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August
Tuesday, August 1st
6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

WKU Resident Assistants move in August 1 & 2 to begin training on August 2. 

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Student staff should watch their email for further instructions. 

Wednesday, August 2nd
All Day
  • Location: Your Residence Hall
  • Time: All Day

WKU Resident Assistants will move in to begin training on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. RAs should watch their email for specific instructions. 

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Thursday, August 3rd
8:00am
  • Location: Downing Student Union 2nd Floor
  • Time: 8:00am

The Topper Orientation Program allows students and families to connect with the WKU campus and community. Students and their guests will learn about class registration and graduation requirements, meet other students, attend an advising session, and register for classes. This program will last all day. We ask that you plan to be on-campus until 4:30pm the day of your TOP. Pre-registration is required. We are excited you are officially joining the Hilltopper family!

For more information or to reserve your TOP date, visit www.wku.edu/top.

Friday, August 4th
All Day
  • Location: Your Residence Hall
  • Time: All Day

The Top Drop & Go move-in option allows students to drop off their belongings in their residence hall room early and return home until it is time to return to campus for the fall, avoiding the larger move-in rush. There is no extra cost for students to drop off their items early.

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Saturday, August 5th
All Day
  • Location: Your Residence Hall
  • Time: All Day

The Top Drop & Go move-in option allows students to drop off their belongings in their residence hall room early and return home until it is time to return to campus for the fall, avoiding the larger move-in rush. There is no extra cost for students to drop off their items early.

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

12:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Location: Kentucky Museum
  • Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Join the Kentucky Museum and The Mystic Arts Association for the Uniquely You Exhibition & Art Market on August 5 from 12 to 6pm.
 
The exhibition and market will feature emerging artists' works in the Kentucky Room along with vendor booths at which artists will be selling their wares. Come stroll the galleries and experience the mystical and creative energies of South Central Kentucky!
 
This event is also the soft launch of the newly-minted The Mystical Arts Association (TMAA), a 501(c)3 non-profit working to provide artists of all stages in South Central Kentucky with the tools, resources, and guidance they need to turn their art into a sustainable career. TMAA provides education, entertainment, and enlightenment to the community through supporting diverse local art and culture. 
All Day
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: All Day

For more information: Kentucky Miniature Horse Breeders

Sunday, August 6th
All Day
  • Location: Your Residence Hall
  • Time: All Day

The Top Drop & Go move-in option allows students to drop off their belongings in their residence hall room early and return home until it is time to return to campus for the fall, avoiding the larger move-in rush. There is no extra cost for students to drop off their items early.

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

All Day
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: All Day

For more information: Kentucky Miniature Horse Breeders

Monday, August 7th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

HRL Desk Assistants will move into their residence hall on Monday, August 7, 2023 to begin training. 

Student employees should watch their email for more detailed information. 

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

All Day
  • Time: All Day

Students participating in the Honors H4 program will move into their residence hall on Monday, August 7, 2023. Participants should watch their email from HRL and Honors for specific instructions. 

 

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Tuesday, August 8th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

Approved sorority members returning early to help with Sorority Recruitment will move in on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. 

Approved students should watch their email for more detailed information from HRL and WKU Greek Life. 

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Thursday, August 10th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

Students participating in Sorority Recruitment will move into their residence hall on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

Participants should watch their email for more information from HRL and WKU Greek Life. 

More information about Sorority Recruitment can be found at wku.edu/wkugreeks/

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Friday, August 11th
All Day
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: All Day

For more information: RuFF! Agility or Facebook

Saturday, August 12th
All Day
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: All Day

For more information: RuFF! Agility or Facebook

All Day
  • Time: All Day

ISEC Academy participants will move into their residence halls on Saturday, August 12, 2023. 

Students should watch their email for more detailed information from HRL and ISEC. 

Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Sunday, August 13th
All Day
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: All Day

For more information: RuFF! Agility or Facebook

Monday, August 14th
10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Location: VMH - VMH 0108
  • Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
All Day
  • Time: All Day

Students participating in M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan will move in on August 14 or 15, 2023. Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

Tuesday, August 15th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

Students participating in M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan will move in on August 14 or 15, 2023. Move in timeslots are required. Learn more: wku.edu/housing/moveinguide/movein.php 

All Day
  • Time: All Day

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan is WKU's transition program for all new undergraduate students and is designed to help them smoothly transition to their new life as a Hilltopper. 

Students will: 

  • Move in early (if living on campus)
  • Get acclimated to campus
  • Receive resources to help them succeed on the Hill
  • Participate in a wide variety of social events 
  • Meet their new Hilltopper best friends. 

