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For nearly 135 years, Kansas Wesleyan University and the Salina Family YMCA have stood just miles apart. The two organizations have always enjoyed a strong relationship, but have now taken that partnership to another level.  KWU and the Y announced Monday that, beginning April 1,...

As a young girl, Kathy Sweeney ’05 always knew she wanted to be a nurse.   The notion was reinforced whenever she visited her pediatrician’s office, Dr. Oliver Martin and Dr. William Null.  “I always knew that was my calling,” the Salina native said. “I would be a nurse. I...

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of blogs targeted to the prospective KWU student.  Part One: Why Salina?, Feb. 12, 2021 The question “What are your plans after you graduate?” was the bane of my high school existence. The impending weight of adulthood was heavy enough...

Kansas Wesleyan Provost Dr. Damon Kraft has been named one of the 10 recipients of the national Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate award, an honor presented by the National Resource Center and Cengage. The award honors college faculty, administrators, staff and students across...

Kansas Wesleyan has announced a series of events to honor Women’s History Month, which is being celebrated in March.  Three on-campus events highlight the month, beginning on Friday, March 5, when a Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary is shown in Fitzpatrick Auditorium at 7 p.m. Snacks...

KWU is proud to announce the launch of Yotee's Online, a store dedicated to offering the university's supporters the chance to purchase KWU gear wherever they are. The store launched March 1 and has already seen multiple orders. To shop the selection of clothing, mugs and other...

Kansas Wesleyan’s debate and forensics team dominated at a pair of virtual tournaments held the weekends of Feb. 12–14 and Feb. 19–20. Abby Wray and Bryce Boyd led the way with multiple top finishes, and as a team, KWU finished first overall at the Sweetheart Swing (Feb. 12–14) and...

Mike Famiglietti hadn't worked with female student-athletes since his years in high school and college.  When offered the job of head coach of Kansas Wesleyan's new women's flag football program he quickly accepted. He viewed it as an opportunity to work with women again and do so...

Kansas Wesleyan will begin its 2021 concert season with a pair of events next week in Sams Chapel, a choir concert and a performance by the KWU Wind Ensemble and String Orchestra. The choir concert is set for Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m., while the Wind Ensemble and String Orchestra...

Kansas Wesleyan senior Kelsey Ripperger is the latest KWU student to be selected for a Washington Center internship, according to information released by the organization recently. The internship will take place for EarthShare, an environmental non-profit in the Washington, D.C....