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Warner University Announces New Marketing and Communications Specialist

Chania Kirby - Marketing and Communications Specialist

Lake Wales, Fla – Warner University is pleased to announce the hiring of Chania Kirby as Marketing and Communications Specialist. In this role, she will be responsible for leading all marketing, communications and public relations initiatives for the university. Kirby comes to Warner with more than six years of marketing and fundraising experience for a … Read Post

The Warner Difference

Dr. Gentry Sutton - Chief Academic Officer

By Dr. Gentry Sutton, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer   One of my favorite parts of my job is announcing the winner of Warner University’s Professor of the Year Award each spring. As I prepare for making this announcement at our commencement ceremony, I always solicit from students a few comments … Read Post

Warner University Announces Ryan Bruursema as Clay Target Head Coach

Ryan Bruursema - Womens Clay Shooting Coach

LAKE WALES, Fla. – Warner announces Ryan Bruursema as the new Head Coach for the Clay Target Team.  In July 2022 Ryan Bruursema will take over as head coach for Warner’s Clay Target Shooting Team. Ryan has been a competitive shooter for 25 years and has served as assistant coach to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s own Delta County Crushers Trap … Read Post

Watch the Athletic Turf Field Construction – LIVE!

  Rain or shine – come here to watch the construction of Warner University’s new athletic turf field LIVE! Follow along as we bring the excitement of football, flag football, lacrosse, soccer and track & field to Warner’s campus along Highway 27 in Lake Wales! To get involved, reach out to President david.hoag@warner.edu or call … Read Post

WU Receives Scholarship Grant from George W. Jenkins Fund

George W. Jenkins Fund

Warner University is happy to announce receipt of a scholarship grant available for low-income students from Polk County. This project was funded in part by an Impact Polk grant from the George W. Jenkins Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation. The scholarship committee at Warner University has made the determination of which 20 students will … Read Post

2022 Warner Commencement Ceremony

Graduation 2022 - Students and Text

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Financial Tips For College Graduates

6 Financial Tips

Graduation is just around the corner. All your hard work has finally paid off, and now you’re ready to enter the professional world. With graduation comes new freedoms, but also new challenges and responsibilities.   For a new or recent graduate, this can be a lot all at once. But, whether you’re a senior going … Read Post

Florida Farm Bureau Grants a $24,500 Full-Tuition Scholarship to Warner Student

Payton Ogburn - FL Farm Bureau Scholarship

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Florida Farm Bureau Continues Tradition of Supporting Ag Education at Warner University The Florida Farm Bureau’s state board of directors approved a $24,500 scholarship a year (for two years) to provide a student the opportunity to pursue a Bachelor’s in Agricultural Studies at Warner University. This scholarship will help … Read Post

Honoring Martha Rigel

Martha Rigel

By Evie Bodiford, WU Student   Have you ever wondered how Warner has received the names of their buildings? The stories behind them, the meaning, even what makes them so unique. Our Rigel Student Center, the epicenter of all activity on campus, was named after an essential family to Warner-“Mac” and Martha Rigel. Martha and … Read Post