NWU Takes Pride in Tree Campus USA Membership

Last year, Nebraska Wesleyan University took initiative to become a part of Tree Campus USA, an organization led by the Arbor Day foundation. It took Grounds Manager Kathy Reynoldson a month to complete the process to have NWU become a member of Tree Campus USA, becoming only the third college in the state to do so (the two others being University of Nebraska -Lincoln and Creighton University). Full story

Maintenance Appreciation Day

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The Nebraska Wesleyan University Student Affairs Senate is hosting a campus-wide “Maintenance Appreciation Day” in honor of all maintenance staff at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The main celebration, which includes a lunch buffet and short presentation, will take place 1pm in the Lower Level Meeting Room of the Roy G. Full story

NWU Fraternities Take a Polar Plunge in Order to Raise Money

On Saturday, Feb. 28, approximately $70,000 was raised to benefit the Special Olympics. Over 350 participants jumped into Lincoln’s Holmes Lake in 35-degree temperatures to raise the money. Participants came from all over Nebraska and included some representatives of Nebraska Wesleyan University’s fraternities. Full story

Lincoln Haymarket Arena to Appear on May Ballot

A vote on the Lincoln Haymarket Arena is slated to be part of the State Primary Election ballot on May 11, 2010. According to an economic analysis conducted in May 2009, the project will create over 2,500 full-time jobs each year of construction, in occupations that will design and build the arena and surrounding development. Full story