WKU Owensboro Calendar

Dr. Darrell Kruger, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor at Appalachian State University, and Dr. Vernon Domingo, Professor of Geography at Bridgewater State University, will present Surviving Apartheid and Committing to Social Justice as part of the 2016 Boyd-Lubker Visiting Scholars Program at WKU. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. March 17. Admission is free, open to the public, and a swipable event for students . The lecture also will be available via Adobe Connect at connect.wku.edu/boyd_lubker.

The discussion will focus on the nature and day-to-day functioning of apartheid and the attempts, eventually successful, to abolish apartheid. The conversation will explore the lessons of the apartheid project and what individuals and institutions can take away from this historical tragedy in order to create a better world for all.

Career and Professional Development are the focus of Dynamic Leadership Institute's, Phase III program  
Sessions include:  Creating a Professional Network, Interviewing, Resumes/Cover Letters, Leadership 360 Debrief

The program will begin at 9 am and end at 1 pm 

Lunch will be provided

To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dynamic-leadership-institute-dli-phase-iii-career-and-professional-development-tickets-17306011747

A Moment In Time: The Intersection of Race and Gender at the Last Public Execution in the United States

The last public execution in the United States happened in Owensboro, Kentucky, eighty years ago this year. But even before it became a bellwether of the change happening in the judicial and penal systems with regards to the death penalty, it made headlines across the nation for another reason: the sheriff, charged with carrying out the execution, was a woman, who had inherited the position from her husband. Join us as we talk about the history of the case and the sociological implications of this unique series of events.