William Jewell College’s Thanksgiving break will officially begin Monday, Nov. 23, and classes will resume again Monday, Nov. 30. Classes will be entirely virtual after the Thanksgiving break, which is in accordance with the schedule changes that Jewell announced on June 2. Jewell is currently at threat level C in…
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Inscape adapts to COVID-19, prepares for spring publication
Inscape, William Jewell College’s literary magazine, is published every spring and features student submissions. Although the magazine’s team has experienced several changes for the 2020 fall semester, they are still working diligently to prepare for the spring 2021 publication. Jenna Hultgren, sophomore English and psychological science major and editor-in-chief of…
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Lighting of the Quad postponed, scheduled for Nov. 13
William Jewell College’s annual Lighting of the Quad – an event where students and alumni come together to celebrate the holiday season and turn on all the Christmas lights on-campus – was postponed due to Jewell entering Operation Safe Campus threat level C Nov. 6. Originally scheduled for Nov. 6,…
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Cardinals Care plans to support student welfare through compassion in community
Cardinals Care is a new student organization that has been in the making for three years and will ideally be implemented before the end of the 2020 fall semester. This organization is built to meet the needs of students on campus who may have inadequate access to transportation, resources and…
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A Review of the In-Person Semester Amidst COVID-19
This semester has been unique for college students nationwide. As many schools remained online through the fall semester due to COVID-19, William Jewell College came back for in-person classes. As we near the end of the fall semester, students, staff and faculty alike have begun to wonder what the next…
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Board of Trustees provides update on their plans for the year
On Sept. 25, in a letter to the William Jewell College community, the new chair of the Board of Trustees, Bill Gautreaux, announced the results of the Board’s comprehensive evaluation of Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, president of the College. The email also stated ways in which the comprehensive evaluation feeds…
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An Analysis of Jewell’s 2019 Diversity Report
Each year, William Jewell College releases a diversity report – in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) – which can be accessed on the Jewell Student Consumer Information webpage. Missy Henry – director of accessibility services and anti-harassment/ awareness coordinator – was in charge of the report for 2019…
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Jewell prepares for election response
On Oct. 30, Student Life issued an email announcing that attending non-course related extracurricular activities would be optional Nov. 3 in order to ensure that members of the William Jewell College community could have the ability to vote in the upcoming election. The activities that were affected by this announcement…
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Mi Gente strives to educate Jewell community about Latino culture
On campus at William Jewell College, Mi Gente is striving to provide a place of community – bringing together all people to celebrate Latino culture. When asked about the mission of Mi Gente, Olga Morales, sophomore public relations and theatre major and social media coordinator of the club, emphasized Mi…
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