Kansas Wesleyan will welcome home many of its own Oct. 15–17, as the university hosts its traditionally annual Homecoming and Family Weekend. It will be KWU’s first Homecoming Weekend since 2019, due to the one-year absence necessitated by COVID-19. While many of the traditional...
The Kansas Wesleyan University Foundation (KWUF) announced its officers for the 2021-22 year, a group that includes Robert Meyer ’73 as president. Meyer, who graduated in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, is an Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisor who lives in Olathe, Kan....
"I got a rock!" So joked Dr. Stefanie Milam '02 upon learning that she would now share her name with asteroid 40706 (1999 RO240). The space rock is now christened asteroid 40706 Milam, and a full view of its orbital pattern can be seen here. "This asteroid was initially...
Kansas Wesleyan’s Division of Fine Arts has announced its fall and winter schedule of events, a slate that encompasses some of the best music, theatre and art opportunities in north-central Kansas. “We are thrilled to resume a traditional events schedule,” said Professor Barbara...
The Kansas Independent College Foundation (KICF) announced its annual Maud Wyatt Scholarship recipients earlier this week. Kansas Wesleyan’s Emily Monson was one of the 20 students honored. “I am so thankful to have received this scholarship,” said Monson. “Going to Kansas...
Dan O'Connell of Kansas Wesleyan University has been named Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Athletic Trainer of the Year, the conference office announced Monday. O'Connell will be formally recognized in a virtual format later in the summer. "I am very honored to receive this...
Kansas Wesleyan announced Wednesday that new student move-in day will be held August 4, while returning students will come back to campus two days later, August 6. Off-campus students will be expected to complete the check-in process on these days as well. “We can’t wait to get...
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...
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...
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...
