Classes at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina were canceled Thursday after a professor was found dead in her campus office.
Dr. Eileen St. John was the chair of the Teacher Education department at the private university. Kansas Wesleyan president Matt Thompson said in a statement that Dr. St. John was a leader on campus and a family-oriented individual, who gave her all to her students every day. Chaplains from the Salina school district were brought to campus to provide support for students and staff. No other information has been released.
Classes are cancelled for Thursday and Friday, and all activities – to include athletics – that are scheduled through Sunday will be postponed. In addition, Pioneer Hall was locked down on Thursday.
Salina police said this is not a criminal matter, and there was no danger to students or staff.
