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First NWU TEDx part of annual Visions & Ventures Symposium
TEDx NWU
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Nebraska Wesleyan University will host the Vision & Ventures Symposium: "Igniting Innovation" on September 24 at O’Donnell Auditorium. This annual, student-driven event brings together the university and the broader community to focus on a significant national issue.

Theatre Department
“Punk Rock Romeo and Juliet” shreds with P-Wolf-heavy cast and crew
Flatwater Shakespeare’s “Punk Rock Romeo and Juliet”
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With its latest production, Lincoln’s Flatwater Shakespeare Company puts an unexpected spin on one of the most popular plays ever written.

“Shakespeare gets a mohawk in this raw and rebellious take on Romeo and Juliet,” the company’s website states. The production sets the action “in a gritty, guitar-fueled world where love and rage collide.”

Music Department
Cheever joins NWU as Director of Bands
Professor Zach Cheever
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Nebraska Wesleyan University is proud to welcome Professor Zach Cheever as the new director of bands. Cheever brings a dynamic blend of artistry, conducting experience and a strong passion for student mentorship to NWU’s music program.

Originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, Cheever’s journey into music education began early in life.

Faculty and Staff
Fuess receives White Award for Internationalization
Professor Jo Ann Fuess
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This year’s White Award for Internationalization went to a particularly polyglot professor. Professor Jo Ann Fuess chairs Nebraska Wesleyan University's Department of Modern Languages and teaches German courses at all levels, including German literature, culture, media and film.

She also teaches intermediate Spanish and coordinates Nebraska Wesleyan’s International Film Series. 

Faculty and Staff
Wilson named Advisor of the Year
Professor Samantha Wilson demonstrates blood pressure checks to a room full of students.
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When a Nebraska Wesleyan University student fell sick and was hospitalized during fall finals, the impact on her semester could have been tremendous. But Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance Samantha Wilson, her academic advisor, stepped in to minimize the damage. “She helped me communicate with professors.

Decker named CSC Second Team Academic All-American
Avery Decker with a javelin.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University graduate student Avery Decker has been named to the 2024–25 Academic All-America® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday.

Faculty and Staff
Wortmann earns NWU's top teaching award
Professor Sue Wortman
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The Prouty, Nebraska Wesleyan University's top teaching award, went to Professor Susan Wortmann in her 15th year at NWU, and her 25th in the classroom. Her strengths as a professor shined in students’ nomination letters and course evaluations.

Three NWU student-athletes earn NCAA postgraduate scholarships
Composite image of Ella Ford playing tennis, Morgan Conner running and Avery Decker running with a javelin.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University student-athletes Ella Ford, Avery Decker and Morgan Conner have each been awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, an honor given to top student-athletes to support their graduate studies. Recipients are selected for making a meaningful impact both on and off the field, excelling in athletics, academics, leadership and service.