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SM��̳ Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship to Czech Republic

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March 25, 2010

Nebraska Wesleyan University Senior Alex Bednar grew up eating Czech food and celebrating his Czech heritage. Starting next fall, he’ll be immersed in the culture he’s so interested in thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship that will send him to the Czech Republic.

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Forensic Science (Graduate)

Forensic Science Professor Plays Key Role in Haiti Recovery Efforts

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March 16, 2010

A Nebraska Wesleyan University forensic science professor has returned home after a two-week mission in Haiti where she helped identify Americans who perished in the January 12 earthquake.

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Admitted students

National Scholarship Sends Advantage Program Grad to Middle East

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March 15, 2010

Carlson will spend this summer in the Middle East where he will participate in an intensive language program thanks to a prestigious Critical Language Scholarship that will cover all expenses for his overseas studies.

University Ministries

National Geographic Photographer to Share Passion For Nature

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March 11, 2010

National Geographic Magazine wildlife photographer and Nebraska-native Joel Sartore will turn his lens on his audience at a Nebraska Wesleyan University lecture where he will sound a warning bell for protecting North America’s most endangered species.

Communication Studies Department

SM��̳ Professor’s Science Fiction Interest Results in Two Books

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March 8, 2010

Nebraska Wesleyan University communication professor Dave Whitt can talk Harry Potter, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings with the best of them.

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Communication Studies Department

Students’ Organizational Identity Project Draws Accolades From Company Officials

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March 8, 2010

When Nebraska Wesleyan University students Lauren Jablonski, Katie Paloucek and Rachel Andersen received their semester assignment for their Organizational Communication class, they envisioned many late nights at the library.

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Political Science Department

Student’s Internship Includes Research On Chile’s Earthquake

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March 8, 2010

Nebraska Wesleyan University junior Kaycie Rupp spent nearly a month researching and writing a report about Chile’s upcoming leadership change.

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Faculty and Staff

Alumni and Friends

English Professor Kathy Wolfe Named Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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February 25, 2010

Nebraska Wesleyan University professor Kathy Wolfe has been named the new Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Wolfe — a SM��̳ alumna — is an associate professor of English and has taught at Nebraska Wesleyan since 2000.

Faculty and Staff

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Graduate and Adult Students

Forensic Science (Graduate)

Forensic Science Professor Deployed to Haiti to Assist in Morgue

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February 24, 2010

A Nebraska Wesleyan University forensic science professor has been deployed to Haiti where she will spend two weeks working in a mobile morgue.

“We train for this,” said Melissa Connor, professor and director of Nebraska Wesleyan’s Forensic Science Program. “These are the situations you deal with when you work in the forensic science field.”

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Philosophy and Religion Department

Religion Professor’s Classroom Enhanced by Recent Middle East Experience

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February 12, 2010

In the 10 years that religion professor Rita Lester has taught at Nebraska Wesleyan University, she has seen an increasing demand for courses on Islam.