7 Must-Read Books on the Future of Information and the Internet
This handy shortlist makes for good power browsing for our 1st conversation at the Honors Salon this Thursday at 7pm. We also read it in our colloquium on The Web’s Impact on our Mind & Future. For...
View ArticleLearn about a great way to earn Honors credit for non-Honors courses tonight...
Mon, Feb 4, 8-9.30pm, Bates Hall Study Room The 1st workshop will start at 8pm, and we will have more after that should there be demand for it Background information
View ArticleInfo session on The British Contribution to Scientific Discovery in Harlaxton...
Thu, Feb 7, 11am, EBS 2134 HON 300 or BIOL 275 Summer 2013 – June 4-23 Harlaxton College, United Kingdom If you are even slightly curious about this unique study abroad course in lovely England or...
View ArticleSeven Virtues of Engaged Citizenship – Lecture by Dr. Thad Williamson today...
Wed, Feb 6, 6.30pm, Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility (ICSR), Garrett 115 The lecture is required for students in Citizen and Self (HON 251), but should be interesting to others and...
View ArticleHot hands, cold data or: What Ray Allen tells us about ‘data-ism’
David Brooks, in his Times column today, looks at the rise of “data-ism” — the rapidly spreading belief “that everything that can be measured should be measured; that data is a transparent and...
View ArticleOSD Day of Rotating Workshops for nationally competitive scholarships today,...
The Office of Scholar Development is sponsoring a “Day of Workshops” on Thursday, February 7 to raise on-campus awareness of nationally competitive scholarships and other opportunities for research,...
View ArticleTracing the Unexplored: A Vivid Journey through Cuba – series of four...
free, open to the pulic & swipeable Dr. Ric Morris, who has taught Spanish at Middle Tennessee State University for 14 years, will discuss his documentary “Cuba in the Raw: A Story of Sugar” from...
View ArticleFirst Honors Salon tonight at 7pm: How does the Internet change the way you...
(A Reading of Moliere, Jean Francois de Troy, ca. 1728) Join us in this new Honors discussion group to explore important ideas & critical issues, cultivate an intellectual community & advance...
View ArticleThe first Honors Salon last night was a lot of fun! More to come once a month!
Thanks so much to all 12 students and 7 faculty & staff who together enjoyed a relaxed & stimulating conversation yesterday evening on how we use the web to learn, think, communicate and work...
View ArticleReach Week, Student Research Conference & great speakers Sarah Vowell and Dr....
This is a great opportunity to present your CE/T or other research/creative project! The deadline to submit a proposal is this Friday! March 23: Student Research Conference Deadline for proposals: Feb...
View ArticleSpirit Day at STAKZ with the WKU Spirit Masters!
WKU Spirit Masters Fundraiser and Mix & Mingle Recruitment Party WKU Spirit Masters Fundraiser: STAKZ Yogurt, 1945 Scottsville Rd (behind Rafferty’s), 11am – 9pm WKU Spirit Masters Mix &...
View ArticleGot housing renewal questions? We have answers!
Two info sessions today Minton Hall at 4.30pm Bates Lobby at 5.30pm Email Beka with questions.
View ArticleWKU hosting Farm to Campus Convergence Feb. 22-23
WKU Americans for Informed Democracy will host two events as part of the first Farm to Campus Convergence Feb. 22-23 at WKU’s Faculty House. The Farm to Campus Convergence will welcome local farmers,...
View ArticleWKU Mobile website launched Feb. 11
The WKU Office of Creative Web Services announced Friday that a new mobile version of the WKU.edu website will go live on Monday (Feb. 11). In 2012 the WKU.edu website had more than 1.2 million visits...
View ArticleCreate Your Story: Dream, Believe & Achieve
This conference is open to all WKU students. The goal of the conference is to inform/teach students what it takes to become a successful leader. This year’s conference is titled, “Create Your Story:...
View ArticleWKU group studies Cuban culture, completes service project
Participants in a WKU Winter Term course in Cuba visited Finca Vigia, Ernest Hemingway’s home until 1961, outside of Havana. The island of Cuba sits just 90 miles from the United States, yet it feels...
View ArticleThe Resonance of Place
Vessel (Detail), pencil/paint/encaustic on paper, 12″ x 12″, 2011 Artist Talk with Sarah Wiseman Thursday, February 28 FAC 156, 3:45pm Reception to follow in gallery (FAC 2nd Floor) Sponsored by the...
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