Here is a list of upcoming WKU events and activities. (All times Central; area code 270 unless indicated.) For additional event listings, visit the WKU Calendar of Events or WKU’s Current Students page. For WKU Alumni events, visit the Alumni Association’s events calendar. For parking maps or other information, visit Parking & Transportation Services. For Admissions recruitment listings, visit the open house page.
Ongoing/continuing events
WKU 2012 SUMMER HOURS. University business hours – May 14-June 1: 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday; June 4-Aug. 12: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday.
EXHIBITS AT KENTUCKY LIBRARY & MUSEUM: Ewing Galloway: The World in Photographs (June 1-Aug. 31); Dorothy Grider: Selected Works; An American Educator in Liberia: The Collection of Dr. Daniel Hays; Bachelor’s Beware! It’s Leap Year (through June); Snell-Franklin Decorative Arts Gallery; Elizabeth Richardson Quilt Gallery; plus other gallery and on-campus exhibits. Contact Kentucky Building, 745-2592.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. Bowling Green Ballpark. May 23-27. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
SUMMER FUN FOR KIDS. Various events and locations. Contact WKU ALIVE Center, 782-0082.
PHOTO EXHIBIT: In the Depth of My Land by WKU photojournalism graduate Dijana Muminovic. May 20-June 1. Mass Media and Technology Hall Gallery. Among WKU events in conjunction with the Seventeenth Convention of Bosniaks in North America. Contact Jerry Daday, 745-8764.
AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE: ASSET (Agriculture Students Striving for Effective Tomorrows). June 3-7. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Agriculture Department, 745-3151.
KENTUCKY MUSEUM SUMMER CAMPS. June 4-29. Kentucky Museum. Contact Lynne Ferguson, 745-2594.
WKU events through June 9
FRIDAY, MAY 25
SUN BELT CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. Bowling Green Ballpark. Games at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
2 p.m. DUKE TIP PROGRAM KENTUCKY RECOGNITION CEREMONY. Diddle Arena. Contact Gifted Studies, 745-6323.
2 p.m. INFORMATIONAL SESSION on history and culture of Bosnia. Mass Media and Technology Hall Auditorium. Part of WKU events in conjunction with the Seventeenth Convention of Bosniaks in North America. Contact Jerry Daday, 745-8764.
7 p.m. DANCE IMAGES RECITAL. Van Meter Hall. Contact Kathy Leonard, 782-0514.
7:30 p.m. WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, 745-2497.
SATURDAY, MAY 26
SUN BELT CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. Bowling Green Ballpark. Games at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
9 a.m. GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, 745-2497.
12:30 p.m. SOUTH WARREN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, 745-2497.
2 p.m. DANCE IMAGES RECITAL. Van Meter Hall. Contact Kathy Leonard, 782-0514.
4 p.m. LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, 745-2497.
6:30 p.m. WARREN EAST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, 745-2497.
SUNDAY, MAY 27
1 p.m. SUN BELT CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT championship game. Bowling Green Ballpark. Contact Athletic Media Relations, 745-4298.
2 p.m. LOGAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, 745-2497.
7 p.m. DANCE IMAGES RECITAL. Van Meter Hall. Contact Kathy Leonard, 782-0514.
MONDAY, MAY 28
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. University offices closed. No classes.
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
5 p.m. BOWLING GREEN GALLERY HOP. Kentucky Museum. Contact Kentucky Museum, 745-2592.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
11 a.m. BLUEGRASS DRAFT HORSE & MULE CHAMPIONSHIP. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Jo Jo Duvall, (888) 388-7203.
MONDAY, JUNE 4
8 a.m. KENTUCKY MUSEUM & HERITAGE ALLIANCE ANNUAL MEETING. Kentucky Museum. Contact Kentucky Museum, 745-2592.
TUESDAY, JUNE 5
ACADEMIC TRANSITIONS PROGRAM. Various locations. Contact New Student Orientation, 745-4242.
10 a.m. PESTICIDE LICENSING EXAM. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Kentucky Department of Agriculture, (502) 573-0282.
5 p.m. TRANSIT OF VENUS VIEWING. Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. Contact Richard Gelderman, 745-6203.
THURSDAY, JUNE 7
ACADEMIC TRANSITIONS PROGRAM. Various locations. Contact New Student Orientation, 745-4242.
10TH ANNUAL ALUMNI COLLEGE. Various locations. Through June 10. Contact Ginny Hensley, 745-4395.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8
10TH ANNUAL ALUMNI COLLEGE. Various locations. Through June 10. Contact Ginny Hensley, 745-4395.
8 a.m. SOUTHEASTERN REGION JUNIOR HEREFORD SHOW. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Don Cole, 791-9910.
7 p.m. PERFORMANCE: Southern Kentucky Dance Center’s Turn Up the Music. Van Meter Hall. Contact Kristin Hickman, 943-4205.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
10TH ANNUAL ALUMNI COLLEGE. Various locations. Through June 10. Contact Ginny Hensley, 745-4395.
8 a.m. SOUTHEASTERN REGION JUNIOR HEREFORD SHOW. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Don Cole, 791-9910.
7 p.m. PERFORMANCE: Southern Kentucky Dance Center’s Turn Up the Music. Van Meter Hall. Contact Kristin Hickman, 943-4205.
Other upcoming events
- WKU Alumni Association events: Click here for a list of Alumni events or call (270) 745-4395 or 888-WKU-ALUM.
- WKU Admissions events: Click here for a list of WKU Admissions off-site open houses, on-campus recruitment events and counselor visits to area high schools.
