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46-464: The first step towards the establishment of Southwest Kansas Conference College took place in the spring of 1884 when land was platted for the purpose east of Wichita, Kansas . With construction slated for the future, in October of that same year the principals behind the project decided to acquire a substantial residence to serve as a temporary building for the school. The Wichita home of Crokey, located on

92-545: A low-power FM license that would afford it increased protection and power compared to that it had enjoyed as a Class D station limited to 10 watts. In April 2015, KSWC-LP 94.7 went on the air with an effective radiated power of 76 watts. On July 20, 2015, the college surrendered the Class D KSWC license to the FCC, who cancelled it on July 27, 2015. Beginning in August 2005, when KSWC became

138-671: A scrivener's error. Such plats can sometimes serve to relocate lot-lines or other features, but laws usually tightly restrict such use. A vacating plat functions to legally void a prior plat or portion of a plat. The rules normally allow such plats only when all the platted lots remain unsold and no construction of buildings or public improvements has taken place. Other names associated with parcel maps are: land maps, tax maps, real estate maps, landowner maps, lot and block survey system and land survey maps. Parcel maps, unlike any other public real estate record, have no federal, state or municipal oversight with their development. Plats contain

184-472: A 24-hour radio station, the automated music began as widespread as DJ board shifts with hits from rock, pop, country, R&B/hip-hop, AC, Christian, and Top 40. However, as of August 7, 2007, the presence of Country, R&B, and Christian hits are almost non-existent. Now whenever KSWC is automated, hits from the world of rock, pop, AC and Top 40 are played so KSWC could be considered as a joint format with Modern Rock/Top 40/Hot AC/Alternative. KSWC also maintains

230-406: A Top 30 list of songs played on the station. Beginning during the fall semester of 2007, KSWC tweaked their rotation and became more current heavy and played a format that combines Hot AC and CHR formats. Back on December 3, 2008, for the holiday season, KSWC flipped to all Top 40/Rock Christmas songs, in part to accommodate a remodeling session for the station toward the end of December. This marked

276-740: A former head football coach at the University of Minnesota . Plat In the United States , a plat ( / p l æ t / or / p l ɑː t / ) ( plan ) is a cadastral map , drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats show subdivisions broken into blocks with streets and alleys. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots , usually for

322-410: A full production studio, and stronger capabilities for shows, recording and streaming audio. In addition, the studio was fully carpeted and ventilated. In August 2005, Jacobs turned over day-to-day leadership to student General Manager, Kelly Burgar and student Program Director, Tommy Castor. After 5 months off the air, 2 months of technical updates (including song additions into a new automated system),

368-459: A home weeknights at 9 pm. Hourly newscasts covered sports and local news, and Southwestern football and basketball games with Curt Caden found a steady home on the station. Currently (2013), Jevyn Voss is the General Manager of KSWC. Tommy Castor, now an employee at Channel 96.3 of Clear Channel Wichita as well as at Southwestern College, advises KSWC. In 2014, Southwestern College applied for

414-533: A new moniker (100.3 The Jinx) and slogan The Station at the Top of the Hill and a staff of approximately 16 students, KSWC-FM went on the air at midnight on October 15, 2005 with Collective Soul's 'Better Now.' KSWC's management kept the standard DJ volunteer shifts from Sunday-Friday from 3 pm-midnight, but ran the station in automation overnights, mornings and early afternoon hours. Several talk shows were born and eventually found

460-544: A number of informational elements: [REDACTED] The dictionary definition of plat at Wiktionary [REDACTED] Media related to Survey drawings at Wikimedia Commons KSWC-LP KSWC-LP (94.7 FM ) (Jinx Radio) is a radio station operated by students at Southwestern College in Winfield , Kansas , United States. Between 1968 and 2015, the station was a Class D full-power station licensed to broadcast with 9 watts. Students who were interested in radio formed

506-454: A plat map marks an important step in the process of incorporating a town or city according to United States law. Because the process of incorporation sometimes occurred at a courthouse , the incorporation papers for many American cities may be stored hundreds of miles away in another state . For example, to view the original United States General Land Office plat for the city of San Francisco, California , filed in 1849, one must visit

