Modern Languages Department | Nebraska Wesleyan University

Fulbright Scholarship takes NWU grad back to Germany

Modern Languages Department

Psychology Department

Fulbright Scholarship takes NWU grad back to Germany

Published

May 25, 2022

Corinne Peterson (’19) first experienced Germany during her study abroad experience to Nebraska Wesleyan’s sister school in Eichstätt, Germany. The experience was incredibly impactful, and the psychology and modern languages-German double major has been looking for the opportunity to journey back to Germany ever since.

NWU junior receives Gilman Scholarship for Mexico study abroad

International Business

Modern Languages Department

NWU junior receives Gilman Scholarship for Mexico study abroad

Damicah Burtin

Published

January 4, 2022

Damicah Burtin, a junior international business and Spanish major is a recent recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship. Burtin will spend Spring 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico.

NWU senior receives Gilman Scholarship for Argentina study abroad

Modern Languages Department

Theatre Department

NWU senior receives Gilman Scholarship for Argentina study abroad

Sierra Smith

Published

November 9, 2021

The study abroad experience looks a little different for NWU senior Sierra Smith. Smith, a recent recipient of the Gilman Scholarship, is spending her semester taking classes virtually through the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Two NWU Students Win Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

English Department

Modern Languages Department

Two NWU Students Win Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

Sam Trofholz

Alison Greenfield

Published

May 20, 2020

Alison Greenfield of Murray, Neb., and Sam Trofholz of Columbus, Neb., have been awarded the Fulbright Scholarship, the flagship international education exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

Three NWU Students Win Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

Political Science Department

Health and Human Performance Department

Philosophy and Religion Department

Modern Languages Department

Three NWU Students Win Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

Dakota Folkerts, Gilman Scholar

Gradyn Kershner, Gilman Scholar

Aaron Onion, Gilman Scholar

Published

December 13, 2019

Three Nebraska Wesleyan University students will spend the spring semester abroad thanks to a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Internship Gives NWU Student Experience with International Trade

Modern Languages Department

International Business

Internship Gives NWU Student Experience with International Trade

Sierra Richey, internship with U.S. Grains Council, Panama City

Sierra Richey, internship with U.S. Grains Council, Panama City

Sierra Richey, internship with U.S. Grains Council, Panama City

Sierra Richey, internship with U.S. Grains Council, Panama City

Published

August 16, 2019

The international business and Spanish major was seeking a summer internship that would combine her academic majors.

Gilman Scholarships Send Two Abroad for Fall Semester

Modern Languages Department

Education Department

Sociology and Anthropology Department

Gilman Scholarships Send Two Abroad for Fall Semester

Alexander Delgado, Gilman Scholarship recipient

Sam Breir, Gilman Scholarship recipient

Published

August 13, 2019

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University seniors have each been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad for the fall semester.

Gilman Scholarship Sends Two Students to Rwanda

Modern Languages Department

Social Work Department

Gender Studies Department

Gilman Scholarship Sends Two Students to Rwanda

Kerry Worley

Rachel Konvalin

Published

June 3, 2019

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students are studying in Rwanda this summer thanks to a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Two Students Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Summer Institute

Athletic Training

Modern Languages Department

History Department

Two Students Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Summer Institute

Emma Peterson

Hunter Smith

Published

May 28, 2019

Two Nebraska Wesleyan students have been selected for the Fulbright Summer Institute to the United Kingdom.

Fulbright Scholarship to Send Political Science, Modern Language Major to Spain

Modern Languages Department

Political Science Department

Fulbright Scholarship to Send Political Science, Modern Language Major to Spain

Toree Hempstead, Fulbright Scholar

Published

April 16, 2019

The Fulbright Scholarship is the flagship international education exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

Three NWU Students Accepted into JET Program

Modern Languages Department

Political Science Department

Business, Accounting and Economics Department

Chemistry Department

Biology Department

Three NWU Students Accepted into JET Program

Felicia Phares, JET Scholar

Kate Richerson, JET Scholar

Grant Jackman, JET Scholar

Published

April 16, 2019

Felicia Phares, Kate Richerson and Grant Jackman, all of Lincoln, have each been accepted to the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.

Student, Professor Translate the Identity and Meaning of Argentina’s Dirty War

Modern Languages Department

Student, Professor Translate the Identity and Meaning of Argentina’s Dirty War

Toree Hempstead, Argentina study abroad experience

Toree Hempstead, study abroad experience, Argentina

Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo

Authors of "Who I Am: Stories of Identity, Grandchildren, and Reunification."

Former detention center, Buenos Aires

Former detention center, Cordoba

Published

March 13, 2019

She recalls her Spanish professor, Cathy Nelson, teaching about transitional justice and how countries confront human rights abuses when they transition to democracy. While studying Argentine history, she learned about the Dirty War.

Gilman Scholarship to Send International Business Major to Germany

Business, Accounting and Economics Department

Modern Languages Department

Gilman Scholarship to Send International Business Major to Germany

Gilman Scholarship winner Vladislav Blazhievskiy

Published

December 12, 2018

A Nebraska Wesleyan University junior will spend a semester in Germany thanks to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Biochemistry, Modern Languages Major Gains Pharmacy Experience in Madrid

Modern Languages Department

Biochemistry, Modern Languages Major Gains Pharmacy Experience in Madrid

Senior Quentin Timblin spent his summer interning at a pharmacy in Madrid, Spain.

Timblin interned at the pharmacy, Farmacia la Victoria, one of the most well-known compound pharmacies in Madrid.

