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Study Abroad

Three NWU Students Win Boren Scholarships to Study Critical Languages

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May 6, 2014

Three Nebraska Wesleyan University students have each been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, which will send them abroad for one year to develop language skills.

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Academics

Two NWU Students Selected for Summer Fulbright Program

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May 6, 2014

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students have been selected for one of the most prestigious selective summer scholarship programs in the world.

Theatre Department

NWU Student Stars in Major Motion Picture “Devil’s Knot”

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May 2, 2014

James Hamrick could be walking the red carpet on May 3, but he’s opted for the McDonald Theatre stage instead where he plays Marius in the musical sensation, “Lés Miserables.”

Admitted students

Academics

Students Travel to Nicaragua to Study Maternal Health

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May 2, 2014

The end of Kelsey Arends’ semester abroad in Nicaragua last year was really only the beginning.

She was intrigued by the country’s decreasing maternal mortality rate, and she wanted to know more.

The only way to do that was to return to Nicaragua.

Academics

Undergraduate Admissions

Three NWU Students Win Fulbright Scholarships

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April 29, 2014

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students and a 2013 NWU graduate have each been awarded Fulbright scholarships to teach internationally next year.

Art Department

Senior Exhibition Features Work of Graduating Artists

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April 25, 2014

The artistic talents of Nebraska Wesleyan University’s senior art majors will be on display for the Senior Art Exhibition.

Physics Department

Turning “Water Down The Drain” into “Money in the Bank”

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April 25, 2014

Bruce Thummel (’06) is the HVAC technician serving Olin Hall. He knows the ins and outs of Olin’s heating and cooling systems better than anyone. And one of the cooling system’s “outs” has always bothered him: namely, the thousands of gallons of water it poured down the drain all summer long.

Chemistry Department

UNMC Associate Vice Chancellor, NWU Alum Will Deliver Fetzer Science Lecture

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April 24, 2014

Rodney S. Markin, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Development and Chief Technology Officer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will deliver the annual Fetzer science lecture on Tuesday, April 29.

Music Department

High Score: Music composers plan an elevating role in gamers’ experiences

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April 22, 2014

Mention video game music to people above 35 and they’re likely to think first of simple bloops and beeps, or the catchy tunes behind a bouncing Mario.

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English Department

English Major Accepted to JET Program to Teach in Japan

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April 21, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Jamie Reed wants to be a high school English teacher. It’s likely her future students will learn a little about the Japanese language and culture too.