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Political science major presents at U.S. Strategic Command conference

Published

May 3, 2022

Senior political science major Abby Cawley recently presented on Flashpoints as Consequences of American and Chinese Sharp Power at the U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance Conference and Workshop. The conference and workshop aim to strengthen the collaboration and interactions between defense and academic institutions.

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The scales of justice: exploring legal careers first-hand

Zach Baumann teaching

Zach Baumann teaching

Published

March 18, 2022

One NWU professor goes above and beyond to help students interested in legal careers. The goal? Enable students with the necessary skills needed to be successful in the industry.

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Fulbright Scholarship to Take NWU Grad to Estonia

Samantha Redfern, Fulbright Scholarship

Published

May 13, 2021

Samantha Redfern became interested in Estonia at the start of her Nebraska Wesleyan education. She spent an entire semester learning and writing about Estonia through her Introduction to International Politics class.

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Gilman Scholarship Will Take NWU Junior to the Southern Caucasus

Abby Cawley, Gilman Scholar

Published

January 29, 2021

Abby Cawley says her classes on war and peace and foreign policy helped her think about the possibilities beyond her classroom walls.

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Political Science Professor to Discuss Chilean Identify Politics

Kelly Bauer, 2020 Faculty Scholarship Lecture

Published

January 23, 2020

Kelly Bauer, assistant professor of political science, has been selected to present this year’s Faculty Scholarship Lecture.

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Three NWU Students Win Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

Dakota Folkerts, Gilman Scholar

Gradyn Kershner, Gilman Scholar

Aaron Onion, Gilman Scholar

Published

December 13, 2019

Three Nebraska Wesleyan University students will spend the spring semester abroad thanks to a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

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NWU Junior Among 20 U.S. Students Selected for Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Elizabeth Rivera, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Published

December 13, 2019

A Nebraska Wesleyan University student is among 20 undergraduates in the country selected for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI).

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Political Science Professor Wins NWU’s Top Teaching Award

Kelly Clancy, Prouty Teaching Award

Published

June 4, 2019

Kelly Clancy, assistant professor of political science, has been awarded the Margaret J. Prouty Faculty Teaching Award.

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Window to the World: After an Array of Experiences, Boren Scholar Headed to Latvia

Chance Kennicutt, CHIP Program

Chance Kennicutt, CHIP Program

In August 2017, Chance Kennicutt won a prestigious Gilman Scholarship that sent him to Poland for a semester. Now, the senior has been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, which will send him to Latvia where he will study Russian. Following his seven months there, he will enroll at the London School of Economics in its Master's Program in Public Policy and Administration — one of the most competitive master's programs in political science.

Published

May 8, 2019

Chance Kennicutt came to Nebraska Wesleyan intending to major in business. He thought law school might be in his future but wasn’t certain. But a class taught in an Old Main classroom became his window to the world.

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Fulbright Scholarship to Send Political Science, Modern Language Major to Spain

Toree Hempstead, Fulbright Scholar

Published

April 16, 2019

The Fulbright Scholarship is the flagship international education exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

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Three NWU Students Accepted into JET Program

Felicia Phares, JET Scholar

Kate Richerson, JET Scholar

Grant Jackman, JET Scholar

Published

April 16, 2019

Felicia Phares, Kate Richerson and Grant Jackman, all of Lincoln, have each been accepted to the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.

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Revolution 1968: Class Examines Turbulence of Past and Present

First-year students enrolled in Kelly Clancy's Archway Seminar, "Revolution 1968," visit with members of the NWU Class of 1968 and their memories of that turbulent year.

Political science professor Kelly Clancy welcomes alumni.

Students enjoyed hearing stories about NWU from the Class of 1968.

Students and alumni discuss the year 1968.

Published

January 7, 2019

Fifty years later, Assistant Professor of Political Science Kelly Clancy asked, “how can events of that year help us understand the turbulence experienced today?” The issue became Clancy’s topic for her fall Archway Seminar for first-year students.

