The newsletter for the WKU community
December 13, 2019
Fall recognition ceremonies Saturday
WKU’s five academic colleges will recognize 1,366 fall graduates in ceremonies Saturday at Diddle Arena.

Ceremonies will include the ceremonial conferral of degrees, remarks from college deans, recognition of scholars and commissioning of WKU ROTC cadets. The graduates also will be individually recognized and shake hands with President Timothy C. Caboni.

The schedule is as follows:
  • 8 a.m.: Gordon Ford College of Business
  • 10:30 a.m.: Potter College of Arts & Letters
  • 1 p.m.: Ogden College of Science and Engineering
  • 3:30 p.m.: College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
  • 6 p.m.: College of Health and Human Services

The ceremonies will be broadcast on WKU PBS and on the WKU Facebook page and WKU YouTube channel .

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Regents Meeting

The WKU Board of Regents will meet at 1 p.m. at the Martin Regents Room in Jody Richards Hall. More Info
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Friday
ROTC Commissioning

The WKU ROTC Program will conduct a commissioning ceremony for fall 2019 graduates at 3 p.m. at Diddle Arena. The cadets also will be recognized during Saturday's college ceremonies.
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Friday
ISEC Graduation Celebration

The Cynthia and George Nichols III Intercultural Student Engagement Center Graduation Celebration will begin at 6 p.m. at Downing Student Union Auditorium. More Info
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