WKU News
Homecoming Week
- Monday, November 9th, 2026
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the Presidential Speaker Series featuring Jeremy Utley. Our annual Speaker Series brings influential thinkers and innovators to WKU to explore ideas that shape our world and encourage meaningful conversations across disciplines and perspectives. These opportunities complement the work happening in our classrooms and help connect the WKU and Bowling Green communities with broader issues shaping our future.
Jeremy’s presentation, Making AI More Human, was especially timely. As artificial intelligence continues to transform education, business and everyday life, we must think carefully about how we use these tools and the role we want them to play. As he shared, our greatest opportunity is to use new technology thoughtfully to strengthen human creativity, improve problem solving and open new possibilities. Those discussions are important for our students as they prepare for an evolving workforce and for all of us as we consider how to apply emerging technologies with intention and integrity. Thank you to Jeremy for sharing his insights and to everyone who helped make this year’s event a success.
This week is Homecoming on our Hill, one of the most meaningful traditions in the life of our university. For our alumni, Homecoming is a chance to return to the place where so many important chapters of their lives began, reconnect with classmates and faculty members and see how the university continues to grow and evolve. For our students, it is an opportunity to experience the traditions that have united generations of Hilltoppers while creating memories and friendships that will stay with them long after graduation. And for our faculty and staff, it is a reminder that the work we do every day has an effect that extends well beyond our classrooms, offices and campus. We are helping shape the lives of students who will carry the WKU experience with them wherever they go.
Homecoming also reminds us that a university is more than its buildings, academic programs or athletic teams. It is a community built by the people who have learned here, taught here, worked here and invested in this institution’s future. Each year, Homecoming brings those generations together, celebrating our history while reinforcing our shared commitment to what WKU can become.
This year’s Homecoming theme, “Big Red’s World Tour,” promises a fun celebration of Hilltopper spirit and tradition. As we welcome alumni, families and friends to the Hill, I encourage each of us to take pride in our role as ambassadors for WKU. We shape the impression our visitors take away. By participating in Homecoming activities, attending the parade and pep rally, cheering on our Hilltoppers or simply going about your regular responsibilities, you have an opportunity to help others see what makes WKU such a special place.
You can find more information about Homecoming, including a calendar of events, at the WKU Alumni Association’s Homecoming website. Thank you for all that you do to make WKU a place of opportunity and lasting connections. Let’s show our Hilltopper pride and give our alumni and guests a wonderful welcome home.
Go Tops!
Best,
Timothy C. Caboni
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