Build Something Meaningful
The Archway Curriculum teaches you skills that will make you stand out after graduation enabling you to:
- Write, speak and listen well.
- Make academic and professional connections across different fields and industries.
- Think analytically to solve complex problems.
- Apply what you learn in real-world settings.
These aren’t ordinary life skills. These are the keys to your success in any field.
Meaningful lives have …
National research has identified these five aspects of a fulfilling life:
- Purpose
You spend each day liking what you do. - Social relationships
You have the friendships and love you need. - Financial stability
You manage your money to reduce stress and build security. - Community
You’re engaged and involved where you live. - Physical strength
You have the health and energy to be productive.
Few schools construct these elements into your experience like Nebraska Wesleyan. According to Gallup, only 11 percent of American college grads are thriving in all five of these elements.
Your Nebraska Wesleyan experience will build community and help you find your purpose. We connect you to the skills, networks and experiences that lead to successful careers and fulfilling lives.
Emotional support matters—a lot.
National research has also found that when schools offer robust mentorship and support students, those students succeed. U.S. graduates who were emotionally supported in college are:
- 2x as likely to be engaged at work.
- 3x as likely to be thriving in their well-being.
Some schools hire professors to publish research, win big grants and teach on the side. Or they have graduate assistants teach while they finish their dissertations. Teaching you is their third or fourth priority.
Nebraska Wesleyan professors’ top priority is helping you succeed.
The difference is experience.
Students with “experiential and deep learning” have more than double the odds of being engaged at work.
We believe in the power of learning by experience. Thanks to the Archway Curriculum, 100% of NWU students graduate with multiple experiential learning opportunities that can include internships, service learning, collaborative research and study abroad.
Our curriculum is geared to connect you to experiences that will transform your life.
A meaningful life means financial wellbeing.
Looking for a no-nonsense way to measure a school’s value? Compare loan default rates. When schools overburden students with debt, or underprepare them for success, that’s where the truth comes out.
Nebraska Wesleyan’s student loan default rate is incredibly low. That’s because our students graduate on time with manageable debt and great preparation for the workplace.
