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WKU Student Leaders Win Awards at KARH 2017
- Monday, February 13th, 2017
Congratulations to our residence hall student leaders for winning the following awards at the Kentucky Association of Residence Halls (KARH) annual conference at Bellarmine University February 10-11, 2017:
Best Roll Call Award
Best Display Award
School Spirit Award
NCC of the Year (Hailee Bernard)
Best KARH 2017 Program Presented (Kalyn Johnson)
Recognition Chapter of the Year (WKU National Residence Hall Honorary)
To learn how to get involved in student leadership within the residence halls, visit the following sites:
Jul 31st, 2024
Doug Tate, WKU Housing & Residence Life Assistant Director of Housing Administration, won the StarRez PortalX Competition for the second year in a row at the StarRez Global Connect Conference in Anaheim, California, held July 28-30, 2024.
Mar 6th, 2024
A delegation from Western Kentucky University’s Department of Housing & Residence Life attended the annual Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) conference in Charleston, SC, held February 27-March 1, 2024.
Nov 29th, 2023
WKU Housing & Residence Lifereceived two awards at the American Marketing Association of Bowling Green’s annual “Markies” awards, hosted on November 28, 2023, at the Mint Gaming Hall in Bowling Green, KY.
Oct 19th, 2023
WKU Housing & Residence Life brought home five awards and was the recipient of one scholarship at the Kentucky Association of Housing Officers (KAHO) Conference hosted at Bellarmine University on October 17th, 2023.
Jul 17th, 2023
Doug Tate, WKU Housing & Residence Life Assistant Director of Housing Administration, won the StarRez PortalX Competition at the StarRez Global Connect Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, held July 8-11, 2023.The conference hosted nearly 950 participants.
Apr 17th, 2023
Western Kentucky University Housing & Residence Life staff members received two of the four awards presented at the Kentucky College Personnel Association (CPAK) conference on April 16, 2023, hosted at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
Mar 6th, 2023
Doug Tate, Assistant Director of Housing Administration at Western Kentucky University, received the SEAHO Service Award at the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers annual conference in Richmond, Virginia, held March 1-3, 2023.
Feb 2nd, 2023
ACPA-College Student Educators International announced that Western Kentucky University Living Learning Communities has won the 2023 ACPA Collaborative Excellence Award.
Jan 27th, 2023
The Kentucky Association of Housing Officers (KAHO) awarded WKU Housing & Residence Life Assistant Director of Housing Administration, Doug Tate, with the KAHO Unbridled Spirit Award at their annual conference held virtually on Thursday, January 26, 2023.
Sep 22nd, 2022
The Western Kentucky University Department of Housing & Residence Life won the first place ACUHO-i Marketing Award in the overall campaign category during the 2022 ACUHO-i Business Operations Conference
Jul 31st, 2024
Doug Tate, WKU Housing & Residence Life Assistant Director of Housing Administration, won the StarRez PortalX Competition for the second year in a row at the StarRez Global Connect Conference in Anaheim, California, held July 28-30, 2024.
Nov 29th, 2023
WKU Housing & Residence Lifereceived two awards at the American Marketing Association of Bowling Green’s annual “Markies” awards, hosted on November 28, 2023, at the Mint Gaming Hall in Bowling Green, KY.
Oct 19th, 2023
WKU Housing & Residence Life brought home five awards and was the recipient of one scholarship at the Kentucky Association of Housing Officers (KAHO) Conference hosted at Bellarmine University on October 17th, 2023.
Jul 17th, 2023
Doug Tate, WKU Housing & Residence Life Assistant Director of Housing Administration, won the StarRez PortalX Competition at the StarRez Global Connect Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, held July 8-11, 2023.The conference hosted nearly 950 participants.
Apr 17th, 2023
Western Kentucky University Housing & Residence Life staff members received two of the four awards presented at the Kentucky College Personnel Association (CPAK) conference on April 16, 2023, hosted at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
Mar 6th, 2023
Doug Tate, Assistant Director of Housing Administration at Western Kentucky University, received the SEAHO Service Award at the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers annual conference in Richmond, Virginia, held March 1-3, 2023.
Feb 2nd, 2023
ACPA-College Student Educators International announced that Western Kentucky University Living Learning Communities has won the 2023 ACPA Collaborative Excellence Award.
Mar 7th, 2022
Western Kentucky University Living Housing & Residence Life won the Academic Collaboration Award for their Living Learning Communities at the 2022 Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) annual conference.
Feb 23rd, 2022
Western Kentucky University dedicated its two newest residence halls and its First Year Village at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday.
Nov 1st, 2021
On Monday, October 25, 2021, Western Kentucky University Housing & Residence Life inducted five students into a new WKU chapter of Rho Alpha Sigma, a non-profit organization designed to recognize the outstanding efforts of Resident Assistants.
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