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Biology Faculty Contacts
Weston Opitz
Professor of Biology — 1995
A.D., State University, New York
B.S. Kansas State University
M.S. Rutgers University
Ph.D. Rutgers University
Office: Room 342, Peters Science Hall
Phone: 1-800-874-1154 or 785-827-5541 ext. 2342
Campus Notes and Events
See Lori Wright's exhibition, Characters, at the Stiefel Theatre for Performing Arts, Watson Room, now through June!
How was your Coyote experience? Please tell us here.
To view President Lamkin's State of the University Address, please click here.
To view the 2010 Annual Report, please click here.
To view the Spring 2012 Contact Magazine, please click here.
To read the KWU Sexual Misconduct and Unlawful Harassment Policy, please click here.
To view Coyote Pride featuring Jim VanEmburgh, please , click here.
For information regarding the 2010 Annual Campus Security Report, please click here
About Kansas Wesleyan University
KWU has been an influential part of higher education in North Central Kansas for more than a century. Founded in 1886 by the United Methodist Church, KWU welcomes students of all faiths.
KWU's primary goal is providing students with an excellent education in a caring Christian campus community. The university is uncompromising in its dedication to providing an atmosphere where students can mature and learn while taking responsibility for their own actions and lives.
The campus environment helps students prepare for the challenges in their personal and professional lives by living and studying with people from many backgrounds, by learning to relate responsibly to God and to others by achieving goals in a timely manner.