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552-456: A radio club at Southwestern in the late 1940s. The students used the facilities of KNIC, a local radio station to learn more about the craft. During the 1960s, Southwestern's radio station used the call letters KLAS and was a 'carrier current' station on the Southwestern campus, broadcasting through the electrical circuits of the dorms and other buildings on campus. Those were the only places KLAS

598-454: A student programming manager set the playlist each week. The standard broadcast day during those years was Sunday-Friday from 3 pm to midnight. From 2003–2005, KSWC DJs Kate Hutchens, Travis Phillips, Paul Farney, Craig Fisher, Levi Hillman, and Christy Hopkins pioneered a morning radio show called "AM Mayhem," which aired weekdays from 7 am to 9 am. AM Mayhem featured a two-DJ music show format, plus morning news and weather updates, and featured

644-399: A week to 105 hours a week. The studio at the time consisted of two small rooms complete with cement floors and gutted plaster walls, but at a cost of over $ 4000, the studio was completely rebuilt and outfitted with new equipment. Throughout the early 1980s, KSWC became very popular in the area. Listeners branded KSWC as a non-commercial alternative to other commercial stations in the area, and

690-595: Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . It is further approved by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church and other accrediting bodies for individual majors. The college's nickname, "Moundbuilders," (frequently shortened to just "Builders") has inspired the creation of a large pile of rocks on the college campus, called "The Mound." At the beginning of each school year,

736-536: The Methodist Church affirmed its connection with the college project at its April 1885 annual meeting at El Dorado . There the regional division of the church formally decided to establish a college within the district, selecting a committee of 7 headed by Rev. N.S. Buckner to find a suitable permanent location. Conditions established by the committee included the availability of at least 20 acres of land and community donations of at least $ 15,000 towards completion of

782-450: The "Moundbuilding Ceremony" allows students, faculty, alum, clubs, and guests of Southwestern College to place a rock on the Mound. Participants are invited to decorate their rocks with paint, and some are decorated quite creatively. Although rocks are never removed from the Mound, the Mound itself was moved from the upper campus to the lower campus in the 1970s when Darbeth Fine Arts Building

828-576: The Moundbuilder Sports Network as an on-air analyst for home games and as primary substitute for both home and away games. With the technical support of long-time Southwestern Football Film Crew Legleiter Video Productions, The Moundbuilder Sports Network debuted the first three-person on-air crew at the Southwestern College vs. University of Saint Mary football game in 2009. For the 2009–10 football and basketball seasons, Curt Caden

874-427: The Moundbuilder Sports Network broadcasts all of SC's football games and most of the men and women's basketball games. In March 2008, after a 4-year run, Tommy Castor stepped down as primary color commentator for the Moundbuilder Sports Network. Former Southwestern football player and current DJ for 100.3 The Jinx, Matt Webb, then joined Curt Caden in the broadcast booth for the fall 2008 football season. Castor rejoined

920-1126: The Moundbuilders. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1958–59 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1902–03 to 1922–23. The Moundbinders previously competed in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1957–58. Southwestern competes in 19 intercollegiate sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, volleyball and, as of 2023, flag-football; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance. The men's track team has won 30 consecutive conference championships, while

966-566: The Museum of the Oregon Territory in Oregon City, Oregon , as at that time Oregon City was the site of the closest federal land office to San Francisco. A plat of consolidation or plan of consolidation originates when a landowner takes over several adjacent parcels of land and consolidates them into a single parcel. In order to do this, the landowner will usually need to make a survey of

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1012-506: The corner of Central and Topeka Avenues, was obtained for this purpose at a cost of $ 4,000. Initial plans called for establishment of a school with academic departments in the fields of business, music, and art. The school was incorporated in Topeka on October 9, 1884, headed by a nine-member board of directors. No courses were conducted during the 1884–1885 school year, however, and the project remained dormant. The Southwest Kansas Conference of

1058-508: The diverse musical tastes of its hosts. Hosts would often host trivia call-ins for listeners, with quiz winners winning small prizes in their campus mailboxes. In the 2004–05 school year, DJ Paul Farney began announcing Southwestern basketball games with Curt Caden. The games were streamed live and produced by KSWC's Travis Phillips. Because the station lacked a delay, DJs were not allowed to take live calls from listeners, but basketball games and other station programming were available online. For

