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WITH US AT WKU. You can experience life at WKU. Exceptional academic programs, applied learning opportunities, and world-renowned faculty are only part of what makes the WKU experience unparalleled in American higher education. Our state-of-the-art facilities, commitment to student engagement, and world class faculty demonstrate what we call the Spirit of WKU. Your hopes, dreams, and ideas are important to us. We will provide you with an environment where creativity is nurtured and intellect grows.
1 Augenstein Alumni Center / WKU Welcome Center 2 Hyatt Place Bowling Green 3 WKU Apartments / Alumni Square Garage 4 Kentucky Street Apartments 5 Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex 6 Felts Log House 7 Kentucky Museum in the Kentucky Building 8 Rodes-Harlin Hall 9 Pioneer Log Cabin 10 McCormack Hall 11 Gilbert Hall 12 Central Heat Plant 13 Parking Structure No. 1 (PS1); Facilities Management, WKU Police 14 Diddle Arena (Academic / Athletic Bldg. No. 1) 15 Parking Structure No. 2 (PS2) 16 Houchens Industries L.T. Smith Stadium (Academic/Athletic Bldg. No. 2) 17 Track & Field Complex 18 Baseball/Softball Hitting Facility 19 Paul C. Orberson Baseball Clubhouse 20 Nick Denes Field 21 Service/Supply Building 22 Parking Structure No. 3 23 Softball Field 24 Soccer Field 25 Jones Jaggers Hall 26 Zacharias Hall 27 Meredith Hall 28 Douglas Keen Hall 29 Tower Court (Food Court) 30 Pearce-Ford Tower 31 Hugh Poland Hall 32 Raymond B. Preston Health & Activities Center 33 Barnes-Campbell Hall 34 Bemis Lawrence Hall 35 Health Services (GGC @WKU) 36 Tate Page Hall 37 Guthrie Tower 38 Jody Richards Hall 39 Chilled Water Plant
+ You can walk up The Hill, or you can catch a free ride on the Topper Transit.
+ Wave your RED TOWEL at a football game to support the Hilltoppers!
+ Sit on the seats surrounding the fountain next to the Colonnades and enjoy the view!
40 Academic Complex 41 Downing Student Union 42 Minton Hall 43 Southwest Hall 44 Northeast Hall 45 Bates Runner Hall 46 McLean Hall 47 Grise Hall 48 Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science in Kentucky/ Florence Schneider Hall 49 Craig Administration Center 50 Chandler Memorial Chapel 51 College Heights Foundation 52 Wetherby Administration Building 53 Amphitheatre and William "Gander" Terry Colonnade 54 Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center 55 Music Hall 56 Raymond Cravens Library 57 Helm Library/Chinese Learning Center 58 Industrial Education Building 59 Garrett Conference Center & Food Court 60 Potter Hall, Office of Admissions 61 Van Meter Hall 62 Gordon Wilson Hall 63 Cherry Hall 64 Faculty House 65 College High Hall 66 SKyTeach 67 Ogden College Hall 68 Thompson Complex (Central Wing) 69 Snell Hall 70 Hardin Planetarium 71 Engineering and Biological Sciences 72 Greenhouses 73 Environmental Sciences and Technology Building 74 Diversity and Community Studies House 75 Zuheir Sofia-Dero Downing Building 76 Chinese Language Immersion House 77 $100 Solution House 78 Honors College and International Center 79 Confucius Institute
+ Walk across the kissing bridge in between Garrett and Cherry Hall.
+ Visit the Kentucky Museum, or sit and take a break with Abraham Lincoln.
+ We love Big Red! Take a selfie with one of the Big Red statues on campus.
80 Adams-Whitaker Student Publications Center 81 Gary A. Ransdell Hall 82 Floral Design Training Center 83 President's Residence 84 Environmental, Health and Safety 85 Erskine House, African American Museum 86 Office of Sustainability 87 Doctoral Studies and Applied Research 88 Training and Technical Assistance Services 89 South Campus; South Campus Academic Wing; Knicely Conference Center; Division of Extended Learning and Outreach (DELO) 90 Tennis Courts 91 Parking and Transportation Services 92 Staybridge Suites Bowling Green 93 Center for Research and Development
STUDENT ORGANIZATION HOUSES 94 Sigma Nu 95 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 96 Alpha Tau Omega 97 Sigma Chi 98 Pi Kappa Alpha 99 Phi Gamma Delta 100 Pi Kappa Alpha 101 Wesley Methodist Foundation 102 Phi Delta Theta 103 Catholic Campus Center 104 Sigma Phi Epsilon 105 Alpha Gamma Rho 106 Lambda Chi Alpha 107 Alpha Xi Delta 108 Chi Omega 109 Hilltoppers for Christ 110 Alpha Gamma Delta 111 Farm House Fraternity 112 Sigma Kappa 113 Phi Mu 114 Alpha Delta Pi 115 Kappa Delta 116 Alpha Omicron Pi 117 Baptist Campus Ministries 118 Christian Student Fellowship 119 Kappa Sigma (not shown)
+ Always keep an eye out for white squirrels. We have lots at WKU.
