WKU Events

The KY Museum is free and open to the public Weds-Sat 9AM- 4PM. Note: The museum will be closed for WKU's Spring Break March 16-21.

Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts is one of the largest annual art shows in the region. 

Over 150 artists have entered this juried exhibit in the categories of: Ceramics & Glass, Drawing/Illustration, Fiber Art , Graphic Design/Digital Art, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Watercolor.

Celebration of the Arts is always an amazing show! For more information, click here. 

Sponsored by: Abound Credit Union 

Creatives use their platform to promote, celebrate, and embrace HER through artist expression.

Students Returning to On-Campus Housing for 2026-2027

During Phase 2 you can select a new room, add a roommate, join a hall waitlist, and update your housing application.

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Grad Fair is WKU's beginning to the graduation celebration. It is the place to take care of your graduation planning and check out graduation-related services. You can:

• Pick up your cap & gown – Be sure to pre-order from Herff Jones by February 20 to guarantee availability and sizing.
• Know where to go – Grab your line-up info card with your arrival time and check-in location for Commencement.
• Capture the moment – Take your professional graduation photo. (Dress in business attire or rock your cap & gown!)
• Mark your milestone – Order personalized announcements, class rings, diploma frames, and more from Herff Jones.

Important Notes: 

• The Spring Grad Fair will only provide items for Spring and Summer 2026 graduates. A future Grad Fair will be held for Fall 2026 graduates.

• Please remember to bring your WKU ID to Grad Fair if you have one. Students without a WKU ID do not need to obtain one to attend the event.

Learn more at wku.edu/commencement/gradfair/ 

Our First Steps session will cover all of your global learning options as a WKU student, where to find resources, how to get started finding the best program for you, and what the application process looks like.

Dr. Rabia Belt of Stanford Law School will be speaking on Thursday, March 26th at 5 PM in the Gary Ransdell Hall Auditorium. Dr. Belt is a legal historian who studies disability and citizenship in the nineteenth and twentieth century U.S. Her talk will be titled, “Ballots for Bullets? Disenfranchising Disabled Civil War Veterans”.

Contact Landon Elkind at landon.elkind@wku.edu for more information.