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Bold Designs Campaign Lights Up O'Donnell Auditorium

Thanks to a gift from the Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation, a professional LED lighting system has been installed in O'Donnell Auditorium to enhance the experience for both the performers and the audience.

Liana Sandin ('81) is president of the Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation and studied music at Nebraska Wesleyan. "A new lighting system will help the music students, of course," said Sandin. "But O'Donnell Auditorium is also a major venue for the entire s

Published

April 6, 2018

Liana Sandin (’81) fondly remembers the many hours she spent on the O’Donnell Auditorium stage.

“I was in a lot of things,” Sandin recalled of her involvement in choirs, operas and even serving as an usher at other events hosted in the auditorium. “O’Donnell means performance to me.”

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Nursing Students Travel to London to Compare Healthcare Systems

NWU nursing professors Molly Fitzke and Linda Hardy led a group of undergraduate and graduate nursing students to London to compare healthcare systems between the U.S. and UK.

Nursing professors Linda Hardy (left) and Molly Fitzke (right) included a tour of the Florence Nightingale Museum in their itinerary. Students also visited hospitals and met with faculty at nursing colleges.

Florence Nightingale's infamous lantern is one of many artifacts on display at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.

Undergraduate nursing students valued the opportunity to participate in the trip with graduate students and learn from their expertise and experiences.

Nursing students traveled to London where they visited St. Joseph’s Health Care, met with nursing faculty from Anglican Ruskin University of Nursing and toured the Royal College of Nursing.

Published

September 22, 2017

With the current state of our country’s healthcare system and it unknown changes, Nebraska Wesleyan University’s nursing professors looked to valuable teaching opportunities for their undergraduate and graduate nursing students.

Modern Languages Department

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Senior Tests Spanish Skills Through Study Abroad in Mexico

Senior Randi Knox spent a semester in Mexico where she was about to put her Spanish-speaking skills to the test.

While studying in Mexico, Knox gave a bilingual presentation at a high school in Puebla where her host mom teaches.

Knox visited her host dad's relatives where she learned to make tortillas.

Knox takes an excursion near Cuetzalan, Puebla, near the famous Pata del Perro.

Knox enjoys the view on the staircase to the Gran Piramide de Cholula, the world's largest pyramid.

Published

September 15, 2017

When Randi Knox graduated from Bellevue East High School, she had a hunch that her college experience would likely include studying abroad.