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Welcome from the President
The fall semester is off to a great start. The most talented first-year class we have ever had joins three other classes about whom we said the same thing. Each class has been progressively more talented, making for a student body that contributes greatly to the life of the College and will help to transform our world after they graduate.
In the spring, we learned that Joe Endicott (’10) was selected as a Goldwater Scholar, one of only 278 students nationwide chosen to receive this prestigious science scholarship. Jessica Schwalm (’10) was selected as honorable mention by the Goldwater Scholarship Foundation. Joe is the fourth Jewell Goldwater Scholar in the last half-dozen years. To see other recent winners of prestigious scholarships and fellowships, Click Here.
If you are a prospective student, I encourage you to join the Jewell Journey by clicking on this link.
We are fortunate to be located in a region (Liberty / Kansas City) that provides the best in quality living. Liberty still has a strong community feel even though it has grown to nearly 30,000 residents. Our relationship with Liberty is outstanding, as reflected in Princeton Review’s rating Jewell as having an outstanding “town-gown” relationship. Kansas City provides the best in sports and the arts. Jewell is a provider of one of the most important arts programs in the city -- the Harriman-Jewell Series. This Series brings the very best classical performers in the world to Kansas City, and Jewell students have the best seats in the house, free of charge.
As the institution’s recognition as TIME Magazine’s 2001-02 Liberal Arts College of the Year illustrates, Jewell is unique. Long before classes begin, incoming first-year students are contacted by student mentors who will guide them through the first year of higher learning. Once on campus, the first-year students are embraced by small groups of peers, including student mentors, academic advisors, dean for first-year students, counselors and resident advisers. We prepare students to excel academically, professionally and personally, and to develop as leaders who will have a tremendous impact on their world. At William Jewell, students are our first priority, and they comprise the heart of the institution. This priority is just one of the many reasons we have been selected as one of the Colleges of Distinction.
As a member of the Annapolis Group, Jewell is numbered among a small group (125 nationwide) of selective liberal arts colleges whose commitment is to providing the best liberal arts education possible.
My door is always open, so please feel free to drop by for a visit. If I’m not available, my office staff will be happy to help you in any way they can.
David Sallee, Ph.D.
President
Contacts:
David Sallee, President, (816) 415-5026
Dayna Beinke, Assistant to the President, (816) 415-5902
Anne Dema, President's Chief of Staff, (816) 415-7653
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