Nebraska Wesleyan University

INSTRUCTION - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (NWU OR UNIVERSITY) IS A LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT. ALL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS CONSIST OF FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION AND INTEGRATION THE LIBERAL ARTS PERSPECTIVE REGARDLESS OF MAJOR. NWU SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,650 TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATES EARNING BACHELOR'S DEGREES ON A RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS. APPROXIMATELY 275 ADULT UNDERSTATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ATTEND CLASSES ON THE LINCOLN CAMPUS AND OMAHA SITE. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS NAMED NWU A TOP REGIONAL UNIVERSITY. IN 2014, NEBRASKA WESLEYAN LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM OF GENERAL EDUCATION FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (TRADITIONAL AND ADULT) CALLED THE ARCHWAY CURRICULUM. IT INTEGRATES LEARNING ACROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES, ENHANCES LEARNING THROUGH NON-CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES, AND WEAVES SKILL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM. THE ARCHWAY CURRICULUM HAS BEEN NATIONALLY HERALDED WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION AS A PROGRESSIVE MODEL FOR LIBERAL LEARNING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.IN JANUARY 2019, NWU OPENED DUANE W. ACKLIE HALL OF SCIENCE, ITS FIRST ACADEMIC BUILDING IN 36 YEARS. NWU CONSISTENTLY PRODUCES TOP PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS INCLUDING FULBRIGHT, TRUMAN AND GOLDWATER SCHOLARS. THE UNIVERSITY IS A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED LEADER FOR COMBINED EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS, RANKING SEVENTH IN THE NATION (AMONG ALL DIVISIONS) WITH 185 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS AND SIXTH IN THE NATION FOR NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS.IN 2020, NWU RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION TO MARKET AND START RECRUITING FOR A MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW) PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL LAUNCH IN FALL 2021.