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WKU will host numerous camps and special programs this summer.

Among the events are the following (for information on fees, locations and registration deadlines, check the websites listed or call the contact numbers):

High school journalism workshops
*2008 Xposure High School Journalism Workshop: June 8-19. Contact: Mac McKerral, (270) 745-5882
*Two-day workshops in Broadcasting, Journalistic Writing, InDesign, Photoshop and a four-day workshop in Photojournalism: June 15-19. Contact: Terry Likes, (270) 745-2007

Kentucky Library and Museum Day Camps
*Hands-On History with Eileen Starr: June 2-6
*Fine Art with Lynne Ferguson: June 9-13
*Kentucky Clay Camp with Davie Reneau: June 16-20
*Exploring Cultures with Lynne Ferguson: June 23-27
Day camps geared for first through sixth grade; 8 a.m. to noon.
Contact: Lynne Ferguson (270) 745-2594.
Online: http://www.wku.edu/library/kylm/education/summer_camp.html

Gifted Studies
*SCATS (Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students): June 8-20 for grades 6-8
*VAMPY (Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth): June 22-July 12 for grades 7-10
*Advanced Placement Institute: June 22-27 for AP teachers
*Vertical Team Summer Institute: July 7-10 for middle and high school teachers
Contact: Gifted Studies, (270) 745-6323
Online: http://www.wku.edu/gifted

Speech and debate camp
*Summer Forensic Institute: Speech and debate workshops for junior and senior high school students: July 13-18
Contact: Judy Woodring, (270) 745-6340.
Online: http://www.wku.edu/forensics/sfi/index.html

Women & Kids Summer Camp
*Women & Kids Learning Together Summer Camp: June 2-6 for low-income women and their children.
Contact: Jane Olmsted, (270) 745-5787; Crystal Kaya or Michelle Glorioso, (270) 745-6995
Online: http://www.wku.edu/womensstudies/wklt/wklthome.htm

Music camps
*Topper Clarinet Weekend, June 5-7 for grades 10-12
*Topper Saxophone Weekend: June 12-14 for grades 10-12
Contact: Continuing Education, (270) 745-1910
Online: http://www.wku.edu/ContinuingEd/music/clarinet.htm and http://www.wku.edu/ContinuingEd/music/sax.htm
*String Explosion 2008: July 22-25 for grades 4-12
Contact: Sarah Berry, (270) 745-8974
Online: http://www.wku.edu/ContinuingEd/Strings/index.htm

Camp Big Red
*Session One: May 27-June 6
*Session Two: June 9-20
*Session Three: June 23-July 3
*Session Four: July 7-18
*Session Five: July 21-25
Contact: Intramural-Recreational Sports, (270) 745-6060
Online: http://www.wku.edu/IMRec/CampBR/campbigred.htm

Other camps, activities at WKU
*Gear Up: June 5-6
*Kentucky Youth Connects: June 6-8
*BB gun/air rifle competitions: June 30-July 9
*Especially For Youth Conference: July 14-19
Contact: Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497

More camps, activities in the community
*The WKU ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships’ list of summer camps and activities for children is available online at http://www.alivebg.org/Default.aspx?tabid=105.
Contact: Aurelia Spaulding, (270) 782-0082.

Ken McDonald’s basketball camp
*Day Camp I: June 9-12 for boys in grades 1-12
*Day Camp II: July 14-17 for boys in grades 1-8
*Little Hilltopper Camp: June 23-26 for boys ages 4-7
Contact: Men’s Basketball, (270) 745-2131
Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/2008wkubasketballcamp1.pdf

Chris Finwood baseball camp
*Summer Youth Camp Session I: June 2-6
*Summer Youth Camp Session II: July 14-20
Contact: Baseball, (270) 745-2493
Online: http://www.wkubaseballcamps.com/

Hilltopper football summer camps
*Senior to Be Camp Session I: June 7 for high school juniors and seniors
*Senior to Be Camp Session II: June 12 for high school juniors and seniors
*Junior Topper Camp: July 14-16 for grades 1-8
*High School All Skills Camp: July 16-18 for grades 9-12
*Linemen Camp: July 16-18 for grades 9-12
*7 on 7 Tournament: June 19 for high school teams
*Big Man Challenge: June 19 for high school teams
Contact: Football, (270) 745-2984
Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/2008wkufootballcampinformation1.pdf

Lady Topper basketball camps
*Lady Topper Team Camp: June 12-15
*Lady Topper Individual Camp: June 16-19
*Little Lady Topper Camp: July 21-24
*Mother-Daughter Camp: Aug 1-2
Contact: Women’s Basketball, (270) 745-2133
Online: http://www.wkusports.com/sports.cgi?sports=2

Soccer camps
*June Day Camp: June 2-6 for boys and girls ages 6-14
*Girls Team Camp: June 15-19 for girls ages 12-18
*Individual and Goalkeeper Camp 1: June 19-21 for girls ages 10-18
*Individual and Goalkeeper Camp 2: July 10-12 for girls ages 10-18
*Full Day Festival Cup: July 10 for girls ages 10-18
*Boys Team Camp: July 10-14 for boys ages 12-18
Contact: Contact: Chris Tinius, (270) 745-4952 or David Holmes, (270) 745-6068
Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/WKUCampBrochure08.pdf and http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/LTSASoccerCamp2.pdf

Softball camps
*Elite Camp: June 16-18 for girls 13-18
*Day Camp: July 7-9 for girls 9-18
Contact: Bonnie Bynum, (270) 745-6848
Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/SummerDayCamp1.pdf and http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/SummerEliteCamp1.pdf

Volleyball camps
*All Skills Camp: June 4-6 for grades 7-12
*Elite Camp: June 4-6 for grades 7-12
*Lil’ Volley Topper Camp: June 23-25 for grades 6 and younger
*Team Camp: July 10-12 for high school teams
Contact: Volleyball, (270) 745-7090
Online: http://www.wkusports.com/pdf/WKULTVCAMP.pdf

Dance/Cheer camps
*Universal Cheerleaders Dance Camp: July 6-10
*Universal Cheerleaders Cheer Camp I: July 11-15
*Universal Cheerleaders Elite Camp: July 20-24
*National Cheerleaders Cheer Camp: July 24-28
Contact: Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497

Several colleges and organizations have presented awards to outstanding WKU students. Those include the following:

38th Annual WKU Student Research Conference: http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/april/studentresearch.html

Annual awards convocation for Greek organizations: http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/april/greekawards.html

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences: http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/april/cebs.html

College of Health and Human Services: http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/april/chhs.html

Potter College of Arts & Letters: http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/april/awards.html

Ogden College of Science and Engineering: http://www.wku.edu/news/releases08/april/ogden.html

Gordon Ford College of Business: http://www.wku.edu/gfcb/cmsmadesimple/index.php/news/131/32

The WKU ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships has a list of 2008 summer camps and activities for children at WKU and in Bowling Green available online at http://www.alivebg.org/Default.aspx?tabid=105.

Dr. John A. Hardin, a professor in WKU’s Department of History, has been reappointed to the Kentucky Oral History Commission by Gov. Steve Beshear.

Dr. Hardin’s term will expire on Feb. 15, 2012. He received his master’s from Fisk University in Nashville and his doctorate from the University of Michigan.

The Kentucky Oral History Commission consists of 12 members, 10 of whom are appointed by the governor. It is a nationally recognized program with a collection of more than 25,000 oral history interviews and was created to preserve the legacy of Kentuckians. From tenant farmers and lay midwives to political leaders and nationally acclaimed authors, the commission reaches across the state to record the diverse stories that are a part of Kentucky’s rich and colorful history.

A grant program provides financial and technical assistance to academic and community oral historians. The commission also offers workshops, sponsors state conferences and participates in collaborative projects with other agencies and institutions.