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Hunger & Homelessness – Shantytown 2012

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Shantytown 2012 – Wednesday, November 14th – 4-9 PM

Join us for a night of cardboard shanty-building*, respectful dialogue, and engaging speakers on the topic of homelessness. In recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, the Department of Housing & Residence Life will host the 22nd annual Shantytown program Wednesday, November 14th, from 4-9 pm on the DUC South Lawn. Shanties will be judged according to survival criteria. Students in attendance will participate in an educational dining experience and engage in thoughtful discussion regarding hunger and homelessness issues on state, national, and global levels. The program will conclude with speakers from Habitat for Humanity, and the showing of “The Pursuit of Happyness” at 9:00 pm.


Honors College staff at the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Annual Conference in Boston

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The NCHC serves Honors professionals and advocates support for and excellence in higher education for all students. For more detailed information, please click here. You can follow NCHC on Twitter @nchchonors.

Its annual conference takes place from today, Wed, Nov 14 – Sun, Nov 18, 2012. Its theme is “Challenging Structures,” which it describes as follows:

“During the American Revolution, Boston’s citizens sought independence from arbitrary authority while preserving interdependence and community. Reflecting similar values, the honors revolution has challenged the structure of undergraduate education. Honors faculty foster independent thought, motivation, and scholarship in students while encouraging collaboration within a community of scholars. As we gather in Boston, we will highlight the scholarship of teaching and learning while reexamining our practices, pedagogy, and communities to extend the challenge of the honors revolution in education.”

You can follow the conference on Twitter at #nchc12.

Four members of the Honors College will attend the conference and will present on and discuss the following subjects:

  • Craig Cobane will discuss the internationalization of the curriculum, implementation, budgeting & housing
  • Clay Motley will discuss how to define your Honors mission
  • Leslie Baylis & Ami Carter will discuss retention and the balance between mechanistic & individualized advising

“There has been paranormal activity reported in several buildings on WKU’s campus.”

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This is from the below story that appeared this Monday in SurfKY News, and was re-printed in WKU’s ‘In the News’ section.

Ghost Hunters Episode Shot at Western Kentucky University to Premiere

BOWLING GREEN, KY (11/12/12) – The crew for the television series “Ghost Hunters” shot an episode of their show on Western Kentucky University’s campus this summer.

“They come out to help and investigate in places where people have reported or have concerns about ghost activity or paranormal activity,” Tamela Smith, manager of Interactive Video Services, said.

The episode will premiere on Wednesday, November 21 at 8:00 p.m. CST on the Syfy channel. Smith said that if a viewer does not have Syfy, the episode should be online afterwards.

There has been paranormal activity reported in several buildings on WKU’s campus. Ghost Hunters investigated Van Meter Hall, Potter Hall and Schneider Hall.

Smith is involved in ghost hunting herself and had the opportunity to help the Ghost Hunters when they were at WKU. She is the one that greeted them when they arrived on campus and is the person that the reveal was shown to after the investigation. She will be featured in the episode in those parts, though she can’t reveal anything before the episode premieres. Smith was not involved in the actual investigations in the buildings.

Smith said they were hoping to have a showing of the episode on campus, but because it airs during Thanksgiving break, they will not be able to, though she said there is a possibility of a screening at a later date.

Aaron Frasier
SurfKY News

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Cory Dodds the first student from WKU to be selected as a finalist for the very competitive Mitchell Scholarship!

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Congratulations to Cory and everybody at the Office of Scholar Development (OSD), the Honors College and WKU who worked with him! This is a great achievement!

Cory Dodds, a WKU senior from Smithland, Ky., has been selected as a finalist for the 2012 George Mitchell Scholarship Program.

Dodds is the first student from WKU to earn this honor. He will travel to Washington, D.C., to compete in the final round of interviews with 19 other finalists from across the country. From this group, 12 applicants will be selected for the award.

The Mitchell Scholarship, like the Marshall and Rhodes scholarships in the United Kingdom, is extremely competitive. About 4 percent of Mitchell applicants will receive the scholarship. Dodds is the only Kentuckian and the only student from a Kentucky institution among the finalists.

