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Tessa Jolls is the president and CEO of the Center for Media Literacy

President of Center for Media Literacy to Discuss Redefining Media Relationships and Culture

Tessa Jolls will deliver the lecture on Thursday, April 20 at 4 p.m. in the learning commons area, located on the first floor of Cochrane-Woods Library.

April 13, 2017

Donald Wilhite, professor emeritus of applied climate science

NWU to Celebrate Earth Week with Focus on Climate Change

Twenty-one Nebraska Wesleyan University student organizations will collaborate on a week-long Earth Week celebration, April 18-21.

April 11, 2017

Members of the Acklie family are the first to sign a beam

NWU Breaks Ground on Duane W. Acklie Hall of Science

Nebraska Wesleyan University broke ground Tuesday, April 4 on a new science center named after a cherished member of the Lincoln community who was known for his service, entrepreneurship and philanthropy.

April 4, 2017

Sophomore Hanna Arrowsmith

Biology Major Finds Her Way to Opera Stage

“I gave it a shot my first semester here and I fell in love with it. I’ve been doing it ever since,” sophomore Hanna Arrowsmith said of her passion for opera.

April 3, 2017

Sociology Professors Honored for Work on Women’s Rights

Wortmann was recognized on March 31 by the Women’s Foundation, which advocates for women and their families through education and outreach programs in Lincoln and Lancaster County.

March 31, 2017

Nebraska Wesleyan's Music Department

NWU to Perform Operas “Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night” and “Gallantry”

Stories of a jilted bride’s wedding night and a soap opera parody will be told on the O’Donnell Auditorium stage when Nebraska Wesleyan performs two operas, “Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night” and “Gallantry.”

March 24, 2017

Nancy Wehrbein has been recognized with the university's CORE Award

Wehrbein Honored With University's CORE Award

Congratulations to Nancy Wehrbein, director of sponsored programs and foundation relations, who was awarded the university’s CORE Award on March 13.

March 20, 2017

Stephen J. Rapp, the former Ambassador-At-Large for Global Criminal Justice

Former Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice to Deliver NWU Lecture on Public Leadership

Stephen J. Rapp, Distinguished Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Prevention of Genocide, will deliver Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership on Wednesday, March 29.

March 16, 2017

Senior Olivia Finnegan performs her solo show

Study Abroad Experiences Inspire Student’s Show at World Theatre Festival

Her love for theatre, travel and humanity followed her 1,500 miles to Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she will graduate in May with a theatre degree and experiences in 14 countries.

March 15, 2017

Poet Brenda Shaughnessy will read at the Spring Visiting Writers Series

Spring Writers Series Features Poets

Poet Brenda Shaughnessy, associate professor of English and creative writing at Rutgers University-Newark, will give a reading on Thursday, March 30. Poet and essayist Brian Blanchfield, visiting faculty at The Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will give a reading on Thursday, April 13.

March 14, 2017

James Perry has been honored for his work with an inmate outreach program

Inmate Outreach Earns Professor “Love of Neighbor” Award

Nine years ago, Associate Professor of Professional Studies James Perry started a book club bringing NWU students together with Nebraska State Penitentiary inmates.

March 6, 2017

"Keeping Faith: Three Sisters of Story" will be held March 16 at NWU.

Interfaith Event to Feature Three Sisters of Story

Nebraska Wesleyan University will host an interfaith event, “Keeping Faith: Three Sisters of Story,” on Thursday, March 16.

March 6, 2017