The newsletter for the WKU community
November 19, 2019
WKU vs. MTSU Blood Drive continues
President Timothy C. Caboni was among the members of the WKU community who donated Monday during the first day of the WKU vs. MTSU Blood Drive. WKU students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to Give Red, Give Life today and Wednesday between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Preston Health and Activities Center. The blood drive winner will be announced Nov. 30 during the WKU vs. MTSU football game at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
Course evaluation time for WKU students
The Office of Institutional Research reminds WKU students to visit  wku.evaluationkit.com to complete course evaluations. Students completing  all  course evaluations by Dec. 5 will receive early access to grades on TopNet.
CLIMBING HIGHER
WKU students Wendy Cecil, Alexandra Johnston, Brenna Menke and Cathryn Duchette received awards at the 2019 Southeast Regional IDeA Conference Nov. 6-8 in Louisville. Learn More
39th Annual WKU Mathematics Symposium Friday & Saturday
The 39th Annual WKU Mathematics Symposium is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Snell Hall. Featured speakers are Dr. Suzanne Lenhart from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Laura Potter from Syngenta. The symposium will include presentations focused on mathematics or related topics. All are welcome to attend.
Writing that POPS conference
The WKU Writing Project hosted the Writing that POPS: Using POP Culture to Teach Writing conference on Nov. 9. The conference was open to primary and secondary educators who wanted to learn new ways to teach writing to their students. This year’s conference focused on using pop culture in the classroom to engage students and teach them writing skills that will benefit them in and out of class.
Spotlight: WinterDance
This weekend, the WKU Dance Company will bring enchantment to the stage as dancers take the audience on a storybook journey through all of your favorite fairy tales and children's fables. WinterDance; Fairy Tales & Fables will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Van Meter Hall.
WKU in Elizabethtown to host screening of Lake of Betrayal
WKU in Elizabethtown will host a free public viewing of Lake of Betrayal , a documentary about the plight of the Seneca Nation to protect their land, defend their sovereignty and preserve their way of life. The public is invited to view the documentary at 6 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, RPC 212. Dr. Donielle Heron-Lovell, WKU faculty member and Director of Regional Programming, will lead a discussion following the documentary.
WKU Week in Photos
Check out the latest installment of WKU Week in Photos by Clinton Lewis and Bryan Lemon of WKU's Division of Communications and Marketing.
November
19
Tuesday
Blood Drive

Give Red, Give Life as the annual WKU vs. MTSU Blood Battle continues from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Preston Health and Activities Center. More Info
November
19
Tuesday
Entrepreneurship Presentation

A Student Startup presentation by Andrew Upton, Staci Henderson and Nate Brooks will begin at 4 p.m. at Grise Hall, room 238. More Info
November
21
Thursday
Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate's monthly meeting will begin at 3:45 p.m. at the Faculty House. More Info
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