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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.

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.

Study Abroad

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.

Study Abroad

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.