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Zachary Weis ’24

Weis awarded prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

Nebraska Wesleyan University graduate Zachary Weis ’24 has received a fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, one of only 48 students nationwide to earn the award.
September 4, 2025
An abstract geometric painting, "Afterfruit of Sadness," 1952, by Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle

Elder Gallery: Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Exhibit 2025

One of Nebraska Wesleyan University’s most celebrated alumni artists is featured this fall in a major exhibition at Elder Gallery in NWU’s Rogers Center for Fine Arts.

“Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle: Space Movements” opens September 5 and runs through December 14. 

August 29, 2025
TEDx NWU

First NWU TEDx part of annual Visions & Ventures Symposium

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.
August 15, 2025
Ali Khan, Dean, UNMC College of Public Health, and Darrin Good, NWU President.

NWU and UNMC launch accelerated pathway to Master of Public Health

Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Public Health have partnered to launch a new accelerated program that allows students to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in public health in just five years.
August 8, 2025
Professor Zach Cheever

Cheever joins NWU as Director of Bands

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.
August 1, 2025
Professor Samantha Wilson demonstrates blood pressure checks to a room full of students.

Wilson named Advisor of the Year

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.
July 17, 2025
Avery Decker with a javelin.

Decker named CSC Second Team Academic All-American

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.

July 16, 2025