday, October 16th @ 4pm- Search for Jobs/Internships Part 2

Student Juried Show

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

• Breakfast Items - Beginning at 8:30 AM on GH 2nd and 4th floors
• Resume Review by GFCB Ambassadors- 9:30 AM-2:00 PM, GH 239
• Clothes Closet - 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
• Mock Interviews - 2:00 PM- 4:30 PM, Sign-up required, see Suitable
• Internship Fair Prep Session - Presented by Enterprise, 3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M., GH455
• BAP Presents Blue and Co.- 4:00 PM, GH526

Are you looking to network with employers in manufacturing and technological industries? Are you hoping to gain experience in your desired career field before graduating college? Then this opportunity is just for you!

Over 30 employers will be coming to WKU's Bowling Green campus, and they want to meet YOU! These employers will be expressing opportunities within their companies, such as networking events, internships, part-time/full-time jobs, and more. Why not take advantage of this free opportunity to showcase yourself in a positive light! So come on out and show them what you have to offer! 

Want to know how you can stand out from others? Register for this event and find out! Log into Handshake for more details. If you don’t have a Handshake account, sign up here for free.

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

• Clothes Closet - 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
• GFCB Internship Fair - 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, DSU 3rd Floor
• Professional Headshots- 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, DSU 3rd Floor
• Negotiation Seminar - Presented by Mr. Greg Siegelman at 2:00 PM, GH244
• Women in Entrepreneurship NetworkingEvent, 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, DSU 3020

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Are you looking to network with employers in business industries, including marketing, accounting, analytics and information systems, finance, economics, and management? Are you hoping to gain experience in your desired career field before graduating college? Are you interested in getting professional photos done for free? Then this opportunity is just for you!

There will be 20 employers coming to WKU's Bowling Green campus, and they want to meet YOU! These employers will be expressing internships within their companies. Why not take advantage of this free opportunity to showcase yourself in a positive light! So come on out and show them what you have to offer!  
 
Want to know how you can stand out from others? Register for this event and find out! Log into Handshake for more details. If you don’t have a Handshake account, sign up here for free.

Are you looking to network with employers in the construction industry? Are you hoping to gain experience in your desired career field before graduating college? Then this opportunity is just for you!

There will be 45 employers coming to WKU's Bowling Green campus, and they want to meet YOU! These employers will be expressing opportunities within their companies, such as networking events, internships, part-time/full-time jobs, and more. Why not take advantage of this free opportunity to showcase yourself in a positive light! So come on out and show them what you have to offer!

Want to know how you can stand out from others? Register for this event and find out! Log into Handshake for more details. If you don’t have a Handshake account, sign up here for free.

Presentation by Dr. Cynthia Williams Resor, Foundation Professor, College of Education, Eastern Kentucky University. This program will explore the lives of Kentucky women, free and enslaved, as Resor prepares recipes from early nineteenth century cookbooks such as Lettice Bryan’s The Kentucky Housewife. Reviewing how women produced, preserved, and prepared food in pre-industrial kitchens, Resor explores the often-overlooked “women’s work” of the past and present and how teaching it can enhance our understanding of everyday Americans. 

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Lost River Sessions will feature the Banditos with opener Bowling Green Rock Band Academy at The Capitol, 416 E. Main Ave., Bowling Green.

Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. WKU students admitted free with student ID at the door.

More information

PCAL Fall Festival hosted by the Dean's Council of Students

• Clothes Closet - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Critical Thinking for Business-Presented by Landon Tong-1:00 PM, GH 434B
• Managing your Finance Successfully Beyond Graduation - Presented by the Center for Financial Success at 2:00 PM, GH434B
• Professionalism in the Workplace and Executive Presence-Presented by Fahira Nuhanovic, 3:00 PM, Virtual, Registration required via Suitable
• GE, Opportunities for a Successful Career-Presented by Zachary and Jacob Skillman, 3:30 PM, GH 455

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Student Recital 

Brown Bag Lecture

A compilation of student works.

Drs. Kristi Branham, Kelly Reames, Cheryl Hopson, and Leigh Johnson of the English Department will discuss their recent book, Navigating Women’s Friendships in American Literature and Culture, at the annual Genderations Luncheon.

