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Feature: Volunteer Uses Skill to Assist KWU Theatre

Just a few months shy of her 90th birthday, Nancy Brassea continues to volunteer her time with Kansas Wesleyan University’s Theatre Arts program.   Her involvement began in 2019 with a seemingly simple request from her daughter-in-law, Karen Babcock Brassea, during the production...

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Four KWU Professors Earn Promotion, Tenure

A quartet of Kansas Wesleyan professors earned both promotion for the upcoming academic year and tenure, according to information released by the school Tuesday. Dr. Trish Petak (Business), Andrea Picklesimer (Nursing), Kathy Sweeney (Nursing) and Karen Babcock Brassea (Theatre...

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Feature: ‘No Bad Days,’ Coaches Reflect on the Life and Impact of Brandon Baker at KWU

Matt Drinkall didn't know what to do. Brandon Baker, aka Dean McQueen, sat silent and motionless on the other side of his desk staring at Drinkall, who was in just his second week as head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan. "He's a very loving and caring guy and my first two weeks...

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KWU Launches Scholarship Competition to Honor Longtime Professors

Kansas Wesleyan announced Wednesday that it will honor longtime professors Barbara Marshall (Fine Arts) and Dr. Dorothy Hanna (Chemistry) with a special scholarship competition. The first version of the event will be held this fall and will focus on students entering either Fine...

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Feature: Dyer ’01 Draws From Life to Inspire Students

It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish.  These words are a mantra for Dr. Micah Dyer '01, the Superintendent of Cuero Independent School District in south Texas.   “I came from a poor family that grew up on a farm,” he said. “Just because you didn’t come from something that...

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Kansas Wesleyan Announces Spring Honor Rolls

Kansas Wesleyan announced its spring honor rolls Wednesday, a listing of 257 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...

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Senior Seminar Steps Up to the Challenge

Students from Dr. Jamie Kootz’s senior seminar class took the capstone project to heart — literally — raising more than $5,000 for the American Heart Association during the Spring semester. “This total is significantly higher than last year's,” Kootz said. “With the fact that these...

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KWU Launches Scholarship Competition to Honor Former Debate Coach

Kansas Wesleyan announced Thursday that it will honor former Debate and Forensics coach Gary Harmon by christening a scholarship competition in his honor. Harmon retired earlier this month following a distinguished career leading KWU Debate and Forensics, and this competition will...

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KWU Launches Scholarship Competition to Honor Former Debate Coach

Kansas Wesleyan announced Thursday that it will honor former Debate and Forensics coach Gary Harmon by christening a scholarship competition in his honor. Harmon retired earlier this month following a distinguished career leading KWU Debate and Forensics, and this competition will...

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Spring ’21 Contact Magazine Now Available

The Spring 2021 version of Contact magazine is now available! The longest edition of the magazine since Fall '15, this version of Contact features a cover story on Dr. Dorothy Hanna and Prof. Barbara Marshall Nickell, two of KWU's longest tenured professors. Stories on Social Work...

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