WKU News

Welcome to Today@WKU, the daily newsletter from WKU Public Affairs, for January 8, 2019.

WKU News

• Star Light, Star Bright: How Two WKU Professors Help Tell the Story of Space: The closest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri, is a little over four light years away. That’s the same distance as circling the Earth over 963 million times. What’s more — it can take one star millions of years to form and, later, die. So how is it even possible to study stars? The key is careful observation — often under strict viewing conditions and with powerful telescopes — to collect data that can eventually support conclusions, even tell a story. In WKU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, two professors — Ting-Hui Lee, Ph.D., and Steven Gibson — are doing just that.
• Bowling Green Exhibit: During the fall semester of 2018 three Anthropology majors interested in museum studies worked as interns in WKU Archives to create an exhibit entitled Bowling Green. The students, Jennifer Roberts, Jordan Mansfield and Beth Sutherland, were given seven exhibit cases. They each chose two topics to fill six cases and they collaborated on the topic of education for the seventh and largest of the cases.
• Winter Term Intersession Parking and Transit Changes: Here’s a reminder from WKU Parking & Transportation that intersession services are in effect during the Winter Term through Jan. 19.  More: Winter Term parking map
• 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: Abdelgawad Repeats as C-USA Freshman of the Week: For the second straight week, Meral Abdelgawad has been named the C-USA Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon, becoming WKU's first player in program history to earn back-to-back freshman weekly awards.
• Football: Juwuan Jones Named 2018 FWAA Freshman All-American: WKU Football defensive end Juwuan Jones has been named a 2018 Freshman All-American, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced Monday morning. He is believed to be the first freshman defensive lineman in program history to earn All-American honors.
• Softball: WKU Announces 2019 Schedule: With a successful fall campaign in the books, WKU Softball head coach Amy Tudor and her staff have announced the upcoming 2019 spring slate. After graduating just one player off last season's squad, the Red and White return an experience-filled roster paired with five freshmen and a senior transfer all looking to making an immediate impact.
• 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.

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

WKU Alumni

• 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); Highbrow; plus other gallery and on-campus exhibits. (Museum hours/visitor information) Call for Artists: US Bank Celebration of the Arts deadline for entries is Feb. 8. 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.
• International Year of Cuba: Various events during the 2018-19 academic year. Contact International Programs, (270) 745-5334.

Tuesday, January 8

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

Thursday, January 10

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

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

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