Academics

New Academic Year Brings Renovated Residence Hall, Nursing Lab, First-Year Enrollment Increase

When Nebraska Wesleyan University kicks off the 2015-2016 academic year on Monday, August 24, it will welcome it’s largest first-year class in 50 years.

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State Games of America Provide Valuable Internship Experience to NWU Students

On July 28, 14,000 athletes from across the country will arrive in Lincoln to participate in the 2015 State Games of America.

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Third NWU Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship

A third Nebraska Wesleyan University student has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.

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Fulbright Commission Selects NWU Sophomore for Summer Institute to Wales

Nebraska Wesleyan University sophomore Gwennan Plouzek is one of 60 college students from the United States and the United Kingdom selected to participate in the prestigious Fulbright Summer Institute.

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​Two NWU Grads Accepted to JET Program to Teach in Japan

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University graduates will teach in Japan next year.

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Two Win Boren Scholarships to Study Critical Languages

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students have each been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, which will send them abroad for one year to dev

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Experience at Volunteer Medical Clinic Helps Biology Major Find Her Vocation

When student Sarah White arrived at Nebraska Wesleyan, she knew she was going to study biology and become a medical doctor. But one class and an eager professor changed her perspective just weeks into her first semester.

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NWU President Shares Commitment to College Access at White House Summit

Nebraska Wesleyan University President Fred Ohles was invited by the White House on December 4 to discuss action steps that will help more students prepare for and graduate from college.

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NWU Senior Chases Astronaut Dream All the Way to NASA History Office

Nolan Lott was only a toddler when Ron Howard’s film, Apollo 13, hit the theaters.

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Xtreme Rat Challenge Celebrates 40th Year

Over the past four decades, nearly 800 lab rats have walked, climbed and jumped their way to coveted gold medals at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Xtreme Rat Challenge.

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