The newsletter for the WKU community
September 27, 2022
WKU Forensics Team opens 2022-2023 season by hosting Fall Tournament
The WKU Forensics Team kicked off the 2022-2023 season by hosting its annual Fall Tournament the weekend of September 23-25.  

Combining four virtual tournaments into a single weekend, the event offered competition in debate and individual events over three days, hosting 28 universities from 16 states including University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Alabama, and Vanderbilt. WKU students competed in the tournament, but as host the team was not eligible for team sweepstakes awards.

WKU Director of Forensics Ganer Newman expressed his gratitude to members of the WKU faculty, staff and alumni. “Colleagues from Broadcasting, The Center for Gifted Studies, Student Support Services, and Music pitched in to help judge the competition. Alumni from around the country offered their time to judge the competition. We are grateful for their continued support in making the tournament such a tremendous success!”
CLIMBING HIGHER
WKU alumni J. Scott Applewhite, senior Washington photojournalist for The Associated Press, and Jerry Brewer, sports columnist for The Washington Post, were among eight inductees into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. Learn More
WKU ranked among 'Best for Vets' for 10th consecutive year
For the 10th consecutive year, WKU has earned national recognition as a “Best for Vets” school by Military Times. WKU is ranked 42nd in the nation and sixth in the Appalachia region in the 2022 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges rankings. WKU has ranked as a “Best for Vets” school every year since 2013.
Spotlight: Symphonic Band
The WKU Symphonic Band will honor 13 band directors who passed away in the past year with Band Classics to Honor Legends at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door.
2 awarded 2022-2023 Connie Foster Student Scholarship
WKU students Katie King and Veronica Pierre have been awarded the Connie Foster Student Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year. King is in her second year of the Nursing program at WKU. Pierre is working on her degrees in Applied Mathematics and Psychological Sciences and is a senior this fall. 
Housing & Residence Life wins international marketing award
The WKU Department of Housing & Residence Life won the first place ACUHO-I Marketing Award in the overall campaign category during the 2022 Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I) Business Operations conference, which took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 19-22.   
Nominations being accepted for 2022-2023 Faculty Awards
Here's a reminder that nominations for WKU full-time and part-time faculty members are being accepted for the 2022-2023 college and university-wide Faculty Awards -- Full-time Faculty Award for Teaching; Full-time Faculty Award for Research and Creative Activity; Full-time Faculty Award for Service; Full-time Faculty Award for Student Advisement; and Part-time Faculty Award. The area of University Libraries may select two full-time awardees: one for research/creativity and one for service. The College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, Gordon Ford College of Business, Ogden College of Science and Engineering, and Potter College of Arts & Letters may select four full-time awardees: one for teaching, one for research/creativity, one for service, one for student advisement and one part-time faculty award. Each nomination must be for a single individual (joint or team nominations are not accepted). The deadline for submitting nominations to the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is Monday, October 3. If you have questions, call Tonya Johnson at 270-745-2121. 
2022 WKU Sisterhood grant application deadline Saturday
The deadline to submit a 2022 WKU Sisterhood grant application is Saturday, October 1. WKU-affiliated projects are invited to apply; applications may be downloaded at the WKU Sisterhood website.
WKU Week in Photos
Check out some recent events on campus in the WKU Week in Photos from Clinton Lewis, WKU Division of Communications & Marketing, including WKU Alumni Association Fall 2022 Board Meeting and Networking, Majors & Minors Fair, Global Learning Fair, Artist’s Reception for Alice Gatewood Waddell at the Martens Alumni Center, Rock the Vote Festival & National Voter Registration Day, and 2022 Kell Distinguished Lecture in Communication featuring Dr. Sangita Shreshtova.
Athletics
September
27
Tuesday
WKU Blood Drive

The WKU vs. MTSU Blood Drive continues until 6 p.m. today at Preston Health and Activities Center and will conclude from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Learn More
September
27
Tuesday
Theatre Production

The Department of Theatre & Dance production of She Kills Monsters will be presented at 7:30 tonight at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center’s Russell H. Miller Theatre. Tickets are $16; $12 for students and seniors (62+). Learn More
September
28
Wednesday
Regional College Fair

WKU will host the Bowling Green Regional College Fair at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Diddle Arena. Traffic Advisory
Western Kentucky University 
1906 College Heights Blvd. 
Bowling Green, KY 42101