Faculty and Staff

Adam Earnheardt, an expert on social media and athletics, will kick off Nebraska Wesleyan University's lecture series.

Nebraska Wesleyan University has launched a full tuition program to further expand college access for Nebraska students.

U.S. News & World Report has again named Nebraska Wesleyan University a top national liberal arts university.

Approximately 120 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Nebraska Wesleyan University joined President Fred Ohles and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert on August 12 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating NWU's new Omaha location.

Nancy Newman, director of Student Health Services, has been named one of the state's "best nurses."

At the April 14 campus staff meeting, representatives from the Lincoln Journal Star stopped by and surprised Newman with an announcement that she was named one of the best in the newspaper's annual "Best Nurses in Nebraska" contest. 

"When asking ourselves “Why we give” we thought of Nebraska Wesleyan's core values. In particular, two core values inspire us to give back: Liberal Arts and Community.

Over the next couple of months, you will hear from your colleagues about why they give to the Faculty and Staff Campaign.

If you would like to share why you support NWU, please contact greber [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (Gary Reber).

Former students of LaVerne Rudell surprised their beloved professor with an endowed fund in her name during Nebraska Wesleyan University’s sixth annual Business Summit, held March 7.

Rudell, professor emerita of business administration, taught at Nebraska Wesleyan for 30 years from 1966 to 1996.

Cathy Nelson, associate professor of Spanish, has been selected to serve on the National Screening Committee (NSC) for Fulbright Scholarship applications.

Nelson will evaluate applications for the Fulbright U.S. Student English Language Teaching Assistantships in Spain.

Nebraska Wesleyan honored several employees for their dedication to the university during the annual university dinner on August 23.

The following employees were recognized for their service:

30 Year Award

• Jo Bunstock, Assistant Athletic Director

25 Year Award

The fall semester at Nebraska Wesleyan University officially began Monday, August 26. But first year students in Karla Jensen’s liberal arts seminar, “The Liberal Arts of Yoga,” started their academic year early learning the historical, psychological, economical, and political aspects of yoga.

They started on Sunday, August 18 with a class on basic breathing techniques.

Sarah Kelen, associate professor of English, has been awarded the NWU Scholar Award.

The award recognizes excellence in scholarly or creative contributions to an academic field.

Nebraska Wesleyan University history professor Meghan Winchell has been awarded the White Award for Internationalization.

The award, honoring President John and Marty White for their many years of service to NWU, recognizes individuals who have furthered the internationalization of the campus, its curriculum, its students and faculty.

Kimberly Johnson has been named Vice President of Enrollment Management at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Eight months. That’s all it took for Nebraska Wesleyan students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the university to give 12,500 hours of service to communities across the world.

For the fifth consecutive year, Nebraska Wesleyan University has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.

Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals.