Our History and Traditions
KWU’s Historical Timeline
1885当前位置卫理公会圣公会的西北堪萨斯会议(联合卫理公会的前身)筹集了3美元,500 to fund a new college. 堪萨斯的几个城市提交了申办新学院的申请, 但特区政府接受了萨利纳15英亩土地和26美元的出价,000 towards the first building, 简称为行政大楼.
1886 | Sept. 15: The Administration Building opened its doors to the first class of 2 (a senior and a freshman) college students, 61 preparatory class students, and 11 faculty members. 学费和杂费是每学期13美元.
1887: Henry M. 梅奥成为堪萨斯卫斯理学院的第一位毕业生.
“正是在面对障碍和克服障碍中获得的力量使我们变得更好、更强壮。. It is the victory over those obstacles that gives us the courage for life’s best work.”
—Rev. H.M. Mayo, 1887 Graduation Speech
1890: Two student publications, 卫斯理人的长矛和堪萨斯卫斯理人的拥护者, 合并形成卫斯理进步军.
1891: C. W. Burch becomes the first graduate to complete all his work at Kansas Wesleyan. 他继续获得法律学位，并建立了堪萨斯州最早的律师事务所之一:Burch, Litowich, and Royce.
1904十大赌博平台排行榜开设了第一个学生宿舍, Schuyler Hall, 以一位深受爱戴的大学创始人的名字命名, Dr. Aaron Schuyler.
1908:中大第二座学术设施开始动工， Carnegie Science Hall. 科学大厅里有教室, laboratories, a museum, a telescope, and the university library.
1909当前位置大学卫理公会教堂(被称为The 联合卫理公会大学)的组织是为了服务大学和南萨利纳, 直到1917年，现时的教堂建在邻近校园的地方，才在古武行政大楼举行礼拜.
1911: Glenn Martin (1908) flew his self-built plane over southern Salina, near campus. Martin attended Kansas Wesleyan Business College but later moved to California, establishing several aircraft and aerospace companies.
1916: King Gymnasium, Kansas Wesleyan’s first permanent athletic facility, opens. Named for Dean Albert King, a KWU professor, administrator, and supporter, the gym contained a swimming pool, basketball court, lockers, and other facilities. 为体育馆增光添彩的那座钟的脸, 是在1987年体育馆被大火烧毁后被抢救出来的吗. The clock face is preserved in the Advancement Office in the Hall of the Pioneers.
1918堪萨斯卫斯理学院通过组织“学生军训练团”为第一次世界大战做出了贡献.”
1921为了给新的行政大楼腾出地方，行政大楼搬到了新的校园位置, the Hall of the Pioneers (Pioneer Hall).
1922拓荒者堂的挖掘工作已开始，但还要两年才能奠基. The building is not completed until 1930 although it is used in part starting in 1926.
1928: The Grafton-Club mural “The Coming of the Pioneers” in Sams Chapel is dedicated.
1928: The KCAC is formed with KWU, Bethany College, Ottawa University, Baker University, McPherson College, and the University of St. Mary’s.
1928: Ruple Perkins of Athens, OH, a running back for the Coyotes, becomes the first African-American to play college football in Kansas. Despite discrimination by teams that refused to take the field with him, he earned All-KCAC First Team honors his freshman and sophomore years.
1930: Kansas Wesleyan University’s tuition, room and board total $400 a year.
1936:在建校50周年之际，大学已发展到24名教职员工和450名学生.
1940: Glenn Martin Stadium is built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor, including KWU students. 足球队赢得了KCAC锦标赛.
“I studied Business Administration and played football for three years. We played the whole 60 minutes. The entire team was 20 players. 我们在1940年赢得了学校的第一个KCAC冠军. 我还帮助建造了马丁体育场，作为工程项目管理项目，每小时工资25美分. 那时学校里只有三个学生有车.”—Bill Keeler ’44
1940堪萨斯卫斯理举行首届丁香节.
1948: Memorial Library is built and dedicated to the 24 students who died in World War II. 学生们用担架把这些书从卡内基科学馆运到新楼.
1956: KWU earns accreditation through the North Central Association, 现称为高等教育委员会(HLC). 该大学今天继续进行这一认证.
