Today@WKU News from Western Kentucky University

The newsletter for the WKU community January 31, 2020

WKU celebrates Green Restaurant Certification for Fresh Food Company WKU’s Fresh Food Company is the first restaurant in Bowling Green, and the first restaurant on a Kentucky college campus, to earn Green Restaurant Certification from the Green Restaurant Association . Fresh Food Company, located in the Downing Student Union, earned 91.51 GreenPoints to become Level 1 Certified. “We recycle, use absolutely no polystyrene foam products and have implemented many environmental-friendly steps to earn this certification,” WKU Director of Sustainability Leslie North said. “This demonstrates that WKU is being a leader in sustainability initiatives and in creating dining facilities on campus that are committed to serving food which is not only good for our faculty, staff and students, but also the environment in which we reside.” WKU President Timothy C. Caboni joined North and others in celebrating the achievement Thursday by cutting a green ribbon in front of the restaurant. Learn More WKU IN THE NEWS Spaceship Earth at Hardin Planetarium Fresh Food Company gets certified as a green restaurant More WKU News CLIMBING HIGHER WKU continues to celebrate the International Year of Revisited with Responding to Bosnia, a photo and art exhibition by WKU faculty members James Kenney and Yvonne Petkus. The exhibition is on display through April 4 at the Downing Museum , 4801 Morgantown Road. An opening reception will be held Feb. 7. Learn More Submit Information for Today@WKU

Spotlight: Alumni Art Exhibition The WKU Art Alumni Exhibition is on display through Feb. 29 at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The closing reception will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 29. Learn More

Tobacco-Free Campus Policy A reminder from WKU Human Resources : WKU's tobacco-free, smoke-free campus policy became effective Jan. 1 and includes cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water pipes (hookah), bidis, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, e-cigars and vaping devices. The policy applies to all properties that are owned, operated, leased, occupied or controlled by WKU. Learn More

View from the Hill Remember when WKU Football won the First Responder Bowl on a thrilling 52-yard field goal in Dallas last month? It’s a memory that will last a lifetime for one student-athlete in particular. WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to kicker Cory Munson in this week’s View from the Hill . Watch Video Athletics Lady Topper Basketball defeats FAU, hosts FIU on Saturday Hilltopper Basketball falls at FAU, travels to FIU on Saturday WKU Baseball & Softball to stream 31 games on Facebook Watch Hilltopper Football signs transfer linebacker WKU Tennis back in action this weekend More WKU Sports

Upcoming Events

January 31 Friday Board of Regents Committees The WKU Board of Regents committee meetings will begin at 9 a.m. in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall. More Info

February 1 Saturday Winter Super Saturdays The Center for Gifted Studies will host Winter Super Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the WKU campus. More Info

February 1 Saturday Dance Festival The WKU Dance Program and the WKU Student Chapter of the National Association of Dance Educators will present the Kick the Clock Dance Festival at 7 p.m. at the Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre. More Info

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