http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=16650 Fri, 07 May 2010 14:25:00 EDT Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:23:46 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com Western Kentucky University’s Biology Department has been awarded its first Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the National Science Foundation. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/grant.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5186433 Thu, 27 May 2010 15:08:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Engineering Department is sending what may be the only all-female team to the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition this week at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/nasa.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5177367 Mon, 24 May 2010 14:37:00 EDT With its highest-ever finish last week at the SIFE USA Nationals Competition in Minneapolis, Western Kentucky University’s Student in Free Enterprise team becomes one of the top 40 teams in the country. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/sife.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5168893 Fri, 21 May 2010 09:49:00 EDT The Fijis Across America cross country bike ride for Alzheimer’s research will begin next week. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/bikeride.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5156957 Mon, 17 May 2010 13:31:00 EDT Celebration of Commencement Weekend at Western Kentucky University continued on Saturday as The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky honored its third graduating class of high school seniors. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/gattongrads.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5150235 Mon, 17 May 2010 09:10:00 EDT Western Kentucky University graduate Vicki Phillips was humbled and honored that her alma mater awarded her an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree during Saturday’s 167th Commencement. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/honorary.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5150152 Mon, 17 May 2010 09:06:00 EDT The presentation of an honorary doctorate and a visit by the commanding general of U.S. Army ROTC programs highlighted Saturday’s 167th Commencement at Western Kentucky University. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/commencement.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5150137 Mon, 17 May 2010 09:06:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Biology Department, in cooperation with WKU’s Department of Engineering and the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Nairobi, has been awarded a competitive research grant of $455,856 from the first collaborative funding program shared by the National Science Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/africa.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5140129 Thu, 13 May 2010 14:20:00 EDT For the second consecutive year, Western Kentucky University students are being honored with SMART Scholarships from the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Two WKU students are receiving scholarships which represent a combined value of more than $500,000 of funding over the course of the next four years. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/smart.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5137745 Wed, 12 May 2010 15:36:00 EDT Bentley Badgett said his uncle knew the importance of an education. That’s one reason the Madisonville entrepreneur left the bulk of his estate to the J. Rogers Badgett Sr. Foundation and the majority of the funds are used for educational purposes. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/badgett.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5136875 Wed, 12 May 2010 09:37:00 EDT Western Kentucky University will bring four finalists to campus for interviews in the search for a new vice president for Research and president of the WKU Research Foundation. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/research.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5132592 Mon, 10 May 2010 13:38:00 EDT An element of Western Kentucky University history has returned to the Hill as about 200 people witnessed the dedication of the Chandler Memorial Chapel today. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/chapel.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5132545 Mon, 10 May 2010 12:56:00 EDT Cora Jane Spiller has fond memories of the old “training school” at what is now Western Kentucky University. In 1946, Spiller graduated from College High, which served as a training ground for college students studying to be teachers. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/collegehigh.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5132544 Mon, 10 May 2010 12:56:00 EDT Western Kentucky University has been named the recipient of a nationally competitive $500,000 grant from the Toyota USA Foundation. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/toyota.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5126644 Fri, 07 May 2010 14:25:00 EDT Western Kentucky University will confer degrees to a record number of May graduates during its 2010 Commencement Weekend on May 14-15. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/degrees.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5121862 Fri, 07 May 2010 14:25:00 EDT Dr. Jianliang Wang, associate professor in Western Kentucky University’s Department of Educational Administration, Leadership and Research, has received a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad grant for a study of China’s educational system. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/china.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5121861 Wed, 05 May 2010 14:49:00 EDT The heaviest rain from this weekend’s historic precipitation event fell across a corridor from Bowling Green to southeast of Lexington, according to data recorded by Kentucky Mesonet stations. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/may/rainfall.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5116989 Mon, 03 May 2010 15:23:00 EDT Western Kentucky University graduate Cassandra Warren will pursue a one-year master’s degree in gender, sexuality and society during the 2010-11 school year at the University of Amsterdam on the Huygens Scholarship Programme. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/amsterdam.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5116065 Mon, 03 May 2010 08:57:00 EDT Kyle Mattingly, a Western Kentucky University meteorology major and Honors College student from Owensboro, has been awarded an Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Education. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/hollings.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5105144 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:39:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on Thursday included the presentation of the inaugural Warren County Environmental Stewardship Award. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/earthday.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5091004 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:41:00 EDT Western Kentucky University forensic team won its ninth National Forensic Association National Tournament championship in debate and its seventh championship in individual events in record-setting fashion this week. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/forensic.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5088210 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:40:00 EDT Western Kentucky University graduate student Heather Cowherd has been involved with volunteerism and community service projects since high school. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/service.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5088207 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:40:00 EDT The Kentucky Mesonet has received a Best of Kentucky Technology Award for “Best Application Serving Public Agencies.” http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/mesonet.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5085503 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT Western Kentucky University psychology professor William “Bill” Pfohl has been named the recipient of National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/pfohl.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5082887 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:54:00 EDT For the 18th time in the past 21 years, Western Kentucky University has won the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/hearst.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5067366 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:58:00 EDT Western Kentucky University has selected 19 students as recipients of the 2010 WKU Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/scholarships.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5067357 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:52:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s success in retaining and graduating students is highlighted in a major report released today by the Southern Regional Education Board. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/success.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5067356 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:50:00 EDT Dr. A. Gordon Emslie will be the next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Western Kentucky University beginning July 1. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/emslie.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5043812 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:40:00 EDT Now there’s an app for Western Kentucky University. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/app.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5041462 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:12:00 EDT U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell today helped Western Kentucky University dedicate the region’s premier lab offering cutting-edge education, research and workforce development opportunities in automation, robotics, simulation and animation. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/robotics.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5040755 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:16:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Owensboro campus finally has its own home. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/april/owensboro.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5040754 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:15:00 EDT The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University has selected 61 students for its Class of 2012. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/march/gatton.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5032179 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:21:00 EDT Western Kentucky University senior Rachel Reetzke of Franklin has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship to study Chinese from June through August. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/march/china.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5016793 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:45:00 EDT A remembrance celebration and tree planting to honor Bettina Zoeller Richmond will be held May 12 at WKU. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/richmond-remembrance/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5012389 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:03:00 EDT A solar-powered robot designed and built by WKU electrical engineering students won the Hardware Competition in this weekend’s IEEE Southeastcon 2010 in Charlotte, N.C. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/ieee-robotics/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5012006 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:42:00 EDT Although it won’t occur until 2011, WKU music graduate and gospel music sensation Larnelle Harris is one of seven new inductees into the prestigious Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/harris-halloffame/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5000575 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EDT Faculty and students from Western Kentucky University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy will participate in an ambitious new project utilizing the Hubble Space Telescope to document the early history of star formation and galaxy evolution. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/march/hubble.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4992880 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EDT The School of Journalism and Broadcasting is bringing internationally acclaimed photographer David Hume Kennerly to WKU on Wednesday (March 17) for a presentation about his work and career that has spanned four decades. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/kennerly/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4992879 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:59:00 EDT Stephen A. Williams, president/CEO of Norton Healthcare, is this semester’s guest of the Hays Watkins Visiting CEO Lecture Series at WKU. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/williams-lecture/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4992878 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:58:00 EDT Katherine Hale, a 2007 Western Kentucky University graduate from Nicholasville, will leave Saturday to spend eight months in Argentina as a recipient of a 2009-2010 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) grant. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/march/fulbright.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4981333 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:38:00 EDT Students enrolling in Western Kentucky University’s Professional MBA program can get free textbooks for their first semester if they submit their applications by April 1. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/february/mba.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4978482 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:52:00 EDT Even though the space shuttle program has only four missions left and the U.S. space program is facing an uncertain budgetary future, NASA astronaut Terry Wilcutt urged students at WKU to keep reaching for the stars. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/february/wilcutt.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4977910 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:25:00 EDT Two attorneys known for their work with the media and defense of the First Amendment have made a new commitment to support a scholars program in the School of Journalism & Broadcasting at WKU. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/february/gift.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4977909 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:24:00 EDT Neil Budde and Al Cross, both WKU journalism graduates and former editors of the College Heights Herald, are among the 2010 inductees into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/journalism-halloffame/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4977906 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:23:00 EDT Nearly 30 students and faculty from WKU’s Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Aberdeen, N.C.; Tupelo, Miss.; and Waynesburg, Pa., next week during spring break. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/habitat-spring2010/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4977904 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:22:00 EDT WKU is extending its international reach with the establishment of a Confucius Institute at the Bowling Green campus. http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/confucius-institute/ http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4977903 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:22:00 EDT Western Kentucky University will honor its award-winning photojournalism program with a reception on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 6). