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KWU Unveils Scholarship for Valedictorians

After last week’s announcement of strong placement within regional rankings, Kansas Wesleyan continued its recent positive momentum Thursday with the announcement of a new scholarship, an honor targeted to valedictorians.  The KWU Valedictorian Scholarship is a full tuition award...

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KWU Adding Men’s Volleyball for 2021-22 Season

An exciting, fast-paced sport is coming to Mabee Arena in 2021-22. Kansas Wesleyan has announced the addition of men's volleyball as the university's 25th varsity sport. Men's volleyball will be the second sport added under the leadership of Director of Athletics Steve Wilson, as...

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Feature: Watkins Navarro ’14 Finding Her Purpose in the Navy

Marci Gillespie, a graduate student at Oklahoma State University, was working toward a master’s degree in school psychology. The program required her to administer cognitive tests to handpicked test subjects. Of course, psychological tests are often time consuming and complex....

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Recent Rankings Show KWU’s Positive Growth

On the heels of its highest enrollment figure since 2011, Kansas Wesleyan University’s positive image within the state continues to grow. KWU announced Thursday that it had moved up to fourth in the state in a pair of recently released college rankings.  On Niche.com’s 2021...

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KWU Announces New Scholarship for Adjoining Counties

Kansas Wesleyan University, coming off the announcement of its highest enrollment since 2011, has a new, undergraduate scholarship opportunity that will be available to new, on-ground students from adjoining counties. The scholarship opportunity is effective immediately.   The...

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KWU Enrollment Highest in Nearly a Decade

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas Wesleyan University’s enrollment is at its highest point since 2011. The university released its official fall enrollment numbers Wednesday, in conjunction with the 20th Day of the semester.  KWU’s enrollment for the term is 803 students,...

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KWU Announces Continuation of Ad Astra and Saline County Scholarships

Kansas Wesleyan has announced that a pair of in-state, undergraduate scholarship opportunities announced in March will be continued for the fall 2021 admissions cycle.  The Ad Astra scholarship is a $60,000 undergraduate scholarship (guaranteed $15,000, overall, per year for four...

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Feature: Prieto ’19 Shows Importance of Hard Work, Priorities

The advice Miguel Prieto received from his family as a youngster in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., was always the same. “Growing up I would always here from my uncles and family members say ‘get your education, don’t be like us, you have the opportunity to do better,’” Prieto said. “I...

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Athletics Releases 2020-21 Ticket Protocols

Kansas Wesleyan University Athletics has announced its ticketing guidelines and fan attendance procedures for the fall 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  There will be reduced attendance capacity at both the Graves Family Sports Complex and Mabee Arena. KWU will issue 487...

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Campus COVID-19 Update – August 27, 2020

The following is a message sent to the KWU campus community on August 27, 2020 by President Thompson.  Dear Friends, Supporters, Students, Faculty and Staff of KWU,   We currently have five active COVID-19 cases among KWU students. These cases are, for the most part, directly...

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