Archive for August 2009

Spring Sports Wrap-Up

Aug 26th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Sports

Post sea­son bids and school records high­light excit­ing spring
By Geoff Goyne
The 2009 spring sea­son was an excit­ing time for nine Wes­ley sports. Three teams — base­ball, men’s lacrosse and men’s track & field — advanced to the post­sea­son, and sev­eral more set sig­nif­i­cant school records.

Track & Field
The Wolver­ines’ track & field pro­gram pro­duced its first […]



Child’s Play

Aug 26th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Sports

Ath­letes serv­ing the com­mu­nity
By Geoff Goyne

While the 2008-09 year was suc­cess­ful on the field and in the class­room, Wesley’s stu­dent ath­letes were also a hit in the com­mu­nity. Sev­eral Wolver­ine teams par­tic­i­pated in vol­un­teer projects over the past year.
In the fall, mem­bers of the Wes­ley base­ball team served as coaches in the Kent County Parks & Recreation […]



Ciao Amicos!

Aug 26th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Highlights

From Ire­land to Italy, Wes­ley Trav­els the World
By Leigh Ann Little ’09

Saint Augus­tine once said, “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Fol­low­ing this phi­los­o­phy, Pro­fes­sor of His­tory Dr. Susanne Fox has been coor­di­nat­ing trips abroad to Ire­land and Italy for the Wes­ley com­mu­nity the past nine years, in […]



Wellness. Community.

Aug 25th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Highlights

Intra­mu­rals Revamped
By Elise Marie Knable ’09
Dur­ing the Spring 2009 semes­ter, Wes­ley stu­dents had the oppor­tu­nity to become involved in a newly struc­tured intra­mural sports pro­gram under the direc­tion of the Office of Stu­dent Life. As a means for com­mu­nity build­ing, healthy phys­i­cal exer­cise and social­iz­ing, the pro­gram has been revamped and strongly mar­keted to attract […]



Trash to Treasure

Aug 25th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Highlights

Cam­pus Cleanout Yields Siz­able Bounty for Local Char­i­ties
By Elise Marie Knable ’09
Stu­dents, fac­ulty and staff of Wes­ley Col­lege are con­tin­u­ally find­ing more ways to be involved with the com­mu­nity through ser­vice projects. As this year’s spring semes­ter came to a close, a cam­pus cleanup and give­away project was ini­ti­ated to allow Wes­ley stu­dents to donate […]



Lasting Memory

Aug 23rd, 2009 | By admin | Category: Advancement

Andrew Geyer Endowed Schol­ar­ship intro­duced to honor out­stand­ing stu­dent
By Leigh Ann Lit­tle ’09
“Aca­d­e­mics were always impor­tant to Andrew; he always strived to be the best he could be,” remem­bered his mother Gladys Geyer. “He enjoyed life no mat­ter what he did.”
To pre­serve that same spirit among future Wes­ley Col­lege stu­dents, the Andrew Joseph Geyer Endowed Schol­ar­ship was […]