WKU News

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for February 27, 2018.

Big Red rode in a Corvette during Monday's ribbon cutting ceremony at Parking Structure 3. More: Photos from PS3 ribbon cutting. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU News

• WKU Forensics Team tops debate tournament: The WKU Forensics Team’s debate squad of nine closed out the semifinal round and captured the top four spots to win the debate the weekend of Feb. 24-25 in Normal, Illinois. WKU acted as co-host to the tournament and was therefore ineligible for the team sweepstakes awards.
• WKU's Model Arab League Recognized at Regional Conference: For the third year in a row, WKU’s Model Arab League team was recognized at the regional conference at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio. The conference consists of three days of intensive negotiation and policy making, simulating the workings of the League of Arab States, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. Senior Noah Stevens, an Arabic and International Affairs major from Elizabethtown led the sessions of the Council on Political Affairs and was recognized as the Distinguished Chairperson of the conference.
• Kentucky Live! presents Timothy B. Smith: Timothy Smith is considered one of the nation’s leading civil war historians. His 2016 book Shiloh: Conquer or Perish published by the University of Kansas Press has been called “the new standard treatment of the Shiloh battle.” Smith will be the featured speaker in WKU Libraries Kentucky Live series on March 8 at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Bookstore. 
• WKU Engineering Honors Society conducts LEGO Robotics Competition: WKU Engineering students, including members of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society, worked with Engineering faculty and staff to conduct the 18th annual Kentucky Bluegrass LEGO Robotics Competition on Feb. 24 at WKU’s Engineering and Biological Sciences building.
• PS1 & PS2 Used Nightly for Event Parking: WKU is hosting the 2018 KHSAA Regional Basketball Tournaments in Diddle Arena through March 6. PS1 and PS2 will be used for event parking.  Students and faculty/staff with current WKU parking permits may use the structures as space allows. More: Photos from PS3 ribbon cutting.
• WKU Week in Photos: Feb. 19-23, 2018: Check out the latest installment of WKU Week in Photos by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon of WKU Public Affairs.
• 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: WKU to Face No. 7 Kentucky: After winning 4-of-5 games in the opening homestand at Nick Denes Field, WKU Baseball travels to Lexington this afternoon to take on No. 7 Kentucky at Cliff Hagan Stadium. First pitch between the Hilltoppers and Wildcats is set for 3 p.m. CT and will be available via stream on SEC Network + More: Nelson named Conference USA Hitter of the Week.
• Women’s basketball: Brown Matches Record with Fourth C-USA Player of the Week Honor: Tashia Brown has been named the C-USA Player of the Week for the fourth time this season as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon, matching the program record for the most Player of the Week awards by an individual in a single season. Next: Brown and the Lady Toppers will close out the 2017-18 regular season on the road at Southern Miss (Thursday at 6 p.m.) and UTEP (Saturday at 2 p.m. CT). WKU can clinch the outright C-USA regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the C-USA Tournament with wins in both of those games.
• Women’s golf: Lady Tops Stay Near Top of Standings Through Second Round at Kiawah Island: WKU Lady Topper Golf improved by two strokes Monday and maintained fourth place out of 42 teams with one round to go at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic. The final round begins this morning.

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

WKU in the News

• Community art project will memorialize faces of Bosnian War: The sounds of chisels, hammers and other sculpting tools will fill the courtyard of the Kentucky Museum at WKU this week as students and community members create wall carvings to memorialize victims of the Bosnian War.
• WKU opens new parking structure: WKU cut the ribbon on Parking Structure Number 3, which boasts 700 new parking spaces on The Hill.
• Murfreesboro the place to be Thursday to watch two of the nation's best: Rick Stansbury had pushed for E.A. Diddle Arena to be sold out for every game all season long. Unfortunately for him, his Hilltoppers have run out of home games to sell out. So the second-year WKU coach clamored for the next-best thing. “Go get a ticket to come to Middle,” he said. “We’ll help sell their arena out. I’ll promote their arena tonight. Go buy you a ticket and we’ll sell their arena out.”