Funded by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, the Mitchell Scholarship funds one year of graduate study in Ireland. If selected as a Mitchell Scholar, Dodds will earn a Master of Arts in rural sustainability from the National University of Ireland, Galway. Established in 2000, the Mitchell Scholarship has quickly risen to be one of the country’s most competitive applications. The U.S.-Ireland Alliance received more than 300 applications.

The son of Debbie and Randall Dodds, Cory Dodds has been active in FFA since his freshman year of high school. Through this affiliation, he developed his passion for rural development. Dodds served as the Kentucky FFA State Sentinel and a delegate to the National FFA Convention. After leaving state office, he continued to support the National FFA Organization as an alumnus and worked at the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center for the past three summers.

After leaving his statewide position in FFA, Dodds became involved with the Student Government Association at WKU as the director of information technology, a position he held for two years. Last semester, the university community elected him as SGA president and student representative on the WKU Board of Regents for 2012-2013.

Dr. David M. Coffey, professor of agriculture and Dodds’ Honors thesis advisor, encouraged Dodds to pursue national scholarships and a career in agricultural policy.

“Cory’s ambassadorial potential is enormous,” Dr. Coffey said. “Culturally sensitive and able to encourage consensus, he will easily span boundaries beyond the USA. He has a clear vision for his future in rural and food policy and will achieve it.”

Dodds was previously recognized on the nationally competitive scholarship stage when he was selected as a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship in spring 2012.

“I am honored to be progressing to the next step in the competition,” Dodds said. “WKU has provided me with numerous opportunities and mentors who have counseled and supported me through the past four years.”

While completing his application, Dodds sought the guidance of Dr. Audra Jennings, director of the Office of Scholar Development, and Dr. Melinda Grimsley-Smith, coordinator of international scholarships.

“Working with Cory was an honor for OSD,” Dr. Jennings said. “He is the kind of person who recognizes problems around him and takes action to remedy them, and he is the kind of leader who motivates others to engage in the process. This is a celebratory moment for his success and for the university.”

About the Office of Scholar Development: The Office of Scholar Development is committed to helping WKU students in all majors and degree programs develop the vision, experience and skills to be independent, engaged scholars. OSD welcomes the opportunity to work with students interested in national or international scholarships. For more information, follow the Office of Scholar Development on Twitter: @WKU_OSD and on Facebook. OSD welcomes the opportunity to work with students interested in the George J. Mitchell Scholarship or other similar opportunities.

Contact: Drew Mitchell, (270) 745-5043.

(Source: WKU News, Nov 15, 2012)

Jumah Cola Time to Drink

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Jumah Cola Time to Drink sheds light on how war is “new modern art” through the eyes of Jumah, a Muslim-American soldier fighting in a fictional American occupation of India by America.  The play takes the idea of “the commodification of natural resources” and the question of “how two cultures treat something as basic as water” and integrates both into a contemporary Kipling-inspired drama, according to the play’s writer and director, Joel Sena.

Sena is a senior in the Honors College with plans to graduate in December.  He is majoring in Integrated Visual and Performing Arts: Practice and Theory, a major he designed himself through the Honors College; Sena wrote and produced Jumah Cola Time to Drink as his Capstone Experience/Thesis Project (CE/T).  He found inspiration in both the works and the life of Rudyard Kipling, as well as Islam and its presence in post-9/11 America.  The play explores the compassionate and monstrous aspects of the human condition simultaneously in a way that makes the audience question what good truly is.  As Sena describes in the play’s director’s note, “… even in a world that is shooting flames and seems bent against [Jumah], the offer of life to another… is always at his fingertips.”

When asked about his choice to pursue a nontraditional approach to his CE/T, Sena responded passionately, “It does no one any good on this Earth to produce something half-hearted or out of obligation or something [that ]caters to academe. This project has to be a sacrifice, a blood offering as all things in life must be.”  He urges all Honors students that are planning to pursue a CE/T to use whatever medium they are passionate about, not letting previous conventions stifle their creativity.  Sena warns, “If you simply go through the motions like a drone, everyone will smell it and IT DOESN’T SMELL GOOD. But if you are true to yourself, your project will burst into flames of cosmic transcendence and turn into ash everyone’s project that is dishonest or was made without love or conviction.”

