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This exhibit tells the stories of freshmen year from participants in a student success intiative, WKU Freshmen Guided Pathway (FGP). This cohort of first-time, full-time students who graduated from one of five high schools in Warren County represent the typical WKU freshman in terms of academic achievement prior to admission and their demographic makeup.

FGP assists students as they negotiate the often difficult affective and academic shifts between high school and college. Learn more about the program in this exhibit, presented by the Kelly M. Burch Institute for Transformative Practices in Higher Education, Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing, the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, the WKU Center for Literacy, and the Kentucky Museum.

Gazing Deeply showcases how WKU’s backyard—the unique landscape of Mammoth Cave—is being studied, interpreted, and inspiring action on environmental change. Coinciding with the UNESCO Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources: A Workshop on Sustainability and Community and Earth Day’s 50th anniversary in 2020, this exhibition is a collaborative effort between arts and science faculty and students that highlights one of the most well-known and vital natural landscapes in the world. 

History suggests that as “big business” started to take hold in the late 1800s, women became more involved in business and working outside the home. However, few women owned companies. Those that did were in industries centered on women, such as home goods, apparel, or personal care.

Today, women own only 40% of businesses in the U.S., making Carrie Burnam Taylor’s business of the early 20th century that much more impressive. Curated with Dr. Carrie Cox, this exhibit will explore Taylor's life and work, displaying three of her dresses, two coats, two bodices, and various undergarments recently conserved thanks to our Adopt-an-Artifact program.

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In the late 1800s, stitchery from London's Royal School of Art needlework and Japanese arts and crafts exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition inspired women across America to take up their needles in new and different ways. Explore the various "maniacal" and "maddening" designs that resulted in this showcase of our Crazy Quilt collection.

This exhibition presents a powerful series of images captured by photographer and community activist, Johnalma Barnett.

School of Media Galleries: Grayson County Photography Exhibit.

This group exhibition presents the work of all Fall Seniors graduating from WKU Art & Design in the studio and design disciplines.

WKU Kwanzaa.

WKU Grad Bash

Exclusively for December 2022 Graduates

We want to celebrate your achievements and welcome our newest grads to the WKU Alumni family!

Join us for music, photo ops, door prizes, complimentary appetizers and beverages. 

RSVP for WKU Grad Bash at http://alumni.wku.edu/gradbash.

Presented by WKU Young Alumni Council and WKU Student Alumni Ambassadors

Make your Home on the Hill at Western Kentucky University! The WKU Housing application opens for new students for 2023-2024 on December 1, 2022. 

Learn more and apply at wku.edu/housing/apply. 

The live-on experience is an essential part of your education at WKU. All full-time undergraduate students are required to live on campus for two years. Some exemptions apply. Learn More