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Taryn Smith rows her boat in the Atlantic Ocean.

NWU grad Taryn Smith reflects on solo row across the Atlantic Ocean

February 3, 2026

NWU graduate Taryn Smith is rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

NWU grad rows solo across Atlantic in 'World's Toughest Row'

January 28, 2026

NWU alum Casey Callahan’s art transforms space and time

January 15, 2026

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New grant sustains artful collaboration between campus and community

Published: June 4, 2026

Northeast Lincoln’s University Place Creative District (UPCD) received an impactful $97,000 economic development grant through the Nebraska Arts Council (NAC) this spring. The state grant program exists to revitalize Nebraska neighborhoods through cultural programs geared to attract visitors and retain young people, said Bailey Barnard, a UPCD board member and Nebraska Wesleyan art history professor.

Theatre Department

Alumni and Friends

From NWU to Radio City Music Hall and back, Eoghan Hartley (’16) inspires next generation of P-Wolf theatre students

NWU alumnus Eoghan Hartley, talks about his experience as a stage manager at Radio City Music Hall.

NWU alumnus Eoghan Hartley talks about his experience as a stage manager at Radio City Music Hall. Among the students listening is Samantha Wellenbring, who is stage managing Pinewood Bowl's production of Annie this summer.

Published

June 2, 2026

In the heat of July, when Samantha Wellenbring is busy stage managing Pinewood Bowl’s production of Annie, she’ll be able to fall back on the knowledge she’s gained in Nebraska Wesleyan’s theatre department, and the experiences shared with her from a successful alumnus.

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Political Science Department

NWU junior Arabelle Horst awarded Phi Kappa Phi study abroad grant

Published

June 2, 2026

Nebraska Wesleyan junior Arabelle Horst was awarded a study abroad grant by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

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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.

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Experiential Learning

Pitch contest caps successful NWU Student Symposium