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The Kansas Independent College Foundation (KICF) announced its annual Maud Wyatt Scholarship recipients earlier this week. Kansas Wesleyan’s Emily Monson was one of the 20 students honored.  “I am so thankful to have received this scholarship,” said Monson. “Going to Kansas...

Dan O'Connell of Kansas Wesleyan University has been named Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Athletic Trainer of the Year, the conference office announced Monday. O'Connell will be formally recognized in a virtual format later in the summer. "I am very honored to receive this...

Kansas Wesleyan announced Wednesday that new student move-in day will be held August 4, while returning students will come back to campus two days later, August 6. Off-campus students will be expected to complete the check-in process on these days as well.  “We can’t wait to get...

Just a few months shy of her 90th birthday, Nancy Brassea continues to volunteer her time with Kansas Wesleyan University’s Theatre Arts program.   Her involvement began in 2019 with a seemingly simple request from her daughter-in-law, Karen Babcock Brassea, during the production...

A quartet of Kansas Wesleyan professors earned both promotion for the upcoming academic year and tenure, according to information released by the school Tuesday. Dr. Trish Petak (Business), Andrea Picklesimer (Nursing), Kathy Sweeney (Nursing) and Karen Babcock Brassea (Theatre...

Matt Drinkall didn't know what to do. Brandon Baker, aka Dean McQueen, sat silent and motionless on the other side of his desk staring at Drinkall, who was in just his second week as head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan. "He's a very loving and caring guy and my first two weeks...

Kansas Wesleyan announced Wednesday that it will honor longtime professors Barbara Marshall (Fine Arts) and Dr. Dorothy Hanna (Chemistry) with a special scholarship competition. The first version of the event will be held this fall and will focus on students entering either Fine...

It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish.  These words are a mantra for Dr. Micah Dyer '01, the Superintendent of Cuero Independent School District in south Texas.   “I came from a poor family that grew up on a farm,” he said. “Just because you didn’t come from something that...

Kansas Wesleyan announced its spring honor rolls Wednesday, a listing of 257 students across two separate honor rolls.  Full-time students who accumulated a 3.75 grade point average or better during the fall semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll, while those who posted...

Students from Dr. Jamie Kootz’s senior seminar class took the capstone project to heart — literally — raising more than $5,000 for the American Heart Association during the Spring semester. “This total is significantly higher than last year's,” Kootz said. “With the fact that these...