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2024 Big E Welcome

Welcome back, Colonels! We’re so excited to have you here at EKU! This year, we welcomed the Class of 2028, a record-breaking freshman class, with nearly 3,000 new freshmen. The weekend before classes started, we kicked off the academic year with a free concert from Flo Rida and other Big E Welcome traditions. Now, we’re ready to make even more memories throughout the semester! See you around the Campus Beautiful!

Check out the Big E Welcome festivities with photos taken by University Photographer Ben Keeling and Student Photographers Jake Hall and Emma Watson.

three students with a cart full of items outside a residence hall
students wave while moving a cart filled with move-in items
two students with a cart outside a residence hall
three students pose on a bench outside
two students pose at the Big E Welcome Walk
the Colonel mascot
cheerleaders perform at the Big E Welcome Walk
cheerleaders smile as they perform
students pose in a row
cheerleaders wave during the Big E Welcome Walk
three students pose during the Big E Welcome Walk
two smiling students pose during the Big E Welcome Walk
the sun shines over the Colonel mascot and three people during the Big E Welcome Walk
EKU staff with swag during the Powell Palooza
three students pose during the Powell Palooza
students roller skating at the Powell Palooza
a student talks into a microphone at the Powell Palooza
a student rides a bucking bull simulator
students wave colored lights during the Big E Bash
two students wearing EKU shirts smile at the camera
a smiling student wears a Big E Welcome shirt
two students celebrate during Big E Welcome
three students walk together during Big E Welcome
students show off their paint spatters during the Big E Bash
three students smile during the Big E Bash
a crowd of students waves their colored lights
students pose with colored glasses and headbands
fireworks go off as students form a Big E on the football field