WKU News

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for November 20, 2018.

Today@WKU will return on Monday, November 26. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend.

WKU News

• WKU Forensics Team competes at Illinois State, Carson-Newman: WKU’s Forensics Team divided into two teams and traveled to both Normal, Illinois, and Jefferson City, Tennessee, to compete in four tournaments Nov. 17-18.
• WKU Week in Photos: Nov. 12-16, 2018: Check out the latest installment of WKU Week in Photos by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon of WKU Public Affairs on WKU's Facebook page.
• Engineering students building radio telescope: A team of Mechanical Engineering students is designing and building the WKU Physics department an updated radio telescope. More: Concrete canoe practice pour
• Happy Thanksgiving: Read President Timothy C. Caboni’s Thanksgiving message to the WKU community.
• Thanksgiving parking and transit adjustments: Check out a reminder from WKU Parking & Transportation about parking and transit adjustments during the break. More: Parking for this morning’s Lady Topper basketball game
• 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: WKU Welcomes Southern Illinois for Eighth Annual Spread the Red Education Day: Continuing a tradition that the program began during the 2010-11 campaign, WKU will welcome Southern Illinois to E.A. Diddle Arena at 11 a.m. today for the eighth edition of the Spread the Red Education Day game. Students from local Bowling Green and Warren County schools are set to be in attendance for today’s event. All tickets will be $1. More: Event parking
• Football: WKU preparing to face LA Tech on Saturday: The Hilltoppers hit the road for the 2018 season finale at LA Tech. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. in Ruston, Louisiana. The game will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.
• Men’s basketball: Bassey Wins Second Straight C-USA Freshman of the Week Award: Another dominant week earned WKU center Charles Bassey his second straight Conference USA Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week award Monday. The 6-foot-11, 245-pound native of Lagos, Nigeria, was named to the All-Tournament Team for the Myrtle Beach Invitational after averaging 15.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in WKU's run to the championship game. Next: WKU at Indiana State at 1 p.m. Saturday.
• Baseball: Countdown to First Pitch - 100 Days of Hilltopper History: As WKU prepares for the 100th Season of Hilltopper Baseball, WKU Athletics is treating fans to unique moments and interesting history from Hilltopper Baseball, leading up to First Pitch at Nick Denes Field on February 15, 2019.

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

WKU in the News

• Sanford: 'Feeding frenzy' led to WKU finally playing complementary football: Complementary football is what Mike Sanford wanted to see for the better part of two years. WKU finally found a way to achieve that with defense feeding off the offense and vice versa in a 40-16 win over Texas El-Paso on Saturday. Now the challenge is duplicating that one last time in 2018. WKU has one final game on the schedule with a trip to Louisiana Tech on Saturday for an 11 a.m. kickoff.

More: Check out WKU in the News page.

WKU Alumni

• WKU Spirit Magazine: Check out the fall 2018 issue of WKU Spirit magazine.
• Upcoming WKU Alumni events: 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; 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); Highbrow; 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.

Tuesday, November 20

• 11 a.m.: Lady Topper Basketball vs. Southern Illinois. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-4298.
• 7 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Lives of the Stars. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Wednesday, November 21

• Thanksgiving Break. University closed. No classes.
• 10 a.m.: Residence Halls Close for Thanksgiving Break. Note: Barnes-Campbell Hall, Northeast Hall and Hilltopper Hall remain open. Residence halls reopen at noon November 25. Contact Housing, (270) 745-4359.

Thursday, November 22

• Thanksgiving Break. University closed. No classes.

Friday, November 23

• Thanksgiving Break. University closed. No classes.

Sunday, November 25

• Noon: Residence Halls Reopen after Thanksgiving Break. Contact Housing, (270) 745-4359.
• 2 p.m.: Hardin Planetarium Show: Celebrations for a Long Winter’s Night. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Monday, November 26

• 5:30 p.m.: Recital: Voice Students of Beth Pope. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

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

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