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Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for August 8, 2018.

WKU News

• American Bank & Trust Scholarship Fund announces new scholarship recipients: Five new recipients were announced this week for the American Bank & Trust Scholarship Fund.  Each of the students was awarded a $1,000 scholarship toward his or her education at WKU.  The 2018 recipients are Zackary Austin, Mason Babcock, Kylie Bray, Tahir Gagulic and Maddie Gilpin.
• WKU Alumni Association awards four scholarships to incoming freshmen who are rising leaders: Four incoming WKU freshmen were awarded a four-year renewable scholarship totaling $8,000, $2,000 per year, as part of the WKU Alumni Association’s Alumni Leadership Scholars program.
• EALR alumni earn administrative posts for 2018: Summer means schools and districts are hiring new administrative positions, and as usual many alumni from WKU’s Department of Educational Administration, Leadership, and Research have been appointed as principal, assistant principal, and to other leadership positions.
• First-generation graduate spends career mentoring students: Delvagus Jackson of Morganfield, Ky., is the eighth of nine children and when growing up he didn’t hear much about college. In fact, he was the first in his family to graduate from college, even after being told numerous times college wasn’t for him.
• New WKU Parking Permits Must Be Displayed by August 15: Beginning August 15, new 2018-2019 permits must be displayed.  Students may choose to have their parking permit charged to their student account if purchased by August 31.   Benefits eligible Faculty and Staff may choose to have their parking permit paid through payroll deduction if purchased by August 24.
• What’s Happening at WKU: Check out a list of events through August 25.
• 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

• Women’s basketball: Lady Toppers Announce Brett Williams as New Play-by-Play Announcer: Following a nationwide search for the next Lady Topper Basketball play-by-play announcer, Hilltopper IMG Sports Marketing General Manager Chris Bloomfield has announced that Queens University broadcasting and multimedia assistant Brett Williams will fill the position beginning in the 2018-19 season.
• Track & Field: Remuro Henry Joins Hilltopper Staff: WKU Track & Field head coach Erik Jenkins has announced the hiring of Remuro Henry as an assistant coach who will work primarily with the Hilltopper jumpers and hurdlers in addition to handling recruiting duties. Henry, a native of Miami, Fla., joins the Red and White following coaching stops at Coffeyville Community College, Wayland Baptist University and Barton Community College, collecting multiple coaching recognitions along the way.
• Men’s basketball: Thompson Signs First Pro Contract in the Netherlands: Former WKU Basketball guard Darius Thompson has inked his first professional contract, signing with Zorg en Zekerheid Basketball Leiden in the Netherlands. ZZ Leiden competes in the Dutch Basketball League. The team has won the national championship three times, the NBB Cup twice and the Dutch Basketball Supercup twice.
• 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

• Metts takes unique path to Hilltopper head coaching post: Chan Metts was a juvenile probation officer in his native Georgia with the itch to coach college golf.
• Full offseason under Woods paying dividends for WKU's offensive line: Gunner Britton (6-6, 295) and Mason Brooks (6-6, 275) are a pair of youngsters hoping to crack the two-deep on WKU’s offensive line, a thin and relatively inexperienced group. At the start of fall camp just 13 players were working with first-year OL coach TJ Woods during positional drills. Woods has an O-line group that is senior-less. The Hilltoppers hope that the perils of a youth movement can be overshadowed by the coaching of Woods, a former Oregon State, Wisconsin and Utah State assistant brought in to help retool a front that has seen better days.

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. Through 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.

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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