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International Club Eat & Greet this Sunday, Sep 23

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The International Club (I-Club) Eat & Greet is co-sponsored this fall by the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), the Office of Diversity, and the ZETA PHI BETA sorority.  The mission of the I-Club is to foster an understanding among different cultures at WKU.  Partnering with the Office of Diversity and ZETA PHI BETA opens up a unique opportunity for expanded cross-cultural sharing amongst the students.  I-Club and ZETA PHI BETA will work together to enhance cross cultural communications with games, a raffle, a pie eating contest, sports and dancing.  In addition to the traditional BBQ menu of hot dogs, hamburgers, and chicken, there will be a food competition.  Students are encouraged, but not required, to bring a cultural dish to share.  Prizes will be awarded to the dish with the most “likes.”  Everyone votes, everyone eats!

I-Club, in conjunction with International Student and Scholar Services, Office of Diversity and ZETA PHI BETA, invite you to…..

Event:              I-Club Multicultural Eat & Greet
Day:                 Sunday, September 23
Time:               3pm – 6pm
Location:         Centennial Mall on campus

We encourage all students, faculty and staff to join us on Centennial Mall and share your culture.  Free to all!

(Source: Email from Tarek Elshayeb, Director, ISSS to faculty & staff, Sep 20, 2012)


“What does it mean that I’ve studied abroad?”

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Thu, Sep 27, 2012, 6.30pm, DUC Auditorium (swipeable event & pizza provided), organized by Study Abroad & Global Learning

Presentation

  • will give a sense of how students’ individual experiences abroad are a part of a global trend in higher education
  • will provide information on how study abroad benefits your marketability & career choice
  • Presenter: Dr. Brian Whalen, President & CEO, Forum on Education Abroad
  • Forum on Education Abroad: A global membership association of over 500 institutional members, and the only organization whose exclusive purpose it to serve the field of US education abroad; located on the campus of Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA

WKU, Barren County High School create Capstone Scholars Program

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The seed has been planted and the first crop will be ready to harvest next spring.

WKU President Gary Ransdell (left) and Barren County Superintendent Bo Matthews signed an agreement creating a Capstone Scholars Program in agriculture and chemistry on Sept. 20. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU and Barren County High School signed an agreement Thursday (Sept. 20) creating a Capstone Scholars Program in agriculture and chemistry. The program will allow students at Barren County High to earn up to 19 college semester hours of dual credit beginning in spring 2013.

That’s one-sixth of a bachelor’s degree, WKU President Gary Ransdell said. “This program not only gives students a head start, but prepares them well for a dynamic degree from WKU,” he said.

“These are the kind of partnerships that define institutions,” he said. “There is magic and opportunity being created with this partnership.”

Barren County Superintendent Bo Matthews said the signing marks a new beginning. “Some may see this as a small step for the Barren County school system, but I contend today marks the beginning of a new level of learning and opportunity for our students interested in a career path in agri-business,” he said.

This is the second Capstone Scholars Program for WKU. The first was with Fort Thomas Highlands High School in the area of communication.

“While the WKU Ag Capstone Scholars Partnership may be unique to Barren County High School, it can certainly be replicated in any high school in the state of Kentucky,” Matthews said. “Today, however, we happen to be the trailblazers.”

State Rep. Johnny Bell called the program “another great partnership that will move us forward by leaps and bounds.”  He praised the school’s FFA chapter as one of the best in the country. “It is used as an example of what we want to achieve in Future Farmers of America and this partnership with Western Kentucky University will benefit those students and will benefit our community and will help move us forward in a very positive way,” he said.

“This is a fresh new approach to what I call the intersection of disciplines,” State Sen. David Givens said. “We have the discipline of education and the discipline of agriculture intersecting here on this Barren County High School campus.”

The Capstone Scholars Program will provide positive change for the future of education and agriculture, and will prepare those future leaders, he said.

“The foundational knowledge that they will receive through this program is something that will put them on the right path for the rest of their lives and ultimately chart the right path for their communities,” Givens said.

Contact: Sally Ray, (270) 659-6900.

(Source: WKU News, Sep 20, 2012; highlights added)

30 seconds of fame!

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Interested in 30 seconds of fame?

Kick off International Reach Week at the WKU football game vs. Southern Mississippi on September 22.

Students who have studied abroad or will do so in the near future will be recognized during the game!

Here are the details you need to know:

  • With two minutes left in the first quarter, meet the Study Abroad & Global Learning staff and student representatives on the grassy berm under the score board by the WKU tunnel.
  • Be sure to bring your red towel to show your support for WKU Football during the first timeout of the second quarter!

