Franco Rivas has traveled the world in his pursuit of becoming a better videographer. Rivas, a native of La Calera, Argentina, first came to KWU in 2014 to play soccer for two years (2014 and 2015), graduating in 2015. Since leaving Salina he has lived and worked in Australia,...
Kansas Wesleyan finished third in the HelperHelper NAIA Challenge which tracks community service by student-athletes, marking the third consecutive year that KWU has finished within the top three in the challenge. In a change from previous years, the HelperHelper Challenge was held...
The Kansas Wesleyan Foundation recently elected its officers for the upcoming 2020-21 year. Bob Meyer ‘73 will chair the foundation, with Steve Scofield ’65 moving into the vice chair role. Dennis Berndt ’92 will be the treasurer, with Jan Shirk ’17, the executive assistant to...
The Kansas Wesleyan University Alumni Association has selected its annual award winners, four individuals who bring particular honor to the university. The Alumni Achievement Award winner was Dr. Virginia Shaw '73. Dr. Shaw is a Salina native who currently resides in Hawaii, and...
Kansas Wesleyan University has announced, along with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Football League and Reigning Champs Experiences (RCX), the addition of women's flag football as an official sport on the Salina, Kan., campus beginning with the...
In celebration of their accomplishments, Kansas Wesleyan has sent celebration boxes to each of the members of its graduating Class of 2020. The boxes were sent over the past two weeks in recognition of the postponement of a traditional commencement ceremony. Each box contains a cap...
After careful consideration of the climate surrounding COVID-19, Kansas Wesleyan University has announced that it plans to open this fall as scheduled. On-ground classes for the semester will begin August 18. "Our intent has always been to be fully operational this fall," said Dr...
TOPEKA, Kan. — A pair of Kansas Wesleyan students were among those honored with scholarships by the Kansas Independent College Foundation (KICF) earlier this week. The scholarships were awarded to juniors Janell Fellers and Rebekah Morris. Each nominated student had to submit a...
The following message was released from the office of Dr. Matt Thompson, KWU President, on April 29. The message presented here has been edited for length considerations, but the full version can be read at www.kwu.edu/coronavirus. The bulk of my message today focuses on the CARES...
What thoughts does the term community engender? The term is used a great deal at KWU, but for two individuals with KWU ties, it has come to mean even more during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Helen Keller once said, "Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much,”...
