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Students Hope Weekend’s Relay for Life Exceeds $40,000 Goal

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April 10, 2013

Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, twenty-three teams of 400 students, faculty, staff, and the Lincoln community will walk for 12 hours all in the spirit of saving lives during Nebraska Wesleyan’s Relay for Life.

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Students Immerse in New York City Clean-up Efforts, Cultural Experiences

The Superstorm Sandy clean-up was one of many cultural experiences

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April 5, 2013

It wasn’t your typical spring break trip. No flip-flops, sunglasses, and sunscreen were packed in these students’ bags. Instead, they opted for facemasks, safety glasses, and heavy-duty gloves to protect them from the mold, mildew, and debris left behind from Superstorm Sandy.

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Communication Scholar Addresses Creative, Sustainable Approach to Decision Making; Watch Lecture

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April 2, 2013

An organizational communication expert delivered this year’s Lambda Pi Eta Communication Lecture on April 11.

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Biggs to Lead NWU Education Department

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April 1, 2013

Nebraska Wesleyan University has hired Dr. Nancy Biggs, Associate Superintendent for Human Resources at Lincoln Public Schools, to lead its Education Department, beginning August 1.

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Sociology and Anthropology Department

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Behind Bars: Students Take Criminal Justice Lessons to State Penitentiary

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March 28, 2013

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Morgan Shea and four of her classmates spent part of their spring semester going to prison. The students learned early that crime doesn’t pay. They wanted to share that with others.

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Friend's Death Inspires NWU Student to Help Save Lives

Hannah equipped herself with life-saving skills

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March 27, 2013

Nebraska Wesleyan junior Hannah Husmann has been on a mission to save lives since her freshman year of high school, when a classmate died of cancer.

“I wanted to help in any way I could, and her parents suggested giving blood and told us how she had needed blood transfusions,” Husmann recalled.

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Students' Musical Talents Featured in New Tornado Documentary

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March 19, 2013

The musical talents of two Nebraska Wesleyan University students are featured in a new NET Television documentary, "Devil Clouds: Tornadoes Strike Nebraska."

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Jazz Choir Excited for Opportunity to Regionally Premiere “Mass In Blue”

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March 15, 2013

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Touch of Class Jazz Choir spent its spring break performing concerts in Iowa and Missouri. The ensemble performed standard jazz favorites: The Way You Look Tonight; Summertime; Straighten Up and Fly Right.

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Accounting Major Lands D.C. Internship With Executive Office of the President

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March 13, 2013

Hilary Krantz spent much of the past year researching and applying for internships to help satisfy the requirements for her accounting degree.

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Theatre Department

Spring Break Takes Students on Learning, Service Trips

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March 11, 2013

From Broadway to Chinatown to Harlem and the nation’s capital, Nebraska Wesleyan students and faculty are foregoing rest and relaxation for special opportunities to learn and serve during spring break.