The first 50 students to join us for the Study Abroad Spotlight will receive a free t-shirt,
so don’t miss your chance!

WKU has 202,305,534 big reasons to celebrate!

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WKU has 202,305,534 big reasons to celebrate!  This evening the University announced the successful completion of the New Century of Spirit Campaign, with a total of $202,305,534 in gifts and pledges received.  These dollars will support scholarships, endowments for important programs, state-of-the-art facilities and the life-changing work being done each day by WKU faculty.

We are excited to share this celebration video, which features the talents of WKU students, faculty and staff and tells the story of the Campaign’s impact.  Please share it with others and show your appreciation for the Spirit of Giving to your University!  We look forward to your participation future campaigns, which will continue to make a difference at WKU.

President Gary Ransdell

WKU Alumni Association
1906 College Heights Blvd. #31016
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1016
888-WKU-ALUM • alumni@wku.edu

(Source: Email from Alumni Relations at WKU)

WKU tops goal, raises $202.3 million during New Century of Spirit Campaign

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WKU celebrated success in the New Century of Spirit Campaign as the final total of $202,305,534 was announced Sept. 21 at the President’s Circle Gala and Campaign Celebration. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

WKU has declared success in the New Century of Spirit Campaign by exceeding the campaign’s $200 million goal.

According to Kathryn Costello, WKU’s Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, a total of $202,305,534 raised to support students, faculty, programs and capital projects.  The announcement was made Friday night at the President’s Circle Gala and Campaign Celebration.

WKU President Gary Ransdell announced the final campaign total on Sept. 21. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

“This historic Campaign has resulted in remarkable gifts that benefit students, faculty and the campus as a whole,” Costello said. “The stories and the people who gave so generously to WKU will be part of the fabric of the University forever. Every time young people in the community play a violin or Ching-Yi Lin and the Pre-College Strings Program are showcased, there is Jerry Baker. The Augenstein Alumni Center, Chandler Chapel and Houchens-Smith Stadium are places, but the story is the people behind them. We will tell these stories forever.”

WKU President Gary A. Ransdell said the Campaign, publicly announced in September 2007, persevered through the recession of the last four years to exceed the goal.

“The completion of this Campaign is a major barometer in how the transformation of WKU has unfolded over the last 15 years,” he said. “Our first Campaign raised $102 million between 1998 and 2003. This Campaign, with more than $200 million in gifts and pledges, marks dramatic progress in the philanthropic behavior of our faculty and staff, alumni and friends.  When our alumni are giving sacrificially to allow us to become ‘a leading American university with international reach,’ we are much more capable of achieving and much more inclined to pursue that vision. The successful completion of this Campaign does, indeed, signal a transformed philanthropic culture at WKU.”

Don Vitale of Bowling Green co-chaired both this Campaign and the previous Investing in the Spirit Campaign.

“As co-chair of both campaigns, it is noteworthy that despite a weak economy, the Hilltoppers were able to raise twice the amount of funds than were raised during the first Campaign,” he said. “This confirms the increased support that President Ransdell is receiving for his transformational goals for WKU.”

President Gary Ransdell thanked WKU student Marrquon Bartee after the “Hilltopper of the Century” video presentation. (WKU photo by Clinton Lewis)

Rick Guillaume of Louisville also served as co-chair of this Campaign.

“Raising more than $200 million in this very challenging economy is a tribute to the outstanding University guidance provided by President Ransdell and his staff as well as the noteworthy accomplishments of WKU,” he said.  “Each member of the Campaign Cabinet contributed significantly to the Campaign.  As an alumnus, I feel that the success of our Campaign represents an opportunity for excellence at WKU both physically and academically.  Over the years, I have learned that giving is not about getting something in return.  Instead it is about change that will make a difference for the present as well future generations, and this successful campaign has certainly accomplished that.”

Specific Highlights of the New Century of Spirit Campaign

  • 42,795 total campaign donors
  • 8,278 alumni and friends donated $1,000 or more
  • 1,692 faculty and staff donors gave more than $7.25 million
  • 181 new members of The Society of 1906 committed more than $60 million

People

  • $54 million raised for student scholarships
  • $11 million in new scholarship endowments
  • Five new endowed faculty positions, bringing the number of professorships created since 1998 to 31. New positions include BB&T Professorship in Economics for the Study of Capitalism, Greulich Endowed Chair in Energy Systems, Jarve Endowed Professorship in Honors, Leichhardt Endowed Professorship in Horticulture, Hays Watkins Endowed Professorship in Corporate Leadership

Places

  • Baker House and Gardens – result of Jerry Baker’s gift – the largest ever to WKU
  • Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Building
  • Augenstein Alumni Center
  • Chandler Memorial Chapel
  • Houchens Industries – L.T. Smith Stadium
  • Paul C. Orberson Baseball Clubhouse
  • Vitale Clinical Education Complex

Programs

Future Impact

  • More than $60 million in new deferred gifts were documented in this campaign including transformational support from Jerry Baker, Lula and D.B. Burchett and many others.