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/february/photojournalism.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4890429 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:41:00 EDT A Western Kentucky University student organization that emphasizes professional communication was recently named the nation’s best in communicating its own activities. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/february/business.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4890428 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:41:00 EDT A group of Western Kentucky University students will be cycling across the United States this summer to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/january/pedal.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4863802 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:28:00 EDT Western Kentucky University announced today record-breaking cash gift totals for the last six months of 2009. According to Tom Hiles, WKU’s vice president for Institutional Advancement, the University had cash receipts totaling $12.5 million from July 1, 2009-Dec. 31, 2009. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/january/gifts.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4863801 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:27:00 EDT Three outstanding educators were inducted Tuesday at the State Capitol as the third class of the Gov. Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases10/january/teacher.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4863800 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:27:00 EDT When Gov. Steve Beshear signed Senate Bill 1 into law in March, it set into motion events that would impact Kentucky high school students who would seek postsecondary education. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/readiness.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4404593 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:45:00 EDT Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, scholar, author and activist for social and economic justice, will deliver the first lecture in Western Kentucky University’s 2009-2010 Diversity Series. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/cole.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4404592 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:45:00 EDT Tau Beta Pi, the premier engineering honor society, has approved a chapter for Western Kentucky University’s Department of Engineering. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/honor.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4404491 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:44:00 EDT Eighteen Western Kentucky University students are competing to become the 2009 Homecoming queen. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/queen.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4404490 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:44:00 EDT Poet Vivian Shipley will present “Poetry of Place: A Reading to Celebrate the Legacy of Jim Wayne Miller” at the 13th annual Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/miller.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4391863 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:59:00 EDT Tau Beta Pi, the premier engineering honor society, has approved a chapter for Western Kentucky University’s Department of Engineering. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/honor.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4391851 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:58:00 EDT Western Kentucky University has been included in a list of colleges and universities producing 2009-2010 Fulbright Fellows. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/fulbright.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370644 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EDT The Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex at Western Kentucky University will host a Family Fun Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24. The family-oriented event will offer an opportunity for families to meet other families, therapists, volunteers, professionals and local resource providers http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/festival.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370642 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:44:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Applied Physics Institute will be receiving a $2.7 million gift from the U.S. Department of Energy – one of the world’s largest scanning electron microscopes. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/microscope.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370641 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:44:00 EDT Ashley Norman of Union, Ky., planned to attend another university until she learned about a new program at Western Kentucky University—The Chinese Flagship Institute Pilot Program. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/flagship.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370640 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:44:00 EDT The Kentucky Mesonet has reached an important milestone in the effort to build a statewide weather and climate monitoring network with the signing of its 50th site license agreement. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/mesonet.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370639 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:43:00 EDT Western Kentucky University junior Farhat Hamidullah was remembered Wednesday as a friend and a leader who made a difference in the lives of others. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/farhat.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370638 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:42:00 EDT Western Kentucky University will “Roll Out the Red” to welcome alumni and friends for Homecoming 2009 festivities Nov. 2-8. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/homecoming.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370636 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:42:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Honors College student produced newsletter Areté has won its second national award. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/newsletter.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370631 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:41:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s China Environmental Health Project (CEHP), in partnership with the foundation A Child’s Right (ACR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has completed installation of 105 water purification systems providing safe drinking water to 27,178 residents of China’s government-run Social Welfare Institutes. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/water.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370629 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:41:00 EDT s students in Western Kentucky University residence halls turn off and unplug, take shorter showers and make other energy conservation measures in this month’s “Reduce Your Use!” competition, they will be able to see how their halls rank thanks to a real-time energy monitoring and display website. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/energy.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370620 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EDT Farhat Hamidullah, a Western Kentucky University junior from Franklin, Tenn., was killed in a traffic accident Wednesday near Kingsport, Tenn. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/accident.