The newsletter for the WKU community
November 4, 2020
WKU to observe Veterans Day on Nov. 11
WKU will observe Veterans Day at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Guthrie Bell Tower followed by the ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

The Veterans Day ceremony will include remarks from WKU President Timothy C. Caboni.

The ROTC Hall of Fame Induction will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the auditorium at Jody Richards Hall. The 2020 ROTC Hall of Fame Inductee is William R. Houston, a 1964 graduate.

The events will follow WKU's Healthy on the Hill guidelines.
WKU Folk Studies alumnus wins prestigious Chicago Folklore Prize
WKU Folk Studies MA alumnus Andrea Kitta (’03) is a 2020 recipient of the American Folklore Society’s Chicago Folklore Prize for her 2019 book The Kiss of Death: Contamination, Contagion, and Folklore (Utah State University Press). The prestigious Chicago Folklore Prize has been awarded by the American Folklore Society since 1904 “for the best book-length work of folklore scholarship for the year.”

In The Kiss of Death, Kitta examines vernacular understandings of contagion and contamination as expressed through legend and rumor—a topic that could not be more timely, in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. For that reason, the publishers have made the digital version available free of charge.
Check WKU's Healthy on the Hill website for COVID-19 information, including FAQs, Reported Cases Dashboard, Symptoms & Health Checks, Flu Shots and more.
CLIMBING HIGHER
The WKU Alumni Association National Board of Directors is accepting nominations for the Hall of Distinguished Alumni Class of 2021. Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 1. Learn More
Spotlight: PCAL Fall Festival
Potter College Fall Festival will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today outdoors at Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center and other locations. A virtual talent show screening will begin at 6 p.m.
Hilltopper Highlights
Here’s a look at some recent WKU highlights from social media channels:
Athletics
November
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Friday
Virtual Q&A Session

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics' WKU Student Chapter will host a Virtual Q&A Session at 3 p.m. Friday. Dr. Koray Karabina will discuss Classical and Post-quantum Cryptography: Algorithms and Applications. Learn More
November
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Saturday
Violin Fest

WKU Pre-College Strings Program will present its 2020 Violin Fest in an online format from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Learn More
November
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Tuesday
WKU GRAD Roundtable

WKU GRAD Getting into Graduate School Faculty Roundtable will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. Learn More
More events: Check WKU Events calendar or follow @wkuevents on Instagram
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