Kansas Wesleyan University will present “The Spitfire Grill,” a musical about redemption set in the Midwest, for its fall production. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26–28 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 29 in Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Sams Hall of Fine Arts. Based on the 1996 film by Lee...
Kansas Wesleyan alum Amanda (Wilson) Colgrove '15 was in for quite a surprise when her mom Darlene (Peterson) Wilson '86 stopped by her office last month. Amanda joined the KWU marketing team as a graphic designer in January, but this was her mom’s first visit. Uncertain where she...
The Kansas Wesleyan University String Orchestra will embark on a central Kansas tour on Friday, Oct. 13. Over the course of a whirlwind day, the ensemble will perform at 9 a.m. at the Cosmophere in Hutchinson in collaboration with the Hutchinson High School Orchestra. Next, they...
On Oct. 8–9, the Kansas Wesleyan University Debate and Forensic Team traveled to South Dakota State University to compete with colleges and universities from North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Illinois. KWU traveled only four students as it was Homecoming Weekend and so was not...
On the weekend of Sept. 29 –Oct. 1, the Kansas Wesleyan Debate and Forensic Team traveled to Southeast Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK, to compete with 21 other colleges and universities. Nationally ranked Texas University of Austin, TX, was the big winner in the forensics...
The Smoky Hills Middle School Honor Band will join the Kansas Wesleyan Wind Ensemble in presenting a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in Sams Chapel, Pioneer Hall. The public is invited to this free concert. This is the first year for the Smoky Hills Middle School Honor Band...
Kansas Wesleyan University is pleased to announce to two former professors, Dr. David Fancher ’64 and Dr. Wes Jackson ’58, have been granted emeritus status. The Board of Trustees approved the recommendation, and a public announcement was made during KWU’s Breakthrough Reception, a...
The Kansas Wesleyan University Communication Studies and Theatre Arts Department is putting on the first ever Smoky Hill Independent Film and Television Festival. The event, known as SHIFT, will take place on campus Oct. 13 and 14. The event kicks off Friday afternoon at 1 p.m...
Dr. Climetine Clayburn ’71 returned to the classroom on Thursday to start her celebration of Homecoming and Family Weekend by speaking with Teacher Education students. KWU’s Kansas National Education Association Student Program hosted Dr. Clayburn’s visit. Dr. Clayburn advised...
Kansas Wesleyan University is pleased to announce that it has received a $100,000 gift from Jim ’77 and Charlotte Nelson that will benefit the university’s signature Teacher Education program, as well as a variety of student success initiatives. The Nelson family has a tremendous...
