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A self-proclaimed theatrical “jack-of-all-trades,” KWU theatre standout Molly Terlouw will take her creative mind to Florida in August, when she begins a contract position as an entertainment technician in Tampa Bay’s Busch Gardens Theme Park. Busch Gardens, a safari and zoo-themed...

Alumni and friends of Kansas Wesleyan have a new opportunity to see the campus, no matter where they are! KSN, NBC's Wichita-area affiliate, recently launched its Salina SkyView camera. The camera, located on top of Peters Science Hall, provides a view of a large portion of campus...

You can’t fill the boots of a legend, but KWU alumnus Kiefer Storrer ’13 is excited to try.   He was recently hired as Kansas Wesleyan’s head debate and forensics coach, where he will take the reins from longtime coach Gary Harmon.  “It’s hard for anyone to follow such a successful...

Kansas Wesleyan will welcome KSN, the NBC Wichita affiliate, to campus on July 13 for the station's Salina stop during the "Summer Road Trip" event! The event is scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. and will last for approximately one hour on the brick walkway in front of Pioneer Hall...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Kansas Wesleyan's Shingi Chingaya has been named as the ITA NAIA Men's Tennis Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner for the 2021 season. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association made the announcement on its website, wearecollegetennis.com. "In my four...

Steve Wilson admits there were times – several of them – when he wasn’t sure what was going to happen next. Not that day, that week, that month or the foreseeable future. Just five months into his new job as director of Athletics at Kansas Wesleyan, his – and everyone else’s –...

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...