His enthusiasm for his work will transcend the classrooms of WKU as he travels to Toronto to visit his mentor, Peter Sellars, who is currently directing Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde in conjunction with video artist Bill Viola.  During this time, Sena also plans to visit graduate schools, specifically Brown, in hopes to find a new fit for his continued study.  After initial resistance toward the idea of graduate school, Sena explains that he is ready to find his future academic home asserting, “Now my foot is on the gas and my tires are screeching.”

(Source: Honors Headlines, Nov 15, 2012)

View from the Hill: Lady Topper Head Coach Michelle Clark-Heard

Globetrotters’ ‘You Write the Rules’ World Tour coming to WKU on Jan. 14

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Known as innovators of the game of basketball for decades, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters are again introducing something unparalleled in the history of sports and family entertainment, taking kid participation and fun to a whole new level when the Globetrotters come to WKU’s Diddle Arena at 7 p.m. Jan. 14.

For the first time ever, during the Globetrotters’ 2013 “You Write the RulesWorld Tour, your family’s smiles will begin before you even get to the show. Fans will decide the rules for the game that could affect the final outcome. This could be anything from playing with two basketballs at once, to getting double the points for each basket made.

Go online with your kids to www.harlemglobetrotters.com to vote for which ground-breaking rule you want to see implemented in the game.  Then, get your tickets, and see the winning rules in live action at the Globetrotters’ world championship game.

Tickets, starting at $18, are on sale at www.harlemglobetrotters.com, www.ticketmaster.com, the Diddle Arena box office, or by phone at 800-745-3000. Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

The North American leg of the 2013 “Your Write the Rules” World Tour will tip-off on Dec. 26 and will run through April 2013.  The team will play more than 270 games in nearly 240 cities in 45 states and nine Canadian provinces. This year’s Globetrotters roster features stars such as Big Easy Lofton and Scooter Christensen.  They will join many other fan favorites, including 7-foot-4 Stretch Middleton and female star TNT Maddox. (Rosters may vary in each city and are subject to change.)

Sponsored by Howard Johnson Hotels, Greyhound Lines, Spalding, and Russell Athletic, the Original Harlem Globetrotters will celebrate their 87th consecutive year in 2013, continuing a world famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that continues to thrill fans of all ages. Throughout their history, the Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 120 countries and territories on six continents, often breaking down cultural and societal barriers while providing fans with their first-ever basketball experience. Proud inductees of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of fans—among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents—over more than eight thrilling decades. For the latest news and information about the Harlem Globetrotters, and to purchase tickets and team merchandise, visit the Globetrotters’ official website: www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

Contact: Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

(Source: WKU News, Oct 15, 2012)


How Nursing students can best finish an Honors curriculum

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Clay Motley, Associate Director for Academics at the Honors College at WKU, just attended a session at the annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) in Boston on how Honors programs and colleges can best help Nursing students finish an honors curriculum.

The main recommendations were to take as many Honors credit as possible as early as possible and to stay in close contact with your advisors.

Dr. Motley and Academic Advisor Ami Carter, who has a lot of experience advising Nursing students, are soon meeting with the Nursing faculty at WKU to discuss how to best use augmentations to help Nursing students get Honors credit.

Should the Honors College draft an “Honor Code”?

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This the question Clay Motley, Associate Director for Academics at the Honors College at WKU, raises after attending another session at the annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) yesterday afternoon in Boston:

“I am at a session focusing on whether Honors programs/colleges should have an “honor code” establishing a set of academic and ethical values for an honors communities, separate from that of the overall university.  The large majority of people at the session are Honors students, and most believe this is a good idea.  Some question why Honors students should be held to a different standard than non-honors students, but most feel that Honors students are members of a unique academic community and should be defined by high academic and personal integrity, even if it goes beyond what the university requires.

