Kentucky Wesleyan College has been recognized as a top-ranked institution offering the best online Graphic Design Degree Programs by Intelligent.com. Kentucky Wesleyan was listed among 26 other competing institutions across the nation with a unique distinction for Best Liberal Arts college or university. The student-focused comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 1,604…
Awards and Recognitions
Kentucky Wesleyan College Ranked a Best Regional College in the South by U.S. News & World Report
Kentucky Wesleyan College has again been named one of the Best Regional Colleges in the South in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Wesleyan was No. 16 in the South as a Best Regional College, the highest ranking in the Commonwealth. “Kentucky Wesleyan is proud to be recognized by U.S. News…
Kentucky Wesleyan College Opens New Academic Year with Fifth Consecutive Increase in Enrollment
Kentucky Wesleyan College has announced an increase in enrollment for the 2019-20 academic year, the College’s fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth. The total headcount is 841, which includes all full- and part-time students on campus and online. Wesleyan’s total full-time face-to-face enrollment for the Fall 2019 term is 780, which is a 5.4% increase…
Wesleyan Women of Distinction – Dr. Amelia “Amy” Jacobs ’74
“After I graduated from KWC, I moved back to Louisville and enrolled in graduate school. I was taking chemistry classes and doing peptide research when I decided to apply to dental school. My dad had always teased me that he wanted me to be an orthodontist because my braces had cost him too much. I…
Wesleyan Women of Distinction-Dr. Jessica (Keenan) Estes ’01
Why did you choose Wesleyan?“I am a 1997 graduate of Hancock County High School. I was never in a classroom with more than 30 people, so when I started looking at colleges, I wasn’t ready to be in a place where I didn’t even know the names of my classmates. I wanted a solid science program…
Kentucky Wesleyan Online Graphic Design program one of the nation’s best
Kentucky Wesleyan College has been named one of BestColleges.com’s Best Online Bachelor’s in Graphic Design programs for 2019, ranked seventh in the nation. BestColleges ranks college programs based on a combination of factors including academic quality, affordability and online competency. The Kentucky Wesleyan program includes foundational and advanced graphic arts courses including drawing, typography, branding…
Kentucky Wesleyan College Celebrates the Class of 2019
The Kentucky Wesleyan Class of 2019 celebrated its accomplishments and completion of degree programs with the 151st Annual Commencement on Saturday, April 27. A special graduation ceremony was also celebrated on April 24 for graduating members of the Panther baseball and softball teams who would have otherwise missed the opportunity to walk across the stage…
2019 Oak and Ivy Inductees
Friday, April 12 marked the celebration of the 65th Annual Order of Oak and Ivy, Kentucky Wesleyan College’s highest honor. The Order of Oak and Ivy is presented annually to six students who best typify strength of character, dedication of purpose and devotion of Christian ideals. It also recognizes those who exemplify intellectual ability and…
Kentucky Wesleyan student Jessica Shelton honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Kentucky Wesleyan College sophomore Jessica Shelton has been selected as a member of Campus Compact’s 2019-20 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Shelton, a graduate of Daviess County High School, is one of 262 students nationwide to receive the honor. She is Wesleyan’s third Newman Civic Fellow and was chosen for her multitude of volunteer efforts…
Wesleyan Women of Distinction – Dr. Karen (Gurwell) Lutz ’91
Dr. Karen (Gurwell) Lutz ’91, through her passion to help patients with unmet needs, is making a profound difference in our world in the pharmaceutical industry. Executive Director of Medical Writing in Clinical Development with a focus on non-viral chronic liver diseases including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and several cholestatic diseases, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. B.S., Chemistry, Kentucky…