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Fulbright Scholarship Will Send Cornelius to Nepal, Bangladesh

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June 4, 2012

Barbara Cornelius, Head of Library Technology and Associate Professor of Library Science, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research in Nepal and Bangladesh.

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National Scholarships, Honors Continue for SM��̳ Students and Faculty

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June 4, 2012

The spring semester may be over but the academic honors continue for SM��̳ students and faculty.

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Remembering Titanic: Students to Learn From Instructor's Experience Aboard Memorial Cruise

Sheryl Rinkol prepares to board the Azamara Journey

Rinkol prepares for a city tour of Halifax

Published

May 30, 2012

It was 2:20 a.m. — well beyond Sheryl Rinkol’s bedtime. Sleep wasn’t an option as she listened to ocean waves slap the side of her cruise ship while it floated 2 ½ miles above the Titanic wreckage.

“It was very surreal,” said Rinkol, assistant director of Nebraska Wesleyan University’s Cooper Center. “It made me think about my own mortality.”

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English Department

Students Share Writing Skills With Local Detention Center Residents

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May 22, 2012

First-year students in Gerise Herndon’s English 1 classes likely had some preconceived ideas as to what their lessons would entail. Writing. Revising. More writing. More revising.

Faculty and Staff

Eight Professors to Immerse Themselves in Research During 2012-2013 Sabbaticals

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May 18, 2012

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:

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Undergraduate Admissions

Summer Studies: Academic Trips Take Students Across the World

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May 18, 2012

Final exams were barely graded when a group of Nebraska Wesleyan University students and their professors boarded a plane to Australia for an academic trip on the country’s history, culture and sports.

Undergraduate Admissions

Political Science Department

Boren Scholarship Will Send SM��̳ Grad to Kyrgyzstan

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May 17, 2012

A recent Nebraska Wesleyan University graduate is among 161 students in the nation to win a Boren Scholarship that will send him to Kyrgyzstan.

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Communication Studies Department

Communication Professor Honored for Empowering Students

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May 15, 2012

A communication studies professor has been honored for empowering, inspiring, and demanding nothing but excellence from her students.

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SM��̳ Awards Degrees

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May 15, 2012

Dr. Fred Ohles, President of Nebraska Wesleyan University, awarded degrees to nearly 500 undergraduate and graduate students during Nebraska Wesleyan University’s 123rd annual commencement held Saturday, May 12.

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Journey From Juarez, Mexico is Life-Changing for Two SM��̳ Grads

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May 8, 2012

Rebeca Chavez admits she was scared to come to Nebraska four years ago. She was far from home and had arrived on a campus with nothing but a small suitcase. It was a different kind of scared, though. Much different than the scared she experienced on the streets of Juarez, Mexico.