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Physics Department

Turning “Water Down The Drain” into “Money in the Bank”

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April 25, 2014

Bruce Thummel (’06) is the HVAC technician serving Olin Hall. He knows the ins and outs of Olin’s heating and cooling systems better than anyone. And one of the cooling system’s “outs” has always bothered him: namely, the thousands of gallons of water it poured down the drain all summer long.

Chemistry Department

UNMC Associate Vice Chancellor, NWU Alum Will Deliver Fetzer Science Lecture

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April 24, 2014

Rodney S. Markin, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Development and Chief Technology Officer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will deliver the annual Fetzer science lecture on Tuesday, April 29.

Music Department

High Score: Music composers plan an elevating role in gamers’ experiences

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April 22, 2014

Mention video game music to people above 35 and they’re likely to think first of simple bloops and beeps, or the catchy tunes behind a bouncing Mario.

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English Department

English Major Accepted to JET Program to Teach in Japan

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April 21, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Jamie Reed wants to be a high school English teacher. It’s likely her future students will learn a little about the Japanese language and culture too.

Philosophy and Religion Department

Huffington Post Editor to Discuss Religion and the Internet

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April 17, 2014

Paul Rauschenbush, executive religion editor of the Huffington Post, will present the Mattingly Visiting Scholar Lecture at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Thursday, May 1.

Class of 2014: 97-Year-Old Ruth Cameron Earns Music Degree

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April 16, 2014

About 340 undergraduates are expected to walk across the stage and receive their Nebraska Wesleyan University diplomas on Saturday, May 17.

For most of those graduates, it was a four-year journey. For one member of the Class of 2014, it took a bit longer — 81 years longer.

Greek Life

Willard Sorority Celebrates 125th Anniversary; Sorority Pin Tradition Returns

Alumnae and current Willard Sorority members

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April 15, 2014

The country’s oldest local sorority is celebrating a milestone.

On April 26-27, current and former Willard Sorority members will celebrate the Greek organization’s 125th anniversary, just one year after Nebraska Wesleyan University celebrated the same milestone.

Academics

Students’ Plan to Empower Middle Schoolers Gains National Recognition

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April 11, 2014

This spring Nebraska Wesleyan University students Alex Langley and Rebecca Brune will begin implementing a new program aimed at empowering middle school girls as they transition to high school.

Former Students Establish Scholarship Honoring David Mickey

President Fred Ohles congratulates David Mickey

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April 8, 2014

In just six short weeks, 119 former students of Dr. David Mickey pledged over $26,000 to establish a fund that will provide scholarships to future NWU students.

Global Studies

Documentary Screening, Discussion to Share Lives of Rwandan Genocide Orphan Survivors

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March 31, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University will screen the documentary "Komora: To Heal." The film follows orphan survivors of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda and the people who stepped in to raise them.

The documentary screening will be held Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Callen Conference Center.