Faculty and Staff

Nebraska Wesleyan University students interested in Estonia learned about the northern European country firsthand during the fall semester.

Pille Põiklik, an English professor at the University of Tartu in Estonia, has spent the last several weeks at NWU teaching Estonian culture and language.

A Nebraska Wesleyan University custodial team leader has been honored with the C.O.R.E. Award for her work with the recent Johnson Hall renovation.

A Nebraska Wesleyan University math professor has been awarded the “Exemplary Teaching Award.”

Kristie Pfabe, professor of mathematics and computer science, was recognized October 2 with the award, which is presented annually by the Division of Higher Education of the Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church.

The artistic talents of Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Art Department are now on display at the Lux Center for the Arts.

Ezra Klein, a Washington Post blogger who recently was named one of the “50 Most Powerful People in Washington,” delivered the lecture “The Unpersuaded: Who Listens to the President?” Watch a webcast of Klein's take on Washington, D.C.

Global Service Learning has been recognized with the University's Roy G. Story Award for their work as true global ambassadors for Nebraska Wesleyan.

The student organization was honored August 24 during the University dinner.

Move-in day for new Nebraska Wesleyan University students is typically hot and humid.

For those students who moved into Johnson Hall on August 22, they walked into something that no other Johnson Hall residents had ever experienced: air conditioning.

A Nebraska Wesleyan University choir director has been recognized by the Nebraska Choral Directors Association for his commitment to singers and choirs in the state.

Shelley McHugh has been hired as the Director of Alumni Relations at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Five Nebraska Wesleyan University students have each been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The award will send each student overseas during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Eight Nebraska Wesleyan University professors will go on sabbatical for all or part of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Here’s a glimpse of what their sabbaticals will include:

The United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County recently recognized Travis and Karla Jensen as "Workplace Campaign Heroes."

A Nebraska Wesleyan University English professor has been awarded a Fulbright Specialists Grant to teach in India next fall.

Gerise Herndon, Professor of English, Director of the Gender Studies Program, and the University’s Fulbright Program Advisor, will spend six weeks at Banaras Hindu University where she will teach feminist theories, multiculturalism and identity politics.

Nebraska Wesleyan University's Marketing and Communications Department was recognized with nine regional awards at the recent Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) conference.

Nebraska Wesleyan's nine awards includes six golds, one silver and two bronze. Awards included:

Gold Award

New students who move into Johnson Hall next fall will literally have a “cooler” experience in their first-year residence hall compared to the students who have lived there for the past 64 years.

Air conditioning along with several other renovations to Nebraska Wesleyan’s oldest residence hall will begin soon after commencement in May.

The artistic talents of high school students are being showcased at Nebraska Wesleyan’s third annual juried art exhibition “Bridge.”

Nebraska Wesleyan University sophomore Gabe Taylor fondly remembers the University Choir’s international tour to Estonia last summer. He enjoyed the country so much that he called his mom from Estonia saying he didn’t want to come home.

Thanks to a Gilman International Scholarship, Taylor will return to Estonia for his spring semester.

Ryan Sallans has made it his work to visit college campuses across the country sharing his personal story about transitioning from female to male.

Matt Kadavy has been honored for his outstanding contributions in facility management.

Kadavy, Assistant Vice President and Director of Physical Plant, was honored with the President's Award at a recent business meeting of the Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators (CAPPA).

A Nebraska Wesleyan University education professor has been awarded the “Exemplary Teaching Award.”

Jennifer Lorenzen, assistant professor of education, was recognized November 8 with the award, which is presented annually by the Division of Higher Education of the Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church.

A Nebraska Wesleyan University graduate and his foundation have been honored with the White Award for Internationalization.

Harry ('59) and Reba Huge were honored Friday, November 4 with the award, which recognizes those who have furthered the internationalization of the campus, curriculum, students and faculty.

Sports have always played an integral part in Mark Stutz’s life. The passionate Denver Broncos football fan recently settled in at Nebraska Wesleyan University and has now added the Prairie Wolves to his list of favorite teams.