WKU News

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for August 6, 2018.

WKU News

• WKU Regents approve Strategic Plan: WKU’s Board of Regents on Friday (Aug. 3) approved a plan that will serve as the roadmap for the university for the next 10 years.
• View from the Hill: New Admissions Tour Bus: You only get one chance to make a good first impression and a new Admissions tour bus is giving WKU a chance to do just that. Best of all it didn't cost the university a dime thanks to a collaboration between two departments as WKU's Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.
• Kentucky Folklife Program Featured in Humanities for All: The Kentucky Museum exhibit "A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green" and the Bowling Green Bosnia Oral History Project were recently featured in Humanities for All, a National Humanities Alliance site showcasing publicly engaged humanities work.
• 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

• Soccer: Gorham's Late Goal Earns 1-1 Exhibition Draw at Austin Peay: Facing a 1-0 deficit with less than four minutes to play, redshirt senior Sarah Gorham found the back of the net to earn a 1-1 draw for WKU Soccer on the road at Austin Peay on Saturday evening in the first exhibition match of the preseason for both sides at Morgan Brothers Soccer Field. The Lady Toppers will close out their preseason with a pair of home exhibitions this weekend. WKU will welcome Saint Louis (6 p.m., Aug. 10) and Belmont (6 p.m., Aug. 12) to the WKU Soccer Complex.
• Men’s basketball: Former Hilltopper Star Evans Part of Run to TBT Championship Game: Former WKU star Jeremy Evans turned in a strong effort in his Eberlein Drive squad's bid for a championship in The Basketball Tournament final on Friday night, but it wasn't quite enough. Evans had nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds for seventh-seeded Eberlein Drive, but top-seeded Overseas Elite pulled out a 70-58 victory for its fourth straight TBT title in Baltimore. The game was broadcast on ESPN.
• Football: 2018 Fall Camp Report: It was a blistering Friday morning on the Houchens-Smith Stadium turf for Day 2 of Fall Camp, as WKU Football continued working in preparation for its Week 1 matchup at Wisconsin on Aug. 31.
• Football: Countdown to Kickoff – 100 Days of Hilltopper History: WKU Football will kick off its 100th season on August 31, and WKU Athletics is treating fans to unique and interesting history of Hilltopper Football.
• Men’s basketball: Countdown to Tipoff - 100 Days of Hilltopper Basketball History: The 100^th season of WKU Hilltopper Basketball will tip off in November. WKU Athletics is treating fans to unique moments and interesting history from Hilltopper Basketball leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season.

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

WKU in the News

• WKU's new provost outlines priorities: It seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime when Terry Ballman was offered the job as WKU’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs.
• Making history: Local med school launches with 'white coat' event: Historic Van Meter Hall made some history of its own Friday evening. And it may have launched some history-making careers in the process. The first building constructed on the WKU campus in 1911, Van Meter was home to another first as the inaugural class of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Bowling Green campus went through the white coat ceremony that launched the medical-school experience for the 30 fresh-faced students. It was the realization of a dream for those students and the culmination of years of work for UK, WKU and Med Center Health leaders who partnered in putting together a medical school to serve southcentral Kentucky.
• Kenny Perry takes Champions Tour win in Minnesota: WKU Hall of Famer Kenny Perry created more drama than he wanted Sunday in the last 3M Championship. He closed with a 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory in the PGA Tour Champions event that is being replaced by the PGA Tour's 3M Open.

More: Check out WKU in the News page.

WKU Alumni

• Upcoming WKU Alumni events: To the Hill and Beyond is the theme for Homecoming 2018 festivities; Homecoming game vs. FIU on Oct. 27 is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. kickoff. 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: 2018 Football Central; WKU SpiritFunder; Topper Travelers – Castles of the Rhine 2019

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. Schedule a tour. 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
• #WKU2023: Attention high school seniors, WKU has opened the Fall 2019 application early! Join the Hilltopper Family at http://wku.edu/apply.
• 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: A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green (through May 11, 2019); Kaleidoscope: Kentucky Museum Quilts (through Dec. 15); Summer Camp Exhibit (through Aug. 25); The Essential Tree (through Dec. 15); Process Oriented Works (through Dec. 14); 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.
• Summer Start. Through Aug. 9. Contact Summer Start, (270) 745-4254.

Tuesday, August 7

• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Thursday, August 9

• Summer Term 2018 Ends.
• 7:30 a.m.: Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact TOP, (270) 745-2551.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Friday, August 10

• Ruff! Agility Dog Show. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Through Aug. 12. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
• 6 p.m.: WKU Soccer vs. Saint Louis, exhibition. WKU Soccer Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.

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

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