+ Hang a hammock and study the day away.
+ Take a photo with the statue of E.A. Diddle. He started the RED TOWEL tradition!
The path to the top demands hard work, dedication, and commitment. Our promise is to provide you the support you need to be successful and a total college experience that will lead you to discover new passions and allow you to expand your horizons. When you graduate from WKU, you’ll join more than 110,000 Hilltopper Alumni who are using what they learned here to make a good living for themselves and a good life for those around them. We’re called Hilltoppers for a reason – the path at WKU isn’t flat. But the view from the top is awesome, and we can’t wait to share it with you.
Go Tops!
– TIMOTHY C. CABONI PRESIDENT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Check out the pointers throughout the viewbook to enhance your Hilltopper experience!
megan St. Louis, MO | Film/Theatre I had the opportunity to attend the Sundance Film Festival as a film major. WKU is giving me opportunities to meet and connect with professionals who are doing exactly what I want to do with my life.
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Transfer Awards Apr. 1 & Nov. 1
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WKU has more than 300 student activities and organizations, so it’s easy to find your place on The Hill. Campus Organizations include:
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COME HERE STUDY ANYWHERE
WKU makes it easy for you to study abroad! From facultyled programs to internships; from research options to international student teaching – we can help you meet your academic, career, and personal goals.
www.wku.edu/studyabroad
chelsea Louisville, KY | Economics/ Business Administration I looked at the study abroad opportunities, and I came across the student exchange program in Seoul. It was amazing. It opened my eyes to how big the world is and my place in it. I’m not just a citizen of Kentucky, or the United States; I’m a citizen of the world.
Go Global
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS THROUGH INTRAMURAL SPORTS! Activities include flag football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, handball, and many more!
Playing as the Hilltoppers, WKU’s athletic programs make noise on the national stage.
MEN www.wku.edu/intramurals | www.wkusports.com
BASEBALL BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY FOOTBALL GOLF TRACK & FIELD WOMEN
BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY GOLF SOCCER SOFTBALL TENNIS TRACK & FIELD VOLLEYBALL
Chandler Carmel, IN | Exercise Science My teammates are awesome. My classes have been great. I’ve met a lot of new people during my time on The Hill. My roommate is my best friend, and it’s a great experience to be with your best friends everyday and play a sport that you love.
THLETICS & INTRAMURALS Cheer on the Hilltoppers
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+ + Accounting Civil Engineering Advanced Classical Studies Professionalism Clinical & + Advertising** Community Aerospace Studies Behavioral Health African American CNSS 4011 Studies + Communication Aging Specialist Disorders Agriculture (Pre-Speech Language (concentrations in Pathology) Agribusiness, Agricultural + Communication Education, Agricultural Studies Mechanization, Community Agronomy (Plant), Recreation Agronomy (Soil), Computer Animal Science, Animation Dairy Science, Computer General Agriculture, Information Systems Horse Science, + Computer Information Horticulture, and Technology Turf & Golf Course Computer Literacy Management) + Computer Science Agriculture Technology + Computer Science and Management (Specialty Option) American Sign + Computer Science Language Studies (System/Scientific Anthropology Applications) (concentrations Construction in Archaeology, Management Biological + Corporate and Anthropology, Cultural Organizational Anthropology, and Communication Cultural Resource Criminology Management) + Dance Applied Data Analytics Data Analysis Using Applied Statistics SAS Arabic** + Dental Hygiene (concentrations in Digital Advertising Arabic for Business, Diversity and International Services, Community Journalism, Studies and Teacher Education) Early Childhood Architectural Science Education Arts Administration Earth Science + Art History Economics Asian Religions and + Electrical Engineering Cultures** Elementary Education Asian Studies English Astronomy (concentrations in Athletic Coaching Literature, Creative Automation Writing, and Biochemistry Professional Writing) Biology English for Secondary (Teacher Education) Teachers Biophysics + Entrepreneurship Brewing and Distilling Environmental Health Arts & Sciences + Environmental Health Broadcasting** Science Business Environmental Studies (concentrations in and Sustainability + Business Management Exercise Science Preparation, Business Facility and Event Management, Management Leadership, Family and Consumer Management Sciences Information Systems, Family and Consumer Office Management Sciences and Supervision, and (Child Studies) Real Estate) Family and Consumer Business Sciences Administration (Education) Business and Family and Consumer Marketing Education Sciences Business Data Analytics (Family Studies) +Business Economics Family Home Visiting Canadian Studies Film** Chemistry Film Studies Chemistry +Finance (concentrations in ACS (concentrations in Certified, Foundations, Business Finance and General, and Personal Financial Teacher Education) Planning) Chinese** Financial Planning (Teacher Education) Floodplain Citizenship & Social Management Justice Floristry
