Kennicutt, a junior from Sutherland, Neb., is headed to Poland for the 2017-2018 academic year where he will attend the University of Wroclaw and study the country鈥檚 political shifts.
The Kricks were selected for this year鈥檚 鈥淣etwork Globally, Act Locally鈥 (NGAL) program, a shared program between Nebraska Wesleyan University, College of Charleston in South Carolina, and the University of Tartu in Estonia, that helps entrepreneurial students develop their products.
At the start of each semester, music and gender studies professor John Spilker invites his students to review and sign a contract titled, 鈥淕round Rules for Class Discussion.鈥
Nebraska Wesleyan University student Brian Dunic and alumna Rachel Gordon have each been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to live and teach abroad next year.
鈥淚 gave it a shot my first semester here and I fell in love with it. I鈥檝e been doing it ever since,鈥 sophomore Hanna Arrowsmith said of her passion for opera.
Her love for theatre, travel and humanity followed her 1,500 miles to Nebraska Wesleyan University, where she will graduate in May with a theatre degree and experiences in 14 countries.
Nine years ago, Associate Professor of Professional Studies James Perry started a book club bringing SM论坛 students together with Nebraska State Penitentiary inmates.
Kelly Clancy, assistant professor of political science, John Spilker, assistant professor of music and gender studies, and Flor de Maria Garcia-Garza, a junior business and psychology major, were each recognized for their work in raising awareness for issues of diversity and inclusion on campus.