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370614 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:40:00 EDT Western Kentucky University is making some changes to its tailgating policy. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/tailgating.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370613 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:39:00 EDT The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University is offering its Fall Super Saturdays program, but with some exciting new additions. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/super.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370612 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:39:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Ogden College of Science and Engineering has received $2.379 million from the U.S. Department of Education to purchase and install state-of-the-art equipment in a new High Performance Computing Center (HPCC) to be located at the WKU Center for Research and Development. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/october/ogden.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4370611 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:38:00 EDT An Allen County corporation has created an internship program with Western Kentucky University to promote economic development within its local community. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/halton.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4282680 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:13:00 EDT Higher One, a financial services and payment company focused exclusively on higher education, has been selected by Western Kentucky University to electronically distribute financial aid refund disbursements to students. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/refund.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4282679 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:12:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Center for Professional Selling has received full certification as a Sales Center, becoming one of 13 certified centers in the United States. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/certification.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4282678 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:12:00 EDT Western Kentucky University has signed joint admissions agreements with Madisonville Community College and Owensboro Community and Technical College that will offer students a seamless path to a four-year degree. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/kctcs.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4282677 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:11:00 EDT On Sunday, Oct. 4, thousands of southcentral Kentuckians will have the opportunity to see Mammoth Cave National Park as they never have before, and they won’t have to leave home to do it. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/mammoth.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4282676 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:11:00 EDT U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will visit Western Kentucky University on Monday morning (Sept. 21) for a presentation and book signing. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/mcconnell.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4221217 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:56:00 EDT George (’83) and C.J. (’82) Nichols of Potomac, Md., have stepped forward with a gift of $100,000 in support of the new Chandler Memorial Chapel at Western Kentucky University. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/chapel.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4221216 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:55:00 EDT The Kentucky High School Speech League is the state’s oldest high school organization, but is using 21st century technology to promote speech, drama and debate education and its newest initiative -- a Rural Debate League. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/khssl.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4221215 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:55:00 EDT Western Kentucky University freshman Candice Lewis and her guardians William and Pamela Dickerson of Louisville will be honored Saturday as the Western Kentucky University Family of the Year. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/family.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4221214 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:54:00 EDT Western Kentucky University journalism students' work on immigrants and refugees in Bowling Green will be featured in special gallery exhibit beginning Friday (Sept. 18). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/immigrants.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4186476 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:19:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Master in Public Administration (MPA) program has earned a seven-year accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/master.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4186475 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:19:00 EDT “The Constitution and Global Encounters” is the theme for Western Kentucky University’s Constitution Week celebration Sept. 14-21. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/constitution.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4172383 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:22:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Owensboro Regional Campus has added an Educational Leadership Doctoral (EdD) degree to its growing list of programs offered locally. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/doctoral.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4172382 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:22:00 EDT After the first few weeks of living as an international student in Kasigau, Western Kentucky University junior Lindsey Filiatreau had hiked nearly 1,000 vertical meters during her adventure to reach the peak of Mt. Kasigau, took an unforgettable safari trip to Masai Mara where she came face to face with lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs along with a variety of other animals and is eager for her upcoming basket weaving lessons with the Women’s Basket Weaving Guild in the Rukanga Village. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/kenya.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4140295 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:39:00 EDT Dr. Dennis George has been named the first permanent dean of Western Kentucky University’s University College. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/september/george.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4133372 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:30:00 EDT The Kentucky Institute for International Studies has a new home at Western Kentucky University, but the consortium of 21 schools has the same objectives to provide quality international education for students, faculty and professionals. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/institute.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4093880 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:47:00 EDT n Monday (Aug. 31), the Public Radio Service of Western Kentucky University will introduce a new weekday program schedule. Listeners will now be able to enjoy outstanding news and information programs from National Public Radio and the WKU Public Radio news team throughout the day, followed by classical music each evening. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/radio.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4085563 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:33:00 EDT As the first members of the Class of 2013 arrive on the Hill, Western Kentucky University is expecting to pass an enrollment milestone: passing 20,000 students. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/enrollment.