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Global Studies

NWU earns Gilman recognition as three new scholars join prestigious group

Murslen Mudhafar, Daniela Garcia, and Ashton Barlow are NWU's newest Gilman scholars.

Published

May 19, 2026

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s three most recent Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients have continued a trend for one of the top producers of Gilman Scholars in the country.

Student Symposium

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Integrative Studies

Experiential Learning

Pitch contest caps successful NWU Student Symposium

Kelby Zimmerman and Maddox Lambert present at the NWU Pitch Contest finals.

Kelby Zimmerman and Maddox Lambert won the 2026 NWU Pitch Contest.

Published

May 12, 2026

Kelby Zimmerman and Maddox Lambert win NWU pitch contest to cap off NWU Student Symposium.

Amy Stanek earns Stewart Award for Courage

Published

May 7, 2026

Amy Stanek, custodial manager at Nebraska Wesleyan, is the 2026 winner of the Dean B. Stewart Award for Courage.

NWU pays tribute to nine distinguished retirees

Jay Chipman, Jeffrey Isaacson, Richard Jones, Patrick Hayden-Roy, Jeff Mohr, James Ruzicka and Rebecca Voight pose for a photo.

Published

May 4, 2026

Nebraska Wesleyan University recognized nine retiring faculty and staff members with a special reception at Great Hall in Smith-Curtis on April 30.

Business, Accounting and Economics Department

FBLA

NWU FBLA sending 17 qualifiers to national conference

Published

May 1, 2026

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter will send 17 national qualifiers to next month’s FBLA National Leadership Conference in Las Vegas.

English Department

Dr. Anne Curzan to present annual Holder Lecture

Published

April 14, 2026

The 35th annual Dr. Kenneth R. Holder Memorial Lecture will be presented by Dr. Anne Curzan, the Geneva Smitherman Collegiate Professor of English, Linguistics, and Education at the University of Michigan.

Tess McKinney to deliver Fetzer Lecture on immersive technology in healthcare education

Published

April 2, 2026

The 2026 Fetzer Lecture features Tess McKinney, CEO of Firework Media Studio, LLC, a Nebraska-based consulting studio specializing in immersive technologies including virtual reality, augmented reality, and extended reality.

Ghaith Taha attacks NWU experience at full speed

Ghaith Taha in a recent track competition.

Ghaith Taha carries the ball during a NWU football game.

Ghaith Taha laughs during last fall's Give to Learn event.

Published

March 18, 2026

Ghaith Taha’s life has been about the journeys.

Nursing

Health and Human Performance Department

Social Work Department

Public Health

NWU students get stark look at real-life issues with poverty simulation

Students participate in NWU's poverty simulation in February of 2026.

Published

March 9, 2026

Unless you’ve lived in poverty, it’s nearly impossible to understand the day-to-day challenges that come with it.

And while a simulation inside Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Knight Fieldhouse can’t replicate what happens in real life, it still gives NWU students a stark look at the issues many families in poverty face every day.

Faculty and Staff

Micah Drewes honored with CORE Award

Micah Drewes holds his CORE award next to Darrin Good and Jim Ruzicka.

Published

March 5, 2026

Micah Drewes, maintenance department supervisor, has been recognized with Nebraska Wesleyan University’s CORE Award, which celebrates staff whose efforts and contributions significantly exceed expectations in demonstrating Nebraska Wesleyan’s core values.

Drewes was recognized for his work as a leader in the maintenance department: