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Aug 28th, 2017
Thomas George, a Paducah native and member of WKU's Hall of Distinguished Alumni, will celebrate the release of "Blitzed: Why NFL Teams Gamble on Starting Rookie Quarterbacks" on Sept. 9 in Paducah.
View Article![5 WKU students selected as Alumni Leadership Scholars](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5387.jpg)
Aug 25th, 2017
The WKU Alumni Association has selected five incoming freshmen as Alumni Leadership Scholars for the fall.
View ArticleAug 25th, 2017
A third cohort of students has joined WKU’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program.
View ArticleAug 24th, 2017
Nicole Breazeale, associate professor of sociology at Western Kentucky University-Glasgow, recently received the seventh annual President's Award for Sustainability.
View Article![Innovative student research paves way for med school](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5378.jpg)
Aug 23rd, 2017
Sydnie Gordon, a junior from Taylorsville, KY, studies Biology at WKU with a minor in Chemistry and Pre-Med concentration. In her program, Sydnie is getting hands-on experience in an innovative research project that connects to her plans for the future.
View Article![WKU CHNGES faculty, students conduct research in Vietnam](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5377.jpg)
Aug 23rd, 2017
WKU faculty and graduate students from the Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies recently conducted research on the karst landscape in Vietnam.
View Article![WKU launches International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5374.jpg)
Aug 23rd, 2017
The International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina will bring a diverse schedule of events to WKU campuses and the surrounding communities for the 2017-2018 year.
View Article![Kicking off a new academic year](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5388.jpg)
Aug 22nd, 2017
I hope you were able to enjoy yesterday’s eclipse. What an amazing and rare experience! I want to express appreciation to all those who were involved in the planning of the various events hosted on and off campus for students and guests. More...
View Article![Research results from 9 WKU students published in Open Access journal](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5373.jpg)
Aug 22nd, 2017
Nine WKU undergraduate research students are authors on a manuscript published in the July issue of PLOS ONE, the world’s first multidisciplinary Open Access journal.
View ArticleAug 22nd, 2017
Congratulations to Professor Victoria Gordon who had an article published in the Summer issue of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. The article explores challenges faced by small MPA programs.
View Article![WKU Admissions hosting events for prospective students & their families](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5366.jpg)
Aug 18th, 2017
WKU Office of Admissions is taking its DiscoverWKU events across the United States this fall.
View Article![Sodexo pledges $650,000 to scholarship assistance for employees, dependents](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5364.jpg)
Aug 18th, 2017
Sodexo has made a gift commitment to WKU to establish the Sodexo Scholarship Fund to support their employees, as well as their dependents, in the pursuit of higher education at any campus of WKU.
View Article![WKU presents faculty, staff awards at convocation](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5363.jpg)
Aug 18th, 2017
The annual faculty and staff awards were presented Friday morning at WKU’s 2017 opening convocation.
View Article![President Caboni outlines strategic planning, doing in charting future](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5362.jpg)
Aug 18th, 2017
WKU President Timothy C. Caboni outlined the strategic planning process for WKU’s future as well as new initiatives being implemented this fall during the annual Faculty Staff Convocation Friday.
View Article![American Bank and Trust Scholarship Fund: New scholarship recipients](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5360.jpg)
Aug 17th, 2017
The recipients of the American Bank and Trust Scholarship Fund were announced this week at a celebration at The Bistro. Each of the five recipients was awarded a $1,000 scholarship toward his or her college education at Western Kentucky University.
View ArticleAug 15th, 2017
Dr. Jason Crandall, associate professor of Exercise Science in WKU’s School of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport, didn’t know what to expect when the idea for Bingocize® came to life 2011. But six years later, the program is starting to show its strength.
View Article![WKU's Keeling visits 5 continents in 3 months](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/5348.jpg)
Aug 15th, 2017
Dr. David Keeling, University Distinguished Professor of Geography at WKU, recently returned from Europe, completing a three-month research and expedition lecturing adventure that took him to five continents.
View Article![3 WKU students selected as Gilman Scholars](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6364.jpg)
Aug 14th, 2017
Whitley Gregory of Nicholasville, Kelsy Leppo of Lexington, and Bradley Orr of Guston will receive scholarships of up to $8,000 to study abroad during the fall 2017 semester or academic year.
View Article![Shoaf receives Rotary Scholarship for master's degree abroad](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6363.jpg)
Aug 14th, 2017
WKU alumna Emma Shoaf will use a $40,000 Rotary Foundation Global Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in development studies at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.
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