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NWU Experience: Student Reflects on Internship at Syrian Refugee Camp

An overhead view of the Syrian refugee camp

Those seven weeks taught me a lot about humility and opened my mind to the realities of elsewhere.

Published

November 24, 2015

Luke Wenz was just seven-years-old when he saw the World Trade Center’s twin towers collapse on September 11, 2001.

Like others around the world, his young mind wanted answers. And at seven-years-old, he wanted simple answers.

Admitted students

Current Undergraduates

NWU Makes Holiday Possible for Nearby Huntington Elementary School Families

The university's Huntington Thanksgiving food drive

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November 24, 2015

For the past 22 years, a Thanksgiving tradition has warmed the hearts of Nebraska Wesleyan University faculty, staff and students, and warmed the kitchens of needy families.

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Terror From Afar: French Students at NWU Reflect on Paris Attacks

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November 20, 2015

Nebraska Wesleyan University student Marion Prudhomme spent the afternoon of Friday, November 13 shopping at a nearby thrift store. She was excited to show her purchase to fellow French international student and friend Emilie Triboulet.

Experience Space Exploration: Senior Spends Semester Interning at NASA History Office

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November 18, 2015

Betsy Reimer’s internship is literally getting her “off the ground.”

The senior business major is spending the fall semester at the NASA History Office in Washington, D.C. as part of her participation in the Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP). The program connects NWU students to an array of internships in the nation’s capitol.

Current Undergraduates

Academic Calendar Changes to Begin in 2016-2017

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November 12, 2015

For the past few years the Administrative Council has had many conversations with faculty, staff and students regarding the academic calendar.

NWU Continues Huntington Thanksgiving Tradition

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November 2, 2015

For the past 22 years, the campus community has warmed the hearts and the kitchens of nearby Huntington Elementary School families during the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Undergraduate Admissions

Thirty-Eight Inducted into New Huge Society

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October 26, 2015

Thirty-eight Nebraska Wesleyan University students and alumni were inducted into the Huge Society on October 25.

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Undergraduate Admissions

Integrative Studies

No Major, No Problem: New Integrative Studies Major Gives Students Opportunity to Design Own Career Path

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October 21, 2015

It’s not uncommon for some new students to have little idea about what they want to study in college. Others come already knowing their exact career path. And some think they know until a new class or experience piques their interest and turns them down a new academic path.

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Academics

Sociology and Anthropology Department

Current Undergraduates

Sociology Professor Named Exemplary Teacher

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October 16, 2015

Sue Wortmann’s students often leave her classroom grappling with the information they just learned. Not just because they need to know it for an upcoming exam, but more often because of Wortmann’s ability to connect her material with students’ lives.

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Provides Collaboration Opportunity for Music Student, Professor

John Spilker and music education major Kaitlin Beck

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October 14, 2015

When Kaitlin Beck arrived at Nebraska Wesleyan University, she worried about her classes, her grades, and getting enough sleep.