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Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for February 20, 2018.

WKU News

• WKU again named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students: WKU has again been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students as announced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Five WKU students received Fulbright awards for academic year 2017-18, placing WKU in a tie for fourth place among master’s institutions nationally. WKU is the only Kentucky institution to make the list, published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
• WKU dedicates Ogden College Hall: WKU dedicated Ogden College Hall on Monday afternoon.
• WKU Forensics Team wins 2018 state championship: The WKU Forensics Team won the 2018 Kentucky Forensic Association State Tournament on Saturday in Owensboro. WKU was crowned the state champion in overall team sweepstakes and in individual event team sweepstakes, and took second in large school debate sweepstakes. WKU students won 11 of the 15 event championships at the state tournament.
• WKU CCSJ hosting Deliberative Dialogue on Safety & Justice Today: A Deliberative Dialogue on Safety & Justice, hosted by WKU’s Center for Citizenship & Social Justice, will offer WKU students an opportunity to engage in a moderated discussion exploring the question, “How Should Communities Reduce Violence?” The Deliberative Dialogue will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today (Feb. 20) in Downing Student Union, room 3004.
• WKU Week in Photos for Feb. 12-17: Check out the latest installment of WKU Week in Photos by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon of WKU Public Affairs.
• Winter Super Saturdays 2018: Check out photos from Week Three of Winter Super Saturdays, hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies.
• Far Away Places presents Nancy Rice with The Magic, Mystery, and Misfortune of Modern Kenya: WKU Biologist Nancy Rice will talk about “The Magic, Mystery and Misfortune of Modern Kenya” in WKU Libraries’ Far Away Places series at 7 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 22) at Barnes & Noble.
• WKU Board of Regents to meet Feb. 23: The WKU Board of Regents will hold its first quarterly meeting at 9 a.m. Friday. The meeting will be in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.
• 2018 Winter Weather Communications Plan: Check out a reminder about WKU’s winter weather communications plan that provides a number of ways you can find out if classes are delayed, canceled or if a campus is closed.
• WKU Public Radio Weekday Newscast Schedule: Tune into WKU Public Radio for national and international news from NPR, and local newscasts every half hour during Morning Edition (4-9 a.m. Central), and All Things Considered (3-6 p.m. Central), as well as local news features and interviews produced by the WKU news staff. WKU's Public Radio can be heard on WKYU-FM (88.9) in Bowling Green/Glasgow; WDCL-FM (89.7) in Somerset/Campbellsville; WKPB-FM (88.9) in Henderson/Owensboro; WKUE-FM (90.9) in Elizabethtown/Bardstown; and online at http://www.wkyufm.org/

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WKU Sports

• Baseball: Home Opener Preview -- WKU vs. Belmont: Coming off a 1-2 weekend in Memphis, WKU Baseball returns home for a five-game week at Nick Denes Field. The Hilltoppers begin the slate with the Home Opener against Belmont today with first pitch at 3 p.m. The first 250 fans in attendance will receive a 2018 schedule magnet, as weather forecasts show a potential high of 78 degrees and a partly sunny afternoon.
• Softball: Kelsey Aikey Tabbed Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week: Behind the first extra-inning no-hitter in WKU Softball history, sophomore Kelsey Aikey has earned Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week honors, the league office announced Monday afternoon. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native collected her first C-USA weekly honor after recording 12.2 innings of work from the Chattanooga Challenge with a 1.66 weekend ERA.

More: For updates on WKU Athletics, follow @WKUSports on Twitter or WKU Athletics on Facebook.

WKU in the News

• Medical outreach to Mennonites results in baby manual for new mothers: A simple black-and-white book about everything baby was 23 years in the making. Med Center Health’s “The Baby Book” is a 65-page how-to guide for new mothers, created after a Mennonite woman in this area asked registered nurse Susan Jones, professor emerita at WKU and an employee of the WKU Institute for Rural Health, to create a new baby guidebook styled after one she had been given in the 1960s.
• Kentucky Museum offers Pay As You Will program: In an effort to keep cost from being a barrier to people seeing the exhibits in the Kentucky Museum, they have begun a Pay As You Will program. Each Saturday through May 26, instead of standard admission prices, guests will make a donation in any amount to tour the museum.

More: Check out WKU in the News page.

