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All WKU offices closed for the Labor Day holiday. 

Academic Calendar

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Are you an English student with ADHD (or think you might have ADHD)? Join neurospicy professors Jess Folk, Alison Langdon, and Samantha Williams for an informal session to share tips and strategies for success in English classes, and to build community. Snacks provided!

Room change requests are accepted through the Housing Portal.

Learn More: wku.edu/housing/resources/roomchange.php

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Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:

• Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

Meet other military-connected students while socializing and enjoying coffee or tea and cookies. We will have it available, or feel free to bring your own!

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The central hub of our Hilltop is Garrett Plaza, named after our second president, Dr. Paul Garrett, and his wife, Virginia. Join us near the new fountain on the Hilltop as we gather to celebrate the Garrett family and formally dedicate Garrett Plaza. 

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

WKU Student Publications will host an open house to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Talisman. 

Since it was first published in 1924, the Talisman has chronicled life on the Hill through the transformation of the university from Western Kentucky State Normal School to WKU. Talisman is one of the most honored collegiate publications in the nation, achieving 22 national Pacemaker Awards from Associated Collegiate Press.

A gathering for students, faculty, and friends of the Gender & Women's Studies program. Learn more about the minor, brainstorm events for this year, and build community.

In the American South, Black forest landowners fight to maintain their family legacy and create sustainable forests for generations to come.

Family Tree explores sustainable forestry in North Carolina through the stories of two Black families fighting to preserve their land and legacy. Family Tree's cinéma vérité approach reveals the vast task of maintaining the land while navigating challenging family dynamics, unscrupulous developers, and changing environmental needs. The forest itself and the beauty of its changing seasons become a primary character in this family drama.

Free tickets are available at https://warrenpl.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/248. After the screening, a Q&A with the director of the film, Jennifer MacArthur, will be offered.

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The foundation of engagement on campus is being able to converse with others inside and outside of class. This workshop will help you learn how to have more meaningful and productive conversations so you can build your social, academic, and professional network.

This is a F1rstGen event intended for students whose parents/guardians do not have a four-year college degree.  All are welcome to attend.

For more information:
Visit wku.edu/firstgen/get-involved
Check your Suitable app under CITL Student Success

Join us at the Rock Garden between Hardin Plantarium and EBS for the Ogden College Ice Cream Social!  Our student groups and organizations will be set-up for you to meet and chat with to find the right fit for you.  Grab a sticker card on your way in to the social, collect a sticker from at least four different student organizations, and redeem for a FREE ice cream or snow cone!

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Check Facebook for more information

A festival that celebrates and initiates ultimate creativity. Plays in a Day produces several 10-minute
plays that are written, directed, and performed by students, all within a 24-hour time span.

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. Recommended for mature audiences.

Produced by the WKU Student Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (APO).

The Hilltoppers open their 2024 home schedule against Eastern Kentucky.

• Game theme: White Out. WKU fans are encouraged to wear white to support the Hilltoppers against the Colonels.

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

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For more about WKU Soccer, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/womens-soccer

Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

September 9 - 11, 2024 from 11:00am - 6:00pm at the WKU Preston Center.

The WKU campus and surrounding community is invited to participate in the WKU Blood Drive benefiting the American Red Cross in September 2024. 

Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/blood-drive/. 

While we encourage making an appointment, you can still walk-in to make a donation. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code WKU. or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

https://apply.wku.edu/register/?id=6746749f-2e4e-4680-80ef-470851644313

Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit

September 9 - 11, 2024 from 11:00am - 6:00pm at the WKU Preston Center.

The WKU campus and surrounding community is invited to participate in the WKU Blood Drive benefiting the American Red Cross in September 2024. 

Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/blood-drive/. 

While we encourage making an appointment, you can still walk-in to make a donation. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code WKU. or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Faculty, staff, and military-connected students are invited to an open house event to meet the WKU Military Student Services staff, learn more about the services offered, and enjoy lunch.

WKU Volleyball opens its 17-match home schedule against Tennessee.

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

https://apply.wku.edu/register/?id=0201f415-61ed-429c-aa97-919a42ee64e1

Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit

September 9 - 11, 2024 from 11:00am - 6:00pm at the WKU Preston Center.

The WKU campus and surrounding community is invited to participate in the WKU Blood Drive benefiting the American Red Cross in September 2024. 

Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/blood-drive/. 

While we encourage making an appointment, you can still walk-in to make a donation. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code WKU. or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Come and meet study abroad program providers, plan your global experience, learn about scholarship opportunities, and more! Last year, WKU students received $850,000 in scholarships!

Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:

• Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

Faculty, stop by for an informal info session to learn about options at WKU for developing and leading a faculty-led study abroad session from WKU Global, CCSA and KIIS. 

https://apply.wku.edu/register/?id=a54b790b-9adc-4777-bba0-9bb315428223

***This event is in Eastern Time.

Trivia with Faculty

For more about WKU Soccer, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/womens-soccer

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Each year, high school students from across Kentucky and the surrounding region come together at Western Kentucky University for a one day retreat to further develop their leadership skills. Participants attend sessions presented by Western Kentucky University staff and student leaders. Session topics range from:

• College Student Panel on How to Succeed at the Collegiate Level
• Increasing Student/Organizational Motivation
• The Importance of Diversity in Leadership
• Successful Event/Program Planning
• Using Social Media to Your Benefit
• Personality in Leadership
• Ethics in Leadership
• Leadership Styles

Check out the website for more information.

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

WKU hosts the Hyatt Place Invitational.

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

WKU hosts the Hyatt Place Invitational.

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

KMTA Conference Artist Eva Polgar. Admission is FREE! 

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In its 45th year, Med Center Health 10K Classic will start and end on the WKU campus. Learn More

Race Day Schedule

•     7:30 am – 5K Run/Walk
•     8:10 am – 10K Wheelchair Race
•     8:15 am – Med Center Health 10K Classic
•     9:00 am – Check in for Children’s Classic
•     9:30 am – Race Course Closes
•     9:30 am – Children’s Classic (grades kindergarten-5th)

For a complete schedule, click here.

The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 14^th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 14. 

The 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk will begin at 10 a.m. at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road.

Yates, a 2008 WKU graduate from Rineyville, was killed in action Sept. 17, 2010, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Afghanistan. Yates served in the Army’s 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell.

Proceeds from the event benefit the 1LT Eric Yates Scholarship Fund. Registration for the run/walk is $20 in advance at https://www.raceentry.com/races/2024-14th-annual-eric-yates-memorial-5k-run-and-2-mile-walk/2024/register or $25 at the event. Advance registration includes an event T-shirt.

WKU hosts the Hyatt Place Invitational.

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

Please direct questions to matthew.herman@wku.edu 

Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit

Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

Networking with Nonprofits

Louisville Discover WKU - This event is in Eastern Time.

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The Staff Senate Fall Meet & Greet is an opportunity to meet with the Senators and learn more about the Staff Senate. There will be remarks and recognition of staff for milestone years of service at 2:30 p.m.

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A Day Dedicated to Honoring Kentucky's Farmers

• Awards Presentation
• Free Health Screenings
• Educational Safety, Health, & Rescue Booths
• Agricultural Career Fair

In Partnership with: Raising Hope KY & The Kentucky Partnership for Farm Family Health & Safety

Campus Recreation & Wellness's Student Wellness is thrilled to present the WKU Student Annual Health Fair. 


Join us for this “beach” theme event that is jam-packed with vendors and events focused on the wellness and healthy options.

 
Activities Include:

Wheelchair basketball

Dance Fitness

Health-Related Information

Mocktails

Free Health Testing/Vaccinations

And more

Participate & Have a Chance to WIN: Healthy Days T-shirts - Gift Cards - Bath Set – Roku - Meal Plans – A Snow Cone Maker - and more!

You will receive one WellU® credit for taking part in Healthy Days, which will count toward a WellU® scholarship after the semester.

Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:

• Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

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A team of design professionals will host a Town Hall in the Academic Complex main lobby on 9/19 from 9:00-11:30 AM. This will be a drop-by event, so you can come anytime during that time to enjoy coffee and donuts as well as provide input to the design team.

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

International Tea, Coffee & Snack Hour

Pulitzer-winning playwright, author and Tony-winning musician Quiara Alegría Hudes offers audiences the opportunity to hear untold stories. Her memoir, My Broken Language, is a lyrical exploration of coming of age against the backdrop of a Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse. Hudes won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play Water by the Spoonful. She wrote the script for Tony Award-winning In the Heights, a Broadway play adapted into a major motion picture, in collaboration with Lin Manuel Miranda. The accompanying book, In the Heights: Finding Home, is a New York Times bestseller. Hudes’ screenplay for Netflix, Vivo, is her animation debut. As an essayist, she has written for The Nation, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and more. She is one of the most innovative artists of this generation, expanding the boundaries of storytelling.

A book signing will immediately follow her talk. A QR attendance code will also be available. Admission is free, no tickets are necessary, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Monthly Mathematics Department meeting

WKU hosts the Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic.

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

Repertoire to include: 

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We highly encourage families that are considering The Gatton Academy to attend one of our Preview Days held on the WKU campus. The Gatton Academy is a program for gifted and talented juniors and seniors in high school who apply during their sophomore year. 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 September 21, 2024. Registration is required via the link below by September 19. 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://apply.wku.edu/register/gattonpreviewdaySep2024

WKU hosts the Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic.

