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Biology Department

Goldwater Scholarship Opens Door to Senior's Graduate School Opportunities

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March 5, 2013

Two years ago Lindsey Jones received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship to help enhance her knowledge and experience in science.

Jones was only a sophomore at the time and was one of just 275 students in the country to win the scholarship that honors top science and math undergraduates.

Undergraduate Admissions

University Ministries

NWU Students Experience the Journey From Juarez

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March 5, 2013

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

Undergraduate Admissions

Business, Accounting and Economics Department

NWU Makes Entrepreneurship Its Business

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March 4, 2013

On March 1, Cody Eiler was among 20 other NWU students who went before a panel of company presidents and CEOs and gave an elevator speech on a product he feels people can’t turn down.

Admitted students

Art Department

Photography Exhibit Shares Childhood Experiences, Realities

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March 1, 2013

A new Elder Gallery photography exhibit displays the innocence, experiences, and curiosities of childhood.

“Beyond Portraiture: Childhood” opens at Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Elder Gallery on February 1 and continues through April 19. An opening reception will be held Friday, February 1 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Admitted students

Alumni and Friends

Art Department

Bowls for Backpacks Event Raises Over $9,000 for Food Bank

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February 27, 2013

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s fifth annual Bowls for Backpacks was another success, raising over $9,000 for the Food Bank of Lincoln.

Nearly 450 people attended Bowls for Backpacks on Sunday, February 24. Over its five years, the NWU benefit has raised nearly $40,000.

Surgeon, Musician to Discuss How Brain Creates, Perceives Music; Watch Live

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February 27, 2013

A surgeon and musician who researches the way musical creativity works in the brain will deliver a lecture at Nebraska Wesleyan University on Thursday, March 7.

Undergraduate Admissions

Alumni and Friends

Service Learning

Service Challenge Reaches 10,000 Hours

NWU student Becca Brune visits with an elderly woman

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February 22, 2013

10,087: That’s how many hours Nebraska Wesleyan University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends have collectively given in community service since August.

The goal — in honor of the university’s 125th anniversary — is 12,500 hours by next fall.

Author of "My Two Moms" to Discuss Family, Civic Engagement

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February 21, 2013

A college student whose testimony before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee regarding gay marriage went viral will share a message about family at an upcoming Nebraska Wesleyan University lecture.

Zach Wahls will deliver the lecture, “What Makes a Family?” on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in O’Donnell Auditorium.

Graduate and Adult Students

Nebraska Wesleyan Announces Advantage Program’s Fall Academic Honors List

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February 21, 2013

Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its Advantage Program academic honors list for the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Academics

Current Undergraduates

Parents and Families

Nebraska Wesleyan Announces Fall Academic Honors List

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February 21, 2013

Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its Academic Honors List for the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.

A student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.75 (on a 4.00 scale) for 12 or more hours of coursework to qualify for the list.