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4076197 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:22:00 EDT Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell presented the annual Spirit of WKU and diversity awards Monday morning at the opening convocation. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/convoawards.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4076196 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:21:00 EDT The economic challenges and strategic decisions of the next year will be a defining moment as Western Kentucky University positions itself for a decade of renewed progress, President Gary Ransdell told faculty and staff Monday morning. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/convocation.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4076195 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:21:00 EDT Eight Western Kentucky University students will be setting sail Aug. 28 as part of the prestigious Semester at Sea study abroad program. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/semester.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4054609 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:32:00 EDT Western Kentucky University Hall of Famer Ed Stansbury died Wednesday night in Largo, Fla. He was 103. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/stansbury.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4054605 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:31:00 EDT A former Hilltopper football standout/NFL coach, a World War II hero/pediatrician and a banker/philanthropist will join Western Kentucky University’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/hoda.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4050646 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:31:00 EDT The Western Kentucky University office of Continuing Education is offering a free one-day workshop for job seekers who want to understand the job search process and to sharpen interview skills. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/workshop.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4041257 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:17:00 EDT The Cyber Defense Laboratory, located at the Western Kentucky University Center for Research and Development, has been awarded $1.35 million for an 18-month cooperative agreement with Electronic Warfare Associates and the University of Arizona to work on one of the nation’s top priorities – cybersecurity, the protection and encryption of digital data, identities, finances and transactions, and intrusion detection and prevention methodologies. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/cyber.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4024923 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:29:00 EDT Students at Western Kentucky University’s Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky made significant gains on the state-required American College Test (ACT). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/gatton.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4016687 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:58:00 EDT U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie conducted a higher education roundtable Monday for leaders of universities and colleges in the 2nd Congressional District. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/congressman.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4016686 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:57:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability will lead a two-year, $1.5 million project to integrate service learning into environmental education programs in Kentucky. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/education.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3993076 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:51:00 EDT Western Kentucky University is expanding its resources for environmental education, sustainability and other academic programs with the addition of the McChesney Field Campus, a 140-acre site along the Green River in northern Warren County. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/august/mcchesney.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3993075 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:50:00 EDT The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents today (Friday) approved an honorary doctorate for Kentucky Rep. Jody Richards. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/richards.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3974974 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:20:00 EDT Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell and members of the Hardin Field McChesney Sr. and Lucy Blair McChesney family will dedicate the McChesney Field Campus at 9 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 4). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/mcchesney.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3959900 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:04:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Counseling and Testing Center has been accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS), a Virginia-based organization of United States, Canadian and Australian counseling agencies. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/accreditation.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=204766383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3959899 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:03:00 EDT WKYU-PBS, Western Kentucky University’s Public Television service, has been honored with two Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Ohio Valley Chapter. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/emmy.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3943149 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:24:00 EDT Western Kentucky University students will benefit from Hall of Famer Kenny Perry’s 2008 Ryder Cup experience. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/perry.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3938010 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:38:00 EDT The transformation of Western Kentucky University’s science campus is continuing as construction of the new Snell Hall nears completion. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/snell.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3918677 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:35:00 EDT Students at the Artificial Intelligence Lab this semester will be getting first-hand experience in the robotics industry. The Center for Research and Development and Smart Robots, Inc., have teamed up to provide 14 functional robots for the lab. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/robots.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3906308 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:51:00 EDT Richard A. Deem, a May 2009 Western Kentucky University graduate from Fort Knox, will be traveling to Giessen, Germany, on a J. William Fulbright Scholarship. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/fulbright.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3900791 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:36:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s New Century of Spirit Campaign continues to move forward in spite of a challenging economic climate. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/century.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3882122 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:45:00 EDT Dr. Ronald Stephens returns as the associate dean of the Division of Extended Learning and Outreach and director for the Elizabethtown/Radcliff/Ft. Knox Regional Center today (July 13). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/stephens.