Switchfoot to hold concert at Southern Wesleyan
Grammy Award-winning Switchfoot is in its seventeenth year, with a string of alternative radio singles and eight studio albums to their credit.
Colleges and universities
Houghton grad to lead global battle against HIV/AIDS as an ambassador-at large
Dr. Deborah Birx is currently the director of the global HIV/AIDS division in the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Fighting to retain religious freedoms
Over 300 plaintiffs, including Oklahoma Wesleyan University, filed suit to protect our religious freedoms against the encroachments taking place in government executive mandates. How is that going?
IWU announces “Hoosier 10K” college affordability plan
Indiana Wesleyan University President David Wright has announced a plan allowing low-income Indiana residents to earn a four-year college degree with only $10,000 of student loan debt.
SWU men’s soccer claims NCCAA national championship
The Southern Wesleyan men’s soccer team claimed its first national title in school history.
The New Level Youth Leadership Forum kicks off at 12Stone® Church
Never The Same Camps, Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), and 12Stone® Church have partnered together to help develop the next generation of Wesleyan leaders.
OKWU professors travel to Japan for Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversary
Two Oklahoma Wesleyan University professors, Dr. Brian Turner and Dr. Darek Jarmola, were invited to travel to Japan with the 68th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
Houghton College, Indiana Wesleyan University establish historic agreement
The agreement between Houghton and Indiana Wesleyan is the first such formal agreement among educational institutions owned by The Wesleyan Church.
Houghton College named a 2014 best value in private colleges
Houghton College has ranked number 76 on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of the country’s best values in private colleges.
Wesleyans in the news
Two Wesleyan higher education institutions have formed a partnership, one church hosted “Camo Sunday,” and sports teams are headed to national tournaments. Do you know these Wesleyans in the news?
Houghton is the first college in the East to issue student loan payment guarantees
Houghton College is the first and only college in the eastern United States to offer a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to all incoming first year students in the 2014–2015 school year.
Oklahoma Wesleyan partners with incoming students to pay off loans
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) plans to partner with students to make paying off student loans a little easier.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University celebrates being debt-free
Oklahoma Wesleyan University ceremonially burned its “mortgage” to signify that it had emerged totally debt-free.
Capuchin Franciscan friars and sisters visit Houghton College
On November 6-8, Father Glenn Sudano and a group of Franciscan friars and sisters from New York City will visit the Houghton College campus.
Indiana Wesleyan University expands to Australia
The Indiana Wesleyan University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to authorize the creation of the University’s first international campus through the acquisition of Wesley Institute in Australia.
Wesleyans in the news
Do you know these Wesleyans in the news?
Kingswood University establishes the Buckingham Leadership Institute
Kingswood University is pleased to announce a centre to inspire and equip leaders in the local church – the Buckingham Leadership Institute.
Houghton College to be home for summer collegiate baseball team
The Genesee Rapids baseball team is being organized by Ralph Kerr, a Houghton community member, and the diamond at Houghton’s Kerr-Pegula athletic complex will be its home field in the 2014 season.
Nicholson-Mitchell Christian Ministry Center Awareness Day
Southern Wesleyan University has set aside October 27 as Nicholson-Mitchell Christian Ministry Center Awareness Day.
Sam’s Club donates flags to SWU
Sam’s Club of Easley, S.C., donated a 38-foot-by-20-foot United States flag and a large South Carolina flag to Southern Wesleyan University (SWU) on October 15 at the SWU Track and Soccer Complex.
OKWU to launch Josh McDowell Institute
OKWU will soon officially launch the Josh McDowell Institute for Christian Apologetics. McDowell is one of the most popular leading Christian apologists of the past half-century.
Southern Wesleyan University approved for NCAA membership
Southern Wesleyan University can start the process towards the NCAA Division II membership and join Conference Carolinas, NCAA officials announced September 17.
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