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; Conference USA basketball tournament information
• 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.

WKU Admissions

• #ClimbWithUs: The WKU Office of Admissions helps future Hilltoppers as they start their journey on The Hill. You can reach us by calling 270-745-2551, emailing admission@wku.edu or connecting with us on social media. Upcoming Important Dates/Deadlines: Admitted Student Nights; Housing Priority Deadline March 31; Spring TOP Dates: April 13 (Honors), April 14, April 20, April 28 and May 4. Students can reserve their TOP date and take their placement exams at www.wku.edu/top
• Useful links for prospective/admitted students: Campus tours; Let’s Talk, Topper; Admissions Timeline; Topper Orientation Program; Scholarships; Housing; MASTER Plan
• Admitted Student Nights: The WKU Office of Admissions is hosting several admitted student nights in various communities. These events are for high school seniors that have been admitted to WKU and their families. The Admissions Counselor for your area will be there to discuss your next steps and answer any questions you may have. Upcoming events include the following: Elizabethtown: Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. ET at EC3. Contact: lindsey.white@wku.edu; Nashville: Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 p.m. CT at Goodlettsville Public Library. Contact: michael.shelton@wku.edu; Louisville: Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 p.m. ET at Jeffersontown Branch Public Library. Contact: karina.bruce@wku.edu; Lexington: Wednesday, March 21, 6 p.m. ET at Lexington Public Library, Central Location (Room A). Contact: meredith.norman@wku.edu Other admitted student nights are being planned. Visit https://www.wku.edu/admissions/counselors/ or call 270-745-2551 to get in touch with your WKU Admissions Counselor.

More: Visit the WKU Admissions website; Information for Prospective Students

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; 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. 27

• 9:15 a.m.: HAD Artist Collective Workshop. Kentucky Museum Courtyard. Part of International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contact Yvonne Petkus, (270) 745-2390.
• 1 p.m.: Presentation: Monika’s Blues: On the Trail of the German Harmonica and African-American Blues Culture by Herbert Quelle, Consul General of Germany to Chicago. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Contact Michael McClellan, (270) 745-7002.
• 4 p.m.: Diplomacy on the Hill Series: German Refugee Policy Since 2015 – The Political Fallout by Herbert Quelle, Consul General of Germany to Chicago. Gary Ransdell Hall Auditorium. Contact Michael McClellan, (270) 745-7002.
• 6 p.m.: High School Basketball: Girls’ 4^th Region Tournament. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• 6 p.m.: Lecture: Anthems, Athletes and Activism: Communicating about Patriotism and Race in Contemporary Sport by Dr. Michael Butterworth, University of Texas-Austin. Guillaume Auditorium, Grise Hall. Contact Communication, (270) 745-3296.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Starry Tales for a Winter Night. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
• 7:30 p.m.: Performance: WKU Symphonic Band. Van Meter Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
• 8 p.m.: High School Basketball: Girls’ 4^th Region Tournament. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

Wednesday, Feb. 28

• 9:15 a.m.: HAD Artist Collective Workshop. Kentucky Museum Courtyard. Part of International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contact Yvonne Petkus, (270) 745-2390.
• 1 p.m.: Gordon Ford College of Business Job Fair. Downing Student Union, third floor. Contact Center for Career and Professional Development, (270) 745-3095.
• 5:30 p.m.: HAD Collective Artist Talk for Proof of Existence exhibition. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, room 156. Reception to follow in gallery. Part of International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contact International Programs, (270) 745-5334.
• 6 p.m.: High School Basketball: Boys’ 4^th Region Tournament. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• 7 p.m.: Black Excellence Exposition, hosted by WKU Forensics. Rescheduled from Feb. 22. Downing Student Union Auditorium. Contact Chris Chandler, (270) 745-6340.
• 8 p.m.: High School Basketball: Boys’ 4^th Region Tournament. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

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

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