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By Penny Callaway As the days grow shorter and we settle into the cozy rhythms of fall, it’s the perfect time to consider how we’re caring for our whole selves—mind, body, and spirit. When it comes down to it, we’re only as strong as our unhealthiest
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A Family of Successful Entrepreneurs Born in Marion, Indiana, Ronald Morrell Jr. started to work for his grandfather’s company, Morrell Floor Covering, at a very young age. Morrell Floor Covering has been in Marion for sixty-two years, making it the oldest black-owned business in town, and helping to instill
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Childhood in Nigeria Born on February 12, 1979 to two bi-vocational pastors, Blessing “Yemi” Mobolade grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. Mobolade’s early days were spent engrossed in Yoruba culture as his father worked in finance for ExxonMobil—a job that often took him far from home—while his mother
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November 4, 2024 (Marion, Ind.) – Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) is pleased to announce the brand new Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Graduate Certificate. Launching January 2025, this exciting hybrid program is designed for healthcare professionals interested in learning more about alternative forms of healthcare. This certificate consists of four courses
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November 1, 2024 (Marion, Ind.) – Indiana Wesleyan Men’s Basketball will play against the Madonna University Crusaders in Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse just after the Pacers vs. Bucks game on December 31. Ticketholders will watch top NBA stars battle on the court, then in the same seat with the same
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Childhood Lewis A. Jackson was born in Angola, Indiana on December 29, 1912. Just three years later he had constructed his first model airplane—only twelve years after the Wright Brothers’ historic flight. Jackson was only eight years old when he began to work to help support his family, and
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An Unsung Hero Although not nearly as prominent as civil rights era figures like Martin Luther King Jr or Rosa Parks, Nevada Pate was an influential civil rights activist and African American teacher within her community during both the civil rights movement and beyond. While her passion was education, her
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The Complex History of the Wesleyan Church, IWU, and Race Introduction The Wesleyan Church sprang directly out of the abolitionist movement, made significant contributions to the fight to end slavery, and then had numerous missteps over the course of the twentieth century (missteps which IWU is not exempt from), before
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October 21, 2024 (Marion, Ind./Versailles, Ken.) — Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) and Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) are proud to announce their partnership aimed at streamlining the process of earning a bachelor’s degree. By combining the strengths and resources of both institutions, KCTCS and IWU aim to
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October 18, 2024 (Marion, Ind.) – This Saturday, October 19, Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) will host a special ceremony to officially name the Wildcats’ baseball field. The Crandall family will be recognized for their years of dedicated support to the university. The field will be renamed Crandall Family Field to acknowledge
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The MCU Comes to IWU By Malachi Nutter A Dream Come True Over the last fifteen years, few film series have been as impactful as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Across over two dozen films and a variety of television series, Marvel Studios has crafted an interconnected tapestry of characters and
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October 15, 2024 (Marion, IN) – Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) is pleased to announce the recent launch of its Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a specialization in Data Analytics program. This program is designed as an interdisciplinary track accessible to working professionals from a variety of backgrounds, and