Kansas Wesleyan University

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Kansas Wesleyan University
Established 1886
Location Salina, Kansas, USA
Website www.kwu.edu

Kansas Wesleyan University is a private four-year Methodist college founded in Salina, Kansas in 1886. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. About 850 students attend the 28-acre (110,000 m2) campus.

The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the National League for Nursing, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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[edit] Academics

Liberal Arts foundation; more than 27 major programs: MBA, BA, BS, BASB, BSN, AA, AAS degrees; plus evening degree completion programs for adults in nursing, business management and criminal justice. Average class size: 20; student-faculty ratio 14:1. KWU is a member of the Associated Colleges of Central Kansas (ACCK), a consortium of six academic institutions within 70 miles (110 km) of KWU through which students may enroll in courses and resources, as well as the 18-member Kansas Independent College Association.

[edit] Activities

For athletics, see Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes

Student government, clubs, publications and drama groups. The twelve varsity athletic teams compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) with competition through the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Division II; men and women: basketball, track and field, cross-country, golf, soccer, tennis, cheer; men only: football, baseball; women only: volleyball, softball, dance. Plus intramural sports. The school mascot is the Coyotes

The Kansas Wesleyan Speech and Debate Team of Steve Johnston and Noah Shook won the parliamentary debate portion of the Pi Kappa Delta tournament hosted at Louisiana State University at Shreveport March 19-21, 2009.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Thomas Craven - Bio

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