Student Life

Western Kentucky University has been included in a list of colleges and universities producing 2009-2010 Fulbright Fellows. The success of the top producing institutions was highlighted in the Oct. 19 print edition of "The Chronicle of Higher Education."
Two WKU students who recently graduated from the Potter College of Arts & Letters won Fulbright awards for 2009-2010, more than any other public higher education institution in Kentucky.

Eight Western Kentucky University students will be setting sail Aug. 28 as part of the prestigious Semester at Sea study abroad program.

"Semester at Sea is one of the most unique educational programs in the world," said Dr. Bernie Strenecky, scholar-in-residence at WKU. He also is the ship's director of service learning and a member of the Semester at Sea's alumni board of directors.

This fall, the Semester at Sea program will celebrate its 100th voyage with about 520 students aboard the floating campus. The University of Virginia serves as academic sponsors. Schools such as Pittsburgh, Colorado, Stanford, Virginia and UCLA traditionally send groups of students on the voyages.

August 24, 2009
Bowling Green, Ky. - As the first members of the Class of 2013 arrive on the Hill, Western Kentucky University is expecting to pass an enrollment milestone: passing 20,000 students.

More than 2,000 freshmen participating in M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan, a residential orientation program, began moving in today. They will be preparing for the Aug. 31 opening of the fall semester that will likely see more than 20,000 students registered for classes at Kentucky's third largest university.

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