WKU Events

Spring 2024 Graduating Seniors Exhibition

Spring 2024 Graduating Seniors Exhibition

Note: This event takes place at 2 p.m. (ET).

Deadline to RSVP is April 22, 2024.

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Family, friends, mentors, and other guests are encouraged to attend.

This is a brief reception to honor the first WKU graduates from WKU in Somerset.  

Each graduate will speak and receive a WKU in Somerset stole which can be worn with their cap & gown at WKU Commencement. 

Dress is business casual – no cap & gown.

Graduates should arrive by 1:45 p.m. (ET).

Spring 2024 Graduating Seniors Exhibition

Deadline to RSVP is April 23, 2024.

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This is a brief ceremony to honor WKU graduates from WKU in Owensboro.

Graduates receive their WKU Owensboro stole which can be worn with their cap & gown at WKU Commencement. 

Following the ceremony, there are photo opportunities, and graduates pick up a celebratory cake to take home.

Dress is business casual – no cap & gown.

Graduates should arrive by 4:30 p.m. (CT).

Graduates and their friends and families are invited to attend and celebrate.

Spring 2024 Graduating Seniors Exhibition

 Come and discover the wonderful art of preserving your family's memories! We are delighted to invite you to celebrate Preservation Week with us. Our experts from the WKU Special Collections Library will share practical tips and techniques to help you preserve your family's treasures for years to come. Join us for a fun and informative session that will help you preserve your family's history for generations to come.

A performer from each discipline (voice, piano, etc.) is chosen to perform for their faculty/peers at the end of the semester. The performer chosen has shown extreme discipline, improvement, and professionalism throughout the semester.

Celebrate the end of another great semester while enjoying delicious pancakes made by the MHC team!

Note: This event takes place at 5:30 p.m. (ET).

Deadline to RSVP is April 12, 2024.  

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This is a brief ceremony to honor WKU graduates from WKU in Elizabethtown-Fort Knox.

Graduates receive their WKU Elizabethtown/Fort Knox stole which can be worn with their cap & gown at WKU Commencement. 

Following the ceremony, there are photo opportunities, and graduates pick up a celebratory cake to take home.

Dress is business casual – no cap & gown.

Graduates should arrive by 5 p.m. (ET).

Spring 2024 Graduating Seniors Exhibition

Gordon Ford College of Business is proud to host the Western Kentucky University’s Fall Hooding Ceremony for students who have completed their Master's program within our college. This ceremony will be for Spring 2024 Graduates. Administrators, faculty, staff, and family will gather to celebrate your accomplishment. There will be light refreshments served following the ceremony.

For more information and to register, visit https://www.wku.edu/gfcbgradprograms/graduation.php. 

Topper Walk: Graduates should line up near the Charles Hardcastle Kentucky Building at 6:00 p.m. Topper Walk begins at 6:30 p.m.

Western Kentucky University's Commencement Ceremony begins as all graduates join together representing their colleges to take their final walk across campus before the conferring of their degrees.

For Commencement, students will receive their red towels to wave as they Topper Walk from the meeting place of their academic college into Houchens Industries - L.T. Smith Stadium. Family and friends can watch the procession into the stadium to their seats on the field, then they will find their seats in Houchens Industries - L.T. Smith Stadium.

Commencement will begin immediately following the seating of students into Houchens Industries - L.T. Smith Stadium. This event will be held outdoor rain or shine. 

Western Kentucky University's Commencement Ceremony will begin once students have been seated in Houchens Industries - L.T. Smith Stadium on Jimmy Feix field from the Topper Walk. During the Commencement Ceremony, each college will acknowledge their graduates, and President Timothy C. Caboni will present the graduates to the Board of Regents for the conferral of degrees. 

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/commencement.

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Spring 2024 Graduating Seniors Exhibition

Each of WKU's colleges will host a special recognition ceremony to celebrate their Spring and Summer 2024 graduates. All graduates should plan to arrive 1 hour in advance of their ceremony time and gather in Diddle Arena's Auxiliary Gym to line up for the ceremony.

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/commencement.

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The Mahurin Honors College proudly hosts its Spring Graduation Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Knicely Conference Center from 9:00AM - 11:00AM for graduates of Ogden College of Science and Engineering & College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (CEBS). Graduates and their guests are asked to arrive no later than 30 minutes before the ceremony to check-in. Space allows for each graduate to bring up to four guests. 

Each of WKU's colleges will host a special recognition ceremony to celebrate their Spring and Summer 2024 graduates. All graduates should plan to arrive 1 hour in advance of their ceremony time and gather in Diddle Arena's Auxiliary Gym to line up for the ceremony.

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/commencement.

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The Mahurin Honors College proudly hosts its Spring Graduation Recognition Ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Knicely Conference Center from 1:00PM - 3:00PM for graduates of Potter College of Arts and Letters (PCAL), Gordon Ford College of Business (GFCB), and College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). Graduates and their guests are asked to arrive no later than 30 minutes before the ceremony to check-in. Space allows for each graduate to bring up to four guests.

Each of WKU's colleges will host a special recognition ceremony to celebrate their Spring and Summer 2024 graduates. All graduates should plan to arrive 1 hour in advance of their ceremony time and gather in Diddle Arena's Auxiliary Gym to line up for the ceremony.

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/commencement.

More: Event parking information; parking map

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Each of WKU's colleges will host a special recognition ceremony to celebrate their Spring and Summer 2024 graduates. All graduates should plan to arrive 1 hour in advance of their ceremony time and gather in Diddle Arena's Auxiliary Gym to line up for the ceremony.

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/commencement.

More: Event parking information; parking map

Reception for Graduates, time TBA

All residence halls close for summer break. All residents must checkout of their rooms by 10 AM, Saturday, May 4.

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For more about WKU Softball, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/softball

The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science will recognize 89 students from 42 counties in the Class of 2024, its 17th graduating class. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at Van Meter Hall.

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/academy.