The newsletter for the WKU community
September 2, 2021
WKU Football Gameday Information
It’s Gameday on the Hill as WKU Football hosts UT Martin in the 2021 home opener at 7 tonight at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
 
Here’s a reminder for the campus community about gameday activities and parking/traffic changes:
 
  • Beginning at 3:30 p.m., WKU is asking offices to operate with minimal staff. Afternoon/evening classes will continue as scheduled. Kentucky Museum closes at 3:30; Preston Center closes at 6. Learn More: Provost Fischer’s campus message
  • Event parking lots must be cleared by 3:30 p.m. Avenue of Champions closes at 3 p.m. Only authorized event traffic and University service vehicles will be allowed through. Topper Transit Service will change during the event. Learn More: Reserved Parking Map; event parking/traffic details
  • Student tailgating areas open on the lower South Lawn from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Other tailgating areas open at 4 p.m. Topper Town opens at 4 p.m. on the upper South Lawn. Topper Walk begins at 4:35 p.m. at Parking Structure 1. Learn More: See the Football Tailgating Map for tailgating locations, shuttle service, disability parking, reserved parking, and road closing information
  • Pregame activities include the inaugural Big Red Rush for members of WKU Class of 2024 and 2025. Learn More: Big Red Rush details
  • Tonight’s game is a White Out. WKU fans are encouraged to wear white. The Hilltoppers will be wearing white jerseys, white pants, white cleats and a white helmet with a white "Tops" script logo and a red outline. Learn More: Gameday Information; 2021 Gameday Guide
WKU Art & Design student combines graphic design with virtual reality
Madison Whittle is a junior pursuing a BFA with a concentration in Graphic Design and a Certificate in User Experience. When a new extended reality (XR) lab opened on campus, WKU faculty encouraged Whittle to join. "WKU Art & Design Department Head Kristina Arnold approached me to ask if I would be interested in virtual reality (VR) research," Whittle said. "I didn't have any experience with extended reality, but I was eager to learn." In high school, Whittle gained valuable skills through coding and web design classes. It wasn't until her freshman year of college that Whittle learned about the field of user experience (UX) design. Utilizing her prior knowledge and gaining new skills in the WKU XR Research Lab has rekindled Whittle's interest in technology, which had faded in favor of her visual arts pathway. "Being able to develop components that will be used in VR and applying my UX background has been a really amazing experience. I am passionate about graphic design and I'm happy to see how it can be merged into technology, especially within a medium that is still being developed."
HEALTHY
ON THE HILL
Check WKU's Healthy on the Hill website for the latest updates, including COVID Vaccination Reporting, Vaccine Information and more. Questions? Contact WKU's COVID Assistance Line at (270) 745-2019 or covid.help@wku.edu
CLIMBING HIGHER
Two WKU Film thesis films were nominated in four categories in the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ College Student Production Awards. What’s Left, directed by Joel Priegnitz, is nominated in the Short Form – Fiction category. El Camino Hacia La Nada, directed by Javier Lopez, is nominated in the Long Form – Fiction category and Lopez is nominated in the Directing category and the Writing category. Learn More
WKU Art & Design to host artist talk, gallery reception
The WKU Department of Art & Design will host an artist talk and gallery reception Wednesday featuring Visiting Artist and 2013 graduate Ebony Marshman. Marshman’s presentation will begin at 6 p.m. at Grise Hall’s Guillaume Auditorium. A Gallery Reception and Commission Unveiling will follow at 7:15 p.m. at University Gallery, Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center second floor. At the reception for Marshman’s Inner(re)visions exhibit, a painting commissioned by the Potter College of Arts & Letters’ Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Initiative will be unveiled.
Spotlight: Dr. James Oigara
WKU is now a Library of Congress Consortium Member for Primary Sources. Dr. James Oigara, an associate professor with WKU School of Teacher Education, will develop and implement a program for teachers that will increase their knowledge & skills in utilizing primary sources from the Library of Congress.
WKU faculty member honored by Hopkins County group
Dr. Cynthia Palmer Mason, Professor, School Counseling Clinical Coordinator (Spring practicum), Rank I Coordinator with the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs, will be honored by The Historical Society of Hopkins County. Dr. Mason has been chosen as one of the "Hopkins County Women of Note" for her career in education.
5th Annual English Majors Convocation Sept. 10
The Fifth Annual English Majors Convocation will begin at 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Mahurin Honors College-International Center, room 1011. The event is a great way for new and old students to become involved in the English Department’s extracurricular activities. The event provides students who haven't declared a major or minor the opportunity to learn about the department's programs. More: Alan Miller Memorial Scholarship deadline Sept. 15
Beulah Winchel Education Library has new location
The Beulah Winchel Education Library has a new home on the ninth floor of Cravens Library.
View from the Hill
WKU’s ongoing commitment to sustainability is continuing to impact every aspect of student life. WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us all the ways the WKU Restaurant Group has found to reduce, reuse and recycle in this week’s View from the Hill.
Athletics
September
2
Thursday
Justice and Equity in the Classroom

WKU Department of History's Justice and Equity in the Classroom series will present 'Scenes of Subjection’: Disability at the Intersections in the Carceral State by Dr. Nirmala Erevelles at 4:30 p.m. today on Zoom. Register online. Learn More
September
6
Monday
Labor Day

WKU offices will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
September
7
Tuesday
DiscoverFest

WKU Student Activities will host DiscoverFest from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday on South Lawn. Learn More
More events: Check WKU Events calendar or follow @wkuevents on Instagram
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