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Graduate degree student shares nursing wisdom

Nursing (Graduate)

Graduate degree student shares nursing wisdom

Published

May 6, 2022

Happy National Nurses Day! Tomorrow, over 400 Nebraska Wesleyan students will walk across the commencement stage to get their diploma, including 40 students with nursing-affiliated degrees. Mary Kay Gillan is one of those students looking forward to this big day.

Political science major presents at U.S. Strategic Command conference

Political Science Department

Political science major presents at U.S. Strategic Command conference

Published

May 3, 2022

Senior political science major Abby Cawley recently presented on Flashpoints as Consequences of American and Chinese Sharp Power at the U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance Conference and Workshop. The conference and workshop aim to strengthen the collaboration and interactions between defense and academic institutions.

Athletic training students showcase expertise

Athletic Training

Health and Human Performance Department

Athletic training students showcase expertise

Published

April 22, 2022

Ten athletic training students were recently chosen to speak at the Mid-America Athletic Trainer Association (MAATA) conference in Omaha. This was the first time at Nebraska Wesleyan that all students who submitted a proposal for the conference were accepted to present - showcasing the academic excellence and hard work of the Athletic Training program and its students.

Recent graduate receives grant for sleep psychology research

Psychology Department

Recent graduate receives grant for sleep psychology research

Published

April 7, 2022

Alumna Anna Johnson ('21) is the recent recipient of a Psi Chi regional research award. Johnson's abstract, Sleep and Cognition in Undergraduate Students, was selected at the Midwestern Psychological Association’s annual meeting out of over 550 abstracts.

Hospital administrator plans for life after the pandemic

Nursing (Graduate)

Hospital administrator plans for life after the pandemic

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April 5, 2022

Jenny (Lum) Stachura (BSN ’08, MSN ’13) was less than a year into her current role as vice president for patient care services at CHI Health St. Elizabeth. She had spent the last two years battling COVID-19's exhausting fury, “Never in my career have I seen an ICU stay completely full for so long.”

Four new majors come to Nebraska Wesleyan

Business, Accounting and Economics Department

Four new majors come to Nebraska Wesleyan

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March 30, 2022

Nebraska Wesleyan will offer four new undergraduate majors beginning fall 2022: data analytics, digital marketing, financial planning and project management.

Nursing graduate programs now exclusively online

Nursing (Graduate)

Nursing graduate programs now exclusively online

Published

March 29, 2022

Nebraska Wesleyan's Master of Science in Nursing and MSN/Master of Business Administration joint degree are the first programs in school history to be offered exclusively online.

Holder Lecture to address the dynamics facing contemporary nonfiction writers

English Department

Holder Lecture to address the dynamics facing contemporary nonfiction writers

Published

March 28, 2022

Douglas Hesse's presentation is entitled “The Creative Coordinates of Contemporary Nonfiction: Matters for Readers and Writers.” Hesse will explore how nonfiction writers draw on their memories and experiences in their work.

The scales of justice: exploring legal careers first-hand

Political Science Department

The scales of justice: exploring legal careers first-hand

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March 18, 2022

One NWU professor goes above and beyond to help students interested in legal careers. The goal? Enable students with the necessary skills needed to be successful in the industry.

Thummel named CORE Award recipient

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March 18, 2022

Bruce Thummel, maintenance and boiler lead supervisor, was recently awarded Nebraska Wesleyan's CORE Award.

The CORE Award recognizes a staff member whose efforts and contributions significantly exceed expectations in demonstrating or promoting one or more of NWU's CORE values: excellence, liberal arts, and personal attention to students, diversity, community, and stewardship.