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Folklore Food Processing and Technology Food Science French (Teacher Education) Gender and Women’s Studies Geographic Information Science** Geographic Information Systems Geography Geography and Environmental Studies (concentrations in Climate Systems, Environment and Sustainability, Karst and Water Resources, and Tourism and Development) Geography and Environmental Studies (Geography) Geology** German (Teacher Education) Gerontology Global Health Service + Health Care Administration Health Education Health Education and Health Promotion Health Informatics + Health Information Management** Health Sciences (concentrations in Allied Health, Social Welfare, and Leadership and Management) History Honors (Self- Designated Studies) + Hospitality Management and Dietetics (concentrations in Food, Nutrition, and Wellness and Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, Nutrition and Dietetics) iMedia Industrial Sciences Information Systems Interactive Training Design Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (concentrations in Teacher Certification and Non-Teacher Certification) Interdisciplinary Patient Navigator Interdisciplinary Studies (concentrations in Arts, Business, and Social and Behavioral Studies) Interdisciplinary Studies (concentrations in Education, Management, Office Management and Supervision, and Social Justice/Equity Studies)
Interdisciplinary Studies (concentrations in Health, Organization and Communication of Ideas, and Technology) Interdisciplinary Studies (Science) Interdisciplinary Studies (Sustainability) Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising (concentrations in Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising) International Affairs** International Business + Journalism Journalism Writing Kentucky Studies Land Surveying Latin American Studies Legal Studies Long-term Care Administration + Management (concentrations in Business Administration and Human Resources/ Personnel Management) Manufacturing and Logistics Manufacturing Engineering Technology Manufacturing Processing and Technology + Marketing (concentrations in Sales, Strategic Marketing, and Social Media) Mathematical Economics (Actuarial Science and General Math Economics) + Mathematics (concentrations in Fundamentals of Analysis and Discrete Math, Fundamentals of Applied Math, Fundamentals of Math Studies, and Teacher Education) + Mathematics (Non-Teacher Certifiable) + Mechanical Engineering Medical Laboratory Science Meeting, Convention, and Exposition Planning Meteorology** Middle East Studies Middle Grades Mathematics Middle Level Education Language Arts Single Area Certification Middle Level Education Social Studies Single Area Certification Middle Level Education Social Studies/ Language Arts Dual Certification
Middle School Science Military Leadership Military Science Molecular Biotechnology Music (Liberal Arts) Music (concentrations in Instrumental Performance, Music Ed.-Instrumental P-12, Music Ed.-Vocal P-12, and Vocal Performance) Neuroscience Nonprofit Administration + Nursing Nursing (RN-BSN Program) Nutrition Nutritional and Food Chemistry Occupational Safety and Health + Organizational Leadership** Outdoor Experience Leadership + Paralegal Studies + Performing Arts (concentrations in Acting, Directing, and Theatre Design & Technology) + Performing Arts (Music Theatre) Philosophy + Photojournalism** Physical Education (concentrations in Movement Studies and Teacher Education) Physics (Physics Education) Political Communication Political Science Popular Culture Studies** Pre-Chiropractic Pre-Dentistry Pre-Forestry Pre-Law Pre-Medicine Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Optometry Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Physican Assistant Pre-Podiatric Medicine Pre-Speech Language Pathology Pre-Theology Pre-Veterinary Medicine Psychological Science (concentrations in Applied Psychological Science, Biobehavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychological Science, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Science, General, Quantitative, and Social Psychology) Psychological Science Psychology Psychology (concentrations in Forensic Psychology, and Sport Psychology)
+ Public Health (concentrations in Environmental Health and Public Health Education) + Public Relations Real Estate Recreation Administration (concentrations in Commercial and Recreation Tourism, Facility and Event Management, Nonprofit Administration, Outdoor Recreation, and Recreation and Sports Services) Religious Studies Russian and East European Studies Sales Science and Mathematics Education Sexuality Studies Six Sigma and Quality Social Studies (Teacher Education) +Social Work Sociology Sociology (concentrations in Community Environment & Development, Family, Gender & Sexuality, Inequality and Social Change, and Research Methods) Southern Studies Spanish (Teacher Education) Special Education: Learning & Behavioral Disorders and Elementary Education + Sport Management Systems Engineering Teaching English as a Second Language Technology Management Theatre Tourism (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences) Tourism (School of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport)
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Ma Mi As Ct Pp Jp Visual Arts + Visual Arts (Graphic Design) + Visual Arts (Studio Concentration) Visual Studies (Studio Art) Visual Studies (Art Education) Water Resources + Workforce Administration (concentrations in Administrative Systems, Agricultural Systems, Criminology Systems, Digital Media Technologies, Fire/ Rescue Administration, Geographic Information Systems, Government Systems, Healthcare Informatics, Human Resource Development, Industrial/ Manufacturing Systems, Information Systems, Law Enforcement Administration, Leadership, Military Systems, Occupational Safety and Health, Technical Sales, Technical Training, Technical Writing) Worksite Health Promotion + Students wishing to pursue a major in one of these areas should be aware that upon admission to the university, admission to the department is also required. Baccalaureate degree programs generally require admission by the third year of study. Contact the appropriate department for specific information about individual requirements. ** Academic Common Market Students from certain southern states may be eligible to pay in-state fees to pursue those majors. For more information, visit the Southern Regional Education Board website at: www.sreb.org/page/1304/ academic_common_market.html
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Sally Hendersonville, TN | Organizational Leadership/Non-Profit Administration Minor The Downing Student Union is my favorite spot on campus. The study rooms are a great place to get some work done, but the game room provides a nice break. DSU has several restaurants, and there is always something going on.
