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MNU Family Weekend at Great Wolf Lodge

Great Wolf Lodge, Kansas City, KS
January 30, 2026 @ 3:00 pm
to January 31, 2026 @ 11:00 am
Image of the outside of the Great Wolf Lodge on sunny day, featuring the log cabin exterior and a waterslide

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Got cabin fever in your house? Consider giving your family a slice of summer in the middle of winter during MNU Family Weekend at Great Wolf Lodge on January 30-31, 2026 in Kansas City, KS.

Cost provides one night of lodging for up to six people, free parking, free pizza dinner on Friday, and waterpark passes for all overnight guests for Friday and Saturday. Optional breakfast buffet at the Lodge is also available.

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Dr. Abby Hodges

Vice President for Academic Affairs

PhD; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
MS; Organic Chemistry, Yale University 
BS; Chemistry, Denison University

Dr. Hodges began her career in higher education at Azusa Pacific University as a chemistry professor from 2008 to 2014. She then moved to MNU where she taught and in 2018 was appointed Chair of the Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences. From 2022-2023, before accepting the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Hodges was the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hodges’ career research has focused on protein folding and protein engineering, and she has mentored over twenty students in these research projects. She has also furthered the MNU first-year experience program and chaired the General Education committee for five years. Dr. Hodges was recognized as the MNU Faculty of the Year in 2021.

Dr. Hodges lives in Olathe with her husband Ryan and two boys.

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