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A Year in Review: Highlights From the 2013-2014 Academic Year

NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships

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June 24, 2014

The 2013-2014 academic year was a year of exceeding goals and trying something new. We exceeded our expectations with our 12,500 Hour Service Challenge, our Senior Class Gift, and our Relay for Life fundraiser.

Admitted students

Faculty and Staff

Motzer Named New Vice President for Enrollment Management

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June 23, 2014

Bill Motzer has been named the Vice President for Enrollment Management at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

He will lead the university’s enrollment planning, admissions, financial aid, retention, and marketing and communications efforts.

Academics

All In The Family: NWU Degrees Become Reynoldson Tradition

Terry (right) and his children, Chris and Kelsy

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June 11, 2014

In May, Kelsy Reynoldson walked the stage and proudly picked up her diploma from Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she majored in language arts education and minored in writing.

Undergraduate Admissions

Biology Department

National Biology Experiment Connects NWU Students to World’s Science Experts

The national experiment allowed faculty to flip their classroom

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June 11, 2014

This year the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Alliance selected NWU to be an associate member and participant in a national bacteriophages experiment. NWU faculty received special training last summer and implemented the experiment into their introductory biology classes.

Admitted students

Undergraduate Admissions

Biology Department

Twins Selected for Fulbright Summer Institute

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June 10, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University junior Matt Schmitt spent part of last summer digging in the dirt.

Now it’s his twin sister’s turn to go digging.

Matt and Rachel Schmitt — biology majors with hopes of becoming doctors someday — were selected for the United Kingdom’s Fulbright Summer Institute.

Campus Recreation

Incoming First-Year Students CAN use the Weary Center...

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June 6, 2014

Incoming First-Year students have the option of using the Weary Center during the summer term.

Art Professor David Gracie Honored With University’s Teaching Award

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June 4, 2014

Gracie, assistant professor of art, who began his Nebraska Wesleyan career in 2004, is this year’s Prouty Teaching Award winner.

Disability Doesn’t Stop Senior From Taking Advantage of Many NWU Experiences

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June 3, 2014

Walking across campus seems so simple. But it’s not for Andrea Frey. Born with cerebral palsy, the Nebraska Wesleyan University senior tries to navigate campus like most others despite challenges to her walking gait and balance.

Admitted students

Faculty and Staff

NWU Honors Five Retiring Professors’ 144 Years of Service

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May 29, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University said farewell to five retiring professors at commencement ceremonies on May 17. Combined, the five professors’ tenures reach back further than the university’s history.

Academics

Current Undergraduates

Parents and Families

Graduate and Adult Students

NWU Awards Degrees

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May 20, 2014

Dr. Fred Ohles, President of Nebraska Wesleyan University, awarded degrees to approximately 575 undergraduate and graduate students during Nebraska Wesleyan University’s 125th annual commencement held Saturday, May 17.