Campaign success stories

Rachel Reetzke, a 2010 graduate from Franklin, Ky., received several scholarships during her undergraduate career at WKU, including the Charles Roy Martin Scholarship, the Mary Hutto Scholarship and the Dan Pelino Endowed Graduate Fellowship.  During her time at WKU, the Communication Disorders student worked at the Kelly Autism Program and was a student in the WKU Honors College and the Chinese Language Flagship Program.

She first visited China in 2009 through the privately funded Honors College China Field Studies Program, during which she observed children on the autism spectrum and became compelled to learn the Chinese language to continue effective research in China and advocate for children’s needs.

After receiving a Critical Language Scholarship to study in Beijing in the summer of 2010, Reetzke decided to pursue a prestigious Fulbright grant, spending a year in Guangzhou, China, where her research is focused on validating the Chinese Autism Diagnostic scale. She also spent a year at the University of Cambridge as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.  She is now pursuing a combined master’s and doctoral program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas-Austin. Reetzke’s amazing road to success began when she received private scholarships that enabled her to pursue her undergraduate degree at WKU.  Her love for China began when a donor’s gift allowed her to visit the country for the very first time.

For more information, contact Dr. Craig Cobane, Dean of the Honors College at WKU, at (270) 745-2081 or craig.cobane@wku.edu.

Heins Santiago Velastegui Intriago is a Peruvian student who was able to come to WKU for one semester and wanted to continue his studies. He was an excellent student with good grades and was highly motivated.  However, without a scholarship, he could not have remained at the University.  With the help of the College Heights Foundation and a donor to the WKU Foundation, he is now in his third year of study at WKU.

For more information, contact Alex Downing, President of the College Heights Foundation, at (270) 745-4597 or alexander.downing@wku.edu.

The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky opened in 2007, thanks in part to a leadership gift from C.M. “Bill” Gatton of Bristol, Tenn.  In only its fifth year, the Gatton Academy was named the nation’s top high school, as it topped the list of America’s Best High Schools in the May 29, 2012, issue of Newsweek Magazine.  An additional honor came from the Washington Post, which named Gatton Academy to its list of top-performing schools with elite students for the fourth consecutive year.

For more information, contact Dr. Julia Roberts, Executive Director of The Center for Gifted Studies and the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, at (270) 745-6323 or julia.roberts@wku.edu.

In the spring of 2003, John and Linda Kelly created the Kelly Autism Program to serve the needs of children with autism and their families.  That summer, discussions began about the need for a Clinical Education Complex in the community.

In December 2004, the Preston Family Foundation named the Preston Acquired Brain Injury Resource Program.  In August 2004, the CEC’s yearlong construction project began, spearheaded by Suzanne Vitale.  Dr. Page and Betty Talley named the Talley Family Counseling Center in March 2007, and in March 2008 Dan and Vickie Renshaw made a gift to name the Renshaw Early Childhood Center.

In April 2008 the Clinical Education Complex was renamed for Suzanne Vitale.  Fifteen KAP students have graduated from WKU and 42 are enrolled at the University. More than 300 clients are served each semester by the six programs of the Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex—all because of the initial gift from the Kellys.  (The Clinical Education Complex also includes the Communication Disorders Clinic and the Family Resource Program.)

For more information, contact John Kelly at (270) 779-1409 or Dr. Doug McElroy, WKU Associate Vice President for Academic Enrichment and Effectiveness, at (270) 745-7009.

Contact: Kathryn Costello, (270) 745-6208.

(Source: WKU News, Sep 21, 2012)

BG International Festival, Sat, Sep 29, 9-7, Circus Square Park

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September 29, 2012 Theme: Access to the World
9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. [rain or shine]Admission $4 (12 & under free)
Circus Square Park, 601 State Street, Bowling Green KY
Information booth opens 7:30 a.m. Opening/Awards Ceremony 9:00 a.m.
Vending begins 9:00 a.m. Performances begin 9:30 a.m. Festival closes 7 p.m.
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Buy our Restaurant Discount Card at the gate and get in for $2. Stop by our Merchandise Booth for our shirts designed by local artists or a restaurant discount card.