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

Faculty and Guest Artist Chamber Recital

The Hilltoppers face Toledo as part of Parent & Family Weekend on the Hill. WKU fans are encouraged to wear red or white. The Family of the Year will be announced at halftime.

• Event parking information
• Tailgating and parking map
• Gameday Guide
• WKU vs. Toledo Preview

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

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Free admission! 

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The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

WKU Apartments on Kentucky Street Tours & Pizza

Come tour Bowling Green's only apartments that accept scholarships & financial aid. 

Monday, Septebmer 23, 2024, 5:30-7:30 pm

Tours every 30 minutes. 

Enter at 1355 Kentucky Street main entrance.

The WKU Apartments on Kentucky Street application is open October 1-14 and February 1-14. 

Learn more at www.wku.edu/housing/apartments 

https://apply.wku.edu/register/?id=590b94b6-23d6-4d0e-9218-85fe2d353e63

***This event is in Eastern Time.

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Join panelists for a discussion reflecting on Bowling Green’s history of welcoming residents from all over the globe, while learning more about the diverse international communities represented in southcentral Kentucky. Panelists will provide insights into how new Americans have shaped SOKY’s institutions and promote welcoming efforts that support the successful integrations of our newest Kentuckians.

Panel moderator Leyda Becker, BG International Communities Liaison with fellow panelists: Albert Mbanfu, Executive Director International Center of Kentucky; and others.

Sponsored by the Kentucky Museum Friends.

Location: Kentucky Museum 

To purchase tickets: Carden Circus

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; Show starts at 6:30 p.m.

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Bowling Green Regional College Fair 

Walk-in advising with a Global Learning Advisor to cover:

• Learning about study abroad and other global learning program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

Loam, Kate Kinder Solo Exhibit

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

The Gender & Women's Studies program host monthly "Feminist Chats". Come talk about popular culture, current events, political issues, and anything else with other feminists on campus.

Tea, cookies, and snacks will be provided. Everyone is welcome--students, staff, faculty, GWS minors, and non-minors alike.

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

Join the Department of Society, Culture, Crime, and Justice Studies as they present "Working with Faculty: Research, Mentorship, and Job Skills" by Dr. Marcus Brooks.

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WKU Preview Day 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! 

https://apply.wku.edu/register/?id=3f1aa41b-c6f8-43c8-b3ef-0e638d7ce0c9

For more information: Facebook

As a young woman on the brink of adulthood, Alice Spencer uses the fantastical world of Wonderland to escape her reality of war-torn Europe. She also grapples with the impending weight of grief and loss as she watches her best friend and first love during the last hours of his fight against tuberculosis. Each new character Alice meets in Wonderland deepens her understanding of the highs and lows, joys and heartaches of traversing the world in the face of paradigm altering world events and deeply personal love and loss. Recommended for ages 16 and up.

Tickets: $21 Adults, $16 Students & Seniors (62+)

Purchase tickets now on wku.showware.com.

As a young woman on the brink of adulthood, Alice Spencer uses the fantastical world of Wonderland to escape her reality of war-torn Europe. She also grapples with the impending weight of grief and loss as she watches her best friend and first love during the last hours of his fight against tuberculosis. Each new character Alice meets in Wonderland deepens her understanding of the highs and lows, joys and heartaches of traversing the world in the face of paradigm altering world events and deeply personal love and loss. Recommended for ages 16 and up.

Tickets: $21 Adults, $16 Students & Seniors (62+)

Purchase tickets now on wku.showware.com.

The first step in your global learning journey! Our Go Global: First Steps advising sessions are here to walk you through:

• Understanding the benefits of partcipating in study abroad & other global learning opportunities
• Learning about program options and how to choose the right program for YOU
• Defining your global learning goals (academic, professional, and personal) and narrowing down programs to match those goals
• Navigating the study abroad process
• Starting your funding plan
• Connecting to more resources

Career Panel, Law Enforcement & LE Adjacent Professions

As a young woman on the brink of adulthood, Alice Spencer uses the fantastical world of Wonderland to escape her reality of war-torn Europe. She also grapples with the impending weight of grief and loss as she watches her best friend and first love during the last hours of his fight against tuberculosis. Each new character Alice meets in Wonderland deepens her understanding of the highs and lows, joys and heartaches of traversing the world in the face of paradigm altering world events and deeply personal love and loss. Recommended for ages 16 and up.

Tickets: $21 Adults, $16 Students & Seniors (62+)

Purchase tickets now on wku.showware.com.