The Honors College at WKU is seriously considering drafting just such an “honor code,” with significant input from Honors students, Honors College leadership, and WKU’s Student Affairs.

Do you think this is a good idea? Why or why not?”

No. 17 WKU Volleyball Claims Sun Belt Conference Tournament Crown

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The No. 17 Western Kentucky University volleyball team (32-3, 15-0 SBC) claimed its second-straight Sun Belt Conference Tournament title after defeating third-seeded North Texas (25-12, 9-5 SBC) by a score of 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-22) on Saturday afternoon in E.A. Diddle Arena.

With the victory, WKU has won five SBC Tournament championship matches in its history and will advance to its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance, as the tournament champion earns the league’s automatic bid. The Lady Toppers will carry a 24-game winning streak into tournament play, as WKU has gone 72-5 in sets played during its winning streak and 59 of its last 60 sets.

“It does mean a lot to me,” WKU head coach Travis Hudson said of winning the conference tournament for the first time in Diddle Arena. “I have been on quite a journey since I started here 18 years ago, and we were 7-26 in my first year and 298th in the country. We had about 10 people in the arena watching WKU volleyball.

“For it to grow to what it has, all the kids that have ever played for me are flashing through my head at that moment because it has been a gradual build. This program has been built by the kids that come through here, believe in what we do, believe in each other and love each and this university, so it is a moment of reflection for me.”

Earning the title of 2012 SBC Tournament Most Outstanding Player, junior Melanie Stutsman dished out a match-high 43 assists to go along with her five digs and three blocks. Stutsman spread the wealth around on the offensive end, as redshirt junior Paige Wessel and senior Jordyn Skinner each notched 11 kills, freshman Haley Bodway had nine and sophomore Heather Boyan totaled eight.

Wessel, who earned a spot on the SBC All-Tournament team, posted a .304 hitting percentage in the match while Skinner left a .333 mark. SBC Defensive Player of the Year junior Ashley Potts scooped up 14 digs. At the net, Boyan claimed five blocks followed by Skinner with three.

North Texas was led by Carnae Dillard’s 18 kills along with Courtney Windham’s nine kills. Shelby Tamura tied Potts for a game-high 14 digs while Windham and Karissa Flack had four blocks each.

With a slight 6-5 lead in the first set, WKU went on a 6-0 run to grab a 12-5 lead after kills by Skinner and Boyan. In need of a run, NT called a timeout trailing 16-9. The Lady Toppers were still ahead 17-11 when they took three in a row to extend to lead to 20-11. After the Mean Green took the next two points, WKU responded with a 4-0 spree to go up 24-13. NT clawed back with a 4-0 run of its own to cut the deficit to 24-17, but a kill by Skinner ended the set 25-17 for the Lady Toppers.

Trailing 9-8 in the second game, the Mean Green reeled off three-straight points, sparked by a Dillard spike, to take an 11-9 advantage. WKU evened it at 12 apiece, and it stayed knotted at 14 until the Lady Toppers went on a 6-1 dash to go up 20-15 after a kill by freshman Noelle Langenkamp. NT got back in it, down 21-18, but WKU answered by taking the next three to lead 24-18. The Lady Toppers won the frame 25-19 on a kill by Bodway.

The teams went point-for-point in most of the third set, reaching a stalemate at 17 with neither team ever leading by more than two. A 4-1 Lady Topper run gave them a 21-18 edge, and they kept it at 23-20. The Mean Green didn’t go down without a fight, as Dillard swung for a couple more kills to keep it close. The Lady Toppers finished the set 25-22 with the decisive kill by Boyan.

WKU finds out its NCAA Tournament destination and opponents when the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship 64-team bracket is announced in a nationally-televised selection show on Sunday, November 25, at 3 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

The championship match will re-air on Sunday, November 18, at 3 p.m. on WKYU.

