WKU News

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for May 22, 2018.

Members of the WKU Chorale are in Costa Rica. For updates on their trip and the WKU Band's trip to Europe, follow @WKUabroad on Twitter.

WKU News

• CSD Professor Awarded CHHS Summer Research Fellowship: Dr. Brian Weiler, Assistant Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders, has been awarded a College of Health and Human Services Summer Research Fellowship.
• WKU Board's Finance and Budget Committee to meet May 23: The Finance and Budget Committee of the WKU Board of Regents will hold a special meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday (May 23).
• Follow the WKU storm chasers: WKU students are participating in the ninth annual storm chase course during the May term. For updates, follow the group’s blog posts or @wkustormchase on Twitter.
• Follow the Bike4Alz riders: WKU students are making the sixth Bike4Alz cross country ride to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. For updates on social media, follow Bike4Alz on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. More: The group needs to repair its support vehicle to continue the ride; donate online at Bike4Alz Support Vehicle Fundraiser
• WKU Chorale in Costa Rica: Members of the WKU Chorale are in Costa Rica. For updates, follow WKU Choral Activities on Facebook or WKU Faculty-Led Study Abroad on Twitter. More: Video of an impromptu performance of Jake Runestad’s I Will LIft Mine Eyes in the Catedrál de Alajuela.
• 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: Morrison Earns 2018 Conference USA All-Academic Honors: After wrapping his WKU Baseball career with an all-time performance, Ben Morrison has earned a spot on the 2018 InTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic Team, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Morrison was previously honored following his sophomore season in 2015.

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

WKU in the News

• WKU students begin cross-country journey for Alzheimer's awareness: When WKU junior Noah Rudloff watched his long-time girlfriend’s grandmother, Elaine, struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, he came to understand why people say the disease is like losing a loved one twice.
• Reliving the biggest stories of WKU athletics from the past year: The 2017-18 WKU athletics schedule is, for all intents and purposes, complete. Another year in the books brought us another heavy dose of stories surrounding the Hilltoppers. Without further adieu let's take a look back at some of the issues that kept us talking throughout the past nine months.

More: Check out WKU in the News page.

WKU Alumni

• Upcoming WKU Alumni events: Alumni College is a lifelong learning program that offers fun—yet educational—classes, all while celebrating WKU traditions; all WKU alumni, friends and family are invited to join us June 15-16. Homecoming 2018 has been set for Oct. 27; game time and additional details TBA. For a listing of Alumni 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

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. Visit https://www.wku.edu/admissions/counselors/ or call 270-745-2551 to get in touch with your WKU Admissions Counselor. 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

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); 2018 Side by Side (through June 30); 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. Downing Museum, 4801 Morgantown Road. Contact Jack LeSieur, (270) 842-7415.
• WKU Summer Office Hours. May 14-Aug. 10. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday.

Tuesday, May 22

• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Happy Birthday, Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Wednesday, May 23

• 2 p.m.: Duke TIP Kentucky Recognition Ceremony. Diddle Arena. Contact Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323.

Thursday, May 24

• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Happy Birthday, Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Saturday, May 26

• 2018 District 5 4-H Horse Show. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Through May 27. Contact Hardin County Extension Office, (270) 765-4121.
• 6 p.m.: All Starz Dance Spring Recital. Van Meter Hall. 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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