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The festival features a wide variety of booths that include authentic foreign foods, cultural displays, edu-tainment activities and interesting merchandise. More info.
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Our stages and performance areas feature a wide variety of music and dance. Activities, contests and other events also take place both during and before the festival. More info.
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Volunteers plan the festival as well as run the gates, site coordination and various festival sponsored booths and activities. More info.
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The festival is made possible by our sponsors and fundraising activities. Visit our booths by the fountain for Tshirts or our Restaurant Discount Cards, featuring 10% of at 34 places. More info.
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Get details on admission and the festival location. Learn more about the festival’s history and find links to webpages from previous years. More info.
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Download copies of our promotional materials to share online or print to display or hand out. We appreciate any way you can increase awareness of the festival. More info.
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Pecha Kucha Night, KY Museum, Tue, Sep 25, 7pm


Kentucky Honors Roundtable Deadline for Papers: Fri, Oct 12

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This semester, the Kentucky Honors Roundtable will be held on Murray State University’s campus. It is scheduled for Oct. 26th (starting around 6 p.m.) & 27th (ending around 2 p.m.), with presentations/posters scheduled for the morning of the 27th. Trip will be financed by the Honors College.

The proposal deadline to present at the Kentucky Honors Roundtable is Friday, October 12th.  You can access the proposal submission form at the following website: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHhZalRpclNNTV9vMUxZaEtQUUV6aFE6MQ.

There will be only one presenter per abstract (you) and you will all want to do a presentation, not a poster or panel. Dr. Baylis will be the director of your proposal and will have approved your presentations. Once submitted, email a copy of your proposal abstract to Dr. Baylis along with a note stating your plans to attend so that she can include you on future emails concerning the meeting (hotel, travel…).

If you have questions or need additional information, you can make an appointment by email, leslie.baylis@wku.edu or you may call the Honors College at 270-745-2081 to schedule an appointment.

Golden Key scholarship applications due in one week, Oct 1!

Governor celebrates Gatton Academy’s No. 1 ranking by Newsweek magazine

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Gov. Steve Beshear and WKU President Gary Ransdell both spoke Monday about what The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science gave to Kentucky when Newsweek magazine named it the No. 1 high school in the nation this year — pride, hope, opportunity, affirmation. But Gatton Academy senior David Brown told a crowd of about 250 people gathered on WKU’s campus what Kentucky gave to the students of the Gatton Academy.

“We have a community that you cannot find anywhere else,” he said. “We learn from each other. We push each other, and, most importantly, we pick each other up when we fall. We are number one because no one is concerned with being number one.”

The audience of Gatton Academy students and parents, WKU faculty and staff, local legislators and community members, however, relished the honor during a celebration of the Newsweek designation sponsored by The Center for Gifted Studies Advisory Board.

The event’s speakers focused on two themes for the day, congratulations and thanks to everyone involved in the conception and success of the Gatton Academy and the need for continued support of the five-year-old school, which allows juniors and seniors to complete high school while earning more than 60 hours of college credit at WKU.

Beshear and The Center for Gifted Studies Board Member Charles Zimmerman highlighted the importance of bringing together the private sector, the government and educational institutions to ensure the future success and expansion of the Gatton Academy.

“This is the future of Kentucky. This is the future of our country,” Beshear said. “It doesn’t get much better than this, but it has to get better than this for more students.”

The Gatton Academy serves about 125 students each year, and they have come from 107 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. Newsweek named the Gatton Academy best in the nation after scoring 1,000 schools from across the United States based on four-year, on-time graduation rate, college matriculation rate, average SAT/ACT scores, and other criteria. Alumni of the Gatton Academy have excelled in these areas as well as received more than $16 million of college scholarships and winning prestigious national awards including Department of Defense SMART (science, mathematics, and research for transformation) Scholarships, Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, and Department of State National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarships, among others.

Special thanks for facilitating these accomplishments and providing Gatton Academy opportunities went out the Carol Martin “Bill” Gatton for his funding gift, Gatton Academy and The Center for Gifted Studies Executive Director Dr. Julia Roberts, Gatton Academy Director Tim Gott, and Rep. Jody Richards (D-Bowling Green), who was Kentucky Speaker of the House in 2006 when the General Assembly approved funding for the Gatton Academy.

The governor praised these individuals as well as the Gatton Academy staff and WKU faculty and administration for removing the learning ceiling for Kentucky’s best and brightest students.

“Too often we don’t challenge our young people enough. The work here shows what happens when you make things more difficult, and you throw challenges at students and give them the tools to overcome those challenges,” he said. “They soar. They soar.”

http://youtu.be/mDQQvTSiM2I

Contact: Mandy Simpson, (270) 745-3014.