女子宿舍菲佛楼(Pfeiffer Hall)实行宵禁. Miss Jean Bradley, the Housemother, stood inside the front door … and she locked it exactly at 10:30 p.m. or midnight! If you were to approach Pfeiffer Hall’s front door around 10:20 p.m. on weeknights—or 11:50 p.m. on Saturday—you would see a bevy of couples within 20 or 30 yards of the front entryway. Obviously, they would be shaking hands and bidding each other ‘Good Night.’”—Bob Pinkall ’58
1968入学人数达到创纪录的800人. 许多男生都是从前希林空军基地租来的营房接送到校园的，因为校园宿舍已经住满了.
1968当前位置女子田径运动始于堪萨斯女子校际体育协会的成立.
1969: A men’s dorm is opened. It was called “New Men’s Dorm” until the mid-1990s, when it was renamed Wesley Hall.
1978: KWU Kansas Delta chapter of Alpha Chi honor society is chartered.
1979: Muir Gymnasium is built.
“I remember the games, the lectures, 与大学教堂的联系以及其他许多让堪萨斯卫斯理有家的感觉的事情. My most embarrassing moment was when I blew up a microscope in Dr. Neuberger’s microbiology class. 1977年，我以B的成绩毕业.S., simultaneously with my R.N. 毕业于阿斯伯里医院护理学院.”
—Jerri Phillips ’77, ’92, ’07
1986:为庆祝我校百年校庆，我校田径名人堂正式成立，共有100名新成员入选.
1988: KWU收购位于阿斯伯里-萨利纳地区医疗中心的阿斯伯里护理计划. 1994年，该项目搬到了校园.
“1980年我刚到十大赌博平台排行榜的时候, 我是一个来自纽瓦克市中心的孩子, NJ, 来自单亲家庭的. 我是家里第一个上大学的人. I remember Homecoming, Lilac Fete, 圣诞音乐会和在教授家里为那些不能回家过感恩节的人准备的晚餐. I learned not only how to live alone but also how to live a life at Wesleyan.”—John Brooks ’84
1994: MBA program is launched; fiber optic cable is run to most of the buildings on campus.
“参加唱诗班是我在中大最大的快乐, 唱诗班巡演是我最喜欢的经历之一. 音乐表演很有趣，但巴士之旅和我的朋友旅行是最好的.——阿曼达(蒙哥马利)古铁雷斯，1992年
2006第一个Project HERO(帮助每个人)日, the brainchild of two seniors, 是由学生活动委员会组织的吗, 并继续每年为中大学生提供机会，透过社区服务计划回馈本地社区.
2008: The Student Activities Center 开放并包括Hauptli学生中心, Brown Mezzanine, Mabee Arena, Muir Gymnasium, The Den and Yotee’s Bookstore.
2010: Communication students launch the first Internet radio broadcast of KKWU.
2011: The Albert Nelson Student Success Center opens in Memorial Library.
2014:格伦·马丁体育场开始拆除，为格雷夫斯家庭体育中心让路.
2014卫斯理之旅计划启动.
2015: $1.200万美元的技术升级扩展Wi-Fi，并为每栋校园建筑安装新的光纤电缆提供资金.
2015:格雷夫斯家庭体育综合体育场于10月开放. 3 to a then-record crowd of 2,011; legendary coach Gene Bissell helped cut the ribbon as the new Gene Bissell Field was dedicated.
2015KWU是KCAC唯一的军乐队.
2016*推出三个完全在线学位:刑事司法和应急管理学士学位和工商管理硕士学位.
January 2021: The $5 million Nursing Education Center opens.
Historic Campus Buildings
- Lockwood Hall(1886—1959)
The first building on campus, Lockwood Hall, was completed on September 15, 1886 allowing Kansas Wesleyan to open its doors for the first time. 萨利纳市捐赠了15英亩土地和26美元,000 while the rest of the money for the project was secured through donations. 最初的三层结构包含教室, laboratories, a chapel, a museum, 一个文学社团大厅和校长室. In 1921, 这座大楼搬迁花费了40美元,为了给新的行政大楼腾出地方. On June 6, 1922 a service of dedication was held in memory of Rev. J.H. Lockwood, 大学的创始人和第一届董事会成员, 大楼以他的名字重新命名. The building was used for Liberal Arts until construction was completed for Pioneer Hall. Lockwood Hall then housed the Division of Music and Art until it was demolished in 1959.
