The Spirit Makes the Master! http://www.wku.eduTumblr (3.0; @wku)http://wku.tumblr.com/<p>Campus news: #WKU advising program earns national honor; senior receives Phi Eta Sigma scholarship</p><blockquote><p><em>Here’s a listing of recent awards and honors from WKU programs and departments:</em></p> Advising: Best Expectation Program receives national honor <p>A WKU program designed to help students be successful is being honored by the <a href="http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/">National Academic Advising Association</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/campusnews-may22/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/51083101651http://wku.tumblr.com/post/51083101651Wed, 22 May 2013 14:24:45 -0400<p>17 #WKU students awarded Lifetime Experience Grants for 2012-13</p><blockquote><p>The <a href="http://www.wku.edu/osd/">Office of Scholar Development</a> (OSD) has awarded 17 WKU students a total of $38,450 in Lifetime Experience Grants in the 2012-13 academic year.</p> <p>The Lifetime Experience (LTE) Grant program was made possible with funding from the WKU Sisterhood, John and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/osd-lte-grants/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/51074573666http://wku.tumblr.com/post/51074573666Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:28 -0400<p>#WKU School of Journalism &amp; Broadcasting wins Hearst multimedia title, finishes fifth overall rankings</p><blockquote><p>With a first-place finish in multimedia and a third-place finish in photojournalism, WKU’s <a href="http://www.wku.edu/journalism">School of Journalism &amp; Broadcasting</a> placed fifth overall in the 53rd annual <a href="http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/index.php">Hearst Journalism Awards Program</a>.</p> <p>WKU has finished among the nation’s top eight in the <a href="http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/press_release.php?id=140">H…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/sjb-hearst2013-overall/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/51071394591http://wku.tumblr.com/post/51071394591Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:43 -0400<p>#WKU traffic advisory: May 22 project at Russellville Road, railroad overpass</p><blockquote><p><em>Here’s a traffic advisory from <a href="http://www.wku.edu/transportation/">WKU Parking &amp; Transportation</a>:</em></p> <p>Traffic will be reduced to one lane on Russellville Road at the CSX overpass from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday (May 22) while work is being performed in preparation for an improvement project…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/traffic-advisory-may22/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50990065561http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50990065561Tue, 21 May 2013 10:25:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/21c5c6e51ab1821b87937b4e09ed9919/tumblr_mn3pyiWaDp1s2fjmxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Follow the 2013 #WKU China Trip</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/wku-china-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50908540906http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50908540906Mon, 20 May 2013 10:37:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a30d9ce5e657b344b38e57818beb9104/tumblr_mmye2ee1hM1s2fjmxo1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#WKU’s Dr. Julia Roberts re-elected to World Council for Gifted and Talented Children</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/wcgtc-roberts-reelected/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50662215952http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50662215952Fri, 17 May 2013 13:32:38 -0400<blockquote><p>The Lady Topper softball team will make history later today.  In this week’s View from the Hill,  Amy Bingham talks to the team about  appearing in its first-ever NCAA tournament.</p> [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKMVq5x3L0c&amp;w=610&amp;h=374]</blockquote><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/lady-topper-softball-ncaa-tournament/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50649244184http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50649244184Fri, 17 May 2013 08:58:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/adae6486f6299617b48b2ec2638b8f83/tumblr_mmwd2nQI271s2fjmxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#WKU engineering facility testing reins for horse industry</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/emcc-rein-testing/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50579878334http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50579878334Thu, 16 May 2013 11:15:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a11aadcfc8217d18d765a3e64af23024/tumblr_mmuf63Juvr1s2fjmxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#WKU storm chasers ready for annual forecast expedition</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/stormchasers-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50496116226http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50496116226Wed, 15 May 2013 10:06:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ec278b133200e3e398192d015944cc51/tumblr_mmuczjl0vB1s2fjmxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Campus news: ‘Spaceship Earth’ opens at planetarium; #WKU faculty member authors chapters in financial planning book</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/campusnews-may15/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50494182627http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50494182627Wed, 15 May 2013 09:18:55 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e0ded55e8aedc85e0adfc5401228965c/tumblr_mmt3vtaTE91s2fjmxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great spring afternoon at #WKU! (at Centennial Mall)</p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50443461413http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50443461413Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:41 -0400wku<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e2438391474ca123256d3761f12505f/tumblr_mmr0i8JMyN1s2fjmxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#WKU campus news: 2014 Book Fest headliner named; Century employees complete training; purchasing director honored</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/campus-news-may13/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50353203758http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50353203758Mon, 13 May 2013 13:56:32 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0cd35e06f8207b3cfc7018f12d5c9b52/tumblr_mmqz91TEti1s2fjmxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>2012 #WKU graduate Mario Nguyen receives Princeton-in-Asia Fellowship</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/nguyen-fellowship/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50351699529http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50351699529Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/958aef7bb011089c4aeb78dc6a53a88d/tumblr_mmnwfiWXMk1s2fjmxo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>3 undergraduate ceremonies conclude 173rd Commencement at #WKU</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/commencement-2013-recap/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50213123775http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50213123775Sat, 11 May 2013 21:35:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6339b2b41519bb0f278e5c6bc2c2c6f/tumblr_mmntj5UWev1s2fjmxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>69 students graduate in Gatton Academy’s Class of 2013 during #WKU Commencement Weekend</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/gatton-graduation-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50208964795http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50208964795Sat, 11 May 2013 20:33:04 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6339b2b41519bb0f278e5c6bc2c2c6f/tumblr_mmnoga9uXk1s2fjmxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>69 students graduate in Gatton Academy’s Class of 2013 during #WKU Commencement Weekend</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/gatton-graduation-2013/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50201703349http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50201703349Sat, 11 May 2013 18:43:19 -0400<p>#WKU&#8217;s 173rd Commencement begins with graduate ceremony</p><blockquote><p>WKU’s 173rd <a href="http://www.wku.edu/commencement">Commencement</a> began Friday night (May 10) with the graduate ceremony at Diddle Arena as nearly 400 students received doctoral, master’s and specialist degrees and graduate certificates.</p> <p>President Gary Ransdell thanked the graduates for the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/comm2013-graduate/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50122521185http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50122521185Fri, 10 May 2013 19:35:56 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f125942db718a281e77a60f336f51931/tumblr_mmlf6itdS91s2fjmxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#WKU campus news: Library research awards presented; human resource courses planned</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/campusnews-may10/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50098685700http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50098685700Fri, 10 May 2013 13:27:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/42a56644f592828905826cd42f412183/tumblr_mml9oqtP771s2fjmxo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rick DuBose to lead #WKU Alumni Association</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/alumni-dubose/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50092766556http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50092766556Fri, 10 May 2013 11:29:14 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a9f1210df4c0457f0ecaf08d735e7be/tumblr_mmjomisYAp1s2fjmxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#WKU’s Ogden Foundation Scholar has charted own path to success</p><p><a href="http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/ogden-scholar-may2013/">View Post</a></p>http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50026975690http://wku.tumblr.com/post/50026975690Thu, 09 May 2013 14:56:42 -0400