Learn more and sign up at www.wku.edu/masterplan

Wednesday, August 16th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan is WKU's transition program for all new undergraduate students and is designed to help them smoothly transition to their new life as a Hilltopper. 

Students will: 

  • Move in early (if living on campus)
  • Get acclimated to campus
  • Receive resources to help them succeed on the Hill
  • Participate in a wide variety of social events 
  • Meet their new Hilltopper best friends. 

Learn more and sign up at www.wku.edu/masterplan

Thursday, August 17th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan is WKU's transition program for all new undergraduate students and is designed to help them smoothly transition to their new life as a Hilltopper. 

Students will: 

  • Move in early (if living on campus)
  • Get acclimated to campus
  • Receive resources to help them succeed on the Hill
  • Participate in a wide variety of social events 
  • Meet their new Hilltopper best friends. 

Learn more and sign up at www.wku.edu/masterplan

11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Location: COHH 4123
  • Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm

Monthly Mathematics Department meeting

Friday, August 18th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan is WKU's transition program for all new undergraduate students and is designed to help them smoothly transition to their new life as a Hilltopper. 

Students will: 

  • Move in early (if living on campus)
  • Get acclimated to campus
  • Receive resources to help them succeed on the Hill
  • Participate in a wide variety of social events 
  • Meet their new Hilltopper best friends. 

Learn more and sign up at www.wku.edu/masterplan

8:00am
  • Time: 8:00am

All residence halls open at 8 AM for all new and returning students not participating in M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan or other early arrival programs. 

View Move-In Guide

8:00am
  • Location: Downing Student Union 2nd Floor
  • Time: 8:00am

The Topper Orientation Program allows students and families to connect with the WKU campus and community. Students and their guests will learn about class registration and graduation requirements, meet other students, attend an advising session, and register for classes. This program will last all day. We ask that you plan to be on-campus until 4:30pm the day of your TOP. Pre-registration is required. We are excited you are officially joining the Hilltopper family!

For more information or to reserve your TOP date, visit www.wku.edu/top.

5:30pm
  • Location: WKU South Lawn
  • Time: 5:30pm

The beginning of the fall semester always provides us with a time of renewal, excitement and celebration. WKU Community, to celebrate our collective efforts and launch the new academic year, let's get together on South Lawn for our third annual Topper Fest! New this year, WKU Athletics’ Fan Fest is set to merge with Topper Fest, bringing its traditional breadth of activities to South Lawn on the same night, including children’s activities, student-athlete autograph sessions and giveaways. Learn more at wku.edu/topperfest.

Saturday, August 19th
All Day
  • Time: All Day

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan is WKU's transition program for all new undergraduate students and is designed to help them smoothly transition to their new life as a Hilltopper. 

Students will: 

  • Move in early (if living on campus)
  • Get acclimated to campus
  • Receive resources to help them succeed on the Hill
  • Participate in a wide variety of social events 
  • Meet their new Hilltopper best friends. 

Learn more and sign up at www.wku.edu/masterplan

All Day
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: All Day

For more information: Bluegrass Miniatures

Sunday, August 20th
All Day
  • Location: L.D. Brown Ag Expo Center Main Arena
  • Time: All Day

For more information: Bluegrass Miniatures

Monday, August 21st
2:30pm - 5:00pm
  • Location: Outside of Cherry Hall
  • Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Join PCAL as we celebrate the first day of classes with Kona Ice and acitivites from each PCAL department! We will be giving away free Kona Ice to ther first 350 students.

All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Time: All Day

Classes begin for the Fall 2023 semester

Academic Calendar

#WKUFirstDay

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

Tuesday, August 22nd
All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

Wednesday, August 23rd
All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

8:30am - 11:30am
  • Location: Classroom Hallway Grise Hall 1st floor
  • Time: 8:30am - 11:30am

Donuts with the Department

11:00am - 2:00pm
  • Location: WKU South Lawn
  • Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

Welcome Back WKU will begin at 11 am on the South Lawn.

Event information

11:30am - 1:30pm
  • Location: HCIC Multipurpose Room
  • Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm

Student Welcome Back!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: OCH - OCH 1006
  • Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
New incoming students interested in pursuing a pre-health concentration should attend this event in order to be informed of the layout and resources available within WKU's pre-health program. [Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Veterinary, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Chiropractic, Pre-Podiatry]
Thursday, August 24th
All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

8:30am - 11:30am
  • Location: Classroom Halway Grise Hall 1st Floor
  • Time: 8:30am - 11:30am

Donuts with the Sociology and Criminology Department

12:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: HCIC Back Patio
  • Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Meet the MHC scholar orgs, take part in games, enjoy inflatables and snacks, and have a chance to win prizes! Come and go at any time during the event. Scholars who check in at the prize table will receive a voucher for a free shaved ice from the Pelican's SnoBalls truck during the event.

1:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: Kentucky Museum
  • Time: 1:00pm - 8:00pm

Reaching Beyond Tradition invites the public to engage with Southeastern basket makers and tradition-keepers in conversation about the history, importance, and continuing evolution of this regional art form. Attendees will learn their unique stories and the roles that they play in maintaining traditions, as well as have chances to compare Kentucky’s unique tradition to those found in other parts of the Southeast, making connections that are crucial to understanding the contributions of basket making to Kentucky culture while also connecting us to the broader context of a Southeastern and global art form.

The program will include four sessions, held during the afternoon and evening hours. Each session will feature a narrative stage, with discussions guided by a facilitator (5-10 prepared questions) with room for audience questions.

For more information, please click here.

Friday, August 25th
All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: HCIC 1011 Multipurpose Room
  • Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Come connect with faculty and learn about opportunities to participate in research on campus! This is a great opportunity to learn what campus offers, even if you are a first-year scholar and/or not ready to commit to a research program yet. 2-3pm will be for MHC scholars, 3-4pm for Gatton Academy students.

Saturday, August 26th
All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

Sunday, August 27th
All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

7:00pm - 9:30pm
  • Location: FAC - FAC 0189
  • Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
7:00pm - 9:30pm
  • Location: FAC - FAC 0189
  • Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Monday, August 28th
All Day
  • Location: FAC Corridor Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Cooridor Gallery between Aug. 21st to Sept. 23rd to enjoy the Altered Environments Group Printmaking Exhibition by WKU Art & Design. 

All Day
  • Location: FAC Gallery
  • Time: All Day

Stop by the FAC Gallery to enjoy the WKU Art & Design Faculty Exhibit during the first week of classes. 

5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: The Kentucky Castle, Lexington KY
  • Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Come discover WKU and the Gordon Ford College of Business in Nashville! For more information on the Discover WKU Nashville event, please visit the WKU Admissions webpage. Click here: Come see us at Discover WKU! | Western Kentucky University

6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: The KY Castle
  • Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Discover WKU Lexington

Tuesday, August 29th
3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: SH - SH 1108
  • Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Location: HCIC 1011 Multipurpose Room
  • Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

For MHC LLC residents only. WKU Global presents the MHC LLC Abroad, a program that prepares you to study abroad alongside your LLC neighbors in the next year. Learn about study abroad, and see if MHC LLC Abroad is right for you

6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: Diddle Arena
  • Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

For more about WKU Volleyball, visit https://wkusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball

6:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Location: Nissan Stadium
  • Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Discover WKU Nashville

6:30pm - 9:00pm
  • Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville TN
  • Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Come discover WKU and the Gordon Ford College of Business in Nashville! For more information on the Discover WKU Nashville event, please visit the WKU Admissions webpage. Click here: Come see us at Discover WKU! | Western Kentucky University

Wednesday, August 30th
11:00am - 1:00pm
  • Location: Academic Complex Courtyard
  • Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
WELCOME BACK WKU COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES!
  • CONNECT WITH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 
  • WIN RAFFLE PRIZES 
  • MEET CHHS FACULTY AND STAFF 
  • AND SNAG a free t-shirt! 
  • DID WE MENTION WE'LL BE SERVING FREE PIZZA AND POPSICLES?
1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Location: GRH 1073 | CEBS Student Success Center
  • Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
On Wednesday August 30th from 1-4pm, the CEBS Student Success Center will have crafts, games, and activities, and will be promoting the peer mentorship program for students enrolled in the College of Education and Behavorial Sciences.
 
Kona Ice will be parked outside Gary Ransdell Hall, and they will be selling snow cones to all students. The cost is about $3 a student, but the first 100 First Generation CEBS Students will eat free by picking up a free snow cone ticket at the front desk of the CEBS Student Success Center. 
Thursday, August 31st
5:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville KY
  • Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Come see WKU and the Gordon Ford College of Business at a location near you! For more information about Discover WKU Louisville, check out the GFCB Admissions webpage. Click here: Come see us at Discover WKU! | Western Kentucky University

6:00pm
  • Location: KY Derby Museum
  • Time: 6:00pm

Discover WKU Louisville 

6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Location: FAC 189
  • Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Reimagining their two musical traditions, Llanera superstar Larry Bellorín (Venezuela) and Latingrass GRAMMY-nominee Joe Troop (North Carolina) play harp, banjo, fiddle, cuatro, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and sing to inspire joy and unity. Program en ingles y espańol

Admission is free, no tickets necessary, seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.



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