- KW Business College (1892—1935)
- Schuyler Hall (1904—1966)
In 1904 construction began on a women’s residence hall estimated to cost around $12,000. Every aspect of the project, including labor and materials, was associated with a donor. In September of 2004, 学生们开始搬进这栋楼，尽管四层楼中只有两层完工. At its completion, 斯凯勒楼有50间宽敞的学生宿舍, a dining room with accommodation for 200 and reception and library rooms. The total cost of the project, including surrounding infrastructure, totaled $17,000. 这座新的女子宿舍是为纪念史密斯博士而建造的. 亚伦·斯凯勒是该校第二任校长. 这个餐厅是为纪念史密斯先生而修建的. F.D. Kimble, a generous donor.
- 卡内基科学馆(1908 - 1979)
这个迫切需要的科学大厅的建设是由有条件的捐赠. 捐赠给安德鲁·卡内基两万五千美元. 他规定，十大赌博平台排行榜必须筹集同等数额的资金，并清除所有未偿还的赤字. 基石于1908年11月15日奠基. 这座三层砖砌建筑的顶部是一个天文台圆顶，里面装有一台12英寸的反射望远镜. The first and second floors of the building contained four large recitation rooms, 实验室、仪器室和教师办公室. The third floor was temporarily revised for the university’s library and museum. 这座建筑一直屹立到1979年.
- King Gymnasium (1916—1987)
A ground breaking ceremony was held on October 15, 1914 for the new gym on campus. 这一建筑之所以成为可能，很大程度上要归功于迪恩·金和他的一群专业同事的努力. The group was able to secure $14,000 in cash and pledges for the project. After numerous delays the cornerstone was laid on October 2, 1915. 这座建筑于1916年完工，并献给了马丁·路德·金. 这座建筑物的估计价值是35美元,它被许多人认为是当时堪萨斯州最好的体育设施之一. 这座建筑一直屹立到1987年, when it was razed due to structural damage stemming from a fire in 1979.
- 罗奇总统官邸(1909-1966)
- Pioneer Hall & Sams Chapel (1922—present)
新行政大楼的施工, 正式名称为先驱者大厅, 始建于1921年，原行政大楼迁至校园西南角. Much of the framework for the new building was completed by 1923. 1924年3月29日，奠基仪式在一个时间胶囊的沉淀下举行. Members of the community grew frustrated by the lengthy construction project, so a campaign was launched by local professionals with the goal of raising $50,000. 感谢E.C. 山姆是J.C. Penney公司在1925年筹集了5万美元. 1926年5月30日，为了纪念E.C. Sams’ parents. 该项目于1929年底完成, allowing for spring classes to take place in the building during 1930. The dedication and celebration of the completed Hall of the Pioneers, for all of the pioneers who gave their time and funds to maintain the university, took place on September 14, 1930.
- JW Bean许愿井纪念馆(1928年至今)
- Glenn Martin Stadium(1940—2014)
Glenn L. 马丁体育场是十大赌博平台排行榜(Kansas Wesleyan University)的主场，从1940年正式命名到2014年初拆除，为新的体育中心让路. The old stadium was one of many Works Projects Administration (WPA) projects in Kansas.
马丁体育场从1983年开始在灯光下举办夜间比赛，直到2006年10月结束. 从1978年开始到2013年秋季，这座体育场和使用良好的场地也是圣心高中橄榄球队的主场.
Glenn Martin 1940 Advance Story
- Memorial Library(1947—present)
Prior to 1948, the Kansas Wesleyan library was housed in Carnegie Hall. 纪念图书馆于1948年奠基, 这座建筑是献给所有在第二次世界大战中丧生的堪萨斯卫斯理学生和家庭的. Today, the library is home to over 60,000 book volumes, over 9,500 journals and magazines, hundreds of DVDs and tens of thousands of electronic books and magazines.
- Pfeiffer Hall (1951—present)
- 萨姆斯美术馆(1952年至今)
- 南厅公寓(1957年至今)
- 北厅公寓(1958年至今)
- Highland House (1966—present)
- Greek Hall (1966—1969)
- Independence Hall (1966—1969)
- 弗雷德里克·康拉德·彼得斯科学馆(1969年至今)
- Fieldhouse (1969—2013)
- Wesley Hall (1969—present)
- Muir Gymnasium (1979—present)
- 豪普特利学生活动中心(2006 -至今)
- Mabee Arena (2006—present)
