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Apr 6th, 2021
Maddie Grider is named Baker Scholar in Horticulture for the second year in a row. Grider is also a Professional Writing and Literature minor. She views her experiences in the minor as invaluable to her agriculture career.
View Article![Advantage Kentucky Alliance hires Mulkins as Client Development Manager](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9571.jpg)
Apr 6th, 2021
Advantage Kentucky Alliance (AKA) hired Sherry Mulkins as Client Development Manager.
View Article![Folk Studies Alumnus Dr. Jon Kay to Give Talk on April 8th for PCAL Alumni Speaker Series](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9570.jpg)
Apr 5th, 2021
On April 8th at 5:30pm, the Potter College Alumni Speaker Series will host alumnus Dr. Jon Kay for a virtual keynote talk titled, "Folklore, Art, and Aging: The Power of Creative Practice in Later Life."
View Article![WKU Regents committees to meet April 9](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9568.jpg)
Apr 5th, 2021
The committees of the WKU Board of Regents will meet Friday, April 9. The meetings begin at 9 a.m. (CT) in the Martin Regents Room, Jody Richards Hall, and via Zoom.
View ArticleApr 2nd, 2021
Press Release: On April 8th at 5:30pm, the Potter College Alumni Speaker Series will host alumnus Dr. Jon Kay for a virtual keynote talk titled, "Folklore, Art, and Aging: The Power of Creative Practice in Later Life."
View ArticleApr 2nd, 2021
English major Kylie Bray was accepted onto the teaching team for the 2021 Breakthrough Cincinnati program. Bray is majoring in Elementary Education and Special Education with a minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Another Language (TESOL).
View ArticleApr 2nd, 2021
WKU’s Midnight on the Hill raised $80,608 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. English major Hannah Van Winkle is co-executive director of the Midnight on the Hill executive board.
View ArticleApr 1st, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine clinics around the state are in need of student, staff, and faculty volunteers.
View Article![View from the Hill: PNC Mentoring by Design program offers career preparation](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9561.jpg)
Apr 1st, 2021
A virtual mentoring program within WKU’s Intercultural Student Engagement Center is giving students a big leg up on being successful after graduation. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more in this week’s View from the Hill.
View Article![This is for All of Us guides Sexual Assault Prevention Month activities](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9559.jpg)
Mar 31st, 2021
In its 14th year, WKU offices and Hope Harbor, Inc., plan Sexual Assault Prevention Month activities in April for students and community members to learn more about sexual assault and how to prevent it.
View Article![WKU selects 15 for 2021-22 Cherry Presidential Scholarship](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9557.jpg)
Mar 31st, 2021
WKU has selected 15 students as recipients of the 2021-22 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award.
View Article![Cancer survivor prepares for a career in medicine](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9556.jpg)
Mar 31st, 2021
Jordyn Hurley, a senior from Lexington, is earning a double major in physics and chemistry with a concentration in pre-medicine at WKU. As a cancer survivor, she said she knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in medicine.
View Article![COVID-19 vaccines available on WKU campus](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9554.jpg)
Mar 30th, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines are now available on campus for students, faculty, staff, contract employees and their families.
View Article![Midnight on the Hill raises $80,608](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9552.jpg)
Mar 30th, 2021
WKU’s Midnight on the Hill raised $80,608 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
View ArticleMar 26th, 2021
On Wednesday, Mar. 24, WKU hosted a Virtual Liberal Arts Job Fair for graduating and graduate students. The event provided job prospects for students graduating with liberal arts degrees.
View ArticleMar 26th, 2021
WKU English Students host a discussion on "Quarter Life Poetry." The short films explore "quarter-life" experiences from the perspective of their creator, Samantha Jane.
View Article![WKU's 51st Annual Student Research Conference April 9-10](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9547.jpg)
Mar 26th, 2021
WKU will conduct its 51st Annual Student Research Conference on April 9-10 in a virtual format.
View Article![WKU to release documents following court ruling](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9545.jpg)
Mar 25th, 2021
WKU response to a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court in a case involving the University of Kentucky and its student newspaper.
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