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$100,000 Given for Chemistry Lab

Kansas Wesleyan University is pleased to announce that the chemistry lab in Peters Science Hall will soon be renovated, thanks to a $100,000 pledge from Barbara A. Hauptli ’54.  “I am all for supporting the sciences. That is the future,” Hauptli said. “I think small, faith-based...

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Life Lessons From the Classroom

Emma Kitch grew up in a tiny western Kansas town where she learned the value of family, community and education. In high school, her teachers inspired her to attend college. At Kansas Wesleyan University, her professors gave her confidence, experience and resources. Today, Kitch is...

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Debate, Forensics Sees Success in Minnesota

The Kansas Wesleyan Forensic and Debate team traveled to Mankato, MN, on Oct. 27 and 28 to attend the Vocal Viking Debate and Forensic Tournament on the campus of Bethany Lutheran University. It was the largest tournament in its 25-year history with 20 schools in attendance....

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KWU Debate, Forensics Earns 7 Placings at UCM

The Coyote Forensic and Debate Squad traveled to the University of Central Missouri on Oct. 20–23 to take on 20 other universities and colleges at the annual Missouri Mule Tournament. Kansas Wesleyan was very competitive individually, with seven placings in events against some very...

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From Athlete to Educator

Basketball is a way of life for Shelby Heim. A talented shooting guard, Heim grew up in the small northwest Kansas town of Hoxie and went on to earn a basketball scholarship to Kansas Wesleyan University. But starting in high school, a deeper message began to shape her view of...

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Christmas Opera to be Staged

Kansas Wesleyan University will present “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 16–18 in Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Sams Hall of Fine Arts. Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitor” was the first opera commissioned...

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Alumni Chapter to Host Volleyball Reception

Alumni and friends of KWU volleyball are invited to a reception hosted by the Salina Alumni Chapter on Brown Mezzanine, Student Activities Center, from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. The Mexican buffet is $10 per person, payable by cash or check at the door. Please RSVP to the Alumni...

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KWU, St. John’s Strengthen Ties

Kansas Wesleyan University and St. John’s Military School are pleased to announce agreements which will allow St. John’s cadets to pursue college-level study. Scholarships also will be available to St. John’s graduates who pursue higher education at Kansas Wesleyan. “St. John’s...

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Students to Stage Uplifting Musical

Kansas Wesleyan University will present “The Spitfire Grill,” a musical about redemption set in the Midwest, for its fall production. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26–28 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 29 in Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Sams Hall of Fine Arts. Based on the 1996 film by Lee...

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Family Tradition

Kansas Wesleyan alum Amanda (Wilson) Colgrove '15 was in for quite a surprise when her mom Darlene (Peterson) Wilson '86 stopped by her office last month. Amanda joined the KWU marketing team as a graphic designer in January, but this was her mom’s first visit. Uncertain where she...

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100 E. Claflin Avenue
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.