The newsletter for the WKU community |
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Sketch of Cherry Hall charted new course for student's journey & WKU experience |
Cherry Hall has a special place in the hearts of many. For WKU senior Daniel Garcia Lopez, a sketch of the historic building charted the course of his academic journey and WKU experience.
Both of Garcia Lopez’s parents are engineers and without hesitation, he decided to declare a major in mechanical engineering. A quick sketch of Cherry Hall drawn between classes was all his mom needed to know that her son’s career would look a lot different from her own. After seeing the artistic talent of her son, she encouraged him to pursue a career in graphic design.
Garcia Lopez decided to reboot his academic journey in graphic design and advertising. He currently interns at WKU Imagewest as a Senior Multimedia Creative, where he uses his talents to design multimedia content across multiple platforms, including digital print and user experience (UX).
Upon graduation, Garcia Lopez plans to find a job at an advertising agency and then begin freelance work, with the goal to one day run his own graphic design and advertising agency.
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Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence – Information Regarding Services, Reporting, Support at WKU |
Here’s a message to WKU faculty, staff and students from Peggy Crowe, Director, Counseling Center & Student Accessibility Resource Center, and Deborah T. Wilkins, Title IX Coordinator:
A top priority at WKU is the safety and well-being of everyone in our community. We want to remind our community of the services available through the WKU Counseling Center and the Title IX Office. Both areas offer prevention training as well as support services.
WKU Counseling Center: The WKU Counseling Center is one of several departments or offices on campus that provide services, training and education for the campus community around sexual assault and interpersonal violence.
WKU Title IX Office: WKU is committed to providing an educational and work environment free from sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking and retaliation.
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The WKU Commons at Helm Library will be an intellectual hub where students, faculty, and staff gather to share ideas and engage in active learning. With multiple dining options, interactive work spaces, and individual study areas, this student-centered space will foster student engagement and collaboration. Learn More
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March 2021 Staff Star Award Recipients |
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The WKU Staff Senate recognized the Christopher Ware Staff Star Award recipients during its meeting today. The March 2021 recipients are Joshua Hayes, who works in the office of Equal Employment Opportunity as the Director and is a Title IX Deputy/Investigator and University ADA Coordinator; Lois Tidwell, who works in the Student Financial Assistance Office as Assistant Director; and Donna Kasznel, who works in the Division of Extended Learning and Outreach as an Academic Outreach Specialist.
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Congratulations to the WKU eSports’ League of Legends team, which ended this year's College League of Legends tournament with a 4-2 record and ranked 25th in the North Conference. The team will compete in the Teemo Cup in the next few weeks. |
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Dr. Renee C. Romano will present WKU's 2021 Harrison Distinguished Lecture |
Dr. Renee C. Romano, the Robert S. Danforth Professor of History and Professor of Comparative American Studies and Africana Studies at Oberlin College in Ohio, will present WKU’s 2021 Lowell Harrison Distinguished Lecture on March 17. Dr. Romano’s presentation of Can the Past Save Us? The Role of History in the Fight for Racial Justice and Multiracial Democracy will begin at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The lecture is sponsored by WKU’s Department of History.
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Deepening Student Reading |
WKU's Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will host two events about an online annotation tool called Hypothesis. This is a tool that helps you to increase student engagement, deep thinking, critical thought and collaboration. CITL will be hosting a panel discussion as well as a session with the vendor to learn more about how to start using the tool. |
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Registration open for 14th Annual LifeSkills Run for Autism |
The 14th Annual LifeSkills Run for Autism, supporting the Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex at WKU, will be a virtual event this year and will include a 4 Mile Run, a 1 Mile Kid's Run and a 1 Mile Fun Walk. Participants may complete the events between April 5 and April 30. You may choose to use the original race route or use a route of your own. For the virtual 4 mile event, participants can choose to RUN, WALK, or BIKE the 4 miles. Early Bird Registration fee of $25 ends Friday. Beginning Saturday, registration for both the 4 Mile event and the 1 Mile Fun Walk is $30.
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Progress continues on the new First Year Village, which includes two new residence halls. Normal and Regents Halls will primarily house academic-based Living Learning Communities and will open fall 2021. The priority housing application deadline is March 31. For information, email llp@wku.edu.
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GRADLEARN Seminar
WKU Graduate School's GRADLEARN Seminar Series will continue with Professional Science Master’s Program from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today. Learn More
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WKU GRAD Recruitment Fair
WKU Graduate School will host a WKU GRAD Virtual Recruitment Fair from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Learn More
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Bell Lecture Series
Matt Parker, known as the Stand-up Mathematician, will present the WKU School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ spring 2021 Bell Lecture Series via Zoom at 6 p.m. Thursday. Learn More
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