McKenna Weber (鈥25) of Lincoln, Neb., has received a study abroad grant from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation鈥檚 oldest and most selective collegiate honor society across all academic disciplines.
Senior political science major Abby Cawley recently presented on Flashpoints as Consequences of American and Chinese Sharp Power at the U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance Conference and Workshop. The conference and workshop aim to strengthen the collaboration and interactions between defense and academic institutions.
One 含羞草传媒 professor goes above and beyond to help students interested in legal careers. The goal? Enable students with the necessary skills needed to be successful in the industry.
Samantha Redfern became interested in Estonia at the start of her 含羞草传媒 education. She spent an entire semester learning and writing about Estonia through her Introduction to International Politics class.
Chance Kennicutt came to 含羞草传媒 intending to major in business. He thought law school might be in his future but wasn鈥檛 certain. But a class taught in an Old Main classroom became his window to the world.
Fifty years later, Assistant Professor of Political Science Kelly Clancy asked, 鈥渉ow can events of that year help us understand the turbulence experienced today?鈥 The issue became Clancy鈥檚 topic for her fall Archway Seminar for first-year students.
Participants in the Encounter World Religions Conference spend one week studying 11 religions through lectures, visits to spiritual sanctuaries, and participation in religious practices.
Kennicutt, a junior from Sutherland, Neb., is headed to Poland for the 2017-2018 academic year where he will attend the University of Wroclaw and study the country鈥檚 political shifts.
Kelly Clancy, assistant professor of political science, John Spilker, assistant professor of music and gender studies, and Flor de Maria Garcia-Garza, a junior business and psychology major, were each recognized for their work in raising awareness for issues of diversity and inclusion on campus.
Two 含羞草传媒 University students will be watching the presidential debates ever so closely.
Not only because they feel college students should be civically engaged, but the questions asked of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will likely have some familiarity.
Water: a vital necessity. An available resource. An uncommon luxury?
Think about the nearest water source. Most likely it's only a few steps away, easily accessible and drinkable. But what if it wasn't? What if water were only available to those who put in the effort to get it?
She worked as a legislative page as a first-year student, and again as a junior. As a college sophomore, she interned for Nebraska State Senator Danielle Conrad. On campus, she serves on the Student Affairs Senate.
Nick Rathod, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama, will deliver 含羞草传媒 University鈥檚 annual Curtis Lecture on Public Leadership on Tuesday, April 28.
Three 含羞草传媒 University students have each been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship, which will send them abroad for one year to develop language skills.