Published

October 15, 2018

When Quentin Timblin first came to Nebraska Wesleyan University, he had his heart set on studying chemistry. Fast forward four years and he’s studying abroad in Argentina and thinking about medical school.

Gilman Scholarship Sends Two Abroad for Fall Semester

Mathematics and Computer Science Department

Philosophy and Religion Department

Biology Department

Modern Languages Department

Gilman Scholarship Sends Two Abroad for Fall Semester

Megan Canfield, Gilman Scholarship Winner

Ria Shome, Gilman Scholarship Winner

Published

August 8, 2018

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University seniors have been selected to receive a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad for the fall semester.

JET Program to Send English, Music Major to Japan

Modern Languages Department

Music Department

English Department

JET Program to Send English, Music Major to Japan

Senior Luke Gregerson has been accepted to the prestigious Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, which will send the English and music double major to Japan for a year where he will help teach English.

Published

April 16, 2018

Following his graduation in May, Gregerson will move to Japan where he will spend a year helping primary school instructors teach English.

Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership to Address Changing the Narrative on Adolescents

Political Science Department

Modern Languages Department

Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership to Address Changing the Narrative on Adolescents

NWU alumnus Trang Ho Morton ('06) and her husband, Matthew Morton, will present this year's Curtis Lecture, "Changing the Narrative on Adolescents: U.S. and International Perspectives." Trang is a planning specialist at the Fund to End Violence Against Ch

Published

March 21, 2018

A Nebraska Wesleyan University alumnus and Rhodes Scholar is returning to her alma mater.

Freeman-ASIA Award Sends Sophomore to Taiwan to Study Language, Culture

English Department

Modern Languages Department

Freeman-ASIA Award Sends Sophomore to Taiwan to Study Language, Culture

Terri Seier, an English major from Petersburg, Neb., is spending the spring semester at Providence University in Taiwan. She was awarded the Freeman-ASIA Award to assist with her study abroad expenses.

Published

January 18, 2018

“The moment I walked into my first Chinese class, I knew that it was a language I wanted to stick with,” recalled Nebraska Wesleyan University sophomore Terri Seier.

Canadian Internship Gives NWU Student First-Hand Experience in Cancer Research

Biology Department

Modern Languages Department

Canadian Internship Gives NWU Student First-Hand Experience in Cancer Research

Senior Joseph Roper spent the summer interning at McGill University working alongside NWU alumna Koren Mann, associate professor of oncology at McGill University. They researched the role of a particular enzyme on cancer mutations.

Roper's research at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, gave him meaningful experiences for both his French and biology majors.

"You need to be stretched and pulled to become a better person and to grow. What better way to do that than to get up and go," Roper said of his decision to study abroad in France.

Published

December 20, 2017

For Roper, the great unknown began in Montreal, Canada where the biology and French double major spent his summer conducting research for McGill University.

Senior Tests Spanish Skills Through Study Abroad in Mexico

Modern Languages Department

Bold Designs Campaign

Senior Tests Spanish Skills Through Study Abroad in Mexico

Senior Randi Knox spent a semester in Mexico where she was about to put her Spanish-speaking skills to the test.

While studying in Mexico, Knox gave a bilingual presentation at a high school in Puebla where her host mom teaches.

Knox visited her host dad's relatives where she learned to make tortillas.

Knox takes an excursion near Cuetzalan, Puebla, near the famous Pata del Perro.

Knox enjoys the view on the staircase to the Gran Piramide de Cholula, the world's largest pyramid.

Published

September 15, 2017

When Randi Knox graduated from Bellevue East High School, she had a hunch that her college experience would likely include studying abroad.

NWU Hosts Fall International Film Series

Modern Languages Department

NWU Hosts Fall International Film Series

Published

August 21, 2017

Nebraska Wesleyan University will host a fall international film series, featuring five films.

Gilman Scholarship Sends NWU Student to Spain

Communication Studies Department

Modern Languages Department

Gilman Scholarship Sends NWU Student to Spain

Hunter Reeves has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship to study in Spain during the 2017-2018 academic year. He is Nebraska Wesleyan's 45th Gilman Scholar.

Published

August 11, 2017

Hunter Reeves, a junior communication studies and Spanish major at Nebraska Wesleyan University, will spend the 2017-2018 academic year in Spain thanks to a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship.

Two NWU Students Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

Communication Studies Department

Modern Languages Department

History Department

Two NWU Students Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships

Senior Brian Dunic has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Germany next year.

Rachel Gordon

Published

April 28, 2017

Nebraska Wesleyan University student Brian Dunic and alumna Rachel Gordon have each been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to live and teach abroad next year.

Biology Major Finds Her Way to Opera Stage

Music Department

Biology Department

Modern Languages Department

Biology Major Finds Her Way to Opera Stage

Sophomore Hanna Arrowsmith will perform in Nebraska Wesleyan's opera, "Gallantry" on April 7 and April 9. Arrowsmith is a biology and modern languages major who is planning a career in psychiatry. She found an unexpected passion for opera after taking a

Published

April 3, 2017

“I gave it a shot my first semester here and I fell in love with it. I’ve been doing it ever since,” sophomore Hanna Arrowsmith said of her passion for opera.

International Film Series Includes German, French, Mexican, Chinese Films

Modern Languages Department

International Film Series Includes German, French, Mexican, Chinese Films

Published

February 6, 2017

Nebraska Wesleyan University will host an international film series that will screen foreign films in February and March.