WKU News

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for September 21, 2018.

Warm and muggy this morning on the WKU campus, but rain and cooler temperatures are on the way. For updates, follow @WKUweather

WKU News

• Appointments open for annual WKU vs. MTSU Blood Drive: WKU and Middle Tennessee State University will continue their annual blood drive competition this year to collect donations for the American Red Cross. In Bowling Green, campus and community members can schedule appointments to donate from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 29-31 at the Preston Health and Activities Center.
• WKU Forensics Team opens season this weekend: The WKU Forensics Team opens its 2018-19 season this weekend by hosting the annual WKU/Alumni Fall Swing Tournament and the Alexis Elliott Memorial Lincoln-Douglas Round Robin debate tournament.
• 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

• Volleyball: Tops Open League Play as MTSU and Charlotte Visit The Hill: Coming off a big midweek victory over Cincinnati, WKU Volleyball has turned its focus to Conference USA play as Middle Tennessee and Charlotte visit The Hill for a pair of weekend matchups. First up, the Blue Raiders stop by E.A. Diddle Arena tonight at 6 before Charlotte heads over with a noon matchup on the docket for Sunday. The Lady Toppers enter weekend action with a 9-5 record while MTSU sits at 4-8 and Charlottes is 9-6.
• Football: WKU at Ball State on Saturday: The Hilltoppers will be in Muncie, Ind., on Saturday afternoon to face Ball State. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. The game will air on ESPN3 and the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network. More: Coach Sanford discusses the game
• 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

• Linebacker Ben Holt continuing his emergence for WKU: Three years ago the career trajectory for Ben Holt may have not quite looked like this. An undersized senior at Bowling Green High School, Holt graduated and enrolled at WKU where he joined the football team – as a walk-on – to play for his dad Nick Holt V (the team’s defensive coordinator at the time) and alongside his brother Nick Holt VI (the team’s starting middle linebacker). When WKU fans looked up Saturday night in Louisville, the youngest Holt had just made a career-high 10 tackles to go along with a sack in what was an announcement to the world that Ben Holt may be about to have a breakout season.

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: John Asher Scholarship Fund;  2018 Football Central; WKU Alumni Connection App; 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! Join the Hilltopper Family at http://wku.edu/apply. More: DiscoverWKU & Head for The Hill events
• 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); The Essential Tree (through Dec. 15); Process Oriented Works (through Dec. 14); Salient Features: Trees of Old Forests and Woodland Pastures (through Dec. 1); 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.
• Photo Exhibits: WKU Project 68. Through Nov. 27. Jody Richards Hall Atrium. The Women Photojournalists of Washington, D.C. Through Nov. 27. Jody Richards Hall Gallery. Contact School of Journalism & Broadcasting, (270) 745-4144.
• International Year of Cuba: Various events during the 2018-19 academic year. Contact International Programs, (270) 745-5334.
• Stickwork at WKU by Patrick Dougherty. Oct. 1-19. Kentucky Museum front lawn. Contact Cultural Enhancement, (270) 745-4375.

Friday, September 21

• 8 a.m.: WKU Forensics Fall Tournament. Garrett Conference Center and other locations. Through Sept. 23. Contact Forensics, (270) 745-6340.
• 8 a.m.: High School Leadership Conference. Downing Student Union. Contact Student Activities, (270) 745-2459.
• 6 p.m.: WKU Volleyball vs. Middle Tennessee. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• 7:30 p.m.: Concert: The Symphony at WKU. Van Meter Hall. Admission is $10; $5 for students with WKU ID. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Saturday, September 22

• 8 a.m.: Head for The Hill open house event. Diddle Arena. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
• 8 a.m.: WKU Forensics Fall Tournament. Garrett Conference Center and other locations. Through Sept. 23. Contact Forensics, (270) 745-6340.
• 9 a.m.: Girls in Engineering, Math and Science Day. Ogden College Hall. Contact Karen Long, (270) 745-3900.
• 9 a.m.: Museum Day. Kentucky Museum. Contact Kentucky Museum, (270) 745-2592.
• 10 a.m.: West Kentucky Flat Shod Pleasure Horse Auction. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.

Sunday, September 23

• 8 a.m.: WKU Forensics Fall Tournament. Garrett Conference Center and other locations. Contact Forensics, (270) 745-6340.
• Noon: WKU Softball vs. John A. Logan College. WKU Softball Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• Noon: WKU Volleyball vs. Charlotte. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• 1 p.m.: ACT Fall Blitz. Knicely Conference Center. Continues Sundays through Oct. 14. Contact DELO, (270) 745-1910.
• 2 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Humans on Mars. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
• 3 p.m.: Performance: Sunday Baroque featuring Sarah Berry and Friends. L&N Train Depot, 401 Kentucky St. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Monday, September 24

• 10 a.m.: Faculty Workshop: Educating Today’s Student: Inclusive Pedagogy, Equity and Intentionality by Design. Downing Student Union, room 3024. Contact Michael Hanner, (270) 745-2683.
• 7 p.m. ET: DiscoverWKU Somerset. Center for Rural Development, 2292 U.S. 27, Somerset. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
• 7 p.m.: Creative Writing Reading Series: Curtis Crisler, poet. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.

For upcoming events: Visit What's Happening at WKU or WKU’s online events calendar

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