Kentucky Wesleyan College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, veteran student, academic, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 49% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 4 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 0% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 49% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Fall Family Weekend, Hanging of the Greens (Christmas), Homecoming Week (pep rally, bonfire, coronation of Homecoming King and Queen, Homecoming football game, and a Homecoming dance after the game), Honors Convocation, Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, Leadership Symposium (numerous speakers bring their ideas and experiences pertaining to leadership), Madrigal Dinner (evening of medieval food and frolic), Minerva (Statue of the Roman godess of wisdom is traditionally painted by various student groups), Midnight movies, Tuesday night new release videos, Campus entertainer guests such as comedians, musicians and band concerts.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 32 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Order of Oak and Ivy, Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Brown Scholars Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, Psi Chi Honor Society.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Basic, Cross (Baptist Student Union), Campus Ministries Team, Christian Ministries Team, Church Careers Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, CIA (Catholics in Action), Petros.
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) SAFE (Students Allied for Equality)
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Government Association, Student Activities Programming Board (Dances and Parties, Movies, Publicity, Special Events and Traditions, ) Student-publishers of student newspaper (Panogram) and Yearbook (Porphyrian), Psychology Club, Criminal Justice Society, Pre-Professional Society, Spirit Club, Kentucky Wesleyan Singers, Marching Band and various ensembles, Dance Team.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Panogram (Monthly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Nashville, TN (125), Owensboro, KY (2)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Cincinnati, OH (200)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 70% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 20% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 475
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• 3 fraternity houses
• 13% of students are fraternity members
• 2 sorority houses
• 21% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors