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Kansas Wesleyan University is proud to announce the appointment of Michelle Dolan to the position of Director of Development and Stewardship. Dolan comes to KWU from Sacred Heart Junior/Senior High School, where she has acted as Director of Development for the past three years. ...

The next phase of Kansas Wesleyan University’s first new, on-campus instructional facility in 50 years began Tuesday, as the school announced Harbin Construction would be the general contractor for the school’s Nursing Education Center. Harbin Construction, a Salina-based...

Dr. Milt Allen, chair of the Kansas Wesleyan Department of Music, has been selected as a guest conducting clinician for the U.S. Army School of Music. Allen will fill the role Feb. 19-21 at the school located in Virginia Beach, Va., and will conduct various clinics and teach...

The Kansas Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble has been named a semifinalist for the American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music.  KWU is one of 22 semifinalists in the college and university division, joining such schools as the University of...

Fresh off an exciting week of concerts during Fusion!, the KWU Festival of Music, Kansas Wesleyan’s department of music will welcome groups of select high school students for a special event on Thursday, Feb. 13. The groups will perform selections during a concert beginning at 7:30...

Kansas Wesleyan’s DECA squad captured an impressive 29 medals, 15 of them first-place honors, at the 2020 state meet, held on Feb. 3 at Tabor College in Hillsboro.  Four KWU competitors—Matthew Whitsitt (Newton, Kan.), Ryann Kats (Prairie View, Kan.), Dillon Harriger (Kearney, Mo...

Kansas Wesleyan’s religion and philosophy department will welcome two special guests for its second annual Women in Religion event on Thursday, Feb. 20. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in Fitzpatrick Auditorium, and admission is free. This year’s forum will discuss the role of the...

Editor's Note: This event, along with the remainder of Alumni, Family & Community Weekend, has been cancelled due to the situation surrounding the coronavirus.  Kansas Wesleyan University and the KWU Foundation will welcome The Honorable William P. (Bill) Graves ’76, former Gov...

The KWU debate and forensics team traveled to St. Louis, Mo. to compete at the 90th annual Gorlok Gala at Webster University Jan. 24–26.  In debate, the team of Cassity Morlan (Kechi, Kan.) and Dallas McMillen (Manchester, Kan.) went 5-0 in the preliminary rounds of open...

Kansas Wesleyan’s DECA team will look for another quality performance Monday, Feb. 3 when the squad heads to Hillsboro for the annual state competition. The 16-student Coyote squad will face off against teams from around the Sunflower State, including Fort Hays State, Ottawa...