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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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Kansas Wesleyan University String Orchestra will embark on a central Kansas tour on Friday, Oct. 13. Over the course of a whirlwind day, the ensemble will perform at 9 a.m. at the Cosmophere in Hutchinson in collaboration with the Hutchinson High School Orchestra. Next, they...