Do You Know Owensboro?
KWC History
On Campus Happenings
Things You Say
Where To Go
100

This city is located on a picturesque bend on the Ohio River and serves as the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky.

What is Owensboro?

100

Bart Darrell

Who is the current President?

100

The event calendar sent out by Dean McQueen each week.

What is The Stall Street Journal?

100

At this point of the tour, you say your name, school year, major(s)/minors, hometown and extra curricular activities to prospective students and their families.

What is the beginning/introduction?

100

Our version of a "one-stop-shop" at Kentucky Wesleyan.

What is the Barnard-Jones Administration Building?

200

Friends, family, free and fun are the words this event uses to describe the summer-long concert series held every Friday on the vibrant riverfront in downtown Owensboro.

What is Friday After 5?

200

The year when Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded.

What is 1858?

200

The five national Greek organizations offered on campus. 

What are Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Delta, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Nu and Sigma Phi Epsilon?

200

Graduating from KWC in 1902, this alumni was appointed to the US Supreme Court and served on the court during Brown v. Board of Education.

Who is Stanley Reed?

200

These two offices are located in 209 B of the Barnard-Jones Administration Building.

What are the Title IX and Student Counseling Offices?
300

Three stunning fountains, a cascading waterfall, swinging metal benches, and a children's playground make up this park in the heart of the riverfront.

What is Smother's Park?

300

This is the year where Kentucky Wesleyan College celebrated its 150th year of existence.

What is 2008?

300

The high school that shares Steele Stadium with Kentucky Wesleyan College.

What is Owensboro Catholic High School?

300

Graduating in 1984 from KWC, this person is very interested in the success of students and his father taught English on campus. 

Who is President Darrell?

300

The three dining services offered to students on campus.

What are the Hocker Family Dining Center, Panther Cafe and Grill, and the 24 Hour Market?

400

This company is known for designing the Riverfront fountains and also designed the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas.

What is WET Enterprises?

400

In 1905, the main college building was destroyed by a fire. One of the limestone ornaments that decorated the facade fell, but remained intact.

What/Who is Minerva?

400

Kentucky Wesleyan College houses this item for the state of Kentucky.

What is the 9/11 Memorial Flag of Honor?

400

The professionalization of video gaming. This team is classified as a club sport and does not fall under the NCAA governance. 

What is eSports?

400

This room is located in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building and is named in appreciation for the generosity of Harold '71 and Christy Hall.

What is the Hocker Hall Conference Room?

500

The year where the first European descendant frontiersman William Smeathers (Smothers) settled in Owensboro, Kentucky. (Hint: John Adams swears in as second President of the United States/The Treaty of Tripoli/The XYZ Affair)

What is 1797?

500

The number of Presidents Kentucky Wesleyan College has had.

What is 34?

500

The number of NCAA Division II sports offered at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

What is 21?

500

The games that our eSports team currently competes in.

What is Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), League of Legends and Overwatch?

500

Students go to this office to seek help creating a resume, finding part-time and full-time jobs, and for guidance for life after college.

What is the Student Success Center?