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KWU Earns Second Straight Tree Campus USA Recognition

For the second consecutive year, Kansas Wesleyan has been honored with the Tree Campus USA distinction by the Arbor Day Foundation. The award recognizes the commitment colleges and universities across the country have made to effective urban forest management.  KWU is one of seven...

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KWU Announces Promotions and New Roles

Margaret Thatcher once said that success was not only having a flair for what one is doing, but that it also involved hard work and a certain sense of purpose. A group of Kansas Wesleyan employees are shining examples of all of those elements, as with the fall semester set to begin...

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Feature: Troll ’20 Makes Ministry Her Mission

The biblical account of Esther tells the story of a young queen who found herself with a difficult choice to make – risk death by helping her people or give into fear and remain silent. In chapter four of the book of Esther, her adoptive father, Mordecai, poses a question that...

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KWU Announces Virtual Alumni Events

Looking to build relationships with your fellow Coyotes? Kansas Wesleyan can help, even if you're at a distance! The Advancement Office has announced a handful of virtual events that will be conducted in the coming months. On August 6, join friends for a WebEx meeting with selected...

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An Update on Commencement 2020

The following is an update from President Thompson regarding KWU's 2020 Commencement ceremony, which remains set for August 15. This message was originally sent to the Class of 2020 the week of July 20. Greetings, KWU Class of 2020! I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and...

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Feature: O’Connell One of KWU’s Unsung Stars During COVID-19

Dan O’Connell has started each day the past five months with the same, sobering routine. “I wake up and see the meetings I have and what kind of webinars I have to educate myself on every new aspect of COVID,” said O’Connell, Kansas Wesleyan’s Head Athletic Trainer. Before March, O...

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Showman to Receive Bemiss Lifetime Achievement Award

Ryan Showman got the inevitable questions following Kansas Wesleyan's ultra-successful 2019-20 women's basketball season. "Last year was a banner year and people asked me all the time 'where's your next move, what level you trying to get to, what job are you looking at?'" said...

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Night With the Yotes Moved Online

Kansas Wesleyan Athletics is taking the 10th Annual Night with the Yotes fundraising event global. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, KWU has chosen to cancel the in-person portion of the August 15 event and take the auction online. KWU officials plan to hold the auction completely...

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FEATURE: Fletcher ’20 Shares His Passion and Purpose

Finding purpose and passion in life wasn’t difficult for Dan Fletcher. He wasn’t unlike many youngsters, finding joy in streetwear, movies, pop and hip-hop cultures and comic books. Fletcher, though, saw a path for his future in one of those aspects – streetwear – and has combined...

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Smith and Cheeks Announced as New KWU Hires

Kansas Wesleyan University has announced a pair of student support hires, with the goal of effectively meeting the academic and personal needs of all students, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups. The Rev. Dr. Allen Smith becomes KWU’s first director of...

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Salina, KS 67401

785-827-5541

Kansas Wesleyan University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.