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Nebraska Wesleyan awarded 500 bachelor's and master's degrees during its 129th commencement on Saturday, May 5th.

NWU Awards 500 Degrees

May 9, 2018

Jonathan Redding, visiting professor of religion, was named the 2017-2018 Margaret J Prouty Teaching Award winner. "There has never once been a day where he wasn't excited to teach us," said a student nominator.

First-Year Professor Wins NWU's Top Teaching Award

May 14, 2018

Carter Lyons, a junior mathematics and physics major, is one of just 211 undergraduates in the country to win the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. He is the eighth NWU student to win the honor.

Math, Physics Major Becomes NWU's 8th Goldwater Scholar

April 12, 2018

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.

Bold Designs Campaign Lights Up O'Donnell Auditorium

April 6, 2018

Fred Ohles will retire as president of Nebraska Wesleyan University on July 1, 2019. During his tenure, he has positioned Nebraska Wesleyan for continued success through enrollment strength, new academic programs and experiences, new and improved faciliti

President Ohles Announces Retirement

April 5, 2018

Music Professor Named Exemplary Teacher

March 8, 2018

Senior psychology major Malik Morris was honored with the Mary Butler Award, which honors a student of color who enriches the campus through extracurricular involvement, leadership, responsibility and concern for others. He is pictured with Mary Butler, w

Three Honored as Advocates for Diversity

January 25, 2018

Terri Seier, an English major from Petersburg, Neb., is spending the spring semester at Providence University in Taiwan. She was awarded the Freeman-ASIA Award to assist with her study abroad expenses.

Freeman-ASIA Award Sends Sophomore to Taiwan to Study Language, Culture

January 18, 2018

Sandy McBride, assistant professor of English and Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, has been honored with NWU's inaugural "Faculty Mentor of the Year" award.

English Professor Wins Inaugural Faculty Mentor Award

December 13, 2017

Nebraska Wesleyan junior Angel Geller will spend the spring semester in New Zealand where she will study art as well as create a self-published magazine that will reflect her experience as an UmonHon woman immersed in a different indigenous culture.

Gilman Scholarship Winner to Study Art, Indigenous Culture in New Zealand

December 6, 2017

Provost Emerita Judy Muyskens was recently awarded the Roy G. Story Award for the many NWU initiatives and programs that have brought national recognition to the university. Muyskens retired from NWU last spring.

Retired Provost Honored For Bringing National Stature to NWU

November 20, 2017

NWU President Fred Ohles and SCC President Paul Illich announce a new partnership, SCC to NWU Pathways Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to SCC students who transfer to NWU's traditional undergraduate program or accelerated degree completio

New Pathways Scholarship Supports SCC Students

October 9, 2017

NWU is ranked among the top 10 percent of colleges and universities named to U.S. News & World Report's list of regional universities - midwest category. The annual college rankings were released September 12.

U.S. News & World Report Ranks NWU a Top Regional University

September 11, 2017

For the first time, NWU professors John Spilker and Sue Wortmann led students to Cuba as part of a class that explored Cuban youth culture.

Class Gives Students Historic Opportunity to Experience Cuba

August 8, 2017

Chance Kennicutt, a junior from Sutherland, Neb., is NWU's 44th Gilman Scholarship winner. He will spend the 2017-2018 academic year in Poland.

Gilman Scholarship Sends Political Science Major to Poland

August 7, 2017

NWU junior Natalia Spengler studied abroad at the London Academy of Music and Art where she studied Shakespeare and refined her acting style. She will perform in the fall production of "Comedy of Errors."

Actress Ready to Perform Shakespeare Following London Study Abroad Experience

July 20, 2017

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NWU wins National Championship!

Congratulations to the NWU Men's Basketball team for bringing home the gold as NCAA Division III National Champs. Final score 78-72 against University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

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