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Western Kentucky University celebrated the Class of 2025 Thursday evening starting with Topper Walk and ending with a fireworks display at Big Red Bash.
Joined by faculty from each academic college, the 2025 graduates waved red towels and greeted family and friends as they made their way down the Hill into Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium for WKU’s 197th Commencement.
WKU conferred 3,420 degrees and certificates to spring and summer 2025 graduates -- 97 associate, 2,108 bachelor’s, 598 master’s, 50 doctoral, 15 specialist degrees, 442 undergraduate certificates and 110 graduate certificates.
President Timothy C. Caboni addressed the Class of 2025, asking them to assess areas of personal growth and leaving them with a challenge for the future.
“And I challenge you with this: be a light in a sometimes-dark world. Choose good over evil, right over wrong, integrity over expediency, selflessness over selfishness. And make sure that you're not just focused on making a good living, but that you make a good life for yourself, for your families, for your communities and for our world,” President Caboni said.
WKU also recognized top undergraduate and graduate students and commissioned 14 Hilltopper Army ROTC cadets as second lieutenants.
On Friday, WKU’s five academic colleges -- Gordon Ford College of Business, Potter College of Arts & Letters, Ogden College of Science and Engineering, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences and College of Health and Human Services -- recognized their spring and summer 2025 graduating classes during ceremonies at Diddle Arena. (Read more about the College Recognition Ceremonies)
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