(Source: WKU News, Sep 24, 2012)

WKU receives USDA grant to promote ‘Local Food for Everyone’ initiative

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WKU and the Community Farmers Market (CFM) have received a grant of $82,194 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote local food for everyone.

The project, a partnership between WKU’s Office of Sustainability and CFM, will serve area farmers and consumers by promoting local food access through a “Local Food for Everyone” initiative.

“Our team is happy to receive these USDA funds to support and engage local farmers and ranchers,” said Dr. Martin Stone, Leichhardt Professor of Horticulture in WKU’s Department of Agriculture. “It is not intended to be exclusive to a single market, Bowling Green or Warren County, but will assist all producers in our region of the state.

“The focus of this grant is to increase the profitability of local farmers and ranchers by increasing their market penetration. The theme is ‘getting connected to local food.’ While the goal is to help producers, their success will be the success of the public, too.”

Dr. Stone said the “Local Food for Everyone” initiative will include several strategies:

  • An annual Local Food Expo, such as the upcoming Food Day event on Oct. 24, to connect local food producers to local buying networks including farmers markets, restaurants and larger commercial food networks to increase their exposure and opportunities. The food expo will feature seminars, demonstrations and a trade show.
  • Construction of a mobile food market trailer that will be used by local chefs to travel to schools, markets and community events where they will demonstrate how easy it is to prepare fresh, healthful local foods.
  • Publication of a free semi-annual directory of local food producers, farmers markets and restaurants that use local food.

“This is a good partnership because we have so many faculty and students involved in the local food movement,” Sustainability Coordinator Christian Ryan-Downing said. “One of our goals is to to reach underserved populations in the area, making sure more people have access to local, healthy food. The grant will help us to do that.”

The WKU-CFM project was among more than 130 awarded funds through the USDA’s Farmers Market Promotion Program.

“Many people were involved in the creation and writing of this grant and I want to acknowledge that it was the result of many people from both the local food community, local business community and Western Kentucky University,” Dr. Stone said.

The Community Farmers Market is located next to WKU’s Center for Research and Development at Nashville Road and Campbell Lane.

The USDA awarded more than $9 million in grants to organizations across 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to initiatives that bolster the connection between agricultural producers and their consumers while improving access to healthy food and strengthening local economies. Since 2006, the USDA program has awarded more than $32 million. FMPP’s mission is to establish, expand and promote farmers markets and direct producer-to-consumer marketing. FMPP is administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service.

In 2009, USDA launched the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative to strengthen the critical connection between farmers and consumers and supports local and regional food systems. Through this initiative, USDA integrates programs and policies that stimulate food- and agriculturally-based community economic development; foster new opportunities for farmers and ranchers; promote locally and regionally produced and processed foods; cultivate healthy eating habits and educated, empowered consumers; expand access to affordable fresh and local food; and demonstrate the connection between food, agriculture, community and the environment.

The “Local Food for Everyone” initiative will officially kick off on Oct. 24 with the Food Day event at the WKU Farm. The Food Day celebration, a partnership between the WKU Office of Sustainability, Community Farmers Market and the Barren River District Health Department, is a full day celebration of local, healthy and sustainably produced food. For information about Food Day, visit www.wku.edu/sustainabilty. For information or to get involved in the “Local Food for Everyone” initiative, visit www.communityfarmersmarketbg.com.

Contact: Christian Ryan-Downing, (270) 745-2508.

(Source: WKU News, Sep 24, 2012)

Special week puts WKU’s global reach in spotlight

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By CHUCK MASON, The Daily News, cmason@bgdailynews.com

The Peruvian Amazon and the Kasigau region of Kenya are classrooms, too.

Making college students aware of the larger world around them is the focus of International Reach Week, Sept. 24-29, at Western Kentucky University.

“Sometimes you have to do a lot to get the students’ attention,” said Andrea Chaney, coordinator of the Office of International Programs at WKU. “This sets the tone.”

Many WKU students choose to study abroad. For example, faculty-led study abroad opportunities this winter term are scheduled for Peru, Ecuador, Kenya, Mexico and Cuba. Chaney said that in 2011-12, 543 WKU students participated in programs abroad. WKU has made a point of emphasizing its world view. The university’s website and many publications note, “WKU: A Leading American University with International Reach.”

Chaney said the university has many activities that speak to that international mission. International Reach Week has a goal of raising the level of awareness to create a focus on those programs and activities. “Students become globally aware,” she said.

There has been a movement across many levels of higher education in America to concentrate on international outreach.