1104-488: The first time that KSWC has flipped to all Christmas; in the past, they programmed in a Christmas section, but never their full playlist until then. Since 2004, the station featured talk shows about sports, music, campus events and entertainment. Beginning in 2004, KSWC became the flagship station of Southwestern College sporting events with Paul Farney and Curt Caden simulcasting on KSWC FM, online at buildersports.com, and on local cable channel 21. In 2003, Paul Farney became

1150-502: The first time, listeners from around the world could listen to this 10 watt station. In 2005, Dr. DeArmond stepped down as faculty General Manager and Advisor of KSWC-FM, and J.T.(Tom) Jacobs, chair of the Communication/Computer Science Division became interim faculty advisor during an overhaul of Southwestern's communications division. KSWC received a face-lift, including brand new computer hardware and software,

1196-468: The format included programs such as The Sound of Thought With Dr. Wallace Gray (and his faithful floating five) which aired at 8 pm Tuesday evenings and The Lunch Break weekdays at noon. The daily sign on was This is KSWC-FM 88.3 megahertz, signing on the air for another evening of broadcasting. Located on the campus of Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, KSWC-FM is owned by the student body and operated by

1242-419: The governing body, which would then have to approve it. A plat of subdivision also applies when a landowner/building owner divides a multi-family building into multiple units. This can apply for the intention of selling off the individual units as condominiums to individual owners. A correction plat or amending plat records minor corrections to an existing plat, such as correcting a surveying mistake or

1288-508: The issuance of $ 100,000 in bonds on behalf of the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic Railway for the expeditious construction of a new railway line to the town. Construction of the main college building began in the fall of 1885 upon a plan designed by W.A. Ritchie, with the 4-story building anticipated to be ready for occupancy September 1, 1886, in time for the 1886–87 academic year. Dormitory cottages were also to be built. Total cost of construction

1334-567: The late 1970s and made many improvements, including the location of the radio station. To that point, the radio station had several different homes. The first was in the Christy Administration Building during the days of the current carrier station. After KSWC became FCC-licensed, the station moved to Stewart Field House, then moved twice within the fieldhouse. In 1980, KSWC's growth began as the staff grew from 7 students to over 40 by 1984, and broadcast hours increased from 21 hours

1380-418: The name of Southwest Kansas Conference College was changed to Southwestern College. The main campus is a laptop learning community, with laptop computers provided to all incoming students. An emphasis on service learning has led to nationally recognized programs in leadership, discipleship, and sustainability (green issues). In addition to bachelor's degrees, several master's programs give undergraduate students

1426-630: The option of completing a graduate degree. Its doctoral degree in education started during the summer of 2012. Southwestern College's professional studies programs focus on degree completion for working adults. Six professional studies sites in three states allow students to earn their bachelor's degrees and selected master's programs in either a traditional classroom setting or online. The ground locations are in Wichita , McConnell AFB , Fort Riley, Kansas and Midwest City, Oklahoma . The school owns and operates radio station KSWC-LP . Southwestern College

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1472-412: The parcels and submit the survey to the governing body that would have to approve the consolidation. A plat of subdivision or plan of subdivision appears when a landowner or municipality divides land into smaller parcels. If a landowner owns an acre of land, for instance, and wants to divide it into three pieces, a surveyor would have to take precise measurements of the land and submit the survey to

1518-592: The project. The committee's decision on siting was initially slated for a meeting to be held in Wichita on May 12, 1885. This proved to be a preliminary gathering, however, at which guidelines for bids were established and interested communities made their initial presentations. Communities making initial appeals for the siting of the college included El Dorado, Harper , Newton , Peabody , Winfield, and Wichita. The towns of Hutchinson and Wellington also later made proposals. A tour of visitation by Buckner's siting committee

1564-442: The purpose of selling the described lots; this has become known as subdivision . After the filing of a plat, legal descriptions can refer to block and lot-numbers rather than portions of sections . In order for plats to become legally valid, a local governing body, such as a public works department, urban planning commission, zoning board, or another organ of the state must normally review and approve them. The creation of

1610-500: The radio club of Southwestern College, providing the Winfield area with educational and entertaining features from six to twelve PM seven days a week. We hope you enjoy this evening's program. For over a decade, the station was located at 88.3 FM on the radio dial, but in 1979, new FCC regulations forced the 10-watt station to move into the commercial bandwidth at 100.3 FM, where the station would remain until converting to an LPFM license. Dr. William DeArmond took over leadership of KSWC in

