Since the founding of William Jewell College in 1849, serving others has been at the heart of the Jewell community. The College was founded by Baptists who dreamed of creating future leaders who would go on to improve society. Today, philanthropy remains a core value as students work to continue…
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Jewell students volunteer at the annual Serve and Celebrate event
William Jewell College students kicked off homecoming week Sept. 29 with Serve and Celebrate. The annual morning of service had 150 students serving at 14 different locations throughout Kansas City. The tradition started in the 1980s as a way to get Jewell students serving their community. Nonprofits served included Habitat…
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LCA takes part in highway cleanup
Saturday morning, Sept. 22, the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha (LCA) cleaned Harriman Highway, a road dedicated to Dr. Richard Harriman, that runs along the east side of William Jewell College. Lambda Chi is highly excited to be afforded such an opportunity. Chris Seward spoke to the Monitor about LCA’s…
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Jewell students serve their community in the annual Jewell Day of Service
On Saturday, April 8, William Jewell College had its annual Jewell Day of Service on which students devote their Saturday morning to serving the community. Jeff Buscher, College Chaplain, explained that while the fall Serve and Celebrate day was around before he started at Jewell, the spring Jewell Day of…
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Jewell Students Help with Hurricane Harvey Relief
Over fall break, 10 William Jewell College students and two staff members made their way to Houston, Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey relief. The group left Jewell Wednesday Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. and returned at midnight Sunday Oct. 15. The ten students were Jonathan Morris, senior psychology major;…
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