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Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership to Address Changing the Narrative on Adolescents

NWU alumnus Trang Ho Morton ('06) and her husband, Matthew Morton, will present this year's Curtis Lecture, "Changing the Narrative on Adolescents: U.S. and International Perspectives." Trang is a planning specialist at the Fund to End Violence Against Ch

Published

March 21, 2018

A Nebraska Wesleyan University alumnus and Rhodes Scholar is returning to her alma mater.

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Student’s Experience at World Religions Conference Leads to Valuable Classroom Lessons

NWU junior political science major Sarah Hunter

At the Encounter World Religions Conference, Hunter had the opportunity to learn about different religions and their sanctuaries and then participants explored and experienced those sites.

Hunter has taken what she learned at the Encounter World Religions Conference and incorporated it into the Archway Seminar, "Religions: New and Old," which she is teaching with religion professor Rita Lester.

Published

November 2, 2017

Participants in the Encounter World Religions Conference spend one week studying 11 religions through lectures, visits to spiritual sanctuaries, and participation in religious practices.

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Gilman Scholarship Sends Political Science Major to Poland

Chance Kennicutt, a junior from Sutherland, Neb., is NWU's 44th Gilman Scholarship winner. He will spend the 2017-2018 academic year in Poland.

Published

August 7, 2017

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’s political shifts.

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Professors, Student Recognized for Diversity Advocacy

Professors Kelly Clancy (left) and John Spilker (right) and student Flor de Maria Garcia-Garza (not pictured) were honors with this year's Advocate For Diversity Award.

Flor de Maria Garcia-Garza, a junior business and psychology major, has been honored with the university's Advocate for Diversity Award.

Published

January 26, 2017

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.

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Students Travel to Scotland to Study World’s Youngest Voters

Senior political science majors Evan Mathers and Ryan Klute received a Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grant to travel to Scotland to study the impact of 16-year-old voters on elections.

Published

November 18, 2016

In 2015, Scotland lowered its voting age to 16-years-old — the youngest voters across the globe.

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NWU Students Help Produce Presidential Debate Questions

Senior Kaycee Greenfield and sophomore Jared McGinn were selected as Nebraska's delegates to College Debate 2016 where they had the opportunity to develop questions for the presidential debates.

Published

September 26, 2016

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students will be watching the presidential debates ever so closely.

Not only because they feel college students should be civically engaged, but the questions asked of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will likely have some familiarity.

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Research Grant Sends Political Science Major, Professor to Chile to Explore Water Rights

Published

August 1, 2016

Water: a vital necessity. An available resource. An uncommon luxury?

Think about the nearest water source. Most likely it's only a few steps away, easily accessible and drinkable. But what if it wasn't? What if water were only available to those who put in the effort to get it?

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Two NWU Students Awarded Prestigious Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad

Carlin Daharsh

Anna Donley

Published

July 20, 2016

Two Nebraska Wesleyan University students have been selected to receive a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad.

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Senior Finds Passion for Environmental Law Through White House Internship

Rachel Bauer

Rachel Bauer

Published

February 10, 2016

She worked as a legislative page as a first-year student, and again as a junior. As a college sophomore, she interned for Nebraska State Senator Danielle Conrad. On campus, she serves on the Student Affairs Senate.

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Former Obama Special Assistant Nick Rathod to Deliver NWU Lecture on Public Leadership

Nick Rathod

Published

April 8, 2015

Nick Rathod, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, will deliver Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership on Tuesday, April 28.

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Political Science Majors Among Prestigious Boren Scholarship Winners

Victoria Rosenboom

Michael Sutherland

Published

May 6, 2014

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

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NWU Senior Among Four American College Students Selected for U.N. Conference

Alex Langley

Published

March 7, 2014

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Alex Langley is one of four college students in the country who will spend 12 days in New York participating in the international policymaking process.

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Discuss Challenges to U.S. Foreign Policy

A. Peter Burleigh

Published

February 17, 2014

A former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Sri Lanka, and for Counter-Terrorism will deliver Nebraska Wesleyan University’s annual Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership on Thursday, February 27.