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Big E Welcome 2023

Students form a giant E on the football field

Welcome Colonels! We introduced the Class of 2027, the biggest freshman class in many years, over the weekend with a jam-packed schedule. Students enjoyed a free concert with Lil Jon, and our EKU traditions, such as the Welcome Walk, Powell Palooza, Big E Bash and class photo. We are looking forward to a new semester with students and hope to keep up the excitement they have brought to campus. See you around the Campus Beautiful, Colonels!

Check out the festivities at Big E Welcome with these photos taken by EKU Photographer Carsen Bryant.

A large group of student pose for a photo in EKU shirts
Students gather at the Ravine
EKU students giving high-fives to small children
Two students high-fiving
A group of students dancing
Students look on as a staff member rides a mechanical bull
Students at the Fraternity and Sorority Life table pose for a photo
Musical artists perform onstage
A group of students singing at the Ravine
Students pose at the Big E Welcome Walk
Students walking at the Big E Welcome Walk
Students enjoying the Lil Jon concert
Lil Jon performing onstage
Students pose in front of an EKU banner at the Lil Jon concert
Lil Jon points to the crowd at the EKU concert
Students enjoying the Lil Jon concert
Lil Jon poses on stage in front of the EKU student crowd
Students cheering at the Lil Jon concert
A group of students pose at the Big E Bash
Students congregate at the Big E Bash
Students laughing and cheering at the Big E Bash
Students gather at the Ravine before the Big E Welcome Walk
Students cheer as the Colonel skips down a walkway