Nebraska National Guard honors professor, ‘a true patriot’

The Nebraska National Guard recently bestowed its Legion of Merit award to Bellevue University Professor Jon Kayne for his work with the Guard’s Peer Support Program. Kayne developed the course curriculum and has been the primary instructor for the program, which was established in 2005 to assist Guard members suffering from psychological trauma.
From August 2007 through [...]

University shows the “write” stuff

A 2004 survey of 120 American corporations, commissioned by the College Board’s National Commission on Writing, found that one-third of employees in the nation’s “blue-chip” companies wrote poorly. Bellevue University has launched a corporate writing initiative to help companies address this ongoing problem.
Recognizing that writing inefficiencies directly impact a company’s bottom line, the university, through [...]

NAIA honors volleyball squad as ‘scholar team’

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has named the Bellevue University volleyball team as one of its 2007-08 “scholar teams.”
To be selected as a scholar team, a team’s players must collectively earn at least a 3.0 GPA. Coach Trish Siedlik’s Bruin squad earned a 3.33 GPA for the past academic year. On the court [...]

Economics professor tapped to speak at Milton Friedman Luncheon

Long-time Bellevue University Economics Professor Judd Patton has been chosen to speak at the Platte Institute for Economic Research’s Milton Friedman Luncheon, to be held this Thursday, July 31, at the Omaha Regency Marriott.
Patton was chosen as the Friedman Legacy Speaker for the event, which is intended to celebrate what would have been the legendary [...]