Hannah Keeney, senior psychological science major and president of the student body, discusses the loss felt by seniors as classes are moved online in their final semester as William Jewell College students. A Jewell staff member that I’ve spoken to recently implied that the emotional side of the impact that…
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2019 Faculty Award Finalists announced
Every year, a committee comprised of William Jewell College faculty consider a group of exceptional senior students to recognize with the Faculty Award. Five finalists are chosen before the winner is announced at Honors’ Convocation April 26. The five finalists for the 2019 Faculty Award are Megan Anderson, Oxbridge: History…
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Senior Showcase: Haley Uttley
Haley Uttley, senior political science and communications major and member of the debate team, has a laundry list of impressive achievements from her four years on the William Jewell College team. Just this year, she and her debate partner, Ethan Hawn, senior political science major and international relations major, won…
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Seniors Perspective – Tennis
Being a college athlete is a choice that many William Jewell College students made before coming to school. Each with reasons like scholarships or just for the love for the sport, the Jewell community is full of student-athletes that have to balance studies and practice. When first joining the programs,…
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2018 Faculty Award Finalists
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 of the thirteen students who applied for the award. The Faculty Award is a time-honored tradition at Jewell, given to one senior each year who…
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Men’s and Women’s golf teams end seasons on a high note
The season for men’s and women’s golf of William Jewell College (WJC) has come to a close after Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tournament play. The men’s squad finished seventh while the women’s squad finished fifth in the GLVC tournament. Derek Peterson, senior, reports that the men’s team came into…
Read MoreProfessors and staff give advice to graduating seniors
Graduation is less than a month away. Leaving William Jewell College, home for the last three or four years of students’ lives, can be a time of mixed emotions. “The Hilltop Monitor” asked William Jewell faculty and staff members to share advice for the graduating seniors. Dr. Mark Walters, English department…
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Graduating seniors prepare for life beyond the hill
With only six weeks left of school, the class of 2015 is finalizing its plans for after graduation. Many are securing career opportunities here in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Cameron VanDyke, an economics, Spanish and ACT-In major, will begin working at Lockton Companies, which is located on the Country Club…
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