Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a state university in the US. its roots reach quarter-century ago, though, was established in 1906 by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. During Fall 2011, enrollment was about 21,000.

Since the late 1990s, heavy construction issues, the main campus of the Barren River sits on a hill overlooking the valley of command. Campus north, south and west sides down, also known as College Hill Heights upper flows. Bowling Green also WK (WK South Campus Academic Wing) and regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtown Fort Knox and operates a satellite campus in Owensboro.


History

Western Kentucky University roots in Glasgow, Kentucky is a privately owned Glasgow's founder back in 1875 with the Normal School. This institution moved in Bowling Green and Southern Normal School in 1885 and was the College of Business. the building was transferred to the student body and the Western Kentucky State Normal School, it South Normal School in 1906, Henry Hardin Cherry with the Kentucky General Assembly when it was created by an act, became the first president of the new school. School Classes Pleasant J. Potter College moved to its present closed in 1911 on goods purchased in 1909 began on January 22, 1906.

In 1922, the school has been authorized by the state to give their four-year degree and "Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College" was the name. The first four-year degree was awarded in 1927. In 1924, the school merged with an adjacent occupied Ogden College campus. called "Western Kentucky State Teachers College" was changed again in 1930. School name change another school only "Western Kentucky State College" was in 1948, he took part were given the authority to offer a Master's Degree in 1931.

WKSC originally from Southern Normal School became part of a 1963 Bowling Green Business University, Commerce, joined by former Bowling Green Business University, Bowling Green College and had been sold by Southern Normal School when transferred Henry Hardin Cherry province. The structure of the organization are divided into separate colleges, it has changed now. Trade Bowling Green College has maintained its own identity in this way. Institute was also a founder of the university. In 1965, they created three additional colleges. In 1966, it was Western Kentucky State College Western Kentucky University.

As stated in its fight song for many years, the school between peoples "Stand Up and Cheer.", "West" However, as known, in recent years expressed a preference to be called by its initials.

Academic

WK license is divided into the following colleges:

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Gordon Ford College of Business
Ogden College of Science and Engineering
Potter College of Arts and Letters
University College
College of Health and Human Services
Eighty academic majors and small range of seventy degrees below right, is presented:

Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Science
Nursing Degree
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Social Work

WK also offers fifteen associate degree programs and five certificate programs.
Graduate Institute for Training and Research Bureau

Master of Accounting
Master of Arts
Master of Arts in Education
The Head of Business Administration
Master of Science
Master of Nursing
Master of Social Work
Master of Public Administration
Health Management MSc
Master of Public Health
doctor of Education
Doctor of Nursing
Doctor of Physical Therapy

As of 2007, the WK photo and print journalism programs in twenty-seven graduates, including Carrollton bus crash on graduates recognized for their coverage, were given thirteen Pulitzer Prize. school twice weekly newspaper, is publishing University Heights Herald.

Western Kentucky University forensics (speech and debate) team consistently ranked as one of the best teams in the country. Team American Forensic Association (AFA) and the National Forensic Association (NFA) each year, the International Judicial Association is the national championship also participated (IFA) has won the international championship won multiple times since 2003. Until now the only team in the nation team, more than once in the same year a successful achievement of the AFA, NFA, NFA IFA and discussion remains to win the championship. Team tournaments for various middle and high school students every fall, as well as a wide range of discussions and debates hosted a summer camp doing every July.

WK is also home to the great American master's degree in folklore; Folk Studies and Anthropology Department within that area [citation needed]. This is unique among American folklore and historic preservation programs for public folklore program is one of the few schools offering a focal Kentucky.

In the fall of 2009, WK such a program (other Bowling Green State University) is only the second university in the US to offer, it started its undergraduate program in the study of popular culture. Also in the fall of 2009, the educational leadership of Philosophy (PhD) program began WKI independent doctor.


Western Kentucky University PayScale and collegenet Social Mobility Index ranks 26 in the ranking of universities by top colleges in the United States. In the ranking of "America's Best Colleges 2009" from the WK until 2008 ranking No. 12 among public master's universities in the South ranks 10th. According to the Forbes 2009 ranking of America's top 600 colleges, Western Kentucky University, making it the second highest public university in the state of Kentucky, No. Ranked 434 is located.

WK Regional Campus Glasgow is located in Elizabethtown Fort Knox and Owensboro. WKI also offers Distance Education Degree:

Honors College

WK Honors College, 2007 Honors College, the country's top 6% in 2009, the first class ACT / SAT with an average ranking over 1000 active high honor serving July 1 Kentucky Commonwealth was the first and only Honors College.

Kentucky Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science

Kentucky Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science Project is based in North Texas Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science University was opened in autumn 2007. School accepts roughly 60 high school juniors each year. As an incoming young, it is given the opportunity to earn college credit for as long as at least 60 students were in school. Gatton Academy in 2012 and in 2013 by Newsweek's "America's Best High School" was the name

Athletics

Men's sports teams are known as the women's team as Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers. Their mascot is known as Big Red. Even ESPN mascot itself appears a series of promotions, college sports has become one of the most popular characters. WK he was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, 1982 2014 to 1948 1982 was a member of the Sun Belt Conference. 1 All WK athletics in July, 2014 USA (C-USA) Conference moved.

WK constantly Middle Grand National Rankings in the top 5. After the 2014-15 season, the suspension placed on the swim team before. men's dual meets undefeated in 2006 and was the Sun Belt Conference Champion. Women after 37 years as head coach, coach Bill Powell was an assistant coach 2001-2005. 2005 won five consecutive championships and the history of the NCAA men's dual meet holds the record as the second winningest coach swimming.

In January 2015 despite being too young to old swimmer Colin Craig at it or buy alcohol, and told police that he attacked to drink alcohol. He also reported numerous incidents Out of a house near campus. even if both the police and an investigation later by school officials if the drug use numerous events emerged and sexual numerous university violated, back at least 2012 Powell's successor, Bruce Marchionda remain hazing charged was this difference in behavior and nothing to prevent it did not Out, policies regarding sexual harassment and sexual harassment. A swimmer was charged with possession of marijuana. [18] On April 14, WK swimming and diving program officials Gary Ransdell program because of "widespread" and "intolerable" that the president of the school environment also announced it would suspend for five years.

baseball team in April 2010, winning the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship in 2009, has achieved some success recently, WK beat a baseball team in Bowling Green Ballpark game 24-8 University of Kentucky. a large crowd at the Kentucky Commonwealth University broke a record 6,183 crowd to attend a baseball game.