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Here are our most recent stories
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Wildcat Esports Program Enjoys Success in Inaugural Season
With two teams making the championship round and the program winning the ECAC's first Commissioner Cup, the Wildcat esports athletes captured significant success in its first season.
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Wayne State Creates Shotgun Sports Team
The new shooting team is a part of the Prairie Circuit Conference and will compete in trap, skeet, and sporting clays events.
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Benthack Hall Renovation Aims to Serve Regional Mental Health Needs
Renovated facility will offer space to train students in human service and counseling, while also providing mental health care for the surrounding community.
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Wayne State College Winter 2020 Commencement
The Winter 2020 commencement ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in Rice Auditorium. No guests are allowed. The event will be livestream only.
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Wayne State to Offer In-State Tuition Rates to Out-of-State Students
The new universal in-state tuition rate, which begins Fall 2021, will save out-of-state students nearly $6,000 per year on tuition costs.
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Get to Know Some First-Generation Students at WSC
Five current students and President Marysz Rames, who was also the first in her family to go to college, share their stories.
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Wayne State College to Celebrate First-Generation Students
About half of Wayne State’s students are classified as first generation in any given year. A variety of activities are planned for the first week in November to recognize these students.
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State Colleges to Guarantee Affordability and Access Through New Program
Free tuition will be available for Pell-qualified Nebraska students at Wayne State College.
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WSC Welcomes Second Largest Freshman Class in College’s History
Total enrollment is at 3,865 students, a 4.77% increase from Fall 2019. WSC's total enrollment has grown 20% in the past three years.
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Homecoming Cancelations, Postponements, and Schedule Changes
Several events have been postponed for spring or the next Homecoming celebration. Others have been canceled or modified.
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WSC, Northwestern College Partner for Athletic Training Program
The partnership includes two pathways to a Master of Science in Athletic Training, including a 3+2 option and a reservation agreement.
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WSC Film Professor Wins 3 Awards at Iowa Motion Picture Awards
Dr. Michael White's "Ever Fallen" and "The Ghost in Her" were recently honored at the 29th annual ceremony.
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Career Scholarship Program Provides Support for Wayne State Scholars
The newly created program will provide funding for students pursuing careers in critical workforce areas and will help support WSC's Cooperative Education program.
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Important Announcement About Spring Graduation
Wayne State regrets to announce it will not hold a summer ceremony for spring graduation, due to COVID-19 complications and restrictions.
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President Marysz Rames Addresses Juneteenth and Equality at Wayne State
WSC will begin a series of conversations to help us understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of the educational experience of students of color and other groups.
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ACTE Announces Carol Erwin as a 2020 Region V Excellence Award Winner
Dr. Carol Erwin, associate professor of family and consumer sciences, was chosen as the Region V Teacher Educator of the Year by the Association for Career and Technical Education.
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State Colleges Decrease Undergraduate Online Rate
The undergraduate online rate for the 2020-21 academic year is now $299 per credit hour for all three state colleges.
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Spring 2020 Dean's List
More than 1,200 students made the Wayne State College dean's list for Spring 2020.
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Fall Schedule Altered at Wayne State College
On May 26, 2020, NSCS Chancellor Paul Turman announced the following adjustments to the fall academic schedule.
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Dr. Don Hickey Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. Donald R. Hickey, professor of history, has been named the State Nebraska Bank & Trust Teaching Excellence Award winner for the 2019-20 academic year.
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Dr. Alison Boughn Receives 2020 Dissertation Excellence Award
The Professional Counselor, the official electronic journal of the National Board for Certified Counselors, chose Wayne State College professor Dr. Alison Boughn for the annual nationwide award.
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Wayne State College Spring 2020 Commencement
While the May 9 ceremonies have been postponed, 578 degrees are being conferred by President Marysz Rames.
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Wayne State College Reveals New Visual Identity
New logos - including a cat, W, and re-imagined wordmark - reflect the College’s return to its visual roots. The logos launch today, April 29, 2020.
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College Hires First eSports Coordinator
WSC will launch competitive eSports with a new arena in fall 2020.
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Scholars Selected for Wayne State’s New Cooperative Education Program
Thirty-one students have been selected for the Northeast Nebraska Growing Together Cooperative Education Program and will begin their education at Wayne State in the fall.
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Hot Attic Film School Students Land Films in BisonBison Film Festival
Films written, directed, and produced by WSC students will be featured in the BisonBison, one of the top student film festivals in the country.
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Public Health Advisory
The Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department and the Wayne State College student health office have issued guidelines for safety during the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus situation.
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Research Shines Light on Rural Mental Health Needs
Research on the mental health needs of the rural population, conducted by Dr. Joe Blankenau, alumnus Ciera Afrank, and UNMC researchers, has been published in the Journal of Rural Mental Health.
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Faculty News - Winter 2020
See what our faculty have accomplished within the last year! As published in the Winter 2020 edition of the alumni magazine.
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Wayne State College to Host Visit Day for School of Arts and Humanities
Prospective students interested in the arts and humanities will get the chance to experience life on campus. Visit day is scheduled for March 2.