WKU Alumni

• Upcoming WKU Alumni events: For a listing of events, visit the Alumni website and click on the Events Calendar. Or contact the WKU Alumni Association at 888-958-2586. For a list of Alumni news, visit the Alumni News page. More: WKU SpiritFunder
• Topper Travelers Program 2018: The WKU Alumni Association is planning a Baltic Cruise across Northern Europe June 21-July 2. The 10-night cruise across the Baltic Sea aboard Marina will begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, with stops in Berlin, Germany; Helsinki, Finland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Tallinn, Estonia; and Stockholm, Sweden. For information, visit alumni.wku.edu/baltic2018 or contact the Alumni Association at 800-842-9023 or alumnievents@wku.edu.

More: Visit the WKU Alumni website.

What’s Happening At-WKU

Ongoing/continuing events

• Exhibits at Kentucky Museum: Instruments of American Excellence; A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green (through June 30); Kaleidoscope: Kentucky Museum Quilts (through Dec. 18); plus other gallery and on-campus exhibits. (Museum hours/visitor information) Contact Kentucky Museum, (270) 745-2592.
• Exhibits at Downing Museum: The Story of Joe Downing: Select Works From the Collection; Emily Hendricksen, A Reflective Collection (through Feb. 24); David Marquez, Germination Series (through March 17). Downing Museum, 4801 Morgantown Road. Contact Jack LeSieur, (270) 842-7415.
• International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various events and locations during 2017-18 academic year. Contact International Programs, (270) 745-5334.
• Arts at WKU 2017-2018. Various events and locations. Contact Potter College of Arts & Letters, (270) 745-2344.
• Photographic Exhibition: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Then and Now. Through April 13. Jody Richards Hall Gallery. Contact Tim Broekema, (270) 745-3055.
• Art Exhibition: Proof of Existence: An Exhibit of Work by Contemporary Artists of Bosnian and Balkan Origin. Through April 6. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery. Contact Art, (270) 745-3944.
• Exhibit at Intercultural Student Engagement Center: Black History Month student artwork. Downing Student Union, room 2041. Contact ISEC, (270) 745-5066.

Tuesday, Feb. 20

• 3 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Belmont. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• 4 p.m.: Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Student Showcase. Grise Hall, room 238. Contact Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, (270) 745-4142.
• 4 p.m.: Deliberative Dialogue on Safety & Justice. Downing Student Union, room 3004. Contact Leah Ashwill, (270) 745-3217.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Starry Tales for a Winter Night. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Wednesday, Feb. 21

• Noon: Ogden College of Science and Engineering Career Fair. Various locations in Ogden College. Contact Center for Career and Professional Development, (270) 745-3095.
• 3 p.m.: Black History Month Presentation: Randall Curry, mayor of Horse Cave. WKU Glasgow, room 131. Contact Audrey Robinson-Nkongola, (270) 659-6910.
• 6:30 p.m.: Wedge Visiting Scholar Presentation: Dr. Rena Subotnik, American Psychological Association. Gary Ransdell Hall. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
• 6:30 p.m.: Gender Images Film Series: Norma Rae. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Gender & Women’s Studies, (270) 745-6477.
• 7:30 p.m.: Black History Trivia. Downing Student Union, room 3003. Contact Josclynn Brandon, (270) 745-4434.
• 7:30 p.m.: Guest Clarinet Recital. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Thursday, Feb. 22

• 8:30 a.m.: Wedge Visiting Scholar Presentation: Dr. Rena Subotnik, American Psychological Association. Knicely Conference Center. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.
• 3 p.m.: Mahurin Honors College Speaker Series: Narratives of (and in) Higher Education by Dr. Sarah Mahurin, dean of Timothy Dwight College at Yale. Honors College/International Center ballroom. Contact Mahurin Honors College, (270) 745-2081.
• 3:30 p.m.: BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism Lecture Series: The Ethics of Transracialism by Rebecca Tuvel, Rhodes College. Guillaume Auditorium, Grise Hall. Contact Brian Strow, (270) 745-7082.
• 7 p.m.: Hilltopper Basketball vs. Charlotte. Diddle Arena. Coming Home King will be announced at halftime. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Starry Tales for a Winter Night. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
• 7 p.m.: Far Away Places Series: The Magic, Mystery and Misfortune of Modern Kenya by Nancy Rice, WKU Biology Department. Barnes & Noble, 1680 Campbell Lane, Bowling Green. Contact Brian Coutts, (270) 745-6221.
• 7 p.m.: Black Excellence Exposition, hosted by WKU Forensics. Downing Student Union Auditorium. Contact Chris Chandler, (270) 745-6340.

For upcoming events: Visit the What's Happening at WKU page, Events@WKU page or WKU’s online events calendar

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