The event, which is hosted by the Gender and Women’s Studies Program, will take place in HCIC 1011. Lunch will be served at 12:00, with a panel discussion to follow from 12:30-1:30 p.m.

If you would like to attend the luncheon portion of the event, please RSVP by Oct. 15th at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NqSS5y-H1jn-vV3vsCVJyZmx5dpDd6Z1FQLxCTMBjPQ/edit
 
This event is sponsored by the Gail Martin Faculty Development and Lecture Series. 

Monthly Mathematics Department meeting

For more about WKU Volleyball, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball

• Career Hike - Registration Required, Suitable

WKU priority registration for MHC scholars. For registration questions, talk to an MHC advisor.

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

The GFCB Preview day is a great opportunity for prospective students to learn about majors at the Gordon Ford College of Business at WKU. Register now at GFCB Preview Day 2023 (wku.edu).

For more about WKU Volleyball, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball

For more information: New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding

Join us October 21st from 10:00-3:00 for our 3rd annual Hooves and Harvest Festival. Bring the whole family to enjoy pony rides, vendors, food trucks, indoor ‘trunk or treat’ and much more! This year the event will be held at the WKU AG Expo Center. Come out and support New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding!

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

WKU Choir

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Hilltoppers host Liberty in a Tuesday night Conference USA matchup. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

A free pregame concert by country star Jordan Davis will begin at 5 p.m. on the WKU South Lawn. More information

• Event Parking
• Event Information
  

For more about WKU Football, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/football

Join the Graduate School to learn more about the opportunities available to go beyond your bachelor's degree! You are invited to find out about opportunities for graduate study options, how to apply for admission, and anything else you would like to know. These are drop-in/drop-out sessions; you join for as long as you'd like. 

Register at https://www.wku.edu/graduate/grad/index.php

This FREE workshop will share Gmail function basics with learners who wish to enhance their digital skills to better engage with the digital world around them.

Each attendee will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a tablet.

 www.bluestarfam.us/wkudl

The Hilltoppers host Liberty in a Tuesday night Conference USA matchup. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

Black Out: The WKU Community is encouraged to wear black, as Hilltopper Football will sport its black uniforms. (More: WKU unveiled special Big Red helmets for the game.)

Pregame concert: A free pregame concert by country star Jordan Davis will begin at 5 p.m. on the WKU South Lawn. The concert venue on Lower South Lawn opens at 4 p.m. More information

Gameday Information for Campus Community

• Beginning at 2:30 p.m., WKU offices will operate with minimal staff and employees choosing to leave campus are encouraged to do so quickly to help with gameday parking and traffic. Classes will continue as scheduled. (Read more from Provost Robert "Bud" Fischer)
• The Preston Health and Activities Center will close at 10 a.m. to accommodate concert production.
• HAF reserved parking areas will open at 2:30 p.m. for tailgating.
• Student tailgating will occur in The Valley from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
• Topper Walk will begin at 4:10 p.m.

Event information

• Event Parking
• Parking Lot Closings
• Reserved Lots/Road Closing Map
• 2023 Gameday Guide
• 2023 Tailgating Map

Event Parking

Tailgating and Pre-Game Activities

• Tailgating areas open at 2:30 PM
• Topper Town opens at 2:30 PM at Centennial Plaza.
• Topper Walk begins at 4:11 PM at Parking Structure 1.  

Disability and Public Parking with Complementary Shuttle Service

• Transit service from parking lots to Houchens Industries L.T. Smith Stadium begin at 4:30 PM.  Service is suspended after kick-off and resumes at half-time until approximately one hour after game is over.  All Topper Transit buses are equipped to provide ADA service.
• Disability parking is available in the Creason Lot next to the shuttle bus stop.  See Football Tailgating Map.
• Free event parking is available in the following lots beginning at 2:30 PM: 
• Creason Lot
• Parking Structure 3
• Adams Street Lot
• Kentucky Street Lot
• Alumni Square Garage
• Russellville Rd West Lot

RV Parking

• Reserved RV parking is available in the Service Supply Lot beginning at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, October 24.  Public RV parking is allowed in Creason Lot OZ zone on a first come, first served basis beginning at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, October 24. 
• Driving lanes must remain open at all times.

