Herald Newsletter 9-4-2024

President Timothy Caboni addresses questions submitted by campus faculty during his annual staff senate meeting in the Student Government Association chambers in Downing Student Union on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024. Photo by Von Smith.

Ali Costellow | Content editor

The athletics department, the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and the department of Enrollment and Student Experience each overspent their fiscal year 2023-24 budget, President Timothy Caboni said Tuesday morning at a Staff Senate meeting. Athletics and student experience also overspent last year, which contributed to the $11 million gap between revenue and expenses from fiscal year 2022-23 The divisions that overspent in fiscal year 2023-2024 will have to “present” to the Budget Executive Committee, which Caboni said is in the process of gathering last year ’ s financial data Those who overspent will be held accountable by the university in a transparent manner, he said

WKU announces program to allow early retirement compensation for faculty and staff

Price Wilborn | Editor-in-chief

Executive Vice President for Strategy, Operations and Finance Susan Howarth announced Tuesday that WKU is implementing a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, which offers financial compensation equal to one year ’ s salary for an eligible faculty or staff member for voluntarily leaving their position at the university before the term of their contract is complete

According to the university’s Voluntary Separation Incentive Plan for faculty , those whose applications are accepted will separate from the university effective December 31, 2024. Faculty will receive the incentive payment on Jan 31, 2025 Staff will separate from the university effective Nov 30, 2024, receiving the incentive payment on the last regularly scheduled payroll in Jan. 2025, the plan for staff states.

“Participants will receive a lump-sum payout from the University, which offers both recognition of their dedicated service and budget flexibility for the institution,” Howarth said in an email sent to all faculty and staff “This flexibility will enable us to reinvest in strategic priorities and continue advancing our institutional mission ”

Story by Price Wilborn

WKU Student Government Association Senate members stand and say their oath as they are sworn into their new committees in the SGA chambers in Bowling Green, Ky. on Aug. 29, 2023. Preston Jenkins.

Libby Simpson | News reporter

The WKU Student Government Association held its second meeting of the 24th senate on Tuesday, Sept 3, approving the passage of one bill

Bill 50-23-S reaffirms SGA’s commitment to serve as a representation of the student body and not as a political group. The bill continues to emphasize SGA’s role as a student organization and its duty to “only put forward nonpartisan legislation.”

Bill 50-23- S passed in the Senate unanimously

Story by Libby Simpson

WKU soccer falls 8-0 at Arkansas

WKU forward Kayla Meyer (24) waits for a corner kick during a game against the University of Evansville at the WKU Soccer Complex on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. Photo by Adin Parks.

Michael Givner Jr. | Sports reporter

It was a rough weekend for WKU Athletics against the SEC as Hilltopper soccer was trampled by the No. 6 ranked Razorbacks 8-0 in Fayetteville on Sunday, and it got ugly in a hurry. Arkansas outshot the Hilltoppers 30-3 for the game and 20-0 in the first half. They scored three goals within five minutes, starting in the 13th minute, then scored one in the 33rd minute

The NCAA Division I leaders in goals added four more in the second half at the 52nd, 55th, 61st, and 71st-minute marks WKU finished with three shots and two on goal, all coming in the second half.

By Kendrick Lamar