WKU in Iceland Photo Gallery
Images from the March 2015 WKU visit to Iceland to announce partnership with the University of Akureyri.
WKU President Dr. Gary A. Ransdell arrives at the Universtiy of Akureyri in Iceland
WKU President Dr. Gary A. Ransdell and UNAK Rector Eyjolfur Gudmundsson
A plaque for the apple “Tree of Change” was presented at UNAK.
While WKU representatives were in Iceland for the agreement signing, a simultaneous event was held at the Augenstein Alumni Center.
Iceland's President Olafur Grimsson and WKU President Gary A. Ransdell
Iceland's President Olafur Grimsson and WKU President Gary A. Ransdell
University of Akureyri Rector Eyjolfur Guomundsson, Iceland President Olafur Grimsson, and WKU President Gary A. Ransdell
Pictured: WKU Geography & Geology’s Dr. Jason Polk and Dr. Leslie North, University of Akureyri Rector Eyjolfur Guomundsson, Iceland President Olafur Grimsson, WKU President Gary A. Ransdell, WKU Scholar in Residence Dr. Bernie Strenecky, and Director of Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, Embla Eir Oddsdottir
Following a meeting with Icelandic President Olafur Grimsson about the emerging partnership with WKU and Iceland about climate change, President Grimsson was presented with an original painting by WKU junior art major Katie Adams. The painting depicts an Icelandic horse with a reflection in the water of a Kentucky thoroughbred. It illustrates the new collaboration between our nations and WKU's new partnership with the University of Akureyri
WKU junior, art major Katie Adams and WKU President Dr. Gary A. Ransdell