 Reserved Parking

• The following lots are reserved beginning at 12:00 PM and must be cleared by 2:30 PM on Tuesday, October 24: 
• McCormack Lot

• Parking Structure 1 Levels 1-3
• H1 permits will be honored in Levels 4-7
• Lots surrounding Diddle Arena
• South Lawn Lot
• Avenue of Champions Faculty/Staff parking
  

Road Closings, Pick-ups & Drop-offs

• Avenue of Champions will close at 2:30 PM.  Only authorized event traffic and University service vehicles will be allowed through.
• While these roads are closed, please use Regents Ave or Minton Circle for pick-ups and drop-offs.  Do not block traffic.
• Reserved spaces for Clinical Services located on Regents Ave are not available for football game parking.
• Topper Transit will not serve stops along the Avenue of Champions while the road is closed to event traffic.

Traffic Control

• WKU and Bowling Green Police will begin directing event traffic away from campus late in the game as needed.

For other event information, please visit www.wku.edu/transportation

For more about WKU Football, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/football

Observe the Earth's Moon through telescopes in celebration of International Observe the Moon Night!

The rain date should this event be cancelled for inclimate weather is Thursday, October 26. 

Event begins 8:00 PM in KTH 1035, and after a 20-minute presentation guests will follow us to the roof of the building to use telescopes to observe the Moon.

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

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/.

The WKU Market on the Avenue is a pop-up outdoor farmers market hosted between the WKU Office of Sustainability and WKU Restaurant Group. We will have local vendors, food trucks, games and more!

 For military, veteran, and military affiliated students. Sponsored by Art for Vets and brought to you by WKU Military Student Services and WKU Counseling Center.

All materials and instruction will be provided!

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

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/.

Have you ever wondered what some of the benefits are to studying mathematics at WKU? Are you unsure of what to do after graduation? A great resource for answers to these questions are the people who have been in your shoes before! In the monthly Pi Mu Epsilon Math Alumni Speaker Series (PME MASS), WKU Mathematics alumni speak about their career paths and how studying mathematics at WKU has been beneficial to them. Each event ends with a Q&A session.

We are pleased to announce this month’s speaker, Dr. Caitlyn Bruns! Dr. Bruns will be speaking to us via Zoom from Utah on Thursday, October 26, at 4:00 PM. You have the option of joining us in person (in COHH 2117, where light refreshments will be served) or via Zoom (https://wku.zoom.us/j/91356174643). Dr. Bruns is a Senior Manager of DNA Strategy at Ancestry. See picture below and attached PDF for more information!

*Updated to reflect new rain date: October 26

Join WKU Housing & Residence Life and the Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center (ORAC) to experience the great outdoors...on the Hill! S'mores workshops, lawn games, slackline, fire pits, arts & crafts, prizes, tent camping, and more! Thursday, October 26, 5:30pm-8am, South Lawn.

Additionally:

• 6pm - putt putt golf
• 7pm - sack race 
• 8pm - rock/paper/scissors tournament
• 9pm - comedy shows 

Register for putt putt, sack race, and/or the rock/paper/scissors tournament, and/or reserve your tent online at https://bit.ly/southlawntildawn 

Tent availability limited. 

WKU's annual tip-off event for Hilltopper and Lady Topper Basketball, Hilltopper Hysteria, is set to take place Thursday, Oct. 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m. CT at E.A. Diddle Arena.

The event will commence with a performance by cheer at 6:15 p.m., followed by introductions for each team at 6:30 p.m.

The evening will feature a performance by the WKU Dance Team, a Mixed-Team Skills Challenge set to include both teams, a Shooting Stars Competition and a 3-point Contest.

The event will conclude with autographs on the main court. Admission is free for fans and doors open at 5:30 p.m.

More information

Join us for Dr. Kendra Field's keynote address, Stories and Silences: African American Family Histories After Emancipation. Dr. Field is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts University.

The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by The Ohio Valley History Conference and The Committee on the Civil War and its Legacies.

