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![7 charter members to be inducted into WKU chapter of SALUTE, national honor society for student veterans](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5724.jpg)
Nov 21st, 2017
History will be made on Nov. 29 when WKU will get its first chapter of SALUTE, a national honor society for student veterans. Seven charter members will be inducted into SALUTE at 5 p.m. in the Veterans Resource Center, 410 Tate Page Hall.
View Article![3 GIS alumni assist in post-hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5723.jpg)
Nov 21st, 2017
Three alumni from WKU’s Department of Geography and Geology who work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have been assigned to Puerto Rico to assist in post-hurricane recovery efforts.
View ArticleNov 16th, 2017
Loup Langton receives the honor of serving as Turner Professor in Journalism at WKU.
View ArticleNov 16th, 2017
Over the past two years, faculty in the WKU English Department have been creatively rethinking the English curricula to ensure that our programs serve 21st-century English majors well.
View Article![WKU fundraising unit changes name, announces award, recognizes gift](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5696.jpg)
Nov 15th, 2017
On National Philanthropy Day, WKU’s Division of Development & Alumni Relations was rebranded as Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement; Laura Turner Dugas was named the 2017 Philanthropist of the Year; and a gift for diversity initiatives was announced.
View Article![WKU CCSJ to host campus conversation about climate change](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5692.jpg)
Nov 15th, 2017
WKU Center for Citizenship and Social Justice (CCSJ), in partnership with WKU Office of Sustainability, is set to host a campus conversation about climate change at 4 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 16) at the Mahurin Honors College & International Center.
View Article![WKU Learn and Earn Advisory Board holds inaugural meeting](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5691.jpg)
Nov 15th, 2017
The inaugural meeting of the WKU Learn and Earn Advisory Board was held Nov. 9 at the offices of Learn and Earn Business Partner SOKY Jobs.
View Article![Hardin Planetarium to present winter holiday show Nov. 26-Dec. 28](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5690.jpg)
Nov 15th, 2017
"Celebrations for a Long Winter's Night" will be presented Nov. 26-Dec. 28 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium. Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
View Article![WKU to hold open forum Nov. 16 on strategic planning process](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5689.jpg)
Nov 15th, 2017
WKU will hold a Strategic Planning Open Forum on Thursday (Nov. 16) from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Downing Student Union Auditorium.
View Article![WKU Student Success at the ASME Int'l Mechanical Engineering Congress & Expo](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5680.jpg)
![WKU Forensics Team wins debate tournaments at Illinois State](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5679.jpg)
Nov 13th, 2017
WKU’s Forensics Team divided into three groups and traveled to Lebanon, Illinois; Normal, Illinois; and Jefferson City, Tennessee, to compete in six tournaments Nov. 11-12.
View ArticleNov 12th, 2017
Aside from raising her four children to become productive and helpful citizens, one of the most important things Erin Neal said she has done is complete her bachelor's degree at Western Kentucky University.
View Article!['Give Red, Give Life' blood drive begins Nov. 13](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5676.jpg)
Nov 10th, 2017
The WKU vs. MTSU Blood Drive competition will begin Monday (Nov. 13) at WKU's Preston Health and Activities Center.
View Article![WKU GEO Faculty/Staff/Students Attend Two National Conferences](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5672.jpg)
Nov 9th, 2017
Students, faculty, and staff from the Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies (CHNGES) and Department of Geography & Geology recently attended national conferences in Arkansas and Washington state.
View Article![Bosnian Pita demonstration Nov. 16](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5669.jpg)
Nov 8th, 2017
In conjunction with the Kentucky Folklife Program and WKU's International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology‘s graduate Foodways class will be presenting a demonstration of Bosnian Pita at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 16.
View Article![Statue of Rep. Jody Richards unveiled on campus](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5664.jpg)
Nov 7th, 2017
A bronze statue of longtime WKU supporter and Kentucky State Rep. Jody Richards of Bowling Green was unveiled on WKU’s main campus Monday (Nov. 6) in Jody Richards Hall.
View Article![WKU Strategic Planning Committee to meet Nov. 9](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5660.jpg)
Nov 7th, 2017
WKU’s Strategic Planning Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 9) in rooms 3023-3025 of the Downing Student Union.
View Article![WKU Forensics Team wins largest tournament of fall semester](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5654.jpg)
Nov 6th, 2017
The WKU Forensics Team was crowned team sweepstakes champion at the largest tournament of the fall semester Nov. 4-5 in Peoria, Illinois.
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