Our Campus & Community
About LifeWorks & the Bowling Green Community
The LifeWorks @ WKU campus is located near the Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex (CEC) and sits adjacent to the main campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY.
Our residential apartment complex for LifeWorks participants – the Julie & Gary Ransdell Living and Learning Community – is located directly behind the LifeWorks Education & Administrative Building. The entire campus, including buildings and grounds, was completely renovated in Spring 2020. The apartments are fully furnished and contain all appliances, including a washer & dryer.
The administrative building boasts several large classrooms, multiple-purpose rooms, as well as small and large conference rooms. Central to the facility is a modern, spacious, and comfortable gathering area and large teaching-kitchen. A comfortable lounge & game room is located on the second floor. Participants are provided after-hours and weekend access to the lounge as the second floor exterior doors are equipped with keyless door locks.
LifeWorks is also proud to host a satellite location of the Warren County Public Library. With a full-time librarian onsite, this branch located on the 2nd floor of the LifeWorks building, provides materials, programs, and services exclusively for the LifeWorks community. The hours of operation are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. (Branch hours are subject to change.)
Leading from the administrative building to the living community is a large patio deck used for social events or relaxing with friends. A staff member apartment is located on the second floor of the administrative building. For added safety and security, LifeWorks also provides a courtesy apartment for a police officer with the Bowling Green Police Department.
The LifeWorks campus is within walking distance of beautiful, historic downtown Bowling Green, Fountain Square Park, Circus Square Park, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, and the Bowling Green Ball Park – home of the minor league Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball team. Many local restaurants and shops are located in the convenient downtown area.
Located 60 miles north of Nashville and 110 miles south of Louisville off Interstate 65, Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington. The 2020 U.S. Census Bureau total for Bowling Green is 72,294, and the population of Warren County is 134,554. In 2003, Bowling Green and its surrounding communities were designated as a "metropolitan area" but separate city and county governments remain. Significant companies in Bowling Green include the GM Corvette Assembly Plant, Fruit of the Loom/ Russell Athletics, Houchens Industries, Holley Performance Products, Bowling Green Metalforming, and Camping World. The third largest Kentucky public university, Western Kentucky University, is situated upon a hill in central Bowling Green. Learn more: visitbgky.com