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Senior Kacie Tremain remembers selecting her lunch at Prairie Point Dining Center when she was a first-year student and hearing an unfamiliar voice calling her name.

It was Kyle Holen, an employee of Sodexo, Nebraska Wesleyan’s food services provider. 

The court, the field, the track, the mat, the pool — these are the places where student-athletes often feel the most alive. When dealing with the death of someone dear to them, student-athletes often turn to these same places for a sense of normalcy.

Natalia Spengler isn’t interested in likely stories. Give her a tale that twists. Make it vast. Have it kink and kick and contradict. That’s when you know you have something. 

You have a story that lands—like Spengler’s own 2,800-mile journey—in an unexpected place. A story that slides, neatly, into the unlikeliest of roles. 

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The year 1968 was one of turbulence, protests, and revolutions. 

Fifty years later, Assistant Professor of Political Science Kelly Clancy asked, “how can events of that year help us understand the turbulence experienced today?” The issue became Clancy’s topic for her fall Archway Seminar for first-year students. 

He’s known for his love of mythology and comic books, but his passion for teaching and supporting students is no illusion.

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s award-winning University Choir will head south in January for its annual winter tour that will take them to four states and eight cities. 

When the curtain opens on Nebraska Wesleyan University’s production of “Mamma Mia”, it will mark Adelaide Daniel’s first major role. 

It will mark weeks of line memorization and singing and dancing rehearsals. 

A Nebraska Wesleyan University nursing professor has been recognized for her leadership in the nursing profession.

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Elder Gallery will feature the exhibit, “Restraint and Limitation,” October 23 through December 9.

Morgan Zabel spent her summer contributing to medicine.  

She didn’t cure any diseases. But a summer research experience gives her hope not only for a future career, but for the advances in medicine happening every day. 

When Quentin Timblin first came to Nebraska Wesleyan University, he had his heart set on studying chemistry. 

Fast forward four years and he’s studying abroad in Argentina and thinking about medical school.

The senior biochemistry and modern language studies double major said impactful courses and conversations led him down a new path.

Evan Marshall, Claire Beshaler, and Michaela Wells have been crowned the 2018 Homecoming king and queens.

Marshall, an accounting major from Seward, Neb., Beshaler, a communication studies major from Arnold, Neb., and Wells, a social work major from Lincoln, Neb., were crowned on Friday, October 5 and will reign over weekend homecoming activities.

Three Nebraska Wesleyan University music alumni will be honored during homecoming festivities.

Eight Nebraska Wesleyan University seniors have been named to the 2018 Homecoming Court.

Students were nominated by campus organizations and selected based on interviews. 

An ABC news veteran, an actress, and an accomplished oceanographer will headline Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Visions & Ventures Symposium on September 25-26.

Three years ago Nebraska Wesleyan University student Georgia Straka selected “The Music and Meaning of U2” as her Archway Seminar, her very first college course.

“I didn’t really know who U2 was prior to the class,” Straka admitted. “But I ended up learning so much and really appreciating the band.”

Josie Jacobson has fond memories of her days on the softball field: the dirt, the dugouts, the fans, the camaraderie. 

So when the sports management major from Grand Island learned from her professor that the Iowa Cubs was hiring interns, she was quick to apply and return to the familiarity of the ballpark.

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Elder Gallery opens with ”Reinvented.”

Curated by Adam Chau, a ceramic designer and program manager at Clay Art Center in Port Chester, N.Y., “Reinvented” is an international invitational of artists who combine digital technology with traditional studio techniques. 

When Bryan Stevenson spoke at last fall’s Visions & Ventures Symposium, he ignited passion into many students attending his capacity crowd lecture. 

Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of the best-selling book, “Just Mercy,” has dedicated his career to helping the poor, incarcerated, and the condemned. 

A recent Nebraska Wesleyan University graduate has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the nation’s oldest academic honorary.

Chase Hoffschneider noticed something he didn’t like while walking on campus. 

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.

And William Wyman’s music students have put in plenty of practice in preparation for their May 26th performance at one of the world’s most prestigious concert venues.

Nebraska Wesleyan University has added Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as its newest partner in the Pathways Scholarship Program.

Nebraska Wesleyan University President Fred Ohles and Iowa Western Community College President Dan Kinney have signed a formal agreement for the program.

Nebraska Wesleyan University awarded degrees to 500 undergraduate and graduate students at its 129thcommencement on Saturday, May 5. 

Natalie Hahn, a humanitarian whose work with United Nations programs has empowered women across Africa and beyond, will deliver the address at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s 129thcommencement on Saturday, May 5.

Her address will be shared with 500 undergraduate and graduate students who will receive degrees. Commencement begins at 1 p.m. on Taylor Commons. 

You are not alone.

If there’s one thing senior psychology major Nicole Vana wants people to know, you are never alone. 

Vana thought differently when she was a 17-year-old dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Luke Gregerson admits he’s watched his share of the Travel Channel.

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s final art exhibition of the year will feature the work of its graduating art students.

The exhibit, titled “Loading,” will run from Tuesday, April 24ththrough Saturday, May 5th. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 27thfrom 5 to 7 p.m. in Elder Gallery, located inside the Rogers Center for Fine Arts at 50thStreet and Huntington Ave. 

After more than a decade of leading Nebraska Wesleyan University, President Fred Ohles has announced his decision to retire. Ohles will retire on July 1, 2019.