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The deadline for participating in KWU’s 1st Annual Zombinado Preparedness Challenge is being extended to 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. Dr. Lonnie Booker, assistant professor and director of the Emergency Management program at Kansas Wesleyan University want to see how creative you can be. The idea is to draw attention to September being National Preparedness Month, but at the same time having some fun with it at the same time.

Kansas Wesleyan University will welcome back high school students from across the state for its KWU Music Learning Day on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014.

Kansas Wesleyan University just got a big assist to help complete the fundraising campaign for its $7.5M Sports Complex. An anonymous donor has agreed to match any commitments made during the rest of September, up to $400,000. Every dollar raised for the next 13 days will be doubled.

“We are truly within eyesight of the end zone on this campaign,” said Dr. Matt Thompson, president and CEO. “We can cross the goal line with less than $600,000 in new gifts.”

Kansas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (KACRAO) hosts college fairs, officially called College Planning Conferences (CPCs), for high school students throughout the state of Kansas.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, from 6:30-8 p.m., Kansas Wesleyan University will host KACRAO's fall 2014 Salina College Planning Conference. The free event will take place in in KWU’s Muir Gymnasium in the Student Activities Center. High school students and their families can meet with representatives from more than 30 colleges and universities.

Kansas Wesleyan University will host Kansas native and women’s college basketball scoring record-holder Jackie Stiles at 7 p.m. on Tuesday Sept. 23, 2014, in Sams Chapel in The Hall of the Pioneers. Admission is free. The public is invited to this KWU event.

Stiles knows it takes more than extraordinary athletic ability to be a winner. It also requires strong leadership skills, commitment to physical fitness, dedication to the sport, and the ability to handle the pressures, and the attention and prestige, that come with accomplishments.

Kansas Wesleyan University will host the social-political installation art titled Unfinished Portrait, the work of nationally recognized Salina artist Priti Cox. The exhibit will be on display in The Gallery at KWU in Sams Hall of Fine Arts, and opens Thursday Oct. 2 at 9 a.m., with a special event at 5:30- 7 p.m. that evening featuring the artist and a public performance of readings by members of the community.

WHAT: Unfinished Portrait  

Kansas Wesleyan University invites high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to begin their college search by coming to Experience Kansas Wesleyan Day at KWU in Salina on Saturday Nov. 1, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To use a football analogy, the Sports Complex at Kansas Wesleyan University is deep in the red zone! After announcing a $400,000 matching grant on September 18, the university has received more than $500,000 in pledges and gifts. This pushed the total raised in the two-week period to nearly $1 million, with the matching gift.

Kansas Wesleyan University will host a FREE workshop on writing the horror short story, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Oct. 25, 2014. Reserve your spot by Wednesday Oct. 22.

Have You Ever Wanted to Be Stephen King? 

Do you love to read stories about monsters, ghosts, and any and all things weird? Do you dream of creating your own spooky stories? Do you get stuck when you try to put your words on the page? Then this free writing workshop is for you! Chocolate will be included.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, KWU President and CEO Matt Thompson, Ph.D., was in Washington, D.C. to receive a recognition for Kansas Wesleyan University.