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Lindsey Wilson Celebrates UM Heritage
Written: 11/13/2009
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson College was founded at the dawn of the 20th century. In October LWC students, faculty, and staff gathered in V.P. Henry Auditorium – one of the college’s oldest spaces – to pledge that the college will be a “model” United Methodist instit...

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Purdom Named Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations at Kentucky Wesleyan College
Written: 7/3/2008
Owensboro, Ky. – Kirk Purdom became the new Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations at Kentucky Wesleyan College on July 1. Purdom was Director of Development at Middle Tennessee State University and has also served as Director of Leadership Giving at the University of Tenness...

WKU Wesley Foundation Offers Scholarship
Written: 2/25/2008
The Western Kentucky University Wesley Foundation is now offering a scholarship to Methodist students attending Western Kentucky University. This scholarship is designed for students who are intent on developing their character and skills as a Christian leader through the ministry of the WKU W...

Lindsey Wilson Students Organize 30 Hour Famine to Raise Awareness of World Hunger
Written: 2/14/2008
COLUMBIA, Ky. – A group of Lindsey Wilson College students hopes to raise the region’s awareness about world hunger by going hungry for 30 hours. Lindsey Wilson will be among dozens of colleges and universities who will participate in the 30 Hour Famine on Feb. 21-22. Sponsored by World Vision,...

November 25 is United Methodist Student Day
Written: 11/1/2007
By December, the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education & Ministry (GBHEM) will have awarded around $5 million in scholarships and loans to more than 3,000 United Methodist undergraduate and graduate students. This figure includes some 400 seminarians responding to a call to ministry...

Gammon Seminary Celebrates Founders' Day
Written: 9/25/2007
“Caring For Community: Commitment to God, Partnership with People”October 8-10, 2007 Gammon Theological Seminary founded in 1883 is one of 13 United MethodistTheological schools and the only historical African-American theological seminary that trains persons for Christian related vocations. ...

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Lindsey Wilson Adds Three Assistant Chaplains
Written: 8/10/2007
When Lindsey Wilson College students return to campus later this month, they will be greeted by three new assistant chaplains. Ben Martin, Melanie Swofford and Carol Weddle are the newest members of the college’s campus ministry office. That’s the most assistant chaplains the college has had on sta...

Bettie Starr Named Lindsey Wilson Provost & Dean of the Faculty
Written: 7/11/2007
COLUMBIA, Ky.--Veteran educator Bettie C. Starr has been named provost and dean of the faculty of Lindsey Wilson College. Starr, who has more than 30 years of higher-education experience, comes to Lindsey Wilson from Pfeiffer (N.C.) University, where she was chief academic officer for the l...

Lindsey Wilson Confers 182 Degrees at Spring Commencement
Written: 6/5/2007
Graduates of Lindsey Wilson College’s 2007 spring commencement were told to “come down off your mountain” and make the world a better place at a ceremony held May 12 at Biggers Sports Center. More than 2,000 visitors attended the ceremony in which a total of 182 undergraduate and graduate d...

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Philip Jenkins Discusses Christianity in the Global South at Union College
Written: 4/11/2007
Global Change or Global Schism? Barbourville, KY, March 19, 2007 – Dr. Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University, has addressed an array of subjects in his publications, lectures, and media appearances. From Enlightenmen...

Scholarship Available to Methodist Students
Written: 4/10/2007
NOTE: Deadline for application has been extended to June 15. The United Methodist Church of Carrollton is again offering the Vernon Driskell Scholarship. A high school graduate who wishes to attend Kentucky Wesleyan, Lindsey Wilson, or Union College may secure an application from the ...

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New Adult Education Degree Program
Written: 3/29/2007
Asbury College's adult degree completion program, ACHIEVE, now offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Leadership & Ministry. Adult students can finish their college degree in about two years going to class only one night a week. In the Leadership & M...

UK Wesley Foundation Students Travel to Cuba
Written: 3/1/2007
The students of the University of Kentucky Wesley Foundation will travel to Cuba during their spring break this year. Thirty-five UKWF students will participate in this mission trip in March. They leave Lexington on Friday, March 9, drive to Miami, then fly to Cuba for a week's stay as guests of Cub...

Scholarship & Fellowship Opportunities: United Methodist Communications
Written: 1/26/2007
If you are considering religion communications for your career, a United Methodist, of racial ethnic minority heritage, and a recent college graduate, you may wish to apply for the Judith L. Weidman Racial Ethnic Minority Fellowship. This fellowship provides a full year of mentoring and on-the...

Kentucky Wesleyan College Hosts Wade Lecture on Gun Control Debate
Written: 1/23/2007
Kentucky Wesleyan College and The Robert H. and Alma J. Wade Endowment Fund will present the next Wade Lecture, “Early American Origins of the Gun Control Debate,” on Thursday, January 25 at 7 p.m. in the Tapscott Chapel. The guest lecturer will be Dr. Saul Cornell, Associate Professor of H...

Student Loans Available Now, Scholarship Applications Open
Written: 1/17/2007
(GBHEM/FYI) – College students who find they need additional funds for the semester beginning in January can apply for a United Methodist Student loan. “We are accepting applications for loans for the winter/spring semester right now,” said James Harding, assistant executive director for lo...

Kentucky Wesleyan College announces agreement...
Written: 12/20/2006
Kentucky Wesleyan College announces that an agreement has been signed for 3.4-acres that include the Walnut Memorial Baptist Church property on Frederica Street along with four adjacent houses owned by the church. According to Wesleyan board chairman Wayne Foster, the expansion is essential in...

Rhiannon Noe Named Director of Lindsey Wilson Alumni Association
Written: 11/20/2006
Columbia, Ky. - Rhiannon Noe has experienced Lindsey Wilson College as an area resident and as a Lindsey Wilson student. And now she's ready to lead its national alumni association. Noe has been named the college's director of alumni relations. "Lindsey Wilson has played such an impo...

Campus Ministers Want Churches to Help Parents of College Students
Written: 10/12/2006
Nashville, Tenn. (GBHEM/FYI) – College students having trouble making the transition to adulthood increasingly rely on frequent cell phone calls and e-mails to their parents, a United Methodist campus ministers group says. So campus ministers are asking local churches to develop ministries that help...

Kentucky Wesleyan College Breaks 39 Year Enrollment Record
Written: 9/11/2006
For the third straight year, Kentucky Wesleyan College experienced a double figure percentage increase in their fall enrollment — 28 percent. The College’s enrollment increase includes 911 full-time and 57 part-time for a total of 968 students this fall, compared to 755 students (719...