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3869359 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EDT Dr. Barbara Burch, Western Kentucky University’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, announced today that she will leave that position June 30, 2010. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/burch.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3856265 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:39:00 EDT A new Community Religious Literacy Project is opening the door for Western Kentucky University’s Religious Studies faculty to share their knowledge and expertise. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/july/literacy.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3856264 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:38:00 EDT Western Kentucky University has received a National Science Foundation grant of nearly $900,000 for a program to increase the number of science and mathematics teachers. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/grant.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3812988 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:03:00 EDT Three Western Kentucky University students have received prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for the fall 2009 semester. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/gilman.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3812985 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:01:00 EDT The Western Kentucky University Board Of Regents today (Friday) approved a $349.4 million budget for 2009-10. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/budget.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3781648 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:35:00 EDT Data collected by Kentucky Mesonet stations has been valuable in assessing the impact of recent severe weather in the region. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/mesonet.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3769802 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:53:00 EDT The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University has been named to Newsweek’s 2009 list of “The Public Elites.” http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/gatton.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3731373 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:23:00 EDT Actor Michael Rosenbaum posed for pictures, signed autographs and mingled with fans Saturday afternoon. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/rosenbaum.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3727993 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:17:00 EDT Western Kentucky University students Carl Kiilsgaard of Corvallis, Ore., Bryan Anselm of Carmel, Ind., and Jake Stevens of Scranton, Pa., are among the six finalists competing this week for the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s national photojournalism championship. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/hearst.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3702667 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:31:00 EDT The Western Kentucky University red towel will be waving Saturday night when the green flag drops for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/nascar.html?&ATCLID=3745516&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3701432 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:47:00 EDT Dr. Dorothy (’53, ’57) and Lester D. (’47) Reeves of Panama City Beach, Fla., have made a number of legacy commitments to Western Kentucky University over the past several years. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/june/legacy.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3701431 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:46:00 EDT Tisha Ziemer considers the expansion of the Kelly Autism Program into Owensboro a blessing. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/autism.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3680860 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:56:00 EDT The ever-changing nature of Kentucky’s weather was the topic of conversation Tuesday morning in Grayson County as U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell helped officially launch the Kentucky Mesonet. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/mesonet.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3673085 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:48:00 EDT U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will officially launch the Kentucky Mesonet network during a Tuesday ceremony in Grayson County. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/mcconnell.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3659254 Fri, 22 May 2009 14:40:00 EDT For the 27th year, The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University will sponsor the Kentucky ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) to honor seventh-graders who performed well on tests intended for college-bound high school students, the ACT or SAT. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/gifted.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3652450 Wed, 20 May 2009 16:43:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s doctoral program in educational leadership has selected its third cohort of students. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/doctorate.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3652449 Wed, 20 May 2009 16:42:00 EDT Western Kentucky University capped another record-breaking year with a record number of spring graduates at its 165th Commencement. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/graduates.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3645664 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:23:00 EDT The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University honored its first group of students to complete the advanced, two-year program. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/competition.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3645663 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:23:00 EDT Commencement Weekend at Western Kentucky University began Friday night as more than 370 graduate students were recognized at Diddle Arena. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/gradceremony.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3645662 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:22:00 EDT For the 16th consecutive year, Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting has finished among the top eight schools nationally in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program.” http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/competition.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3645660 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:22:00 EDT As a junior at Muhlenberg South High School, Emily Turner was sure of one thing: “I wasn’t coming to Western.” http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/scholar.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3630062 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:51:00 EDT With two top-five finishers, Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting has won the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s second annual Multimedia Competition. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/hearst.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3630061 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:50:00 EDT As four sisters of Sigma Kappa sorority sang, about 100 students and others filed into the Downing University Center Theatre on Wednesday to celebrate the life of a Western Kentucky University student who died on Monday. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/celebrate.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3630060 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:50:00 EDT Dr. Brian Strow has been appointed as the first BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism in Western Kentucky University’s Gordon Ford College of Business. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/strow.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3630059 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:49:00 EDT “On behalf of the WKU family, I want to extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Laura Chaney. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Laura will be missed at WKU,” President Gary Ransdell said. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/chaney.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3630058 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:48:00 EDT A diverse group of students, faculty members, families and visitors were part of the crowd that anxiously awaited the arrival of acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee on Thursday (May 7) in Western Kentucky University’s Diddle Arena. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/spikelee.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3630057 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:48:00 EDT Western Kentucky University is using a new Digital Network Assessment (DNA) tool to assess its digital communication from PepperDigital, the online public relations division of Peppercom, a New York strategic communications firm. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/digital.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3595290 Wed, 06 May 2009 16:16:00 EDT An innovative partnership between Western Kentucky University, the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, the Cabinet for Economic Development, and several partner companies has brought recognition for excellence to WKU across the southeastern United States. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/partnership.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3589237 Mon, 04 May 2009 17:26:00 EDT Western Kentucky University will celebrate its 165th Commencement with a weekend of activities May 15-17. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/commencement.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3588830 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:57:00 EDT Rachel Bowman of Murray, a student at the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU, has been named a recipient of the Department of Defense (DoD) SMART Scholarship. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/defense.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3588829 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:56:00 EDT A class project by Western Kentucky University physics students will benefit the international scientific community working at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/may/oakridge.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3588828 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:55:00 EDT While no cases of swine flu have been reported in Kentucky, the director of Western Kentucky University’s Health Services recommends following all well-established universal precautions for avoiding any type of flu. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/swine.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3581957 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:51:00 EDT The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents today (Friday) approved the 2009-10 tuition schedule that includes a 4 percent increase. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/regents.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3581955 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:51:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s forensic team won its eighth National Forensic Association National Tournament championship in debate and its sixth championship in individual events April 16-20 in Springfield, Mo. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/fornfa.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3568677 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:51:00 EDT Dr. John All, associate professor of geography at Western Kentucky University, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to Nepal for the Fall 2009 semester. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/fulbright.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3568361 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:37:00 EDT Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee will present “An Evening with Spike Lee” at 7 p.m. May at Western Kentucky University’s Diddle Arena. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/spikelee.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3568359 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:36:00 EDT As WKU prepares for its first season of bowl eligibility as a full member of the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division 1-A), a gift from a Bowling Green couple will support continued enhancements to the Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium project. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/armstrong.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3568358 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:35:00 EDT Western Kentucky University has selected 15 students as recipients of the 2009 Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/presidential.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3558322 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:56:00 EDT WKU biology student Joseph Chavarria-Smith has accepted an offer to join the doctoral program at the University of California-Berkeley and has received a graduate fellowship award from the National Science Foundation. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/biology.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3555150 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:31:00 EDT The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University has selected 60 students for its Class of 2011. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/gatton.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3555149 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EDT The story of an unusual friendship that began 37 years ago with a Vietnam War dogfight will be recounted several times over the next two weeks. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/enemies.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3549961 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT National trends show that growth in online learning is happening at a fast pace. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/online.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3693560 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3549960 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:25:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s forensic team won its sixth American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament earlier this week in Akron, Ohio. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/forensic.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3698091 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3549958 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:25:00 EDT Six Western Kentucky University students have been recognized in national federal commemorative scholarship competitions with one receiving a Goldwater Scholarship and two winning Udall Scholarships. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/goldwater.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3693560 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3549957 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:23:00 EDT Events and news tips for Saturday, April 11, through Saturday, April 25. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/ntapr11-apr25.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3527361 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:55:00 EDT Josphat Ngonyo, director of the African Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW), will visit Western Kentucky University on Friday (April 10). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/kenyan.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3527352 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:07:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting has won the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition for the 17th time in 20 years. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/hearst.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3526014 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:13:00 EDT The Gordon Ford College of Business at WKUreceived notification that its AACSB Accreditation has been reaffirmed, a distinction that has been maintained since 1982. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/aacsb.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3526013 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:13:00 EDT Opening weekend for the Bowling Green Hot Rods will be even more special as April 18 has been declared Autism Awareness Day. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/hotrods.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3526012 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:11:00 EDT More than 60 teams from schools in Bell, Boone, Calloway, Campbell Fleming, Henry, Jefferson, Kenton, Knox, Lincoln, McCracken, Oldham, Trigg, Warren and Whitley counties will compete in the Odyssey of the Mind state tournament April 18 at Western Kentucky University. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/april/odyssey.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3693560 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3517966 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:32:00 EDT A gifted chemist and teacher will address the topics of faith and science in two presentations during The Veritas Forum at Western Kentucky University on April 9-10. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/veritas.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3516673 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:53:00 EDT More than 150 authors for adults and children will be in attendance at this year’s Southern Kentucky Book Fest, a free literary event for all ages. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/bookfest.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3516672 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:49:00 EDT Austin Schroll, a senior mechanical engineering student at Western Kentucky University from LaRue County, won The Governors Innovation Award for the most technologically significant entry at “Idea State U.” http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/ideastate.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3516671 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:49:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Department of Music along with Continuing Education invites high school musicians to come be a Hilltopper this summer. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/camps.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3515074 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:11:00 EDT The Department of Music at Western Kentucky University will host its eighth annual Gift of Music Recital on Sunday (April 5). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/recital.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3515069 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:10:00 EDT Students from Western Kentucky University’s American Humanics (Nonprofit Administration) program recognized the accomplishments of four local organizations and announced the third recipient of its community partnership program at their 2nd Annual Nonprofit Award Reception and Fundraiser on March 24. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/nonprofit.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3511426 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:57:00 EDT Julia Link Roberts, Mahurin Professor of Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University, has been elected to a four-year term on the Executive Committee of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/council.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3507761 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:18:00 EDT Western Kentucky University will offer a new major in Popular Culture Studies beginning with the Fall 2009 semester. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/major.html?DB_OEM_ID=5400&ATCLID=3693560 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3503795 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:06:00 EDT Civil engineering students from 15 universities and colleges will test their skills next month when WKU's Department of Engineering hosts the 2009 ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Ohio Valley Student Conference. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/engineering.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3497289 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:39:00 EDT Western Kentucky University senior Brian Bloss, a member of the Forensic Team with a major in political science and a minor in history, has been accepted to The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/bloss.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3495606 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:04:00 EDT Western Kentucky University is taking a major step toward reducing energy consumption and making a positive impact on the environment. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/energy.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3494153 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:46:00 EDT In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Western Kentucky University officially launched its new Green Fund at a light breakfast sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/greenfund.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3494152 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:45:00 EDT Western Kentucky University Libraries is celebrating 75 years as part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/depository.html?&ATCLID=3690152&DB_OEM_ID=5400 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3484114 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:46:00 EDT According to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, as many as 68 percent of incoming college freshmen will need one or more developmental courses in reading, writing and math to help them prepare for their college career. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/summer.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3479636 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:56:00 EDT The Kentucky Mesonet is expanding its weather and climate monitoring network to Barren County with a station installed on a farm near Merry Oaks. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/barren.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3479634 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:54:00 EDT Four Western Kentucky University forensic team members traveled to New Concord, Ohio, to compete in the last invitational tournaments of the season the weekend of March 7-8. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/forcompete.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3479633 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EDT Western Kentucky University’s Forensic Team will begin defending its national titles in debate and speech tournaments later this month. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/fordefend.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3479621 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:45:00 EDT Three Western Kentucky University photojournalism students have won awards in the 2009 Alexia Foundation photo competition. http://www.wku.edu/news/releases09/march/alexia.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3479620 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:44:00 EDT