On Sept. 26, one of the activities is the Study Abroad Fair being held at the Mass Media and Technology Hall lobby from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There students will find out about study abroad opportunities, Chaney said.

The Peruvian Amazon course will take place in Iquitos and Madra Selva Biological Station in Peru, according to information from the WKU Study-Away program. In Kenya, there will be a medical services learning opportunity offered through a partnership between Kentucky physicians and the Taveta District Health Office, a release from the university notes. “Through this course, pre-med students will conduct rural medical clinics in the impoverished villages of the Kasigau region of Kenya to increase health promotion and disease prevention,” the release said.

Students will also have the opportunity to travel to Ecuador from Jan. 5-18 and study the “uniqueness of the Galapagos and Amazonian regions and its effect on people, social issues and governmental policies,” the release said.

Chaney said International Reach Week activities are geared for students, faculty and the community. For example, the offerings for students include a workshop from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Gary Ransdell Hall, Room 2005, by Andrea Ford, International Student and Scholar Services, geared for international students and scholars. The workshop is designed to address concerns about returning home after an extended stay for study or work in the United States.

For WKU faculty members, a brown bag lunch will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Helm Library, Room 100, to talk about what WKU is calling “The International Year of Country.” Chaney said the country to be concentrated upon will be announced at the luncheon. The faculty is also invited to a WKU Confucius Institute reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Helm Library, Room 100. Faculty members will be treated to a short lesson on chopsticks and listen to music from the WKU Chinese Music Club.

Several activities are scheduled for the community:

•Sept. 24-29, African Folk Art and Kentuckians Travel Art Exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kentucky Museum.

•Sept. 25, “The Causes and Aftermath of Bosnian War and Genocide of 1992-1995,” 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Grise Hall, Room 138, by Jerry Daday of the WKU Sociology Department and Sakiba Dzelil of the WKU Study Abroad and Global Learning Department. The film “In the Land of Blood and Honey” will be shown.

•Sept. 27, “Immigration Stories: Short Films and Panel Discussion on Immigration to the U.S.,” 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cherry Hall, Room 125, presented by the WKU History Department.

•Sept. 28, a showing of the film “A Mighty Heart,” followed by discussion, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Tate Page Hall, Room 240, presented by John Baker, WKU School of Leadership Studies. The film is about Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and killed while reporting stories from a war zone.

— For more information on WKU International Reach Week, go to www.wku.edu/oip/irw.php.

(Source: Bowling Green Daily News, Sep 19, 2012)

Celebrate Saudi National Day!

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The WKU Saudi Student Club would like to invite you to share Saudi students’ celebration of Saudi National Day on Wednesday, September 26th, 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the South Lawn (next to Topper Café.) Bring your family, friends and celebrate … Continue reading

Campus honor society building its membership

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By CHUCK MASON, The Daily News, cmason@bgdailynews.com

Clay Motley at Western Kentucky University is “reinvigorating” The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the campus.

Motley, associate director for academics at WKU’s Honors College, this summer attended the society’s biennial convention in St. Louis.

Headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, according to a news release. Membership is by invitation. Motley said only the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible.

Since its founding, more than 1 million members have been initiated, the release said.

Motley said about 50 students a semester for the past four semesters have been inducted into the society, bringing membership up to about 200, reinvigorating efforts on campus.

Motley serves as treasurer of the WKU chapter and attended the convention as its voting delegate, one of 177 chapter delegates. The convention was Aug. 10-11, and included more than 300 guests.

WKU has had a Phi Kappa Phi chapter since the early 1980s, Motley said. The society has more than 300 chapters at colleges and universities in the United States and the Philippines, the release said.

Phi Kappa Phi is described as “the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines,” according to the release.

Motley said WKU’s involvement with Phi Kappa Phi will give students the opportunity to apply for scholarships offered by the society. About $14 million in scholarships have been awarded since 1932. Nearly $1 million in scholarships are awarded every two years. “Students can receive money for graduate study or a scholarship to travel abroad,” Motley said.

Notable members of Phi Kappa Phi include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley, the release said.

(Source: Bowling Green Daily News, Sep 17, 2012)


Graduate & Professional School Fair, Mon, Oct 1, 12-3, DUC A-230

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WKU Career Services - Graduate and Professional School Fair

 

Details:

This an annual event hosted by The Career Center at WKU. Representatives from more than 30 graduate and professional programs throughout the region will be available to provide information and materials regarding their specific programs. This event is open to ALL students and graduates.

 Admission is FREE for students and there is no pre-registration required to attend.

