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'''Nebraska Wesleyan University''' ('''NWU''') is a private [[United Methodist Church|Methodist-affiliated]] [[university]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]].  It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska [[United Methodist Church|Methodists]].  As of 2017, it has approximately 2,100 students including 1,500 full-time students<ref>http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/nebraska-wesleyan-to-offer-scholarship-to-scc-transfer-students/article_dfc914b9-a45c-5703-91c9-ab5111a193ee.html</ref> and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] education. The university has 119 undergraduate majors, minors, and pre-professional programs in addition to three graduate programs.
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==History==
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Chartered on January 20, 1887, Nebraska Wesleyan University had an initial enrollment of 96. The initial teaching and administrative staff at this time totaled eight, including the chancellor.
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In September 1887, the cornerstone was laid for Old Main, which became the defining building of the campus. Still with no stairways, windows, or flooring on some floors, classes began in September 1888.  The first graduating class was four women in 1890.  The second graduating class, in 1891, was made up of four men. Nebraska Wesleyan received accreditation by the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools]] in 1914.
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The school is located in the former town of University Place, Nebraska. Today, it is part of [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]; the surrounding neighborhood is a historic residential and shopping area of Lincoln.
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Early on, Nebraska Wesleyan was a college of liberal arts; schools of art, business and education; a music conservatory; an academy (high school) also comprising an elementary school and kindergarten.  The high school was discontinued in 1931, and the primary schools in 1941 (grade school) and 1942 (kindergarten).
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Construction of the Duane W. Acklie Hall of Science began in 2017 with completion in 2019. It was the first new academic building in University Place in three decades.<ref>http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/wesleyan-science-building-to-be-named-for-duane-acklie/article_a81734f5-4560-5545-9879-5be4dcf4c9ed.html </ref>
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==Notable alumni==
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*[[Brenda Bence]] – author
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*[[Kate Bolz]] – [[Nebraska Legislature|Nebraska State Senator]], 2020 Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District
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*[[Ralph G. Brooks]] – [[List of Governors of Nebraska|29th]] [[Governor of Nebraska|Governor]] of Nebraska<ref>http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_brooks_ralph.html</ref>
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*[[Donald Carlyon]] – former president [[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]] (Michigan)
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*[[Carl Curtis]] – former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]]<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c001006</ref>
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*[[John R. Dunning]] – physicist and key player in the [[Manhattan Project]]
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*[[Mignon Eberhart]] – mystery novelist
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*[[Rick Evans]] – singer and guitarist, writer of hit "[[In the Year 2525]]" as part of group [[Zager and Evans]]
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*[[Ted Genoways]] – poet and former [[Virginia Quarterly Review]] editor
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*[[John M. Gerrard]] –  current [[United States District Court for the District of Nebraska|Chief Judge for the Federal District of Nebraska]], former Associate Justice on the [[Nebraska Supreme Court|Nebraska State Supreme Court]]
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*[[Gene V Glass]] – Regents' [[Emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] at [[Arizona State University]], author, social scientist
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*[[Dwight Griswold]] – former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] and [[Governor of Nebraska]]<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000481</ref>
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*[[Kent Haruf]] – novelist
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*Glenn Hefner – father of [[Playboy]] founder [[Hugh Hefner]], accountant for [[Playboy]]
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*Grace Hefner – mother of [[Playboy]] founder [[Hugh Hefner]]<ref>How did a Nebraska university benefit from Playboy money and connections? http://journalstar.com/news/local/how-did-a-nebraska-university-benefit-from-playboy-money-and/article_e185c551-255a-5091-928e-389e8e607d07.html</ref>
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*[[Robert Hilkemann]] – [[Nebraska Legislature|Nebraska State Senator]]
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*[[Harry Huge]] – international lawyer
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*[[Lew Hunter]] – screenwriter and Chair Emeritus of [[UCLA]] Film Department
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*[[Emily Kinney]] – television and theater actress (''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'')<ref>http://journalstar.com/entertainment/small-screen/television-and-radio/nwu-graduate-enjoying-tv-stage-and-music-success/article_8baa6e01-0cec-5d79-a8c5-49634bd9495f.html </ref>
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*[[Paul D. Knox]] – [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]], [[North Dakota Air National Guard]]
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*[[Lowen Kruse]] – minister and former [[Nebraska Legislature|Nebraska State Senator]]
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*[[L. Jay Lemons]] – former president of [[Susquehanna University]]
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*[[Jason Licht]] – general manager of NFL's [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
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*[[James Moeller]] – former Vice Chief Justice, [[Arizona Supreme Court|Arizona State Supreme Court]]
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*[[Bess Gearhart Morrison]] – [[Chautauqua]] speaker
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*[[James Munkres]] – [[Professor emeritus|Professor Emeritus of Mathematics]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]
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*[[Orville Nave]] – author of ''[[Nave's Topical Bible]]''
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*[[John N. Norton]] – former [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]]<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000152</ref>
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*[[Marian Heiss Price]] – former [[Nebraska Legislature|Nebraska State Senator]]
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*[[Robert Reed (author)|Robert Reed]] – science-fiction writer
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*[[Ed Schrock (Nebraska politician)|Ed Schrock]] – former [[Nebraska Legislature|Nebraska State Senator]]
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*[[Coleen Seng]] – former [[List of mayors of Lincoln|Mayor of Lincoln]], 2003–2007
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*[[Warren Keith Urbom|Warren K. Urbom]] – former [[United States District Court for the District of Nebraska|Chief Judge for the Federal District of Nebraska]]
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*[[Antwan Wilson]] – former Superintendent, [[Oakland Unified School District]], [[Oakland, California]],<ref>https://oaklandnorth.net/2014/12/15/six-months-in-new-schools-head-antwan-wilson-pushing-his-roadmap-for-a-challenged-district/</ref> currently [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of [[District of Columbia Public Schools]]
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Type Private
Nebraskan liberal arts college

Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) is a private Methodist-affiliated university in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2017, it has approximately 2,100 students including 1,500 full-time students[1] and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education. The university has 119 undergraduate majors, minors, and pre-professional programs in addition to three graduate programs.

History

Chartered on January 20, 1887, Nebraska Wesleyan University had an initial enrollment of 96. The initial teaching and administrative staff at this time totaled eight, including the chancellor.

In September 1887, the cornerstone was laid for Old Main, which became the defining building of the campus. Still with no stairways, windows, or flooring on some floors, classes began in September 1888. The first graduating class was four women in 1890. The second graduating class, in 1891, was made up of four men. Nebraska Wesleyan received accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1914.

The school is located in the former town of University Place, Nebraska. Today, it is part of Lincoln, Nebraska; the surrounding neighborhood is a historic residential and shopping area of Lincoln.

Early on, Nebraska Wesleyan was a college of liberal arts; schools of art, business and education; a music conservatory; an academy (high school) also comprising an elementary school and kindergarten. The high school was discontinued in 1931, and the primary schools in 1941 (grade school) and 1942 (kindergarten).

Construction of the Duane W. Acklie Hall of Science began in 2017 with completion in 2019. It was the first new academic building in University Place in three decades.[2]

Notable alumni


 

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References

  1. ↑ http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/nebraska-wesleyan-to-offer-scholarship-to-scc-transfer-students/article_dfc914b9-a45c-5703-91c9-ab5111a193ee.html
  2. ↑ http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/wesleyan-science-building-to-be-named-for-duane-acklie/article_a81734f5-4560-5545-9879-5be4dcf4c9ed.html
  3. ↑ http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_brooks_ralph.html
  4. ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c001006
  5. ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000481
  6. ↑ How did a Nebraska university benefit from Playboy money and connections? http://journalstar.com/news/local/how-did-a-nebraska-university-benefit-from-playboy-money-and/article_e185c551-255a-5091-928e-389e8e607d07.html
  7. ↑ http://journalstar.com/entertainment/small-screen/television-and-radio/nwu-graduate-enjoying-tv-stage-and-music-success/article_8baa6e01-0cec-5d79-a8c5-49634bd9495f.html
  8. ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000152
  9. ↑ https://oaklandnorth.net/2014/12/15/six-months-in-new-schools-head-antwan-wilson-pushing-his-roadmap-for-a-challenged-district/
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