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The Wellington (KS) Daily News published an article on June 6, 2018 by Adam Catlin, " Thirty-two years after its closure, St. John's College still brings back its alumni ."   St. John's College operated in Winfield, Kansas from 1893 to 1986 and Catlin reports on a recent successful gathering of St. John's alumni.  His article includes comments from a number of alumni he interviewed and also provides information on the institution and several historical images. The city of Winfield maintains the campus as  Baden Square  and has successfully repurposed a number of the building for other community activities.  You can read an earlier College History Garden post from several years ago that includes links to a couple of alumni web sites .

The Hillsboro Star-Journal published an article, " Tabor goes up in smoke ," written by Rowena Plett.  Plett describes a devastating fire at Tabor College that quickly destroyed the main campus building on April 30, 1918.  She also explores how the campus and community pulled together and were able to survive this tragic event.  The Mennonite Archival Image database offers several images of the building engulfed in flames and the Kansas Historical Society's Kansas Memory project incl udes a photograph of a composite work of paint, sliced brick, and slate by Professor Solomon Loewen , at the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies at Tabor College, depicting a building burning.

Kansas Newman University posted a couple of videos on Youtube that focus on the institution's history.  An initial introductory video of just over 6 minutes covers the founding of the religious order,  Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood, that operated schools in various Kansas towns. The Sisters purchased property in Wichita, Kansas and s tarted St. John's Academy, a school for girls in 1902. A boy's school was added later. In 1923, Sacred Heart Junior College began and a 4-year baccalaureate program was offered after 1933. The name changed to Sacred Heart College in 1952. It was then renamed Kansas Newman College in 1973 and Newman University in 2000. Another video, " Kansas Newman College, 1973-1998 ," includes a presentation by Sr. Charlotte Rohrbach, ASC, covers a twenty-five year period at the institution just prior to the adoption of the current name. You can also visit the Newman website for a more extensive historical sketch and a link to th...

Highland Community College in Highland, KS is celebrating the 160th anniversary of its founding in 1858 with a charter granted by the Kansas Territorial Legislature.  Highland Presbyterian Academy founded the previous year served as a foundation for the new institution.  The academy and small community that grew up around it served as a mission to Native Americans in the area.  There have been a number of changes in name during the institution's history : 1857 - Highland Presbyterian Academy 1858 - Highland University 1910 - Highland College 1921 - Highland Junior College 1929 - Northeast Kansas Junior College 1937 - Highland Public Junior College 1959 - Doniphan County Junior College 1965 - Highland Community Junior College 1980 - Highland Community College 

Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) and Wichita State University announced today that WATC will affiliate with WSU to become the Witchita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology .  WATC was founded in 1965 and enrolls roughly 3,500 students. You can also read more about the affiliation on the KWCH-12 website, " WATC to become the 'WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology ." If you are interested in recent trends for mergers and affiliations,  access  College Closures since 2009  in the index at the right of any  College History Garden  page.  There is a separate tab for mergers, affiliations, or acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for each institution, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.