Programs Featured at the Fair:

  • Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership at Lipscomb University
  • Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Bellarmine University
  • Belmont University – College of Law
  • Brescia University
  • Campbellsville University
  • Freed-Hardeman University School of Business
  • GSKyTeach/Western Kentucky University
  • Indiana Tech Law School
  • Instructional Design Program, School of Teacher Education, Western Kentucky University
  • Lipscomb University Graduate School of Business
  • Peabody College Graduate Admissions
  • Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University
  • Social Work Department, MSW program
  • The University of Tennessee at Martin
  • Union University School of Pharmacy & Union University McAfee School of Business Administration
  • University of Louisville MBA
  • University of Louisville School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
  • University of Tennessee Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Graduate Program in Genome Science and Technology
  • Western Kentucky University
  • WKU Department of Biology
  • WKU Department of Communication
  • WKU Department of Counseling and Student Affairs, Graduate programs, CEBS, WKU
  • WKU Department of Economics
  • WKU Department of Philosophy and Religion, MA program in Religious Studies
  • WKU Graduate Certficate in Aging Studies
  • WKU Master of Science in Engineering Technology Management
  • WKU MBA
  • WKU School of Leadership Studies
  • WKU School of Teacher Education MAE in Literacy Education

200 Years of Progress

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Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1812 -2012

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This photo from Ray Buckberry’s collection shows a scene from the Temperance Parade in June 1907 in downtown Bowling Green.

By Pipes Gaines, Publisher of the Daily News

In the years following Kentucky’s admission to the union in the 1790s, hundreds of small towns sprung up across our state.

Our own town, Bowling Green, was first settled in 1798 and incorporated in 1812.

This special edition, which our staff has worked tirelessly over many weeks to produce, celebrates the bicentennial of that incorporation.

An inquiring mind might well ask, “What was it about this particular city that separated it from the pack and brought it to its position as one of the premier cities in our commonwealth?”

My own view is the energy and vision of the citizens of Bowling Green spanning multiple generations were a huge factor.

Certainly access to river navigation and rail transportation were important to the town’s early development. Easy access to vital highways in more recent years continued to foster vitality.

The importance of Western Kentucky University to the city’s growth, as well as its intellectual and cultural life, cannot be underestimated. A healthy mix of industry and agriculture are important factors as well.

During my 70 years in the community, I have watched countless people come here either as students or with manufacturing plants. Many choose to put down roots and spend their lives here.

This pattern suggests Bowling Green is special, and it is this uniqueness this edition celebrates.

The roots of our own business can be traced back through mergers and acquisitions to 1854. The Gaines family has been involved in the newspaper scene here since 1882 and remains involved five generations later.

This edition, however, is not about the newspaper, even though we are proud to be part of the fabric of our city and to have recorded the historic – along with the routine – for more than 150 years. It is about the city many of our readers call home.

We are grateful to our readers who provided pictures, stories or information for this edition.

Advertising support, without which this edition would not have been possible, is gratefully acknowledged.

Special thanks is extended to members of the Daily News family who bought into this project and went all out to produce and distribute it.

We hope you enjoy their finished product, which celebrates a very special place that so many of us are proud to call home.

(Source: Bowling Green Daily News, Sep 13, 2012; highlight added)

Cultural Enhancement Series 2012 – 2013

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Currently in its 16th season, WKU’s Cultural Enhancement Series brings leading artists and intellectuals to WKU.

All events begin at 7:30 PM (CST) in Van Meter Hall, and are open and free to faculty, students, staff and the community. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. For more information, call 270-745-3259 or email cultural.enhancement@wku.edu.

FREE SEATING VOUCHERS FOR Ailey II & Garrison Keillor: Free seating vouchers for Ailey II (March 4, 2013) and Garrison Keillor (March 26, 2013) will be available beginning January 1, 2013. You may reserve your free seating voucher (beginning January 1, 2013) at the NEW Box Office website http://wku.showare.com/ or by calling the Box Office at 270-745-3121.

 

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Monday, October 15, 2012: Live at Birdland features The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe in a setting designed to recreate the ambience and experience of a night at Birdland Jazz Club in Manhattan. This dynamic new ensemble, straight from the jazz mecca of NYC, provides an unforgettable musical event that goes beyond the traditional and sets the standard for the 21st-century jazz orchestra.

 

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Monday, October 29, 2012: Pulitzer Prize-winning author and contributing editor at TIME, Jon Meacham is one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals.  An accomplished journalist and historian who has written about Presidents from Jefferson to FDR, he is a lively and insightful analyst of American society.

 

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Monday, March 4, 2013: Ailey II is an exceptional company that merges the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers.  Artistic Director Designate Troy Powell continues the bold legacy of Alvin Ailey. (Seating vouchers will be issued for this event.)

