In honor of former Cowley College golfer Brian Groves, Cowley College sophomore Maci Cole was named this year’s Brian Groves Memorial Scholarship recipient during the 27th annual Tiger Skins/Brian Groves Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday at Ark City Golf & Fitness. Brian Groves’ father, Mike, was on hand to present Cole with the award. Cole is … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly encourages Kansans currently seeking employment to participate in the next KANSASWORKS Virtual Job Fair, which takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 24. The virtual fair will focus on all state agency job openings. This virtual job fair will highlight full-time and part-time employment, along with internship opportunities, within … Read more
Looking to provide other volleyball players at Cowley College the same experience as their daughter, Erin Thompson had at the school, Keith and Tracy Thompson recently donated $50,000 to the Cowley College Foundation to be used for endowed scholarships. Erin played volleyball at Cowley during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. She is a 2020 graduate … Read more
Micah Fry, the Workforce & Community Education Assistant/Golden Tigers Coordinator at Cowley College, was recently named the recipient of the fall 2022 Tiger Heart Award. The award is presented each semester to an employee that has gone above and beyond to help a fellow employee, therefore exhibiting the heart of a tiger. Fry received the … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks today announced that Kansas is the recipient of a $24.8 million federal grant, made possible by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity” (RAISE) program. In May, Governor Kelly wrote to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation in support of … Read more
The Cowley College Criminal Justice Department has entered into a new program with the Winfield Police Department to better serve the needs of local law enforcement and, as well as help serve the community. The Criminal Justice program has formed a new Needs Response Team (NRT) to help Winfield Police Department’s needs, especially in the … Read more
Preparing for the start of the fall semester, Cowley College students began moving into the dorms on Saturday during the school’s annual Dorm Storm event. A cookout outside the McAtee Dining Center followed the Dorm Storm event. According to Lynlea Bartlett, director of student housing, the dorms are near capacity but are still accepting students. … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz today announced 11 Expansion and Modernization highway projects – a total investment of more than $520 million – have been committed to construction as part of the Kelly Administration’s bipartisan transportation plan, IKE. Combined with the first round of IKE Construction Pipeline projects, the Kelly Administration to … Read more
The Kansas Center for the Book, a program at the State Library of Kansas, has selected one youth book and one adult book to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival. The youth book chosen is A Vote for Susanna: The First Woman Mayor by Karen M. Greenwald, illustrated by Sian James. The … Read more
Southwestern College students, faculty, and staff continued a more than 100-year tradition on Friday with the annual painting of the SC rocks on the hill east of Jantz Stadium. The event, “Keeping the Spirit,” was an opportunity for first year Moundbuilders to experience one of Southwestern’s many rich traditions. The tradition began in 1918 when … Read more