Incoming STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) freshmen at Kentucky have the opportunity to participate in the College’s inaugural STEM Summer Bridge Program on campus from Sunday, July 17-Saturday, July 23. Provided by a $50,000 grant from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the free program will provide guidance and support to first-year STEM students to help…
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Class of 2022 Graduate Profile – Erin Sexsmith
“Everyone here at KWC is family oriented. I attended another college my freshman year, and KWC is night and day from that first year. Everyone is supportive and interested in the students. They want us to succeed, and they do everything they can to help us. I am so glad I transferred to Wesleyan. “I…
Kentucky Wesleyan Magazine Fall 2021
The Fall 2021 issue of the Kentucky Wesleyan Magazine is now in print and available online. Enjoy the latest issue, which is one of our largest ever! Features include celebrating 70 years in Owensboro, updates on our Rogers Fellows’ graduates, a Homecoming 2021 recap, spotlights on alumni Lawson Glasergreen ’91 and Jennifer Zingg ’21, Why…
Kentucky Wesleyan to present annual Ellie Magnuson Lecture
Alumna to speak on “Violence in the Hebrew Bible” Katheryn (Pfisterer) Darr, Ph.D.’74 will present the annual Ellie Magnuson Lecture in Literature and Science on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. in Rogers Hall at the Winchester Center at Kentucky Wesleyan College. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow…
Kentucky Wesleyan Magazine Spring 2021
The Spring 2021 issue of the Kentucky Wesleyan Magazine is now in print and available online. Enjoy the latest issue, which includes a cover feature on “What Unites Us” along with features on the progress of our Three Pillars, Dr. Randy Capps ’57, Professors Nate and Molly Gross, Sashalia Ramirez ’23 and Panther football’s sophomore…
Kentucky Wesleyan Zoology Program offers event on the world of spiders
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Zoology Program invites the public (ages 3 and older) to take part in a fun and engaging learning experience in the Nature Center Shelter in the Jim Lambert Pioneer Village at Yellow Creek Park on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event does not include purposely scary…
Kentucky Wesleyan College earns accolades for three programs
Kentucky Wesleyan College has been recognized by PLEXUSS Global Rankings for three programs: #4 Best Online College or University in Kentucky Offering a Bachelor’s Degree Program #5 Best in Kentucky Offering a Legal Professions Program #6 in Kentucky Offering Natural Sciences Programs “These rankings reflect KWC’s reputation for academic excellence and our faculty commitment to…
Class of 2021 – Bronzon Yator Shares his KWC Experience
“I really love KWC. Everyone here is like family to me, and Coach Tony Rowe has treated me like a son. “I have wanted to be a pharmacist since I was in high school, and Kentucky Wesleyan prepared me well for pharmacy school. Dr. Rachel Pritchard (associate professor of biology and division chair of natural…
Why We Give – Will ’16 and Ruth (Ballenger) Roberts ’17
Current Residence:Greencastle, Ind. Majors:Will: Business AdministrationRuth: Biology (Minor in Chemistry) Today:Will has been a financial advisor since August 2017 and has Series 7 and 66 licenses; he opened his Edward Jones office in Greencastle, Ind. in July 2018.Ruth will graduate from nursing school at Indiana State University this month. Will and Ruth were married in…
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…