The newsletter for the WKU community
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Here is an update from Dr. Cheryl Stevens, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs:
Welcome back!
August is an exciting time as students are returning to campus while others are arriving for their first semester on the Hill. We want to extend a warm welcome to these students as they start on their journeys to “Climb with Us.”
As we welcome our students, we also welcome 29 new faculty members to WKU. These new faculty have a great deal of knowledge, skills, and talents to share with our campus community. I urge you to introduce yourselves and build collegial and productive working relationships across campus. You will find a list of our new colleagues
online
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WKU continues to transform to fit the needs of our students, community, businesses and industries, and educational institutions. I know many revisions and new programs were slated for review or approval last year; however, those approvals were delayed with the curriculum freeze. In an effort to expedite the curriculum approval process, I established a committee to review the process and make recommendations for streamlining and improvement. Our hope is to pilot these recommendations this academic year, and before voting on the recommendations, allow the Faculty Senate to evaluate the process for effectiveness. Today, I am pleased to announce the curriculum freeze is lifted. More information on expectations for the curriculum workflow processes will be forthcoming.
While many programs have already started their transformational work, for consistency and clarity, I would like to establish an ad hoc Program Transformation Taskforce. The work for this Taskforce will involve identifying resources for information such as disciplinary trends, labor market trends, salaries, skills and knowledge bases, etc. Further, guidelines for Transformation and a Timeline will be developed. If you are interested in serving on this Taskforce,
please let me know by return email.
I’d like to get this work started soon. I am eager to see the improvements, transformations, and enhancements made to our existing program inventory, and I am confident that faculty creativity and innovation in program development will produce fruitful results.
I look forward to a rewarding year serving as your Provost.
All of us in the Office of Academic Affairs welcome your input and are readily available to assist you as requested.
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FACULTY & STAFF CONVOCATION THIS MORNING AT 10
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President Timothy C. Caboni reminds members of the WKU community that the Faculty and Staff Convocation begins at 10 this morning at Van Meter Hall. A picnic will follow.
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In 2019,
Potter College of Arts & Letters
had 18 graduating Scholars of the College, three of which were
English for Secondary Teachers
graduates Morgan Aldridge, Delaney Holt and Allie Millay. “I’ve had the good fortune to have Allie, Delaney and Morgan in class, and they are all fine students, truly deserving of this recognition," said Dr. Rob Hale, head of the
English Department
. "All three are on their way to outstanding teaching careers, too.”
Learn More
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TODAY@WKU RESUMES DAILY SCHEDULE
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Today@WKU resumes its daily schedule this morning. The newsletter summarizes academic news, media coverage and upcoming events and highlights accomplishments of students, faculty and staff on the Hill. If you have information to share,
send us an email
. To subscribe to Today@WKU,
sign up online
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2 WKU meteorology students awarded AMS scholarships
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WKU seniors Dallas McKinney of Mayfield and Olivia Cahill of Dry Ridge have been awarded scholarships by the
American Meteorological Society
. McKinney received the AMS/Glickman Family Scholarship. Cahill received the AMS/Ken Reeves AccuWeather Scholarship.
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WKU Endowment for Fly-Fishing Education established
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The WKU Endowment for Fly-Fishing Education has been established through local fundraising efforts and a grant from the Cabela’s Outdoor Fund. The endowment creates opportunities to develop training opportunities, purchase fly-fishing equipment, engage expert fly-fishing resources, provide student financial support for fly-fishing academic courses, and fund other fly-fishing education initiatives.
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Microscope equips students, faculty for 'sophisticated research'
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WKU biologists and their students eagerly await October, when a new Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope will be installed. With this sophisticated instrument, students and faculty can gather data to “understand the localization of gene products (proteins and RNA) within a cell in space and time,” said Dr. Ajay Srivastava, associate professor of Biology. The Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, funded by a National Science Foundation grant led by Srivastava, represents a significant advancement in the type of data collected and its resulting analysis.
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Spotlight: Katherine Schaaf
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Katherine Schaaf, a senior from Louisville, has been named the recipient of the Young Alumni Council Scholarship. Schaaf earned the $500 award for her academic accomplishments, overall involvement on the Hill and support of the WKU Spirit.
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A new grand piano at The Gatton Academy will benefit students for generations to come.
The piano is dedicated to a professor near and dear to Gatton as Amy Bingham explains in this week’s
View from the Hill
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M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan Move-In
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan Move-In begins at 8 a.m. today and Tuesday. (
Parking information
) M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan continues through Saturday.
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Faculty and Staff Convocation
WKU's annual Faculty and Staff Convocation begins at 10 a.m. at Van Meter Hall.
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M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan Activities
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan activities include a Farewell Cookout for parents/families, Class of 2023 photo, Playfair and Late Night Pancakes.
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