The newsletter for the WKU community |
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WKU hosts Teacher Apprenticeship Summit |
On June 22, over 120 individuals from Kentucky school districts, community colleges, universities, and government agencies gathered on WKU’s campus to discuss teacher apprentice programs and how they can be implemented to create a pipeline of educators returning to teach in their home districts.
The Summit started with opening remarks from Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman, WKU President Timothy C. Caboni, and CEBS Dean Corinne Murphy. Coleman discussed the importance of apprentice programs to address the teacher shortage because it allows students to “learn and earn at the same time.” President Caboni emphasized the prominence of teachers to WKU, as the university started as a Normal School in 1906. Murphy highlighted how vital it is to show high school students the possibility of a career in education as a viable one and one with upward mobility.
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WKU CITL wins two 2023 Catalyst Awards |
WKU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will be recognized next month with two 2023 Catalyst Awards. WKU CITL won Catalyst Awards in Teaching & Learning for the development of a criminology course for first-year students and in Training & Professional Development for the Inclusive Teaching Academy. |
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In celebration of Academic Signing Day for its students, The Black Male Working Academy honored Dr. Julia Link Roberts for her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and for being a model of access and opportunity for underrepresented minority students. Learn More
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20 Gatton Academy students awarded grants for research |
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Spotlight: Keeley McKnight |
A rising junior at WKU, Keeley McKnight is spending her summer as a civil engineering intern at Vantage Engineering, PLC, in Harrodsburg. “I wanted to get a scope of what civil engineering looks like in practice. I applied to Vantage hoping to learn the profession of surveying and site design from some engineers close to my hometown.” |
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WKU ROTC Cadet receives award established by Dr. Hire |
Earlier this year, Lt. Jonhnny Paillere was honored as the first recipient of the Dr. Delroy Hire, Captain, Medical Corps U.S. Navy Retired, Order of the Saber Award. The recipient received an Army Officer’s Saber. In 2022, Dr. Hire established the award to honor outstanding WKU ROTC Cadets. |
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Hedden named director of WKU Child Care Center |
Melody Hedden is joining the WKU team as the Director of WKU’s Child Care Center (WKUCCC) and Head Start Programs. Hedden earned her master’s and bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Human Services at Walden University. She has 24 years’ experience in Head Start programs in North Carolina and Minnesota. More: New executive director of T/TAS
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WKU group shares Title IV-E Roundtable experience |
Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV) innovators from WKU, Dr. Daniel Boamah, Dr. Kimberly Green, and Dr. Austin Griffiths, attended the Title IV-E Roundtable for Child Welfare Training and Education in May. KCV sponsored their attendance through the KCV GOAL (Growth, Opportunity, and Learning) Fund. |
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Abound expands support of WKU finance summer camp |
Thanks to a new multi-year sponsorship with Abound Credit Union, WKU's Center for Financial Success (CFS) is hosting 35 students this week for its Personal Finance Summer Camp. More: Check out photos from camp activities
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Resilient Refugee Program highlighted on World Refugee Day |
On World Refugee Day, the National Association of System Heads and World Education Services highlighted the groundbreaking efforts spearheaded by higher education system leaders in support of refugees, like WKU's Resilient Refugee Program, launched last fall to serve displaced students in the Bowling Green community. Programs such as these are essential to prepare our country’s refugee populations for the U.S. workforce, social integration, self sufficiency, and success. |
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Grant will support Reaching Beyond Tradition sessions |
The Kentucky Museum has received a $1,500 grant from the Kentucky Humanities Council to support Reaching Beyond Tradition, a series of public programs on August 24 that will invite the public to engage with basket makers and tradition-keepers from across the Southeast region in facilitated discussions.
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The Political Science Department wrapped up Leaders in Law, a summer program that gives high school students an opportunity to explore the legal field and the Professional Legal Studies major. |
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As part of the WKU Summer Dance Intensive, presented by the WKU Dance Program, intermediate to advanced dancers in grades 9-12 spent a week on the Hill expanding their skills and previewing life as a college dance major. |
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Gifted Studies summer camps |
Check out The Center for Gifted Studies’ blog for updates and photos from summer programs, including VAMPY and Camp Innovate. |
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Bike4Alz Team 11 made its way from Kansas into Missouri this week. The group of WKU students is scheduled to arrive in Bowling Green on July 8 for an event at the SOKY Marketplace. The team is on a 3,600-mile trip from San Francisco, California, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s research. More: Bike4Alz calendar
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Southern Kentucky Concert Band
The Southern Kentucky Concert Band will present Patriotic American Music at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Downing Student Union Auditorium; admission is free. Learn More
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Independence Day Holiday
WKU will be closed Tuesday for the Independence Day Holiday.
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Head for The Hill
WKU Admissions will host Head for The Hill, an open house event for prospective students and their families, at 8 a.m. July 6 at Diddle Arena. Learn More
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