Nebraska Wesleyan University

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Formation1887
HeadquartersLincoln, Nebraska
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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