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Thank you for taking the time to find out more about the dynamic community at Kansas Wesleyan. We are fully committed to all aspects of our mission — academic excellence, 精神上的发展, personal well-being and social responsibility — and we demonstrate this in ways both big and small.
It can be seen in the personal attention that our professors offer students. These relationships are often cited by alumni as key to helping them achieve academic success, 个人成长，追求职业目标. Our commitment is evident in the more than $30 million dollars raised for upgrades to academic facilities and technology, 新的和更新的学生宿舍, the forthcoming Bieber Dining Hall and the renovation and expansion of Sams Chapel and music spaces. 我们的校园蓬勃发展，由于, 很大程度上, to community partnerships and alumni relationships that create internship and out-of-the-classroom opportunities for students.
We recognize that having a plurality of experiences better prepares students to face tomorrow’s challenges. That is why we enthusiastically support our 25 NAIA athletic teams, 我们的DECA商业竞赛团队, numerous music ensembles and multiple theatrical performances. 我们有一个独一无二的校园事工项目, where every team and several academic units have dedicated chaplains who attend practices, games and performances to make themselves fully available to students. 除了, 周一狂欢之夜, small groups and Fellowship of Christian Athletes feed students’ spiritual growth. 从校内到辩论和取证, there are so many ways that students can become involved, 学习新技能，结识新朋友.
If there is anything I may do to assist you in your exploration of Kansas Wesleyan, 请保持联系. 来我每月开放的土狼聊天吧, join me and my family for dinner in Shriwise Dining Hall, catch me at a Coyote athletic competition or sit next to me at a fine arts event. Keep up to date on campus happenings on our news page and follow us on social media. 我希望很快能在校园里见到你!
愿一切都好！
马特·汤普森
Dr. 马特 汤普森
2013年4月15日起，博士. 马修·R. 汤普森 has served as the 19th president of 千亿国际登录. In a world where academic leadership changes quickly, 汤普森一直是我校稳定的灯塔. He is the fourth-longest serving president in the university’s 137-year history.
这种一致性带来了非凡的增长. The university has increased its endowment by nearly 50%, posted record enrollment (and a 30% increase since 2019) and engaged in the most significant changes to its footprint ever. KWU增加了它的第一个新, on-campus academic building in 50-plus years with the 2021 opening of the Nursing Education Center. This will be followed by the January 2024 opening of Coyote Village (the university’s first newly constructed student housing in some six decades) and renovation and expansion of music facilities, 包括萨姆斯查普尔, 哪一家将在2024年秋季开业.
汤普森 champions practical, real-world collaborations that can increase opportunities for everyone. 与萨利纳家庭基督教青年会合作, local law enforcement and nationally known nonprofits have all provided new chances for students to work, 学习并融入他们周围的世界. This includes the university’s launch of the 社区应变中心, an initiative focused on work that will lead to a more stable, 安全、公平的区域生态系统.
KWU’s leader is also an advocate for the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion work that engages with DEI-related questions and issues, 无论是在校园里还是在社区里.
汤普森 has also fostered efforts to realize the importance of spirituality on KWU’s campus and to adhere to KWU’s faith-based ideals; that is, to respect the philosophy espoused by the United Methodist Church: “Open Hearts, 开放的思想, 打开大门.” KWU’s 校园部 program has grown noticeably during his tenure. Each athletic program and numerous activities have designated chaplains, who provide spiritual leadership and care for the students, 大学校又增加了一名校园牧师, 也。.
在来kuwu之前, 汤普森 served as the vice president for advancement at Florida Southern College. 在母校开始他的职业生涯, 美世大学, 汤普森 has served in a variety of administrative posts. 他有广泛的经验基础, 包括晋升和筹款, 千亿国际登录, 学术课程发展, 以及校友和社区关系.
汤普森 serves on several boards and committees in Salina and the state. 他获得了传播学文学学士学位 & Theatre Arts and a Master of Business Administration from 美世大学. His Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration is from the University of Georgia.
汤普森 is an Eagle Scout and served as a page in the U.S. 众议院.
He, 他的妻子, 珍妮花, 他们的女儿喜欢全家旅行, participating in all aspects of campus life and attending the many cultural arts opportunities in the Salina community.
