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Events
Kentucky Wesleyan College to celebrate Class of 2024 with Baccalaureate and Commencement May 3 and 4
Kentucky Wesleyan College’s 156th annual Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 4, at 10 a.m. at Owensboro Christian Church. Dee M. Robinson will address the graduating seniors on “From Wasted to Empowered: A Journey to Pursuing Dreams.” She will be the recipient of an honorary doctor of humane letters. Ms. Robinson is the founder…
Kentucky Wesleyan Singers join Owensboro Symphony in Season Finale
The Kentucky Wesleyan Singers joined the Owensboro Symphony in concluding the Symphony’s 58th season on April 20 with a show titled “The Crown Jewel.” The Symphony performance showcased the music of English composers Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughn Williams, William Walton, and more. Among the show’s featured pieces was Vaugh Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem,” a six-movement…
Kentucky Wesleyan Band presents concert celebrating the 60s
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Band presents their final concert of the 2023-2024 academic year, “All You Need is Love,” wind band literature celebrating the 60s, on April 18 at 6 p.m. in the Jack T. Wells ’77 Activity Center. Music from Leonard Bernstein, Claude T. Smith, Dmitri Shostakovich, Vincent Persichetti and The Beatles represent some…
Kentucky Wesleyan Alumnus to give Honors Convocation keynote address
Michael Wade ’80 is University of Louisville director of accountancy Michael Wade ’80 will give the keynote address, “Three Takeaways for Success,” at Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 11, at 12:30 p.m. in the Jack T. Wells ’77 Activity Center. He is director of accountancy, which includes management of graduate and undergraduate programs, at the…
Kentucky Wesleyan seniors announce Class of 2024 Senior Gift
Kentucky Wesleyan College’s Class of 2024 has announced plans for its Senior Class Gift. The graduating seniors will give a historic mural created by KWC alumnus and local artist K.O. Lewis ’08. The mural will be in the first-floor lobby inside the Barnard-Jones Administration Building. “Senior gifts are a long-standing tradition here at Kentucky Wesleyan,”…
Kentucky Wesleyan to host Spring Career and Graduate School Fair and Free Headshot Day March 19
Kentucky Wesleyan College will host its annual Spring Career and Graduate School Fair on March 19 and expects over 40 employers and graduate programs to attend. The event will take place inside the Winchester Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students attending will be given a Career Passport to encourage exploration among the…
Kentucky Wesleyan to celebrate inaugural “GOLD” Week March 17-23
Kentucky Wesleyan College has declared March 17-23 “GOLD” Week to celebrate its Graduates of the Last Decade. The week’s celebrations include a GOLD Happy Hour at Mister B’s, the Second Annual Free Headshot Day, a Topgolf event in Louisville, an exclusive sale on President’s Gala tickets, GOLD alumni features on the KWC Alumni Association’s social…
Wesleyan Theatre Works to present “Disaster… the Musical!”
Wesleyan Theatre Works at Kentucky Wesleyan College will present “Disaster!,” a jukebox musical comedy created by Seth Rudetsky and written by Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, on March 21, 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. and March 24 at 2 p.m. in the Wells Activity Center. Purchase Tickets Earthquakes, tidal waves, piranhas, infernos and the songs…
Kentucky Wesleyan College to offer presentation on Washington, Jefferson and the American Republic
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Wade Lecture Series will present “Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic” with Dr. Francis Cogliano on Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m. in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building. A reception will follow. Dr. Cogliano is the author of “A Revolutionary Friendship,” published by Harvard University Press, about Washington, Jefferson…