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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 spiritual disciplines in self-care and care of others. The evening includes a dialogue between Dr. Judith Simmer-Brown of Naropa University, who represents the Buddhist contemplative tradition, while Sr. Janet Lander of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia Motherhouse represents the Christian view. 

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. of Kansas, as the featured speaker for the 2020 KWU Scholarship Gala, to be held Saturday, April 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Salina. 

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 University, Tabor College and others in the competition that involves case studies and business-related presentations of various types. 

Kansas Wesleyan University announced its fall honor rolls Friday, Jan. 24, a listing of 235 students across two separate honor rolls. 

Full-time students who accumulated a 3.75 grade point average or better during the fall semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll, while those who posted a GPA between 3.25–3.74 this past semester were selected to the Dean’s Honor Roll. 

A full listing of those honored follows. 

President’s Honor Roll

Paige Anderson (Lakeville, Minn.)

Meredith Angelotti (Shawnee, Kan.)