Centennial Activities at the Kentucky Building and Museum


November 16 - Centennial Mosaic Dedication - 2:00

  • Opening Remarks by Dr. David Lee
  • Comments by President Gary Ransdell
  • Comments by Kim Chalmers, Art Department Head
  • WKU Women’s Chorus
  • Unveiling
  • Refreshments at Java City

November 17 - Charles A. Keown Plaza Dedication - 3:30
(for more info contact Peggy Haas or Howard Bailey)

November 17 - Centennial Concert (Van Meter) - 7:30

  • Welcome – Dr. David Lee
  • Remarks – President Gary Ransdell
  • Presentation of Kentucky Archives Certificate of Merit to Cheryl Beckley – Dr. David Lee
  • Perform all commissioned pieces except Kallstrom’s symphonic piece.  (Beach, Smith, Livingston)
  • Premiere centennial composition “Divine Days” by Paul Basler

November 18 - Centennial Mall Dedication - 1:00

  • Guthrie Tower Carillon – Mitzi Groom, Carillonneur
                My Old Kentucky Home
  • Welcome – Dr. David Lee
  • Remarks -  President Gary Ransdell
  • Comments by Artist Gino Miles
  • Unveiling of “Centennial”
  • Guthrie Tower Carillon
                Alma Mater
                Stand Up and Cheer

 

Robert Penn Warren Conference
April 22-23, 2006

100 Years of Spirit In Glasgow, Ky.
April 28, 2006

The celebration and historical marker dedication begins at 2:00 p.m. at the WKU Glasgow Regional Center on Hilltopper Way.  A reception will immediately follow the dedication.  For more information, contact the WKU Alumni Association at 888-WKU-ALUM or alumni@wku.edu.


Ragtime
March 9-14, 2006

The Department of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance collaborate on the production of the widely acclaimed musical based on the prize-winning book of the same title. The show gives a glimpse of American life in the decade that WKU was founded.


March Up The Hill
February 25, 2006

On February 4, 1911, students and faculty marched up College Street to their new home on top of a Hill. To honor the importance of this day, President Gary Ransdell will lead a symbolic walk from the Kentucky Library and Museum to Diddle Arena. "March the Hill" activites begin at 2:30 p.m. with a photograph taken on the front lawn of the Kentucky Library, recreating the photo taken in 1911. Following a brief program, Dr. Ransdell will lead the "March" down College Heights Blvd to Diddle Arena where Coming Home activities begin.


Western 100
Opens January 22, 2006

From first setting foot upon a university campus, the student experience becomes wide and varied. The world opens up to them and finding classes, meeting professors, and making friends are only a part of campus life. This exhibit celebrates the 100-year anniversary of Western Kentucky University by presenting the many activities students encounter as they live their college life.