2012 SBC Volleyball All-Tournament Team
Kelsey Sullivan, Arkansas State, MB
Carnae Dillard, North Texas, OH
Courtney Windham, North Texas, MB
Blair Winston, Troy, OH
Melanie Stutsman, WKU, S
Paige Wessel, WKU, OH

2012 SBC Volleyball Most Outstanding Player
Melanie Stutsman, WKU, S

(Source: WKU Hilltoppers, Nov 17, 2012)

WKU honors 89 students from five Bowling Green, Warren County schools

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WKU honored 89 students from five Bowling Green and Warren County high schools for their academic achievements.

This year’s group has an average ACT composite score of 29.11 and grade-point average of 3.89 and included 21 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars and 11 National Merit Semifinalists.

The following students were honored at a luncheon Nov. 16 at the WKU’s Knicely Conference Center:

Bowling Green High School

WKU honored 29 students from Bowling Green High School. Front row (left to right): Morgan Cleary, Savannah Snyder, Maggie Wohltjen, Lindsay Gay, Selena Quintanilla, Spencer Renfro, Han Hong; second row: WKU President Gary Ransdell, Mary Grayson Batts, Kelsey Lopez, Elizabeth Brooks, Sarah Parks, Rachel Daniel, Victoria Dillard, Kristen Lyons, Shelby Higginbotham, Mitchell Adamic, counselor Karen Swiney, principal Gary Fields; back row: Erin Bardin, superintendent Joe Tinius, Benjamin Morrison, Sarah Alford, Drew Norman, Ellie Shoulders, Drew Crocker, Logan West, Denis Hodzic, Owen Hanna, Ethan Holaday, Meredith Harbison, Diamond Marshall, Jalen Brown. (WKU photo by Bryan Lemon)

Greenwood High School

WKU honored 21 students from Greenwood High School. Front row (left to right): WKU President Gary Ransdell, Megan Lee, Sara Halcomb, Ernestina Gaspar, Shelley Owens, Amanda Kieffer, Shivanni Patel, Alexander Young, Henry Harrison, counselor Candace Jaggers, counselor Jeanne Meece; second row: Jessica Agro, Brenna Derby, Joshua Propst, Kenton Mobley, Kristina Shaffer, Christopher Hardin, Dakota Madison; back row: Blake Schreiner, Joseph Stuckey, Steven Owens, Brian Oulay, Catherine Rice, Isaiah Thomas-Turner, school board attorney Bart Darrell. (WKU photo by Bryan Lemon)

South Warren High School

WKU honored 21 students from South Warren High School. Front row: WKU President Gary Ransdell, Hayleigh Banks, Megan Chandler, Abigail Watkins, Shelby Newton, Lauren Colby, Amy Cummings, Mallory Vaughn, Tyler Griffith, Kristina Abel, principal Terry Cook; second row: counselor Angela Gage, Michael Schrader, Jonas Gant, Jordan Upton, Joseph Bentley, James Vanthournout, Cody Snazelle, Brandon Carter, school board attorney Bart Darrell; back row: Samuel Brown, Tyler Owens, Kenny Wilson, Nickolas Harris, Jonathan Boustani. (WKU photo by Bryan Lemon)

 Warren Central High School

WKU honored 12 students from Warren Central High School. Front row: WKU President Gary Ransdell, counselor Regina Sullivan, Matthew Pate, Joshua Lincoln, Alci Holmes, Melina Ramic, Jared Suggs, Terione Patrick, Keiti Rueter; second row: Tianna Poole, Zachary Steward, counselor Liz Whitson, Bradley Thomison, assistant principal Adam Hatcher, Elijah Gottke, athletic director Todd Steward, school board attorney Bart Darrell. (WKU photo by Bryan Lemon)

Warren East High School

WKU honored six students from Warren East High School. From left: WKU president assistant principal Nicole Clark, counselor Angie Anderson, Nanci Escobar, Hannah Wagoner, Kayla Wint, Allie Young, Cinnamon Caldwell, Hannah Conner, school board attorney Bart Darrell. (WKU photo by Bryan Lemon)

Schedule of upcoming luncheons

  • Nov. 27: Glasgow Scholars Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the South Central Bank Operations Center in Glasgow.
  • Nov. 29: Lexington Scholars Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern time) at Lexington Signature Club.