Observe the Earth's Moon through telescopes in celebration of International Observe the Moon Night!

This event only takes place is the original event on the 24^th is cancelled due to weather.

Event begins 8:00 PM in KTH 1035, and after a 20-minute presentation guests will follow us to the roof of the building to use telescopes to observe the Moon.

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

*Updated to reflect new rain date: October 26

Join WKU Housing & Residence Life and the Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center (ORAC) to experience the great outdoors...on the Hill! S'mores workshops, lawn games, slackline, fire pits, arts & crafts, prizes, tent camping, and more! Thursday, October 26, 5:30pm-8am, South Lawn.

Additionally:

• 6pm - putt putt golf
• 7pm - sack race 
• 8pm - rock/paper/scissors tournament
• 9pm - comedy shows 

Register for putt putt, sack race, and/or the rock/paper/scissors tournament, and/or reserve your tent online at https://bit.ly/southlawntildawn 

Tent availability limited. 

A compilation of student works.

Math Graduate Student Seminar: Ashley Orehek-Rossi, STEM Librarian

Session 3 – Citation management

WKU Symphony ticket details can be found at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Box Office.

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

For more information: Kentucky Sustainable Living Homesteading & Preparedness Festival

or Kentucky Sustainable Living

Pre-College Strings Halloween Recital - 10/28/2023

WKU is proud to host the 2023 KMEA Championship Competition on Saturday, October 28, 2023. The Class AAAAA semifinals will begin at 8:45 a.m. with state finals at 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.kmea.org/kmea-marching-band-information/.

Finals: The state finals in five classifications will begin at 3:30 p.m. at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. Finals tickets are reserved seating at $25, $30 and $35 and will be available at the stadium starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Semifinals: Six finalists will be chosen from each classification in semifinal competitions on Saturday. Semifinal sites/times are: Class A, Bowling Green High School, 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m.; Class AA, Warren East High School, 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.; Class AAA, Warren Central High School, 11 a.m.-2:45 p.m.; Class AAAA, Barren County High School, 10:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m.; Class AAAAA, WKU’s Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Semifinals tickets are $15 general admission and will be available at each site.

Public Parking: PS1 and PS2 will be $10 for public parking Saturday. (More: Event parking)

For information about road and lot closures, view the KMEA Parking and Road Closings Map.

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

For more information: Kentucky Sustainable Living Homesteading & Preparedness Festival

or Kentucky Sustainable Living

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Join us for a wicked good time

October 30th 2-4pm

Fort Knox Education Center 

31 Warehouse Street, Bldg. 65

Fort Knox, KY 40121

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Happy Halloween, MHC scholars! The offices of the MHC suite will be decorated for Halloween, so put on your favorite costume and stop by to trick-or-treat for some candy.

Meet the MHC team and enjoy desserts while celebrating the fall season. And don't miss Big Red from 2:30-3:30! All members of the WKU campus community are welcome!

Phi Mu and Alpha Tau Omega will be hosting at Haunted House on Tuesday, October 31st! All proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish and Children Miracle Network Hospitals. Come if you dare!

The WKU Philosophy Club and Department of Political Science are hosting a haunted tour of Cherry Hall this Halloween! Anyone in the WKU community and beyond is welcome to trick-or-treat with the ghosts of dead philosophers, played by our wonderful Philosophy Club students.

Candy will be handed out and costumes are encouraged. Tours start in the lobby of Cherry Hall and should last approximately 30 minutes. Anyone in line by 8 PM is guaranteed a haunted tour.

For more about Lady Topper Basketball, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/womens-basketball

On October 31st, the Eta Phi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc will be hosting a luminary vigil at the Colonnade at 7:22pm.

The purpose of this event is to celebrate cancer survivors and remember loved ones we have lost. Each name will be placed on a luminary bag for recognition, and our goal is to have 300 names by the 28th.

If you would like to be involved in this you can find more information at @wku_sgrhos on Instagram.  

 
Please share the names of loved ones to be included on the luminaries at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gT_d3WoqRmORJVyiT9Ef8mJyvLfiEriyBFsrrM_vJu0/edit?usp=drivesdk