Nebraska Wesleyan University

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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Old Main
TypePrivate
Established1887
Affiliation
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Endowment$56.35 million[2]
PresidentDr. Darrin Good [3]
Academic staff
104 Full-time and 91 Part-time[4]
Students1,924[4]
Undergraduates1,773[4]
Postgraduates151[4]
Location
Lincoln
,
Nebraska
,
United States
ColorsBlack & Gold
Sporting affiliations
NCAA – ARC
MascotPrairie Wolves
Websitewww.nebrwesleyan.edu

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[5] 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 central 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.[6]

Athletics[]

Nebraska Wesleyan athletic teams are known as the Prairie Wolves. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, softball, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.

Formerly a dual member of both the NAIA and NCAA, Nebraska Wesleyan moved exclusively to the NCAA as part of its 2016 move to the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, now known as the American Rivers Conference.[7]

Nebraska Wesleyan has been associated with four mascots in its history, the Sunflower (1894–1907), the Coyote (1907–1933), the Plainsman (1933–2000), and the Prairie Wolf (2000–present). The school colors are black and gold.

Athletic facilities[]

Nebraska Wesleyan's athletic facilities include Abel Stadium, which seats approximately 2,500 people and is used for college football, soccer and other events, and Snyder Arena, which seats 2,350 and is used for basketball and volleyball.[8]

Achievements[]

The men's golf team won the 2006 NCAA Division III National Championship,[9] its first in men's golf. The Prairie Wolves won by 10 strokes over the University of Redlands. The men's golf team has also won 35 conference championships; with back to back championships in 2018 and 2019.[10]

The men's basketball team won the 2018 NCAA Division III National Championship, its first in men's basketball.[11]

Greek life[]

IFC Fraternities
Panhellenic Sororities

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ As of June 30, 2017. "All U.S. and Canadian NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2017 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY2016 to FY2017". 2017 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Darrin S. Good | Nebraska Wesleyan University". www.nebrwesleyan.edu.
  4. ^ a b c d "College Navigator - Nebraska Wesleyan University". nces.ed.gov.
  5. ^ Reist, Margaret (October 4, 2017). "Nebraska Wesleyan to offer $15,000 scholarship to SCC transfer students". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Dunker, Chris (April 4, 2017). "Wesleyan science building to be named for Duane Acklie". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nebraska Wesleyan to Join Iowa Conference in 2016-17". Nebraska Wesleyan University. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Athletic Facilities". Nebraska Wesleyan University. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "DIII Men's Golf Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Men's Golf History". nwusports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Nebraska Wesleyan wins 78-72 thriller over UW-Oshkosh for program's first DIII basketball title". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Academic Performance by Chapter. Nebraska Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ Press, Associated. "Former Nebraska lawmaker will serve as Rural Development director". www.wowt.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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  15. ^ "Nebraska Governor Ralph Gilmour Brooks". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  16. ^ "CURTIS, Carl Thomas, (1905–2000)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  17. ^ "Gerrard, John M. | District of Nebraska | United States District Court". www.ned.uscourts.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "GRISWOLD, Dwight Palmer, (1893–1954)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  19. ^ Dunker, Chris (September 30, 2017). "How did a Nebraska university benefit from Playboy money and connections?". AP News. Retrieved December 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Korbelik, Jeff (February 8, 2011). "NWU graduate enjoying TV, stage and music success". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  21. ^ "John N. Norton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  22. ^ "Urbom, Warren Keith | District of Nebraska | United States District Court". www.ned.uscourts.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  23. ^ Klivans, Laura (December 15, 2014). "Six months in, new schools head Antwan Wilson pushing his 'roadmap' for a challenged district". Oakland North. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  24. ^ "D.C. Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson Resigns After School-Transfer Scandal". WAMU. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

Further reading[]

  • David H. Mickey, class of 1939, wrote Of Sunflowers, Coyotes and Plainsmen: A History of Nebraska Wesleyan University (1992). Its three volumes cover inception to 1987. Volume One describes how the university began and tracks its progress to 1921. The second volume covers the years 1921–1946 and the third volume encompasses 1946–1987.

External links[]

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