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    Monday, September 18, 2023
     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 19, 2023DWU to host author of football biography  MITCHELL – Author Peter Oltchick will make a stop in Mitchell at Dakota Wesleyan University as part of a tour to promote his book, Football for Fun: The Story of Coach Stewart “Fergie” Ferguson, a DWU alumnus and standout coach who brought the philosophy of fun to football. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. ...read more
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    Monday, September 11, 2023
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 8, 2023DWU’s Stark lecture to address rural living  MITCHELL – Dakota Wesleyan University will offer its first Stark Lecture of the academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in the Sherman Center, at 11 a.m.  This first in an annual series of speakers will feature DWU president Dr. Dan Kittle.  The title of Kittle’s lecture is “A Life Worth Living: A Rural ...read more
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    Monday, September 11, 2023
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 7, 2023  DWU named to Prairie Business list of 2023’s 50 Best Places to Work  MITCHELL, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan University has been named to the Prairie Business magazine’s list of 50 Best Places to Work for 2023. The list was announced Sept. 7.   Employees throughout the region nominated their companies, highlighting some of the reasons they believe make their ...read more
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    Wednesday, August 30, 2023
    Media Contact:Julie BrookbankAssociate Director of CommunicationsDakota Wesleyan Universityjulie.brookbank@dwu.edu605-995-2613  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2023  DWU presents full schedule of fall music and theatre events  MITCHELL—The Ron and Sheilah Gates Departments of Music and Theatre will offer a full schedule of unique musical performances and an updated classic on the stage this ...read more
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    Wednesday, August 30, 2023
    Media Contact:Julie BrookbankAssociate Director of CommunicationsDakota Wesleyan Universityjulie.brookbank@dwu.edu605-995-2613  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2023  DWU to observe Labor Day holiday  MITCHELL – Dakota Wesleyan University announces that offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Regular office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. will resume on ...read more
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    Monday, August 28, 2023
    August 28, 2023                                                                                     FOR MORE INFORMATION: Dr. Matthew ChristiansenPHONE NUMBER: 605-999-0728 E-MAIL:  605mdc605@gmail.com    Mitchell is celebrating Welcoming Week    Mitchell, S.D., August 28, 2023 –Welcoming Week has been a national event since 2012 and starting this year, Mitchell will join the celebration.  ...read more
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    Friday, August 25, 2023
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2023  DWU Opens Auditions for Fall Production   (Please use as a  press release or PSA)   DWU Theatre is seeking actors for the fall production of “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen.  Performances are Nov. 3-5 and 10-12. In this modern retelling, newlywed Hedda Tesman returns from her honeymoon, bored, longing to be free and struggling with gender norms within ...read more
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    Thursday, August 24, 2023
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 24, 2023  DWU annual Freshman Food Drive continues giving tradition  MITCHELL – The DWU Freshman Food Drive collected more than 3,200 pounds of food donated by the Mitchell community. The event was sponsored by DWU Campus Ministry.  More than 200 freshmen, upperclassmen and other volunteers conducted the food drive on Sunday, Aug. 20. Donations were taken to the ...read more
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    Thursday, August 24, 2023
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 24, 2023  DWU invites singers to join Community Choir  MITCHELL – Dakota Wesleyan University and the Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music are offering community members an exclusive opportunity to sing with the Dakota Wesleyan Choir in their Fall Concert, and also in a special performance of Handel’s “Messiah.”  The Fall concert is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 1, ...read more
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    Wednesday, August 09, 2023
    Mitchell, S.D., August 1, 2023 – The Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce is launching its second cohort for the CO. STARTERS Business Accelerator Program in Mitchell. In partnership with Dakota Resources, Startup Sioux Falls, and the Small Business Administration, the Mitchell Chamber strives to create an ecosystem to support local entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups in the Mitchell area. ...read more
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    Friday, July 21, 2023
    Mitchell, S.D., July 20, 2023 – The Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce is set to host a workshop from Bill Drury Seminars called “Team 2.0: Effective Leadership for First Line Managers and Supervisors” on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at the Highland Conference Center in Mitchell, SD.  Bill Drury is on a mission to help businesses build strong leaders andwinning teams. On Thursday, October 19, 2023 ...read more
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