1656-403: The same building that first housed KSWC: the Christy Administration Building basement. Dr. DeArmond continued leadership of the station during this time, as student managers came and went with the years, but one thing did not change: DJs still had the freedom to play what they wanted during their 3-hour weekly volunteer shift. DJs were required to play 15 of 30 weekly playlists, during their shifts;

1702-466: The society was formally organized in 1917, membership in the Order of the Mound includes graduates from 1889 onward. In 1927, a process was established to induct qualified graduates from years prior to 1917. Currently, to qualify for induction, students must be in the top 10% of all graduates who have completed at least 60 graded hours or more at Southwestern College. The Southwestern athletic teams are called

1748-421: The station installed a grill over the station window, and a radio student donated the use of his own personal equipment for broadcasting. Throughout the second half of the 1980s, the 1990s, and the first few years in the new century, student involvement fluctuated, so the total hours per week and programming also fluctuated. During this time, however, the radio station moved to its current location, and actually to

1794-422: The student color commentator with Travis Phillips and Kelly Burgar as in-studio engineers and Tad Humphries as the chief engineer. After Farney and Phillips' graduation, Tommy Castor became color commentator, and Kelly Burgar became sole in-studio engineer. After Burgar's graduation in 2006, Castor, along with Nate Jones and Anthony Cook began rotating between color commentator and in-studio engineer. KSWC, as part of

1840-499: The women have won 16 straight. The men's cross country has won 30 consecutive conference championships, while the women have won 4 straight and 11 of the last 14, with the school garnering 134 conference championships in nine different sports since 1960. The track teams are coached by Jim Helmer and Mike Kirkland . The school has had over 160 All-American scholar-athletes since 1980. Southwestern College football players have gone on to successful coaching careers, including Jerry Kill ,

1886-431: Was built on the original site of the Mound. A major renovation in 2006 added a plaza area around the Mound with commemorative stones, benches, and landscaping. The nickname Moundbuilders originated in 1910 when students wanted to be called something other than "Preachers" or "Methodists." Editorialists toyed with various suggestions based on the fact that Southwestern students lived on "the hill." The name "Cliff-dwellers"

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1932-414: Was heard. On June 4, 1968, Southwestern was granted an official FCC license and began broadcasting with a transmitter purchased from Kappa Mu Psi, a fraternity at Wichita State University, for $ 125. After considering different call letters such as WSCW, KSCW, KLAS and KWKS, the official decision was to use the call letters KSWC (Kansas SouthWestern College). Dr. Wallace Gray was acting sponsor for KSWC and

1978-405: Was planned. Formal decision was rendered at a meeting held in Wichita on June 9, 1885, at which the bid of Winfield was accepted. Winfield in its winning bid pledged $ 40,000 towards college construction, 20 acres of land for the campus, additional payments of $ 2,000 a year for ten years, and an additional 40 acres of land. The selection of Winfield was met the next day with Cowley County approving

2024-609: Was projected at $ 60,000. Upon completion the building was touted in the local press as "one of the finest buildings in the state." In April 1886, Dr. John E. Earp, formerly head of Indiana Asbury University , a Methodist-affiliated college in Greencastle, Indiana , was tapped by the board of trustees as the first President of the Southwest Kansas Conference College. Southwest Kansas Conference College graduated its first class of 3 students on June 3, 1889. In 1909

2070-457: Was suggested but was ultimately scrapped for "Moundbuilders" after student Harry Hart wrote that "anybody could just dwell there, but 'builders' shows action." The Moundbuilding ceremony was instituted in 1927 by Dean Leroy Allen who said, "Nobody but Moundbuilders can build mounds. So no other college has now, or ever is likely to have such a custom." The Order of the Mound is the official Honor Society for Southwestern College graduates. Although

2116-408: Was the only station with the freedom to play unique music, from indie to grunge, Top 40 to Nashville, funk to punk, gospel to jazz, disco, rock, classical, easy listening, and new wave music. In 1983–84, KSWC was the victim of two major thefts, which crippled the station. Each theft closed the station for a day. Over $ 1200 worth of radio equipment was stolen and never recovered. After the second theft,

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