Contact: Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

(Source: WKU News, Nov 16, 2012)

Speech on human trafficking & what you can do about it

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  • Mon, Nov 19, 6.30-7.30 pm, Faculty House
  • Free, open to the public & swipeable

Learn about human trafficking, also known as modern-day slavery. Thought to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world, there have been 91 cases identified in Kentucky to date.

Austin Knight, founder of Slavery Is Real, a non-profit organization in Lexington, Kentucky, will deliver an overview of human trafficking.

Learn about current efforts to combat this issue and ways that you can take action in your everyday life. Open to faculty, students and the community. Free and swipeable event.

Contact Nikole Wolfe for more information.

(Source: Email from Nikole Wolfe, Nov 12, 2012)

WinterDance 2012

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The perfect warm-up on a chilly winter night. Something for everyone with pieces from the worlds of ballet, jazz, modern, and tap. A delightful holiday confection of dance!

Honors students

  • Tickets: $5 for the Fri, Nov 30, 8pm performance
  • You can buy tickets Mon, Nov 26 – Wed, Nov 28 at the Honors College

General population

  • Fri, Nov 30 & Sat, Dec 1, 8pm and Sun, Dec 2, 3pm, Van Meter Auditorium
  • Tickets: $15 for adults, $12 for students

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FREE J-term HON 300 Colloquium still has spots open! Act fast!

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HON 300:  Capturing the Innovative Spirit

  • Term:  January 2013
  • Instructor:  J. Krist Schell, MBA, Executive-in-Residence in Management
  • Day/Time:  MTWRF, 9:00 AM—12:15 PM
  • To apply for enrollment in this course, please email Professor J. Krist Schell
  • More information

Dear Honors College Entrepreneurs!

Don’t miss out on the chance to turn your dreams into reality-only five spots left in this FREE J-term colloquium, HON300.  The Imaginarium Colloquium will give you the opportunity to develop your inner passion in a supportive environment. Don’t worry if you do not yet have an idea — there will be plenty of inspiration and innovation during this course’s journey into entrepreneurship. On a daily basis, you will be sharing your ideas, formulating questions, overcoming obstacles, and supporting your fellow entrepreneurs. For Honors College members only, this colloquium is supported by a grant that pays for on-campus room and board, books, and software during J-Term. Course leader, Executive-in-Residence J. Krist Schell — who leads winning teams to successful enrollment in the WKU Student Business Accelerator,  regularly advises competitive business plan teams and WKU’s Students in Free Enterprise Team — will closely work with you to help you achieve your dream. Please reply immediately to enroll to krist.schell@wku.edu so you won’t miss your chance to change your part of the world.

J. Krist Schell, M.B.A.
WKU Research Foundation NOVA Center
Strategic Marketing and Finance
2413 Nashville Rd. B8, Bowling Green, KY 42101
O: 270-282-2099 C: 270.799.6937 F: 270.280.2096
krist.schell@wku.edu

Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Western Kentucky University
Gordon Ford College of Business
1906 College Heights Blvd
Grise Hall 234B
Bowling Green, KY 42101 USA
O: 270.745.6864 C: 270.799.6937 F: 270.745.8969
krist.schell@wku.edu

(Source: Email from Krist Schell, Nov 19, 2012)

Gatton Academy director elected president of national organization

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Dr. Tim Gott, director of the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, has been elected president of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST).

Gott began his one-year term at the NCSSSMST annual meeting held earlier this month in Denver, Colo. Prior to his appointment as president, Gott had served on the NCSSSMST board of directors for four years.

As president, Gott will lead an alliance of 150 secondary schools that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. “Schools within the NCSSSMST are committed to transforming the lives of its student and promoting excellence in STEM education,” Gott said.

Gott’s election as president of the consortium also reflects the prominent role that the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at WKU has begun to play in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education community.

“NCSSSMST institutions played a major role in the development of the Gatton Academy,” Gott said. “NCSSSMST facilitates communication between peer institutions from across the United States. This allows schools like the Gatton Academy to share and explore new ideas on what STEM educations should look like.”

