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Fresh Ideas brings fresher beans through rekindled relationship with The Roasterie

20 August 2018
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe
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Over summer break Fresh Ideas, the catering company contracted with William Jewell College,  chose to serve The Roasterie coffee rather than Starbucks at the two…

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2018 Faculty Award Finalists

13 April 2018
Christina Kirk
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Five finalists were announced for William Jewell College’s treasured Faculty Award. Seki Anderson, Caris Boegl, Jesse Lundervold, Erin Melton and Grace Miller were selected out…

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Hall Grant recipients announced

6 April 2018
Hania Osman
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Each year, several outstanding students are awarded the Hall Grant to seize academic opportunities outside the classroom. The students are typically awarded a stipend between…

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Students propose multicultural space on campus

2 March 2018
Brianna Steiert
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William Jewell College has been focusing on improving diversity and inclusion on campus this year with the Diversity and Inclusion Plan. This plan’s theme is…

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Colonel Alexander Doniphan and Leona E. Kresse award recipients announced

23 February 2018
Brianna Steiert
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The Colonel Alexander Doniphan and Leona E. Kresse awards are given to the senior man and woman voted most likely to succeed.   The 2018…

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Ely soon again to be the place to “b-ely”

23 February 2018
Elliott Yoakum
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In an all-campus email sent Feb. 1, William Jewell College President Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls announced that the school would be launching “Phase One of…

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Flu season at Jewell

9 February 2018
Hania Osman
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Flu season has arrived, and this year has been the deadliest since the 2014- 2015 season. The dominant strain this season is influenza A (H3N2).…

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Increased endowment spending sparks changes at Jewell

1 December 2017
Kristen Agar
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William Jewell College is financially healthy, with an endowment of $62 million, a 4-1 endowment-to-debt ratio, healthy liquidity and clean audit reports. However, for the…

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Endowed Chairs Announced at President’s Inauguration

3 November 2017
Hania Osman
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At President Elizabeth MacLeod Walls’s inauguration Oct. 20, it was announced that four professors at William Jewell College have been selected as endowed chairs. The…

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