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Each year, NWU students pitch ideas to strengthen the university at the Wayne & Elizabeth Brugman Leadership Summit & Pitch Contest. This year’s winners, senior Mady Schoffstall and sophomore Bruce Archambault, created Wolf Tracks, a mentorship program pairing seniors with first-year students to build community.

Tate Crawford could have chosen a more traditional route for his four years at Nebraska Wesleyan University. But with the variety of humanities degrees available at Nebraska Wesleyan, why be traditional?

First-year students in NWU’s True Crime Casebook and Let’s Crack Open a Cold Case courses put their investigative skills to the test during a “Missing Mascot” crime case designed by Matt Flores, assistant professor of education, and Amber Johnson, assistant professor of psychology.

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s choral ensembles will present Christmas with Wesleyan: The Weary World Rejoices on Sunday, December 7, at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church near the NWU campus.

Nebraska Wesleyan University celebrated a key milestone for its nursing students on November 7 with its annual White Coat Ceremony, a tradition that marks their induction into the nursing field.

Sophomore Madison Demke, a member of NWU’s WISE (Wesleyan Institute for Successful Educators) Honors Program, has a unique opportunity this semester to shadow Lindsey Wilson, the 2025 Nebraska Teacher of the Year.

Melissa Hayes-Connolly remembered the day in the fall of 2023 when Brandon Bradley, then Nebraska Wesleyan University’s head wrestling coach, came to her office in Cochrane-Woods Library. “He told me, ‘I’m struggling to get my guys feeling prepared for college.’”

Transfer student Marielle Wilson’s story is one of strength, perseverance and the power of art to heal.

Three standout NWU educators are transforming the student experience by blending academic excellence with real-world preparation and personal development.

This fall, NWU students enrolled in Lobbying and Policy Advocacy are studying a unique political system, Nebraska’s unicameral legislature, while gaining hands-on experience in the state legislative and political advocacy process.