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December 17, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s award-winning University Choir has announced a tour schedule that will take it to the southern United States in January.

Global Studies

Senior Travels to Bolivia to Study Food Insecurity

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December 11, 2014

Sjulin, a Spanish and global studies major from Omaha, joined members of Nebraska Wesleyan’s Global Service Learning and volunteered at FoodNet, a local organization that collects un-purchased perishable food items from grocery stores and distributes it to the hungry in the community.

Faculty and Staff

Undergraduate Admissions

NWU Launches Full-Tuition Program

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December 3, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University has launched a full tuition program to further expand college access for Nebraska students.

Academics

Undergraduate Admissions

NWU President Shares Commitment to College Access at White House Summit

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December 3, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University President Fred Ohles was invited by the White House on December 4 to discuss action steps that will help more students prepare for and graduate from college.

Undergraduate Admissions

Alumna Returns to Direct NWU Theatre Tradition “A Christmas Carol”

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November 25, 2014

Three years ago Leigh Walter was embracing everything about Mrs. Fezziwig, the jolly wife of Mr. Fezziwig in the Charles Dickens story, A Christmas Carol.

Admitted students

Academics

Psychology Department

Xtreme Rat Challenge Celebrates 40th Year

Published

November 25, 2014

Over the past four decades, nearly 800 lab rats have walked, climbed and jumped their way to coveted gold medals at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Xtreme Rat Challenge.

Music Department

Celebrate the Holidays With Elizabethan Feast Tradition

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November 18, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan will celebrate a 22-year-old holiday tradition when it hosts its annual Elizabethan Christmas feast.

Undergraduate Admissions

Art Department

Elder Gallery Exhibit Features High School Talent

Hungry Goblin by Madison Vahle, Grand Island Senior High

Fried Chicken by Whitney Tiedeman, Lincoln Northeast High School

Self Portrait by Francis Akoto, Creighton Prep High School

Spilled by William Dendinger, Creighton Prep High School

Chuck Close Self Portrait by Emma Krenzer

Death Bed by Gabrielle Robbins, Raymond Central High School

The Ballerina by Jerrica Tietz, Bancroft-Rosalie High School

Published

November 18, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan’s Department of Art will host Bridge December 2-7. High school seniors were invited to submit artwork to be considered for the exhibition. Fifty students were selected for the exhibit.

Admitted students

Academics

Education Department

NWU Senior Chases Astronaut Dream All the Way to NASA History Office

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November 14, 2014

Nolan Lott was only a toddler when Ron Howard’s film, Apollo 13, hit the theaters.

When he was old enough to watch and understand the Academy Award-winning film about the aborted 1970 lunar mission, he —like many young boys — dreamed of becoming an astronaut.

A Family Affair: Parents Join Their Students In Pursuing NWU Degree

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November 7, 2014

For Rob Barie and his two daughters Lucy and Sally, Nebraska Wesleyan University is truly a family matter. All three are students this year, and there are three more at home being encouraged to follow in their footsteps.