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Local Kindness Movement Kickoff Event Will Honor Life of Former NWU Student

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September 4, 2012

A local “Cameron Effect - Seven Acts of Kindness” movement will kickoff Tuesday, September 11 with a presentation that honors the memory of a former NWU student killed by a drunk driver.

Art Department

Elder Gallery Exhibit to Feature People, Places of Africa

Press' photography exhibit features the people and places of Africa.

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August 23, 2012

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Elder Gallery will open with a five-week exhibition featuring the people and places of Africa as seen through the lens of photographer Betty Press.

Undergraduate Admissions

Women’s Basketball Team Making NWU History With First International Tour

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August 16, 2012

Missy Franklin. Gabby Douglas. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings. Sonya Richards Ross. The U.S. women’s basketball team, soccer team, and water polo team.

The 2012 summer Olympics will long be remembered for many reasons, but perhaps the most memorable part of the games was the success of its women athletes.

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Parents and Families

Students Return to Renovated Residence Hall, More Parking, Technology Improvements

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August 13, 2012

One hundred new students moved into the cool new rooms of Johnson Hall, when the doors opened on August 22.

Faculty and Staff

Parents and Families

Undergraduate Admissions

Residential Education

Renovated Residence Hall Opens Doors to New Students

Renovating the University's oldest residence hall

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August 8, 2012

Move-in day for new Nebraska Wesleyan University students is typically hot and humid.

For those students who moved into Johnson Hall on August 22, they walked into something that no other Johnson Hall residents had ever experienced: air conditioning.

Academics

Undergraduate Admissions

Psychology Department

Grant Helps Student, Professor Study Link Between Red Wine and Aging

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July 24, 2012

Studies indicate coffee is good for cognitive abilities. So is green tea, dark chocolate, and red wine.

A Nebraska Wesleyan University psychology professor and her student are spending their summer researching the effects of red wine — or more specifically, a compound found in red grapes —on cognitive skills.

Academics

Faculty and Staff

Undergraduate Admissions

Music Department

Music Professor Honored for Commitment, Inspiration to State's Vocalists

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July 24, 2012

A Nebraska Wesleyan University choir director has been recognized by the Nebraska Choral Directors Association for his commitment to singers and choirs in the state.

Greek Life

Theta Chi Fraternity Receives National Honor

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July 13, 2012

Nebraska Wesleyan University's Theta Chi Fraternity chapter has been recognized as one of the top chapters in the country.

The Gamma Phi chapter has been honored with the Howard R. Alter, Jr. Award for Chapter Excellence.

Undergraduate Admissions

Health and Human Performance Department

Students Explore History, Culture and Sport of Australia

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July 10, 2012

Nine students — most of whom are majoring in health and human performance — joined professor Pat Pettit for a three-week trip that was part of the course, “History, Culture, and Sport in Australia.”

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Alumni and Friends

NWU Alum Shelley McHugh Named New Alumni Director

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July 9, 2012

Shelley McHugh has been hired as the Director of Alumni Relations at Nebraska Wesleyan University.