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May 1, 2019
WKU students awarded Critical Language Scholarships for summer programs
Top row, from left: Gibson Brueher, Joseph Johnson, Andrew Lambdin, Margo McGehee. Middle row, from left: Jacob Raymond, Brooke Riley, Stephen Scott, Jayden Thomas. Bottom row, from left: Olivia James, Evan Kessler, Kassidy Orrender, MacLaren Williams.
Nine WKU students were awarded Critical Language Scholarships that fully fund summer study in intensive language programs abroad. Six others were named alternates and may be upgraded as additional funding becomes available.

Students awarded scholarships are Gibson Brueher, Joseph Johnson, Andrew Lambdin, Margo McGehee, Jacob Raymond, Stephen Scott, Jayden Thomas, Brooke Riley. Alternates are Olivia James, Evan Kessler, Kassidy Orrender, Ryan Richardson, Tristan Shaw, MacLaren Williams. Another student declined the scholarship award to study in a different intensive language program.

Students sought guidance from Dr. Melinda Grimsley in the Office of Scholar Development in preparing their applications.

The Critical Language Scholarship Program, a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Students spend eight to 10 weeks abroad studying one of 15 critical languages.
CLIMBING HIGHER
Congratulations to WKU Film senior Tori Mills and the Come Up for Air team for winning the Women in Film Award last weekend at the Milledgeville-Eatonton Film Festival . The thesis film was produced in last year's FILM 482 class and was also nominated for Best Student Film at the festival in Georgia. Mills was the film's writer/director. Other members of the Come Up for Air team included cinematographer Haley Meyers, production designer Erin Taylor and editor Ashlea Moses. This year’s thesis films will be screened at 7 p.m. Saturday during the WKU Film Festival in Jody Richards Hall Auditorium. Learn More
Kentucky Museum to host Bosnian heritage celebration
Join the Kentucky Folklife Program and Kentucky Museum for food, music, stories and more Friday evening in honor of A Culture Carried   exhibition before it closes. Presented in partnership with exhibit sponsors and contributors, this event will feature Bosnian food, music and stories that build on the exhibit's success and share the ongoing vibrancy of Bowling Green's Bosnian-American community. The celebration will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kentucky Museum.
Alumni Spotlight: Kathleen Overton
"When I moved to Bowling Green, I found it challenging to find Derby-appropriate hats," WKU graduate Kathleen Overton said, "so I decided to step up and solve the problem, which is how Prim & Brim came to be.”
Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
In partnership with the IYO Cuba and the Business Without Borders student organization, the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation invited students to hear Luis David Fuentes discuss his journey as an engineer, entrepreneur and community leader.
Training courses in Fort Knox
WKU Career and Workforce Development will offer training for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam and the Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Exam. Both courses will be held in the Fort Knox Education Building on Monday evenings.
May
1
Wednesday
WKU Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Graduand

WKU Elizabethtown-Fort Knox Graduand will begin at 6 p.m. (Eastern time) at Hardin County Performing Arts Center, 384 W.A. Jenkins Road, Elizabethtown. More Info
May
2
Thursday
Celebration at Beulah Winchel Education Library

WKU Libraries will host the Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award 10-Year Retrospective Celebration and 100 th Anniversary of Children’s Book Week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Beulah Winchel Education Library, Gary Ransdell Hall. More Info
May
3
Friday
Last Chance to Dance

WKU Dance Program will present Last Chance to Dance at 7 p.m. at Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center's Russell Miller Theatre. More Info
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