The newsletter for the WKU community
October 23, 2020
Record number of WKU students applied for prestigious scholarships in 2019-20
WKU students in a variety of majors and degree programs earned recognition in the nation’s most prestigious scholarship competitions during 2019-20.

A record 186 WKU students and recent graduates submitted 215 applications for nationally competitive scholarships. They earned recognition 59 times, totaling more than $783,000 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad. Of successful applications, 61 percent were submitted by Pell Grant recipients, 29 percent were submitted by first-generation college students, and 20 percent were submitted by underrepresented minority students.

The 2019-20 academic year marked the 11th year since the Office of Scholar Development at WKU was created. In the past five years alone, 304 WKU students and alumni who worked with the Office of Scholar Development were recognized in nationally competitive scholarship competitions. (More: List of 2019-2020 National Scholarship Winners)
3 new Regents take oath of office
The WKU Board of Regents swore in three new members on Friday morning. Regents W. Currie Milliken, an attorney from Bowling Green; Jan M. West, an attorney from Louisville; and Student Regent Garrett Edmonds, a senior from Island, took the oath of office.
Check WKU's Healthy on the Hill website for COVID-19 information, including FAQs, Reported Cases Dashboard, Symptoms & Health Checks and more. Flu shots: WKU is making it easier to get your flu shot.
CLIMBING HIGHER
For the 11th consecutive year, WKU has been recognized as one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®. WKU is among 416 schools profiled in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition. Learn More
WKU Student Publications earns 3 national Pacemaker awards
WKU Student Publications earned three national Pacemaker awards from the Associated Collegiate Press during the organization’s 2020 competition. The College Heights Herald received an Online Pacemaker for its website, WKUHerald.com. The Talisman received a Magazine Pacemaker, its first since changing format from a yearbook to a magazine in 2016. Cherry Creative received an Innovation Pacemaker, an award presented for the first time this year, for its WKU Graduate Gallery published in the spring.
WKU ISEC launches Why Knot Us Black Male Initiative
On Sunday, The Cynthia & George Nichols III Intercultural Student Engagement Center (ISEC) at WKU will induct 14 students into the Why Knot Us Black Male Initiative in the Downing Student Union Auditorium at 3 p.m.
Spotlight: Andrew Iglehart
WKU civil engineering major Andrew Iglehart has a rock solid research project – concrete. Iglehart presented Low Carbon Content Concrete: A Roman Empire Approach to Concrete virtually on Oct. 6 during the inaugural International Conference on Low Carbon Cement and Concrete. The senior from Versailles has been researching the lowering of carbon emissions for cement and concrete since the manufacturing and production of Portland cement produces 8 percent of all carbon emissions.
'PCAL Pocus' theme of Wednesday's Potter College Fall Festival
The annual Potter College Fall Festival provides an opportunity for our students, faculty and staff to showcase their talents, engage in fun activities, and come together as a community. This year, we have been working hard to produce an event just as fun while also adhering to Healthy on the Hill guidelines to promote the well-being of our community. The event, PCAL Pocus, will take place Wednesday (rain date: Nov. 4) and will feature live performances, department booths and a pumpkin display between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Additionally, a virtual talent show will begin at 6 p.m. at the Colonnade. Students and faculty can participate in virtual and social-distanced formats as well, such as a costume contest, pumpkin decorating competition, and a food drive.
Football Event Parking
Several parking lots will be reserved in preparation for Saturday's WKU Football game. The Hilltoppers host Chattanooga at 3 p.m. More: Reserved Lots and Road Closings Map
CITL Upcoming Events
Here’s a list of upcoming events from WKU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning:
  • Virtual office hours: CITL instructional designers will hold virtual office hours on a daily basis from Nov. 4 to Nov. 18.
  • Upcoming events and faculty panels: How to Discuss the Election in the Classroom, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Monday; Keeping It After COVID-19?, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday; Taking Your Hybrid Course to the Next Level, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Nov. 4; Busting Myths About Student Learning, 1-2 p.m. Nov. 9. Register online
View from the Hill
A big portion of WKU’s campus served as the backdrop for an epic outdoor percussion event this week. WKU’s Amy Bingham has highlights in this week’s View from the Hill.
Athletics
October
24
Saturday
Halloween Recital

The WKU Pre-College Strings Program will present its Halloween Recital outdoors at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center at 3 p.m. Saturday. (Rain date: Sunday). Learn More
October
25
Sunday
Celebration of Writing

The 24th Annual Mary Ellen & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday via Zoom. Learn More
October
25
Sunday
Induction Ceremony

The Why Knot Us Black Male Initiative will host its Induction Ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Downing Student Union Auditorium. Learn More
More events: Check WKU Events calendar or follow @wkuevents on Instagram
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