{"id":12,"date":"2021-04-02T19:07:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T19:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kwu.test\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:53:57","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block multiple-callout align has-bg-img statistics col-3 bg-color-bg-image no-desc\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9531-scaled.jpeg); opacity: .20\" class=\"bg-img\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"dollar\">$<\/span>10<span class=\"mill\">M<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-desc cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invested on campus in the past two years<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>139<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-desc cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Years of legacy and leadership<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"dollar\">$<\/span>46<span class=\"mill\">M<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-desc cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Economic impact upon the Salina community annually<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block rtf align style-default align-default position-right bg-color-grey-light has-secondary-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rtf-content cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rtf-title\">The Power of AND<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Power of AND is what makes KWU so special.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Kansas Wesleyan, we are student-centered AND community focused. We offer an exceptional academic experience in a nurturing, friendly environment. Our students live AND learn on our gorgeous campus in the thriving city of Salina, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>We know the integration of studies AND activity participation produces exceptional graduates. Students are always encouraged to engage in their campus community AND the local community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ad for Kansas Wesleyan University\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K44dKgWmqxE\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block multiple-callout align full-image col-2 bg-color-default no-desc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout  has-img\" href=\"\/about\/mission-and-values\/\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_KWU_036-try-new-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Female student sitting in front of cross\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our Mission and Values<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout  has-img\" href=\"\/about\/faculty-staff-directory\/\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-08.06.21.Students-KLB_0210-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Group of students standing together\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our People<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout  has-img\" href=\"\/about\/our-history\/\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/history-009-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"KWU sign\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our History<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout  has-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salinakansas.org\/visit-salina.html\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/R6__9249-1-scaled-e1749068427436-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Group in front of 67401 sign\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our Community<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-inner-bg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block split-feature align default media50 media-right bg-color-grey-light\">\n  <div class=\"block-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"split-feature-inner\">\n              <div class=\"img-wrap\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1922-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Logo on Student Center with KWU words\">\n        <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"content\">\n                  <h2>\n            KWU&#8217;s Campus          <\/h2>\n        \n                  <div class=\"description-wrap cf\">\n            <p>Find a campus map, area information and more by visiting this page.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        \n                  <div class=\"link-wrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/our-campus\/\" class=\"btn \"><span>Our Campus<\/span><\/a>          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block featured-items align default use-columns col-4 bg-color-purple\">\n\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-wrap cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post\">\n  <div class=\"post-inner\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/jan-23-recital-and-jan-24-piano-festival-cancelled\/\" class=\"img-wrap\" target=\"_self\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1-2-400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_sm_crop size-medium_sm_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man standing next to Piano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1-2-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>      <\/a>\n    \n    <h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/jan-23-recital-and-jan-24-piano-festival-cancelled\/\" target=\"_self\">\n        Jan. 23 Recital and Jan. 24 Piano Festival Cancelled      <\/a>\n    <\/h2>\n\n          <span class=\"post-date\">\n        January 21, 2026      <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post\">\n  <div class=\"post-inner\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/kwu-music-department-to-offer-concerts-collaborations\/\" class=\"img-wrap\" target=\"_self\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02651-1-scaled-e1768513901396-400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_sm_crop size-medium_sm_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Group of men sining in black tie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02651-1-scaled-e1768513901396-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02651-1-scaled-e1768513901396-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02651-1-scaled-e1768513901396-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02651-1-scaled-e1768513901396-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02651-1-scaled-e1768513901396-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC02651-1-scaled-e1768513901396-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>      <\/a>\n    \n    <h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/kwu-music-department-to-offer-concerts-collaborations\/\" target=\"_self\">\n        KWU Music Department to Offer Concerts, Collaborations      <\/a>\n    <\/h2>\n\n          <span class=\"post-date\">\n        January 21, 2026      <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post\">\n  <div class=\"post-inner\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/kwu-to-be-closed-monday-in-observance-of-martin-luther-king-jr-day\/\" class=\"img-wrap\" target=\"_self\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A7816-400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_sm_crop size-medium_sm_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Bieber Hall with flags in front\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A7816-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A7816-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/113A7816-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>      <\/a>\n    \n    <h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/kwu-to-be-closed-monday-in-observance-of-martin-luther-king-jr-day\/\" target=\"_self\">\n        KWU to be Closed Monday in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day      <\/a>\n    <\/h2>\n\n          <span class=\"post-date\">\n        January 19, 2026      <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post\">\n  <div class=\"post-inner\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/drawings-from-life-featured-at-next-exhibit-at-the-gallery\/\" class=\"img-wrap\" target=\"_self\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jan-2026-art-gallery-show-400x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_sm_crop size-medium_sm_crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Images of 2026 January Art Gallery Show\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jan-2026-art-gallery-show-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jan-2026-art-gallery-show-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jan-2026-art-gallery-show-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jan-2026-art-gallery-show-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jan-2026-art-gallery-show-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jan-2026-art-gallery-show-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>      <\/a>\n    \n    <h2>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/news\/drawings-from-life-featured-at-next-exhibit-at-the-gallery\/\" target=\"_self\">\n        Drawings from Life Featured at Next\u00a0Exhibit\u00a0at The Gallery      <\/a>\n    <\/h2>\n\n          <span class=\"post-date\">\n        January 18, 2026      <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block rtf align style-default align-default position-right bg-color-default has-secondary-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rtf-content cf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>More Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/about\/presidents-office\/\">President&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/provosts-office\/\">Provost&#8217;s Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/marcom\/\">Marketing and Communications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/kwu-social-media-accounts\/\">Social Media Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/student-outcomes-data\/\">Student Outcomes Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/about\/policies\/\">Student and Campus Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/about\/institutional-review-board\/\">Institutional Review Board (IRB)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/KWU-Diversity-Positionality-Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diversity Positionality Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/kwus-power-of-and-campaign\/\">The Power of AND Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/KWU-Strategic-Plan-2025.pdf\">Strategic Plan 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Reserve a Space on Campus<\/h2>\n<p>Kansas Wesleyan uses Astra scheduling software for all space reservations and rentals. You may view the campus calendar and check on room availability here.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help getting started:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Astra-Schedule-Training-Guide-Rev-July-2021.pdf\">User Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/KWU-Rental-Policies.pdf\">KWU Rental Policies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A reservation must be confirmed by the Scheduling Officer <strong>BEFORE\u00a0<\/strong>distributing or posting information on your event. Contact Misty Affholder by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:misty.affholder@kwu.edu\">misty.affholder@kwu.edu<\/a>, or call (785) 833-4322 with any questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block featured-events\">\n\t<div class=\"block-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"primary-event\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/events\/ell-saline-night-at-kwu-basketball\/\" class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/kwu\/img\/kwu-logo-fallback.svg\" alt=\"KWU logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJan <span>28\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Ell-Saline Night at KWU Basketball<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/events\/ell-saline-night-at-kwu-basketball\/\" class=\"btn\"><span>Learn more<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"secondary-events\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about\/events\/\" class=\"btn-alt\"><span>See All Events<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-listing\">\n  <div class=\"event-date\">\n    Jan<span>28  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"content-inner\">\n    <h3>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/events\/ell-saline-night-at-kwu-basketball\/\" target=\"_self\">\n        Ell-Saline Night at KWU Basketball      <\/a>\n    <\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-listing\">\n  <div class=\"event-date\">\n    Feb<span>07  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"content-inner\">\n    <h3>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwu.edu\/about\/events\/a-night-at-the-opera-at-the-temple-feat-kwu-philharmonic-choir-and-wesleyan-chorale\/\" target=\"_self\">\n        A Night at the Opera at The Temple feat. 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