Cloud County Community College held its Spring 2017 induction ceremony for Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), an international honor society for two-year colleges. The ceremony was held March 10, at the college's Concordia campus.

Kansas Wesleyan University Inducted 13 members to its Kansas Delta Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society on October 30, 2016. National Executive Director Dr. Trisha Yarbrough was the guest speaker for the ceremony. KWU's Kansas Delta chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society recognizes the top 10 percent of KWU's upperclassmen students for their scholarship and outstanding academic accomplishments.

Mindscope Health, an organization led by Siri McGuire '17 and Taiga Araki '17 has won the $10,000 Connecticut College Aetna Foundation seed stage grant-a branch of the InnovateHealth Yale and Aetna Foundation partnership. Mindscope works to improve the quality of life for patients with brain diseases and mental illnesses.

The KWU Choir will perform six concerts in Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma from March 16-21 for its 2017 Spring Choir Tour. For more information, visit the KWU website.

Heralded as one of the longest running traditions at Kansas Wesleyan University, Christmas By Candlelight showcases the vocal and instrumental talents of KWU and local high school students in a magical and spiritual performance celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. The Kansas Wesleyan and Salina communities once again began the Christmas season with a night of joyful song, magic and wonder in the presentation of "One Small Child." The performances took place on the Kansas Wesleyan campus on Sunday, December 11. Christmas by Candlelight consists of two concerts featuring the KWU Philharmonic Choir, the Wesleyan Chorale and the KWU String Orchestra. Details

Emporia State University congratulates the nearly 700 students named to the university honor roll and dean's lists for fall 2016.

Emporia State University congratulates more than 200 students honored for achievement during their first semester of college.

KWU Forensics and Debate traveled to Norman, OK to compete in the 26th annual Sweetheart Swing hosted by the University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University Feb. 10-12. In Parliamentary Debate, the team of senior Alex Vore and junior Dakota Yates placed 4th. In International Parliamentary Debate, the team of Alex Vore and sophomore Jacob Studebaker placed 4th. Dakota Yates placed 4th in Extemporaneous Speaking. Freshman Megan Kline placed 4th in Informative Speaking and was a semifinalist in Extemporaneous Speaking. Autumn Zimmerman placed 6th in Communication Analysis. Learn more about KWU Forensics and Debate.

Four Kansas Wesleyan Students traveled to Topeka on Tuesday, Feb. 7, for Student Day at the Capitol hosted by the Kansas Independent College Association (KICA). Kobee McCorkle, Autumn Zimmerman, Trail Spears and Kaleb Whitehair were recommended for this opportunity by KWU faculty. The day included a lesson on advocacy, lobbying, and the state of Independent Higher Education Policy, followed by legislative appointments.

An evening of presentations by Kansas Wesleyan student-scholars vying for the honor of "The Best of KWU" will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, in Fitzpatrick Auditorium. The Best of KWU is an annual event in which Kansas Wesleyan honors the very best work done by undergraduates during the past calendar year. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. First place prize in $250, second place is $100 and the third place finisher will be awarded $50. Best of KWU participants: Miranda Green: "Fifth Grade Teaching Portfolio" Alissa Kim and Lindsey Rojas: "Parental Gender Differences on Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment" Zachary Kyle: "The Opinions of Police vs. the Public: A Higher Education for Law" Cole Loewer: "FoRREST: A Framework of Robust Reverse Engineering Software Tools" Darren Woodson: "Visualization and Optimization of Ultrafast Intense Laser-Matter Interaction Using Classical Mechanics" Garrett Young: "Elite Athletics Running Store: Marketing Plan" Autumn Zimmerman: "Fire Fever"

Emporia State University is pleased to announce that over $3.5 million in scholarship funds are helping more than 1,700 students from Kansas, 23 other states and 32 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2016-17 academic year.

Emporia State University is pleased to announce that over $2.53 million in scholarship funds are helping nearly 1,700 students from Kansas, 19 other states and 24 foreign countries realize their educational dreams during the 2015-16 academic year.

Cloud County Community College has announced the names of students on the Fall 2016 Honor Roll. To be named to the honor roll, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of college coursework and earned a semester grade point average of 3.6-3.899. The following students have been named to the Fall 2016 Honor Roll.

Cloud County Community College has announced the names of students on the Fall 2016 President's Honor Roll. To be named to the President's Honor Roll, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours of college coursework and earned a semester grade point average of 3.9-4.0. The following students have been named to the Fall 2016 President's Honor Roll.

Hats off to the nearly 550 candidates for graduation at Emporia State University.

Cloud County Community College students complete degree requirements.

Students new to Cloud County Community College officially became Cloud T-Birds when they enrolled for Fall 2016 classes at a new student enrollment event.

Students new to Cloud County Community College officially became Cloud T-Birds when they enrolled for Fall 2016 classes at a new student enrollment event.

The following students were elected as Student Senate officers at Cloud County Community College for the 2013-2014 academic year.

A letter of intent to compete for the Cloud County Community College Thunderbirds was signed on Wednesday, February 27. 2013.

A letter of intent to compete for the Cloud County Community College Thunderbirds was signed on Wednesday, February 27. 2013.