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Faculty and Staff

New Academic Year Brings New Faces, Program and Facility Enhancements

Grant from the Cooper Foundation of Lincoln

Students living in the Hope House theme house

Students living in the Fitness House theme house

Published

August 8, 2011

Nebraska Wesleyan University’s fall semester begins Monday, August 22. Faculty and students will return to find some enhancements to programs and facilities and will also find a few new faces.

Health and Human Performance Department

NWU Alum’s Film Selected for 2011 Local Filmmakers Showcase

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August 5, 2011

A Nebraska Wesleyan University alum's film about mental illness has been selected for the 2011 Local Filmmakers Showcase.

Prairie Wolves Basketball Team to Gain Experience in Estonia

Published

August 4, 2011

The Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s basketball team will embark on its first international tour.

The team leaves August 10 for a 10-day trip to Estonia where they will play three games against Rakvere Tarvas, Tartu Rock, and BC Paru.

Academics

Faculty and Staff

Cooper Center

Grant Provides Extended Hours, Staffing at Cooper Center

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August 2, 2011

Nebraska Wesleyan University's Cooper Center for Academic Achievement has received a $51,600 grant that will provide for extended hours, additional staffing, and new instruction.

The Cooper Center Foundation of Lincoln honored former trustee and Nebraska Wesleyan University president John W. White with a grant in his memory. White died on April 18.

Health and Human Performance Department

Cornhusker State Games Provides Learning Opportunities for NWU Students

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July 28, 2011

Nebraska Wesleyan University students Raven Shirley and Nick Lee are passionate about sports so when two internships to help coordinate the state’s largest amateur sports festival became available, they eagerly jumped at the opportunity.

Academics

Current Undergraduates

Faculty and Staff

Graduate and Adult Students

Nebraska Wesleyan Announces Fall Lecture Series

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July 13, 2011

Nebraska Wesleyan University will kick off its fall lecture series with its annual Visions & Ventures Symposium, which will address the economics, ethics and politics of sports.

Art Department

Painting by NWU Art Professor Featured in Chicago Exhibit

Published

July 13, 2011

Nebraska Wesleyan University art professor David Gracie currently has a painting included in a Chicago exhibit.

Admitted students

Political Science Department

NWU Student One of 10 in Nation Selected for Indonesian Internship Program

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June 29, 2011

Up until last month, Nebraska Wesleyan University student Sarah Hotovy had never traveled abroad. Now she’s spending her summer in Indonesia as one of only 10 students in the nation selected for a unique internship program.

Admitted students

Psychology Department

Students Travel Abroad to Immerse Themselves in Psychology's History

NWU students visited the home of Sigmund Freud

NWU students stop in front of Buckingham Palace while in London

Published

June 27, 2011

Psychology professor Jerry Bockoven admits his “History and Systems” class may sound a little boring to students.

In fact, Bockoven calls it “death on a cracker boring” and encourages his students to get up and walk around the classroom if they start to feel sleepy during the three-hour course.

Service Learning

NWU Students Impacted by Service Experience in China

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June 23, 2011

Twelve Nebraska Wesleyan University students have returned from a service trip to China.