Intellectually Rigorous...

At William Jewell College we value and encourage great thinking. Our professors cultivate it. Our rigorous academic culture demands it. Jewell’s mission is to provide an unparalleled liberal arts education that pushes students to stretch intellectually while participating in a community that values service, leadership and personal growth. We want students who want to wrestle with life’s great questions and be challenged by other points of view.

 Prestigious Fellowships/Scholarships (past and present)

Expanding the Journey
With the addition of the Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major to the William Jewell curriculum, more students than ever before are seeking the opportunity to participate in study-abroad or study-away programs as part of the experiential components that the new major provides. Read More

Below are just a few more examples of Jewell students who continue to enhance the college’s longstanding reputation as the “Campus of Achievement.”

George J. Mitchell Scholarship

Christopher Rosson, a member of the William Jewell College class of 2006, was recently selected as one of 12 recipients nationally for the prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship.

The George J. Mitchell Scholarships are awarded annually to 12 Americans, under the age of 30, to pursue a year of post-graduate study at any university on the island of Ireland. The awards are named after former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell who spearheaded the historic Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which produced peace in Northern Ireland. The Mitchell Scholarship program recognizes outstanding young Americans who exhibit the highest standards of academic excellence, leadership and community service. | Read More

James Madison Memorial Fellowship 

Sarah Hoff, a history and education major at William Jewell, was named a 2008 recipient of the prestigious James Madison Memorial Fellowship.

Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of American history, American government and social studies.

“The James Madison Fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for me to become a better educator because it allows me to further develop my knowledge of the subjects I intend to teach in secondary school,” Hoff said. “My rigorous academic experience at William Jewell prepared me to compete and win this fellowship” | Read More 

FEEA-NTEU Scholarship 

Megan Kennedy was named one of six winners of a new scholarship by the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).

She competed against more than 4,000 students for the $5,000 prize, which is one of the most prestigious merit-based awards offered exclusively to federal employees and their dependents.

Kennedy has been accepted into the Oxbridge Honors Program at William Jewell, a highly competitive academic honors program in which Jewell students pursue their majors through individual and small-group tutorials in the British style of higher education. She will spend her junior year studying abroad at Oxford or Cambridge. | Read More

Graeme Clark Scholarship 

Jentry Taylor was named one of five recipients worldwide of the 2008 Graeme Clark Scholarship. The Graeme Clark Scholarship is a unique award open to cochlear implant recipients. The scholarship consists of financial assistance toward a minimum three-year undergraduate degree at an accredited college or university.

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to the ideals of leadership and humanity. The scholarship is named for Graeme Clark, a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Melbourne, who conducted pioneering research to aid those with hearing impairments. | Read More

Krystle Chase, a biochemistry and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major at William Jewell, was named in 2007 to the prestigious Teach for America program. In 2006, only 2,900 applicants were selected out of nearly 18,000 applications nationwide.

As a TFA corps member, Chase will spend the next two years teaching secondary chemistry at a school in southern Louisiana. Chase said she made the decision to apply for the program after teaching at the college’s Jewell Academy for Women in Science (JAWS) and Jewell Academy for Men in Science (JAMS) science enrichment camp programs for area middle schoolers last summer. “I’ve been looking at the program for the last several years,” Chase said. “I think that teaching in the science camps was the turning point for me when I decided I really did want to apply.” | Read More

Debate Champions

Director of Debate Dr. Gina Lane was very proud of the team. “We had a strong core of seniors graduate last year, so the squad has gone through a lot of changes and transitions. Despite these difficulties they have not given up, and their hard work paid off at State.” | Read More

Student Engagement

The National Survey of Student Engagement indicates that students at William Jewell College scored measurably higher than their counterparts nationally, regionally and locally in important indicators of academic success.

In the survey of first-year and senior students at 610 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, Jewell students scored significantly higher than their counterparts in such categories as culminating senior experiences, research with faculty, and active and collaborative learning. | Read More

College Media Recognition

The Hilltop Monitor, William Jewell College’s student newspaper, was honored with multiple recognitions at the recent Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) convention held in Joplin, Mo. The Hilltop Monitor was awarded second place in sweepstakes in its division and won 17 awards in individual categories.

“We were especially pleased by the sweepstakes award because it recognizes the broad nature of our staff’s talent,” said Nathan Weinert, editor of The Hilltop Monitor. | Read More

SIFE USA Regional Champs

The William Jewell College SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) team was named regional champions at the organization’s SIFE USA Regional Competition. The event was one of 16 SIFE USA Regional Competitions held across the United States. The team also received a first-runner-up award at the national championships in Chicago.

SIFE is an international non-profit organization active on more than 1,400 university campuses in 48 countries.  | Read More

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship 

Hang (Summer) Vu has been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who will be studying abroad. Hang, a junior Oxbridge molecular biology major at William Jewell, will be studying at Cambridge during the 2008-09 academic year. Vu is one of 700 American undergraduate students from over 320 colleges and universities across the U.S. receiving the prestigious Gilman Scholarship.

Since the establishment of the Gilman International Scholarship Program as part of the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000, more than 4,200 students nationwide have received this prestigious award. | Read More