Here’s a reminder that 2023 Commencement will begin at 6:30 this evening with Topper Walk along the Avenue of Champions from the Charles Hardcastle Kentucky Building to Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. WKU will confer degrees and certificates to 2,832 spring and summer 2023 graduates. During the ceremony, each college will acknowledge its graduates, and President Timothy C. Caboni will present the graduates to the Board of Regents for the conferral of degrees.
The ceremony will include remarks from President Caboni; recognition of the Ogden Foundation Scholar and the John D. Minton Award recipient; and the commissioning of WKU ROTC cadets. Commencement will conclude with The Big Red Bash on the South Lawn.
On Friday at Diddle Arena, WKU’s five academic colleges will host recognition ceremonies to celebrate the accomplishments of their graduates who will walk the line and shake hands with President Caboni. The ceremony schedule is: Gordon Ford College of Business, 8 a.m.; Potter College of Arts & Letters, 10:30 a.m.; Ogden College of Science and Engineering, 1 p.m.; College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, 3:30 p.m.; and College of Health and Human Services, 6:30 p.m.
