"The best thing about the Nebraska Wesleyan Department of Physics is the faculty. They were always ready to give me their time and help, and were very patient with my mistakes- they never made me feel ashamed of my lack of experience. More than that, they seemed to genuinely like me. I have spent 10 years now at other colleges and I realize that the atmosphere of 'family'at Nebraska Wesleyan is very rare indeed. "

-Dr. Karen Johnsgard ('86), postdoctoral student at Cornell University (N.Y.)

"The individual concern for studentswell-being by Wesleyan faculty members is great! And they are extremely knowledgeable. They are professors who are leading their field, busy helping build multi-million dollar superconductor supercolliders, but never too busy to listen to a student I never took a course at Wesleyan where the professor didn't know my name. The Department of Physics provided me with lots of options - ajob, graduate school in physics andlor internship opportunities. I definitely would not be where I am today had I gone to a large university. At a school like Nebraska Wesleyan, it ~ easier to get involved in activities."

-Bill Chvala ('92), research engineer for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory

"The class size and mir of faculty at Nebraska Wesleyan was great. I can't imagine studying physics at a larger school with several hundred students in a class. I'm also very impressed by Wesleyan offering Workshop Physics at the introductory level. In general, it can be hard to come into graduate school from a liberal arts background, but Nebraska Wesleyan prepared me very well The inclusive atmosphere in the department probably did as much for me as the "technical" training. The interest shown by professors in their students is also very impressive."

-Dr. Heidi Fenct ('84), assistant professor of physics at Concordia College (Minn.)