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Alumna Kvacik Joins Advancement Staff

Posted on November 26, 2019

Kansas Wesleyan alumna Sylvia Kvacik ’12 has been hired as KWU’s director of alumni and parent relations and university events, effective Dec. 2. 

KWU to Participate in Marine Toy Box Program

Posted on November 26, 2019

For the eighth straight year, Kansas Wesleyan University is partnering with the Marine Corps League to collect toys and financial donations for the Marine Toy Box program. Part of the partnership involves Tuesday’s basketball games versus Bethany, where anyone bringing a new, unwrapped toy can receive half-off adult admission. 

Until Dec. 9, new and unwrapped toy donations can be dropped off at the K-Dub Hub, located on the second floor of Pioneer Hall. Monetary donations can be placed in the locked container provided in that office as well.  

KWU Inducts 25 Into Alpha Chi Honor Society

Posted on November 22, 2019

A select group of 25 Kansas Wesleyan students was inducted into the Alpha Chi national honor society on Sunday, Nov. 17 at KWU’s Fitzpatrick Auditorium.

Tickets Now on Sale for Football's NAIA First Round Game Saturday

Posted on November 20, 2019

Tickets, as well as spots in the KWU tailgate lot, are now on sale through the KWU Box Office for Saturday's NAIA Football Championship Series First Round game with #15 Baker at the Graves Family Sports Complex. 

TICKET PRICES
$15 - Adults
$10 - Seniors (60+)
$5 - Faculty and Staff
$5 - Students (17-under)
Free - Children 5-and-under

Gates to the stadium will open at 11:00 a.m. Kickoff is set for noon. 

#3 Football to Host #15 Baker in Opening Round of NAIA Football Championship

Posted on November 18, 2019

Kansas Wesleyan's second consecutive trip to the NAIA Football Championship Series will begin in the same location that last season's journey ended.

The 11-0 and No. 3-ranked Coyotes play Baker at noon, Saturday at Graves Family Sports Complex in the first round of the 2019 playoffs. Their three playoff games last fall were at Graves Complex as they defeated Langston (Okla.) and Dickinson State (N.D.) before losing to Benedictine in the semifinals.

Poet Laureate of Kansas to Present Reading and Discussion at KWU

Posted on November 12, 2019

Kansas Wesleyan University will host “May Our Voices Ring True,” an event with Huascar Medina, Poet Laureate of Kansas, on Dec. 2 at noon in Fitzpatrick Auditorium on campus. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program, which is available due to the support of Humanities Kansas.

The event’s noon start time allows for 30 minutes of open-mic time for the community. Guidelines on time limit and number of speakers will be enforced, after which Medina will begin his presentation. The complete event is scheduled to last until 1:30 p.m. 

Feature: Out of the Ordinary

Posted on November 11, 2019

If you drive down Cloud Street in Salina—the street that skirts the south side of the KWU campus—you may see a woman walking her very small dog. It may seem like the only thing out of the ordinary is the particularly diminutive size of the dog, but that would not be the case. This woman has traveled the world, thrown hand grenades, and here in Kansas, she has spent time as the Ottawa County attorney and now is a student at Kansas Wesleyan. She is Kristin Heck, and her story is the very antithesis of ordinary. 

Feature: KWU Teacher Ed Grad Succeeding in Salina

Posted on November 6, 2019

On Nov. 7, Kansas Wesleyan will welcome a group of potential teachers for its Teacher Education Day. Most students in the program are able to obtain full-time teaching contracts prior to graduation, and many opt to stay in Salina and the surrounding area because of the relationships built during early field experiences. One example is Kelsey Plummer ’17, who is currently a kindergarten teacher at Cottonwood Elementary in Salina.  

Feature: Range Demonstrates The Power of Influence

Posted on November 5, 2019

Sometimes, the influence of one person can start the boulder that is personal growth rolling down the proverbial mountainside. Such was the case with Kansas Wesleyan men’s basketball player AJ Range. 

Range did not plan on attending KWU, and in fact, took his recruiting visit to Salina primarily due to its close proximity to his home in Junction City. When he got to the school, however, he encountered an old friend.