Five years ago ߲ݴý University was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to help increase its efforts in recruiting and matriculating minority students in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Classes aren’t confined to four campus walls. First-year biology classes, for example, use a “flipped classroom” that puts more emphasis on lab and less on traditional lectures.
Seniors Hannah Bell of Lincoln, Halie Brandt of Lincoln, Nicki Classen of Alvo and Shauna Owens of Omaha have spent part of the fall semester doing their student teaching in Ireland.
It’s not uncommon for some new students to have little idea about what they want to study in college. Others come already knowing their exact career path. And some think they know until a new class or experience piques their interest and turns them down a new academic path.
On the eve before their new academic year, 18 ߲ݴý University students took a walk down the halls of the Olin Hall of Science basement until they came upon a bright white light.
U.S. News & World Report has again named ߲ݴý University a top national liberal arts university. The rankings, announced Wednesday, September 9, listed ߲ݴý among the top 174 liberal arts colleges in the nation.
߲ݴý University sophomore Gwennan Plouzek is one of 60 college students from the United States and the United Kingdom selected to participate in the prestigious Fulbright Summer Institute.
߲ݴý University President Fred Ohles was invited by the White House on December 4 to discuss action steps that will help more students prepare for and graduate from college.
Three years ago Leigh Walter was embracing everything about Mrs. Fezziwig, the jolly wife of Mr. Fezziwig in the Charles Dickens story, A Christmas Carol.
߲ݴý’s Department of Art will host Bridge December 2-7. High school seniors were invited to submit artwork to be considered for the exhibition. Fifty students were selected for the exhibit.
Doc Wyman has taught over 1,000 students to make the most of their voices. Some of those students were biology, physics, psychology and business students looking for the opportunity to further enjoy a musical hobby.
Andrew Reuss first became interested in Japan as a middle school student. He continued that interest at ߲ݴý University, meeting Japanese exchange students, enrolling in Japanese classes, participating in Japanese round table discussions, and writing to a Japanese pen pal.
New bachelor’s and master’s degrees, a new forward-thinking general education curriculum, a new sport, new facility updates, new faces. We certainly have a lot to look forward to for the new academic year. Here are some highlights:
