The Student Life office is currently accepting applications for students to become ambassadors for Newman’s newly formed Diversity Round Table.

Newman University’s campus is closed today because of “unsubstantiated reports of a threat,” according to an alert sent at 5:59 a.m. on Friday morning. This is a developing story that will be updated as details emerge.

Ponka-We Victors is the first Native American woman to be elected to the Kansas House of Representatives and is the only Native American in the state legislature. Last week, she was re-elected to serve a fifth term.

Ray Williams, Newman’s new director of alumni relations, is working to develop a mentorship program for students. Williams, a 2013 graduate of Newman University, said that a mentorship program like the one he is trying to start would have “benefited me a lot as a student.”