University Ministries

Interfaith Event to Feature Three Sisters of Story

Nebraska Wesleyan University will host an interfaith event, “Keeping Faith: Three Sisters of Story,” on Thursday, March 16.

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Students Reflect on Flood Cleanup Efforts in South Carolina

Volunteers are still helping rebuild the area hit by nearly 20 inches of rain — causing 11 deaths and leaving many homeless.

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Students Use Spring Break to Assist Flood Relief, Share in Civil Rights Conversations

Nearly nine months ago tragedy struck in Charleston, S.C. when nine individuals were gunned down at Emmanuel African Methodist Church.

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Students Use Spring Break to Expand Worldviews

Ten students and Nebraska Wesleyan’s university minister are in Puerto Rico this week where they are tutoring in immigrant communities.

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Mark Braverman to Discuss Israel, Palestinian Conflict

Psychologist, author and director for Kairos USA, Mark Braverman, will deliver the Mattingly Visiting Scholar Lecture at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Tuesday, November 4.

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NWU Students Experience the Journey From Juarez

Last year’s graduating class included two students from Juarez, Mexico, a city plagued by drug-related violence that borders El Paso, Texas.

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Scholars to Address Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and NWU’s Connection to MLK

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Mattingly Distinguished Scholars Program will bring two speakers to Lincoln — one who will discuss American Exceptionalism as it relates to Steven Spielberg’s movie, “Lincoln,” and another who will discuss Martin Luther King’s connection to NWU.

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Lecture Series Kicks Off With Talk on Restoring Inmates; Watch Lecture

Rev. Ruth Karlsson, Executive Director of Released and Restored, addressed the topic at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Swan Lecture on Thursday, January 31. The lecture was titled, "After Prison — Then What?"

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Minister to Discuss “The Bible and Homosexuality” at Mattingly Series Lecture

On Wednesday, October 10, Rev. Gail Simonds will present her lecture, “The Bible and Homosexuality: Queering the Good Book.” The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in Callen Conference Center.

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Spring Break Means Service for Many NWU Students

Hoffman and other students who signed up for the alternative spring break — organized by University Ministries and the Service Learning Office — hit the road and drove west to Denver, Colo., where they are immersing themselves on issues of hunger, homelessness and poverty.

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