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Join Us for Parents’ Weekend on Saturday, October 16

October 12, 2010 | News, Parents, People, Staff, Student Life, Students, WKU | No Comments

Join Us for Parents Weekend
Join Us for Parents' Weekend

On Saturday, October 16, 2010, Gatton Academy students and staff will be honored at the start of the second quarter of the WKU/Louisiana-Monroe football game.

As it happens, Saturday is also Parents’ Weekend on campus.  In celebration of both events, the Academy will hold a cookout at 4 p.m. on the Schneider Hall patio.  We cordially invite parents, friends, and other family members to join us for burgers, hotdogs, and the trimmings and stay for the football game.

Parking will not be available in the Schneider Hall Lot for the event.  We suggest Parking Structure 1 or the lots across from Cherry Hall.  A full tailgating and parking map is available at the following link:

http://parking1.wku.edu/dnn/Parking/ParkingMaps/2010TailgatingMap/tabid/154/Default.aspx

Kick-off is slated for 6 p.m. at Houchens-L.T. Smith Stadium.  Tickets may be purchased at the gate for $6 or in advance by telephoning 1-800-5-BIG-RED.

Parents are asked to RSVP online at http://gattonparents10.eventbrite.com no later than Noon on Thursday, October 14, 2010.

For more information, contact Corey Alderdice at academy@wku.edu.

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By Corey Alderdice

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to Deliver Lecture at WKU on Oct. 26

October 3, 2009 | Academics, News, Student Life | No Comments

The 2009-10 Cultural Enhancement Series at WKU will begin Oct. 26 with a lecture by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

The event is free and open to WKU students, faculty, staff and community members. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Neil deGrasse Tyson at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Downing University Center Theatre: Dr. Tyson is director of the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History and host of “NOVA ScienceNow,” which explores the frontiers of scientific discoveries that are reshaping our understanding of the universe. He has hosted numerous other science documentaries, authored diverse best-selling science books, appeared on hundreds of talk shows to explain new discoveries in an accurate and approachable manner, and even named in 2000 by People magazine as “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive.” His books include “The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet” and “Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries.”

His lecture is co-sponsored by the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU.

Other events in the Series’ 13th season are American Revival: Celebrating the New Stars of American Roots Music on Nov. 17, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys on Feb. 9 and U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins on April 13.

For more details, visit the WKU News Blog.

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By Corey Alderdice