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![22 WKU students candidates for Homecoming queen](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7025.jpg)
Oct 17th, 2018
Twenty-two students are candidates for Homecoming 2018 queen at WKU. The queen will be crowned at halftime of the WKU vs. FIU game on Oct. 27.
View Article![WKU to participate in earthquake drill on Oct. 18](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7024.jpg)
Oct 17th, 2018
The Great Central U.S. Shakeout Drill will take place Thursday (Oct. 18) at 10:18 a.m. local time. WKU will participate in the exercise through the activation of its emergency communications systems, including RAVE text alert and outdoor warning speakers.
View Article![2019 Federal Monitoring Protocols](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7023.jpg)
Oct 17th, 2018
The 2019 Federal Monitoring protocols are available online. This article provides the web page link and additional useful information.
View Article![Today@WKU: October 17, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7022.jpg)
Oct 17th, 2018
Welcome to Today@WKU for October 17, 2018 -- WKU Philanthropy announces gift for marketing professorship; WKU to host screening of KET documentary Monday; plus news from WKU Sports, Alumni, Admissions and more.
View Article![Today@WKU: October 16, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7016.jpg)
Oct 16th, 2018
Welcome to Today@WKU for October 16, 2018 -- Office of Scholar Development celebrating 10 years; WKU Forensics Team wins two tournaments; Stickwork Project opening reception Friday; Week in Photos; plus news from Athletics, Alumni, Admissions and more.
View Article![Premiere screening of KET's Robert Penn Warren documentary Oct. 22 at WKU](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6970.jpg)
Oct 16th, 2018
WKU will host a screening of "Robert Penn Warren: A Vision," KET’s new original documentary that explores the life and career of Kentucky’s most acclaimed writer – and the only author to win a Pulitzer Prize in both fiction and poetry, at 6 p.m. Oct. 22.
View Article![WKU Week in Photos: Oct. 8-12, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7015.jpg)
Oct 15th, 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.
View Article![The Office of Scholar Development Celebrates Ten Years of Big Dreams](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7014.jpg)
Oct 15th, 2018
The 2018-19 academic year marks the tenth year since the Office of Scholar Development at Western Kentucky University was created. Since 2008, OSD has helped WKU students and alumni earn recognition more than 450 times and more than $4.8 million.
View Article![WKU Forensics Team wins two tournaments at Ball State](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7013.jpg)
Oct 15th, 2018
The WKU Forensics Team won the team sweepstakes championships in two weekend tournaments co-hosted by Ball State and Illinois State. WKU also won 14 individual championships and senior Lane Hedrick was named overall champion of the second tournament.
View Article![Today@WKU: October 15, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7011.jpg)
Oct 15th, 2018
Welcome to Today@WKU for October 15, 2018 -- Kentucky Folklife Program director to speak at Smithsonian Symposium; View from the Hill; plus news from Ogden College of Science and Engineering, College of Health and Human Services, WKU Sports and more.
View Article![WKU Kentucky Folklife Program Director to Speak at Smithsonian Symposium](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7010.jpg)
Oct 15th, 2018
On October 23-24, WKU’s Kentucky Folklife Program and Kentucky Museum Director Brent Björkman will speak at "Building Bridges: A Symposium on Global Cultural Heritage Preservation."
View Article![View from the Hill: WKU's role in UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7007.jpg)
Oct 11th, 2018
Training physicians in Kentucky for Kentucky. That’s the mission of the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus. WKU's Amy Bingham has more on the role WKU plays in this important partnership in this week’s View from the Hill.
View Article![Today@WKU: October 11, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7003.jpg)
Oct 11th, 2018
Welcome to Today@WKU for October 11, 2018 -- WKU graduate uses humor to consult with businesses; 10K Classic traffic advisory; plus news from Political Science, WKU Libraries, WKU Football, WKU Alumni, WKU Admissions and more.
View Article![Today@WKU: October 10, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6998.jpg)
Oct 10th, 2018
Welcome to Today@WKU for October 10, 2018 -- Mary Ellen & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing Oct. 28; Gallery Hop Friday evening at Kentucky Museum; fall break parking and transit reminder; plus news from Football, Alumni, Admissions & more.
View Article![Mary Ellen & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing Oct. 28](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6995.jpg)
Oct 9th, 2018
The Mary Ellen & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing will be held Oct. 28. The annual event, sponsored by WKU's English Department, will honor Professor Mary Ellen Miller's life and work alongside the work of her husband.
View Article![Today@WKU: October 9, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6994.jpg)
Oct 9th, 2018
Welcome to Today@WKU for October 9, 2018 -- Carl Kell ending four-decade run with 10K Classic; WKU Forensics Team wins in Alabama; Evolution of Meteorology Program; Week in Photos; plus news from WKU Public Radio, Athletics, Alumni, Admissions & more.
View Article![WKU Week in Photos: Oct. 1-6, 2018](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6990.jpg)
Oct 8th, 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.
View Article![Jackson joins WKU Public Radio as 'Morning Edition' host/reporter](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6989.jpg)
Oct 8th, 2018
WKU Public Radio has named Colin Jackson as its new local host for "Morning Edition." He will provide local news, weather and programming updates each weekday during NPR’s national morning show. Jackson will also report for the station.
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