For the fourth consecutive year, Kansas Wesleyan’s DECA program asserted itself as the top team in the state. The KWU squad won 39 of a possible 41 medals and took first place in 15 of 18 events at the DECA state meet Jan. 29 in Hillsboro. Eli Truhe, Taylor Lang and Ryann Kats led...
Coming off perhaps the most successful term in the school’s 134-year history, Kansas Wesleyan launched its spring semester on Jan. 19. KWU’s recent progress is signified in part by the university’s first new, on-campus exclusively academic building in more than 50 years – the...
Long-time Kansas Wesleyan Debate and Forensics coach Gary Harmon was recently named the region's recipient of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Outstanding Speech/Debate/Theatre Educator Award. Harmon’s award represents NFHS Section 5, which...
Lori Wright, Kansas Wesleyan University’s associate professor of Art, puts her fascination with human identity on display in her newest art exhibit, “More Than a Glance.” Featured at CityArts in Wichita, located at 344 N. Mead, her work exploring the expressiveness of human eyes is...
At the age of 60, Dr. Milt Allen is still learning. His most recent classroom, however, was an unlikely one: Mount Kilimanjaro. The chair of the KWU Department of Music began his ascent of the mountain, which is the highest single free-standing mountain in the world, on Dec. 13...
Kansas Wesleyan has announced a slate of on-campus events in February to honor Black History Month. The events will be sponsored by KWU’s Multicultural Student Affairs Association. “We’re excited about the events we have coming up in February,” said Dr. Allen Smith, KWU’s director...
Kansas Wesleyan University has named alumna Claire Houk (Massey) ’17 Director of Recruitment and Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement, effective immediately. Houk ’17 enters her new role following several months as the Associate Director of Admissions. In her new position, she...
Kansas Wesleyan University’s chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society has been named a Star Chapter, one of the organization’s top honors. KWU is one of just 20 chapters in the United States to be so honored, and the only such chapter in Kansas. The award honors...
Kansas Wesleyan University is honoring one of its most distinguished alumni with its latest announcement, the launch of the Dr. Rebecca Chopp Transfer Scholarship Competition. The competition will be an annual event, held in March, for students who have completed at least 24 hours...
The classic 1960s sitcom “Green Acres,” tells the story of two individuals, who preferred two different American sceneries. A prominent New York attorney longed for farm living and the countryside, while his stylish Hungarian wife desired the penthouse view and Park Ave. Hence, the...