Feed Your Brain
Sign up for M.A.S.T.E.R. PLAN
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan is WKU’s 5-day transition program for first year students. When you come to M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan, you get to move into your residence hall early, explore campus, meet your new best friends, and learn how to be a Hilltopper. Social activities include a paint party, comedian, and more! Make M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan an experience to remember. Learn more at www.wku.edu/masterplan.
Make Study Abroad The Hill Home
TO THE HILL You’re not just choosing a college; you’re choosing a home! Living on campus at WKU will give you the unique opportunity to live in a community with people from down the road and across the globe. Live-in staff members will help you build an amazing community so that you will not only leave WKU with a degree, but also with memories and friendships to last a lifetime. More than $120 million has already been spent updating campus housing, and a new $150 million project is underway. The new era of housing at WKU is being designed with you in mind! www.wku.edu/housing WKU ALL MALE RESIDENCE HALLS
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Douglas Keen Hall freshmen - upperclassmen Hugh Poland Hall freshmen - upperclassmen McCormack Hall freshmen - upperclassmen
Douglas Keen Hall freshmen - upperclassmen Gilbert Hall freshmen - upperclassmen Meredith Hall upperclassmen Pearce-Ford Tower freshmen - upperclassmen Rodes-Harlin Hall freshmen - upperclassmen
Barnes Campbell Hall freshmen - upperclassmen Bates Runner Hall upperclassmen Bemis Lawrence Hall freshmen Hilltopper Hall freshmen - upperclassmen
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bridjunnie Evansville, IN | Pre-Vet/Animal Science I love living on campus! I’m close to all my classes and everything is just steps away. WKU is a big part of my life, so it just makes sense for me to live immersed in the community.
The Mahurin
The Mahurin Honors College at WKU provides a unique educational experience that combines the benefits of a small, highly selective institution with the resources, experiences, and affordability of a large, public university. Honors College graduates have a 98% acceptance rate to many of the top graduate and professional programs across the globe. The Honors College student body of just over 1,300 scholars illustrates the spirit of engaged excellence through scholarship, active citizenship, and international experiences.
HONORS COLLEGE Get acceptedTO to WKU HOW APPLY Complete the online application at wku.edu/honors/apply Priority deadline: December 1st The Mahurin Honors College uses a holistic application review process. The following components are considered for admission: Strength of writing samples Level of involvement Academic quality
www.wku.edu/honors honors.admissions@wku.edu (270) 745-2081
maddie Georgetown, KY | Music Education WKU is the only college I applied to. I knew without a doubt this is where I needed to be. No other school offered the opportunities and community that WKU does. I’ve found my place at WKU.
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hannah Louisville, KY | Computer Science I love being a WKU tour guide because I get the opportunity to represent WKU and help others discover what it means to be a Hilltopper. WKU has provided me with countless opportunities and resources, and that has created a deep love and appreciation for this university. Being a tour guide gives me a platform to share the WKU spirit with others while also having a lot of fun.
Bowling Green has been ranked as a top 10 college town in the country by Livability.com, and was profiled as one the Nicest Places in America by Reader’s Digest. Photos below are provided courtesy of: (top row, left corner) WKU PBS, (top row, third photo) Bowling Green Hot Rods, (top row, fourth photo) National Corvette Museum, (top row, fifth photo) WKU PBS, (bottom row, third photo) Beech Bend Park
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