Dear Colleagues,
This week we celebrate our spring and summer 2023 graduates as we gather for our university’s Commencement exercises and confer degrees and certificates to 2,832 students. Commencement represents a critical milestone in our students’ lives and provides an important opportunity for the WKU Community to recognize their remarkable achievements and, at the same time, celebrate their embarkment on a new chapter. I hope that you join us for Commencement on Thursday and College Recognition Ceremonies on Friday. A full schedule of Commencement activities is located here. (More: Flexible Work Arrangements Due to Commencement Activities)
Before looking beyond Commencement to the summer ahead, let us first reflect upon another successful academic year on our Hill. In August, we dedicated The Commons at Helm Library, transforming a traditional library facility into an innovative space where the WKU Community now shares meals, discusses course content and celebrates the collaborations central to academic life. Since opening last spring, The Commons has become a hub of activity, serving as the cornerstone of a dramatic transformation underway at the top of our Hill.
We celebrated the 20th anniversary of our Glasgow campus at Hilltopper Way and announced the Early College at WKU in Glasgow program in October, bringing the WKU Experience to even more students.
