A Fall 2012 KWC class, entitled Justice and Revolution in Cuba, gave a group from Kentucky Wesleyan a rare chance to study the history of the Cuban Revolution and the status of the current legal system in Cuba. The group travelled throughout the country, and met with Cuban government officials, law professors from the University of Havana, and veterans of the Cuban Revolution, as well as local Cuban citizens.

Students Jonathan Bell and Dustin Staves kept a journal of their activities while in Cuba. If you missed the first few posts, you can read their account from the beginning. You can also see a full photo gallery of the trip on KWC’s Flickr account.

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Day 11
Headed to the airport – the USA is only 90 miles away. KWC will return to CUBA in the Fall of 2012 with graduate students from Arizona State University. The course will be “Justice, Public Health and Culture.” Travel back in time with us and experience a travel abroad course like no other. If you’re interested, contact Dr. Ken Ayers at Kentucky Wesleyan at 270-852-3169 or kenay@kwc.edu.

Below are a few more photos from the trip we haven’t posted yet. Hope you enjoy them — thanks for reading!

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Meet our new president and his wife, Dr. Craig and Annette Turner:

Read all about them in the latest issue of KW Today, our alumni magazine. You can also read the rest of the magazine on our website. Happy reading!

Last week, the Psychology Club held a fundraiser to help their Psych Bowl team go to the competition this year. Anyone on campus could donate money to see a particular faculty or staff member get a pie in the face — in front of a crowd.

After all the votes (money) were counted, Dr. Lynette Taylor was the (lucky) winner! She’s a psychology professor, so she can probably explain why she ended up winning — latent hostility against her grading methods, perhaps?!

Whatever the underlying reasons, she got an entire pie of shaving cream smashed into her face — but it was all for a good cause. Some photos of the action below:

Thanks to Dr. Taylor for being a good sport! Check out our Flickr account for more photos of the pie fun.

Complete a class in three weeks — KWC Winter Term 2011!

January 3 – 22, 2011 could be epic for Kentucky Wesleyan College students.

For three short weeks, you get to take the college classes you’ll remember for a lifetime, the classes that aren’t requirements for your major, the classes that you’ll write home about (literally), the classes that are the reason you came to college. And you get to do it all at half the normal tuition rate.

We created Winter Term to let professors and students get out of their traditional class routines and have an adventure or two. Classes change every year — in 2011, try Leadership Through Sailing (in the Virgin Islands! On a real sailboat!) or The Tudors (including 10 days of touring in England) or jump into another culture with a international studies trip to Calnali, Mexico.

If international travel isn’t your thing, we’ve got other options right here in Owensboro. Physics and the Arts (the math is easy), the Bible and Literature or Film History (hey, we all like to watch movies) all promise to be great.

The point? You can have fun and earn credit all at the same time with a winter term class at KWC. Plus, the price is half off. Seriously.

So if you need an extra class to graduate on time or if you want credits at a reduced rate or if you just want to broaden your horizons or have some fun, check out KWC Winter Term 2011 for a world of possibilities.

Class List (click links for more details)

Travel Classes
- BIO 2307 – Tropical Marine Biology (Class in January, travel to Belize on Spring Break)
- ENGL 3342 – Tour of England: The Tudors
- INS 2309 – International Studies: Trip to Calnali, Mexico
- LS 3390 – Leadership Through Sailing (Virgin Islands)

On-Campus Classes
- ACCT 4318 – Principles of Auditing – Senior Project
- BA 3353 – Operations Management
- BA 4355 – Organizational Leadership
- CART 1341 – Basic Public Speaking
- CART 4310 – Topics: Film History
- ED 2302 – Educational Technology
- ED 3202 – Teaching Reading in the Content Area
- ENGL 2330 – World Lit: Classical Mythology
- ENGL 3377 (or REL 3377) – The Bible and Literature
- HIST 3336 – History of Europe 1815-1914
- HIST 3390 – Korea and Vietnam
- MATH 1301 – Verticality of the Math Pre K-12 Curriculum
- MUS 3300 – Rock and Roll: Its Influence on Society
- MUS 3350 – Topics: History of Musical Theatre
- PHIL 3300 – The Ethics of War
- PEH 3311 – Physical Activity for Special Populations
- PHYS 1302 – Physics and the Arts
- PHYS 4303 – Topics: Analog and Digital Electronics Through Hands-On Interaction
- SOC 3330 – Practicum

WINTER TERM DESCRIPTION
Winter term courses at KWC meet five days a week during the month of January. Students may enroll in one course for a total of three or four credit hours per term. Tuition is $260/hour — half the normal rate. Travel classes have additional costs.

WINTER TERM SCHEDULE
- Residence halls open for residential students participating in WT Jan. 2
- Instruction begins 8:00 a.m. Jan. 3
- Drop/Add begins 8:00 a.m. Jan. 3
- Final date to drop without course appearing on transcript Jan. 4
- Final date to drop with “W” Jan 14
- MLK Day (no classes) Jan. 17
- Last day of class Jan. 20
- Examination or project due date Jan. 22

REGISTRATION
Registration for Winter Term 2011 classes begins November 8, according to the following schedule:

- Seniors (90+ hours): Nov. 8-9
- Juniors (60-89 hours): Nov. 11-12
- Sophomores (30-59 hours): Nov. 15-16
- Freshmen (0-29 hours): Nov. 18-19

Status is based on hours earned and does not include hours still in progress. First-semester freshmen must register through their academic advisor. Everyone else may register through PantherNet. You may register after your registration dates, but not before.

If you’re not a student at KWC and want to take a Winter Term class, contact our Admissions office at 270-852-3120 or admitme@kwc.edu. If you have questions about the classes, check with the Academic Dean’s office (peggiegr@kwc.edu or 270-852-3117).

Don’t wait to register — some class sizes are limited or must meet a quota to be held. Register today and in a few weeks, you’ll be having the time of your life.

Six staff members joined in a pie eating contest this week in connection with KWC’s Campus Family Campaign, “A Piece of the Pie.”

The six brave souls who participated in the contest include, from left, Scott Kramer, Miles Mallette, Randy Chapman, Jill Switzer, David Knight and Matt Ruark.

Congratulations to Miles Mallette (women’s softball coach), who won the competition and a $25 gift card to Great Harvest.

Check out the video below — a good time was had by all!

(Watch for Matt Ruark’s head to get shoved into the pie at the very beginning …)

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