From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, more than 150 Newman freshman students will become Big Brothers or Big Sisters for a day for local kids at the Sedgwick County Zoo. Read More…
New Wichita City Manager Robert Layton, Sedgwick County Commission Chairman Kelly Parks and Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce president Bryan Derreberry laid out how they expect to handle the demands of the coming year at a lunch Thursday at Newman University.
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Those volunteers consisted of Newman University students, who wore bio hazard suits to battle the mold and Spirit AeroSystems employees, who provided countless hours of volunteer time. In fact, more than 140 volunteers worked more than 800 hours to make the home possible. They turned a forgotten house into a new home for a family trying to get back on their feet.
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Newman University has teamed with a number of local businesses, government agencies and private organizations to fight drinking and driving and other alcohol abuse by co-sponsoring The National Save A Life Tour Oct. 28 – 30. Read More…
Last Wednesday, April 2, Newman University sophomores in the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) Community Leader Scholars program visited Via Christi Pediatrics Child Life Center to give coloring books and crayons they had gathered through a drive.
Next Wednesday, April 16, the ASC Community Leader Scholars will raise funds for books and art supplies for the Holy Savior Elementary School at the Pizza Hut Bistro on Maize Road. Read More…
In the holiday season, Newman has been involved in numerous drives and events to help support those in need. Read More…
The Newman Jets Baseball Team volunteered to help Catholic Charities on Saturday, Oct. 13. To view pictures, click “read more.” Read More…
Newman University Assistant Professor of Chemistry John Leyba, Ph.D., and his wife, Charlene, were featured in the Sept. 28 issue of The Catholic Advance in recognition of the ministering they offer young men in the Sedgwick County Department of Corrections Juvenile Detention Facility. Read More…
Wichita, Kan. – Newman University helped to ensure that United Way of the Plains 2008 donations will be invested for maximum community impact through the following volunteers, who served on the United Way’s 2007 Allocations Review Panels: Director of Alumni Relations, Ann Fox, Professor of Sociology Larry Heck, and Visiting Lecturer of Accounting and Information Systems, David Jones. Read More…