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October 31, 2005

The excitement is building as Kansas Wesleyan University moves closer to reaching its
$6 million fund-raising goal for a new Student Activities Center.

“We are truly grateful to our alumni and friends for their generosity thus far in the campaign, and I believe that their continued support will help put us over the top on the Student Activity Center campaign,” said President Philip P. Kerstetter.

Approximately $650,000 remains to be raised by January in order for the University to receive a $1.2 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The University plans to break ground on the Student Activities Center in late spring 2006. The more than 50,000-square-foot facility will be built onto the existing Muir Gymnasium on the northeast corner of the Kansas Wesleyan campus.

A variety of amenities make the new Student Activities Center a place to build community, whether it be campus, alumni, church, or Salina related. Plans for the facility include student-related offices, meeting rooms, the campus bookstore, a snack bar, a game room, and email centers. The athletic component of the facility will include a weight room, offices for coaches, locker rooms, and a performance gymnasium. The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation also will be housed in the facility.

Design elements will unite the new facility with Pioneer Hall, which for years housed the Coyote Den, the center of student activity on campus. The façade of the new building will encompass the exposed areas of the existing Muir Gymnasium, creating a harmonious look for the entire complex.

For more information about Kansas Wesleyan’s Student Activities Center campaign, please check the web at www.kwu.edu/sac.