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![Senior student represents WKU on KHIMA committee](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9141.jpg)
Oct 14th, 2020
WKU senior Keisjia Mitchell is a second-generation college student pursuing her baccalaureate degree in Health Information Management (HIM).
View ArticleOct 14th, 2020
Sandy Staebell, Christy Spurlock and Victoria Gordon are recipients of Kentucky History Awards from the Kentucky Historical Society.
View Article![Presentations, Prizes, and Professional Gatherings at American Folklore Society Annual Meeting](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9137.jpg)
Oct 14th, 2020
This week, October 13th through October 17th, students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology will be attending, presenting, and receiving awards at the American Folklore Society’s 2020 Annual Meeting.
View Article![WKU to test emergency communication systems Oct. 15](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9136.jpg)
Oct 14th, 2020
At 10:15 a.m. Thursday, WKU Police will conduct a test of WKU’s outdoor warning and text messaging alert systems in conjunction with the national Earthquake Awareness Exercise known as the “Great American Shake Out.”
View ArticleOct 14th, 2020
Visit the WKU English Department's PCAL Fall Festival Booth and have your fortune told in the form of a poem! The PCAL Fall Festival will be held Wednesday, October 28 from 1-4 pm!
View Article![Math professor's calculus video series adds up to student success](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9132.jpg)
Oct 13th, 2020
Dr. Ozkan Ozer, an assistant professor of Mathematics at WKU, has found a simple formula to solve the complex problem of student learning and retention in calculus courses.
View Article![WKU Music professor's recording included in Italian publication](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9131.jpg)
Oct 13th, 2020
WKU Music Professor John Cipolla was one of 24 international clarinet artists invited to be included in a publication of new Italian clarinet studies.
View Article![WKU Student Publications has record five Pacemaker finalists](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9130.jpg)
Oct 12th, 2020
The College Heights Herald, the Talisman and Cherry Creative raked in five finalists for national Pacemaker awards -- the most finalists ever for WKU and more than any other program or school nationwide.
View Article![WKU Forensics Team wins Illinois State University tournament](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9129.jpg)
Oct 12th, 2020
The WKU Forensics Team placed first in sweepstakes at the Illinois State University “Back to the Nest” tournament the weekend of Oct. 10-11. The team also competed successfully in debate at the Steve Hunt Classic, hosted by Lewis and Clark College.
View Article![Sarah Harne crowned 2020 Homecoming queen](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9126.jpg)
Oct 9th, 2020
Sarah Harne of Liberty was crowned WKU’s 2020 Homecoming queen on Friday night.
View Article![Gatton Academy Student is Finalist in Breakthrough Challenge](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9125.jpg)
Oct 9th, 2020
Gatton Academy student Janessa Unseld (’21, South Warren HS) has reached the Top 15 of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science video competition.
View Article![2020 Annual Campus Security and Fire Report](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9123.jpg)
Oct 9th, 2020
The 2020 Annual Campus Security and Fire Report is now available on the WKU Police website.
View Article![View from the Hill: 'Maskerade' a fitting theme for Homecoming 2020](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9120.jpg)
Oct 8th, 2020
“Maskerade” is the theme of Homecoming this week at Western Kentucky University. It’s extremely fitting for 2020 as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.
View ArticleOct 8th, 2020
English major Hannah Van Winkle integrates her love of WKU and her skills as a PW major to create an internship which allows her to dedicate her talents to community service.
View Article![Folk Studies MA Student Interning with the Smithsonian](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9118.jpg)
Oct 8th, 2020
Folk Studies MA student Taylor Burden is interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage on the project, "American Ginseng: Local Knowledge, Global Roots."
View ArticleOct 7th, 2020
WKU senior Rebekah Cowherd of Campbellsville was one of five recipients of a $1,000 2020 KAMP Scholarship presented during this year’s virtual Kentucky GIS Conference, hosted by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals.
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