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![View from the Hill: Promise to grandmother kept sprinter on track to graduate](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9651.jpg)
Apr 29th, 2021
A student-athlete graduating from WKU this weekend says it was a promise made to his grandmother that helped push him over the finish line. His love of running and his desire to help others have also fueled his success.
View Article![High school journalists recognized in regional contest](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9649.jpg)
Apr 28th, 2021
High school journalists from Kentucky and Tennessee were recognized in the 41st annual Mark of Excellence contest sponsored by Western Kentucky University’s School of Media.
View Article![Finance major selected as Ogden Foundation Scholar for spring 2021](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9646.jpg)
Apr 28th, 2021
As a numbers person and a people person, WKU senior Seth Newby found a perfect career match in financial planning.
View Article![CITL director selected for AASCU's Emerging Leaders Program](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9645.jpg)
Apr 27th, 2021
Marko Dumancic, Director of WKU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, is one of 35 higher education professionals selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) for its 2021 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP).
View ArticleApr 27th, 2021
The Division of Enrollment and Student Experience (ESE) celebrated the conclusion of its new staff development initiative, The Graduate Institute, as 14 employees completed the program on April 20.
View Article![WKU elephant conservation research project competing in video contest](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9643.jpg)
Apr 27th, 2021
For the third year in a row a WKU elephant conservation research project in Kenya is competing in the International Elephant Foundation Conservation Video contest.
View ArticleApr 27th, 2021
Graduating senior and Elizabethtown native Max Chambers has secured a job at Synchrogenix as a Technical Editor 1. To secure the position and negotiate for a higher salary, Chambers took advantage of many WKU opportunities and resources.
View Article![Passion to help others led WKU senior to clinical psychology](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9638.jpg)
Apr 27th, 2021
A passion for helping people was instrumental in changing the course of Reese Polen’s WKU journey.
View Article![Folk Studies MA Student Georgia Ellie Dassler Receives PCAL Outstanding Graduate Student Award](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9635.jpg)
Apr 26th, 2021
On Friday, April 16, the WKU Graduate School honored the Outstanding Graduate Student Awardees from each college, including Folk Studies MA student Georgia Ellie Dassler who was chosen as the Potter College of Arts and Letters Outstanding Graduate Student
View Article![WKU to recognize nearly 4,200 graduates during May 1 Commencement ceremonies](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9634.jpg)
Apr 26th, 2021
WKU will celebrate nearly 4,200 graduates during Fall 2020/Spring 2021 Commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 1) at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
View Article![Psychological Sciences graduate student selected for Minton Award](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9632.jpg)
Apr 26th, 2021
Shelby King, who is completing her master’s degree in Psychological Sciences, is the 2020-21 recipient of WKU’s John D. Minton Graduate Student Award.
View ArticleApr 26th, 2021
WKU’s Greek community hosted its annual awards convocation on April 23 at the Downing Student Union Auditorium.
View ArticleApr 26th, 2021
Two teams of WKU Mechanical Engineering seniors successfully participated in the annual Student Design Competition held by American Society of Mechanical Engineers International.
View Article![WKU student awarded Rotary Global Grant for master's degree in Taiwan](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9629.jpg)
Apr 26th, 2021
WKU student Isabel Eliassen will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to complete the International Master's Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS) at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan.
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