During his tenure as president, Gott will seek to expand the membership of NCSSSMST in light of the recent growth of STEM-focused schools. Furthermore, Gott will help establish NCSSSMST as a leading voice in the promotion of STEM education at a national level.

About the NCSSSMST: The NCSSSMST is an association of 150 STEM-focused secondary schools and nearly one hundred colleges and universities. In total, NCSSSMST represents more than 40,000 students and 1,600 educators. The goal of the consortium is to foster, support and advance the efforts of those specialized schools whose primary purpose is to attract and academically prepare students for leadership in mathematics, science and technology.

Contact: Chad Phillips, (270) 745-6565.

(Source: WKU News, Nov 20, 2012)

Christmas in Kentucky

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Join us as the Kentucky Museum host its seventh annual holiday event Christmas in Kentucky. This free, family-oriented event has become a holiday tradition with many area residents. Conveniently scheduled after the Christmas Parade, Christmas in Kentucky is guaranteed to put guests of all ages in the holiday spirit!

Christmas in Kentucky always incorporates the holiday spirit with the WKU spirit. Big Red will be weaving his own special brand of magic, while carols are sung by the amazing Red Shirts. Children love the ornament making in the museum’s “Big Red Nation” area. A variety of ornament making and activities are staffed by Hilltopper athletes, WKU Cheerleaders and the WKU Chemistry Club. Also on display are thirty five wonderfully decorated holiday trees, each done by a WKU Student Organization.

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The Honors Weekly Digest aims to spread the word about campus and community events. Destiny Savage, the External Relations Graduate Assistant for the Honors College, compiles a list of upcoming events and discusses them in the Digest each week.

Although sponsored by the Honors College, the Digest does not only inform students of Honors College events. Savage also includes Office of Scholar Development, WKU, and community events.

“There can be a disconnect between Honors College students and WKU as a whole,” Savage said, and she hopes the Digest can help bridge that gap, encouraging Honors students to be more involved on campus and in the community.

According to Savage, when students are more involved and connected, they are more likely to stay at WKU all four years. Through the Digest, she wants to provide the means for this connection by letting students “know about opportunities,” especially in the city of Bowling Green.

The key to achieving this goal is cross-promotion of different events. Savage said that if people see information for events in multiple places they are more likely to go to them and to know who to contact with questions.

She stressed that Bowling Green and WKU offer the same opportunities as “big” schools with fun and interesting things to do. She hopes that students will become “immersed in the culture here in Bowling Green” and will ultimately “feel like they’re at home.”

The Honors Weekly Digest comes out via the Honors email list every Monday.

(Source: Honors Headlines, Nov 19, 2012)

Planetarium examines 2012 Doomsday

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2012 Doomsday: Predicting an End, or Just a Cycle? begins Nov. 25 at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium. Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 23. Admission is free and the 40-minute program is suitable for all ages. Note that the show will begin on time, with no late entrance permitted.

About the show: Some say the Mayas predicted the end of the world on Dec. 21. This interactive presentation takes a light-hearted look at the many “prophecies” and alarmist warnings which claim to know how the world will end, if any of them could be right, and how this craze all got started in the first place.

Show times and dates are:

  • Sunday            Nov. 25      2 p.m.
  • Tuesday          Nov. 27     7 p.m.
  • Thursday        Nov. 29        7 p.m.
  • Sunday            Dec. 2       2 p.m.
  • Tuesday          Dec. 4         7 p.m.
  • Thursday        Dec. 6          7 p.m.
  • Sunday           Dec. 9         2 p.m.
  • Tuesday          Dec. 11         7 p.m.
  • Thursday        Dec. 13        7 p.m.
  • Sunday            Dec. 16       2 p.m.
  • Tuesday          Dec. 18       7 p.m.
  • Thursday        Dec. 20      7 p.m.
  • Sunday             Dec. 23      2 p.m.

Contact: Richard Gelderman, (270) 745-4044.

(Source: WKU News, Nov 21, 2012)

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