Academics

Sue Wortmann’s students often leave her classroom grappling with the information they just learned. Not just because they need to know it for an upcoming exam, but more often because of Wortmann’s ability to connect her material with students’ lives.

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students have each been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, which will send them abroad for one year to develop language skills.

Edson deOliveira, a senior biology major from Omaha, has won a Boren Scholarship to study in Brazil, and Brenda Maldonado, a senior French major from Sargent, has won a Boren Scholarship to study in Senegal.

Nebraska Wesleyan University has been named one of eight colleges and universities in the country to participate in a national initiative to explore signature work for all undergraduate students.