 

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013: Thirty-eight years after the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, storyteller and author Garrison Keillor continues to entertain audiences with his distinctive brand of humor. Keillor received the National Humanities Medal by the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1999. (Seating vouchers will be issued for this event.)

 

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Thursday, April 11, 2013: GRAMMY Award-winning Chanticleer–called “the world’s reigning male chorus,” by the New Yorker magazine–presents The Siren’s Call. This program celebrates the sea with music from New Zealand, Hawaii and China complemented by Chanticleer’s signature treatments of Gregorian Chant and Renaissance music.

New WKU Applied Statistics Center seeking students, faculty & staff

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Many researchers and companies need to make data-driven decisions, using statistically valid analyses of their data.  The newly created Applied Statistics Center at WKU aims to provide student-led, faculty/staff-mentored statistical consulting.  Under the guidance of affiliate faculty/staff members, students in the Applied Statistics Center will collaborate with both academic researchers and industry clients to find statistical solutions to problems.  The center will provide hands-on experience for students by allowing them to work on real projects and to participate in the different stages of research and statistical consulting.

We are seeking statistically-minded faculty/staff members who are interested in serving as mentors and members of the Applied Statistics Center.  We are also looking for qualified students to work for the center (and to be paid for doing so).

If you are interested in serving as a member, know of students who may be qualified to work in the center, or would like more information about the center, please contact us.

Sincerely,
Melanie Autin (Co-Director) and Ngoc Nguyen (Co-Director)

Melanie Autin, Ph.D.
melanie.autin@wku.edu
Department of Mathematics
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd #11078
Bowling Green, KY  42101-1078
270-745-6171 (phone)
270-745-3699 (fax)
Office:  COHH 4103

Ngoc Nguyen, Ph.D.
ngoc.nguyen@wku.edu
Department of Mathematics
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd #11078
Bowling Green, KY  42101-1078
270-745-6221 (phone)
270-745-3699 (fax)
Office:  COHH 4106

(Source: Email from Melanie Autin, PhD, Math Dept, Sep 26, 2012)

Reflections on the IdeaFestival in Louisville in late September 2012

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Left to right: Dr. Leslie Baylis, Sarah Fox, Dr. Jennifer Adam, Logan Eckler, Ann-Alan Callahan, and Dr. Gordon Baylis

Here are three brief reflections from members of the WKU community who attended the IdeaFestival in Louisville, which celebrates intellectual curiosity:

Dr. Leslie Baylis:

“I attended IdeaFestival in Louisville with WKU professor Dr. Jennifer Adam, and students, Sarah Fox, Logan Eckler and Ann-Alan Callahan. Many other faculty, administrators and students also attended the 4-day festival. The theme of the festival this year was Stay Curious. Founded in 2000, IdeaFestival is a celebration for the intellectually curious. It’s an eclectic network of global thinkers and one-of-a-kind innovators bound together by an intense curiosity about what is impacting and shaping the future of the arts, business, technology, design,  science,  philosophy and education.

The content of IdeaFestival is as diverse as the network itself – presentations range from discussions about life before life to the existence of parallel universes; from global politics to the philosophy of randomness; from disruptive innovation to living to be 250 and beyond.

Some of my favorite talks were given by Baratunde Thursdon (How to be Black); Curt Tofteland and his prisoner troupe from Shakespeare Behind Bars; Peter Van Buren (how he helped to  rebuild Iraq while losing the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people); and Richard Kogan (The Struggles, Music and Genius of Beethoven).”

Dr. Jennifer Adam:

“The IdeaFestival was an amazing interdisciplinary experience! The wide range of topics instigated great conversations within the population of WKU attendees regardless of area of study and expertise. I was truly impressed with the incredibly in-depth discussions with and among the students despite age differences. An experience like this will affect each of us as we move forward in our careers.”

Sarah Fox:

“The IdeaFestival was a fantastic experience. I met inspiring people and learned about innovative ways to influence the world for the better. My ideas were challenged and through that challenge, I have grown as a person. I am very grateful for the wonderful opportunity.”

Ann-Alan Callahan:

“The overarching theme of the IdeaFestival seemed to be that we all tend to be a little (or a lot) averse to taking risks because we have a deep-seated fear of failure. However, what I learned from several of the speakers is that we need to re-frame our views of failure. Instead of viewing failure as an embarrassment and a reason to quit, we should instead view it as a teachable moment. Success, as one panelist put it, is a terrible mentor because it teaches us to do the same things over and over again. Failure, on the other hand, is a purifying fire that gives you the freedom and the courage to experiment with new ideas.”

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