2018
June
6/20 Nebraska artist Jay Tschetter sculpts murals for Peru State College
6/20 Peru State College turns 151, looks back at sesquicentennial year celebration.
6/20 Peru State and World-Herald history book wins national award
6/18 Peru State students attend psychology conference in San Francisco
6/18 Criminal Justice students take part in border immersion experience
6/18 Armbruster, Dunn receive James G. and Mavis Green Scholarship
6/15 Peru State to provide scholarships to Ariens’ employees and their families
6/8 Peru State announces Spring 2018 Dean’s List
6/4 Netzer to publish on how nanotechnology can detect water contaminant
May
5/25 Wayne Albury named Interim Athletic Director
5/24 Summer construction begins at Peru State College
5/11 Peru State College to bury time capsule
5/11 Dr. Dennis Welsh named 2018 Teaching Excellence Award winner
5/11 Peru State College awards degrees to 402
5/11 Senator Floyd Vrtiska receives award for Distinguished Service to Peru State
5/11 Senator Mike Johanns gives commencement address at Peru State
5/11 Peru State hosts Kids Against Hunger event
5/11 Trophies brought home from national criminal justice conference
5/4 56 teacher candidates initiated into honor society
5/1 Peru State attends Mathematical Association of America conference
5/1 Peru State joins community to clean up
April
4/30 Peru State College commencement to be held Saturday, May 5
4/16 The Disco Citizens Present: “This Can’t Be Happening!?”
4/10 Jeff Harvey named Businessperson of the Year
4/10 Sheri Grotrian-Ryan named State Advisor of the Year
4/02 Olympic Champion Curt Tomasevicz to speak at Peru State
4/02 Three students featured in exhibition at Peru State’s Art Gallery
4/02 Peru State’s show choir, Prestige, to present 2018 Spring Showcase
March
3/30 Peru State to recognize Alcohol Awareness and Sexual Assault Awareness in April
3/30 Alumna named national finalist for 2018 RITA award.
3/30Peru State hosts 25th annual Greater Southeast Nebraska Mathematics Challenge
3/28 Bailey Bindle named Traffic Safety Scholar
3/28 Governor Pete Ricketts Appoints NSCS Student Trustees
3/22 First Peru State webinar about co-teaching
3/21 Joe Starita speaks about new book, history of Nebraska
3/19 Peru State continues Adopt-a-Block program in City of Peru
3/19 Peru State to host diversity and inclusion mini-conference
3/19 Peru State holds Second Annual Art Day on March 23
3/19 Peru State Theatre Company to present The 10-Minute Play Festival!
3/14 Peru State College named #3 in nation for online criminal justice program.
3/14 Peru State College student honored as 2018 Newman Civic Fellow
3/13 Marion Marsh Brown commemorated as part of Nebraska’s Sesquicentennial
3/12 Bailey Bindle warns against buzzed driving in advance of St. Patrick’s Day.
3/7 Peru State alum Tim Oehring one of five Thank You Teacher Award winners
3/5 Peru State will host 25th annual Greater Southeast Nebraska Mathematics Challenge
3/5 Peru State College announces winners of 34th Annual District History Day
3/5 Joe Starita, author, journalist and professor, to speak at Peru State
3/1 Peru State College hosts 2018 Southeast Nebraska Career Fair
3/1 Janice Gilmore visit to Peru State rescheduled
3/1 Phillip Zach recital on Peru State campus rescheduled
February
2/28 Student exhibit at Peru State Art Gallery
2/28 Solie presents at conference on Peru State’s sesquicentennial planning
2/28 Peru State welcomes Debbie White as new Vice President of Administration and Finance
2/26 Peru State College to host annual Southeast Nebraska Career Fair
2/20 Peru State students present at 2018 Society of Health and Physical Educators Conference
2/19 Janice Gilmore to present at Peru State as part of Diversity and Inclusion Awareness Month
2/19 Peru Student Education Association makes valentines for Hillcrest Care Center
2/14 Actions in Motion visits Kids of HIS Kingdom Daycare
2/14 Peru State College Music Program to host recital by Philip D. Zach
2/13 Natilie Williams speaks on campus to student leaders.
2/13 Peru State named third most affordable online Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship
2/13 Peru State College to host 34th Annual District History Day
2/13 Horatio Alger Association names Donna Neeman 2018 Alumnus of the Year
2/13 45th Annual Business Contest winners at Peru State College
January
1/31 Chelsea Turek published in National Social Science Journal
1/29 45th Annual Business Contest to be held at Peru State
1/29 Peru State College will host Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commemoration program
1/18 Seven Peru State students attend Phi Alpha Theta National Conference
1/18 Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry announces scholarship for Peru State’s Trey Nelson
1/18 Peru State announces Fall 2017 Dean’s List
1/12 Peru State Art Gallery hosts two exhibits in January
1/12 Peru State College awards 149 degrees in December
1/12 Week of activities in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced at Peru State
1/12 Peru State hosts 23rd Brain Quest
2017
December
12/21 Jill Johnson named 2018 Assistant Principal of the Year
12/19 Writer’s Guild holds 2017-2018 Creative Writing Contest
12/12 Meints to conduct Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors at Omaha Conservatory
12/12 Peru State students attend Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference
12/11 Peru State named most affordable online college in Nebraska.
12/7 Peru State students, faculty and staff sign Performing Arts Center beam
November
11/30 Temme named to ServeNebraska Leadership Council
11/30 Celebrate the season with Peru State College!
11/30 Ironhorse-Kent returns to Peru State to speak with College 101 students
11/27 Riley attends PBL National Conference in St. Louis
11/27 Omaha Jaycees name Alec Gorynski one of Ten Outstanding Young Omahans for 2017
11/27 Distinguished Speaker Series brings Nebraska speaker to campus, Aaron Davis
11/27 Reeves confirmed as Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs
11/20 Billups, Naber featured in Senior Art Exhibition at Peru State Art Gallery
11/20 Matt Hill named to Midlands Business Journal 2017 40 under 40
11/20 Astronaut Clayton Anderson coming to Peru State
11/20 Nebraska State College System Board names Anderson, Davis and Holtz to Peru State’s emeritus faculty
11/20 Fall Social Studies Fair at Johnson-Brock Elementary School
11/20 Phi Beta Lambda students recognized for national awards
11/15 Peru State Theatre Company to host workshop by Nebraska playwright Becky Boesen
11/14 Night traffic again able to find Peru; aid accidentally summoned from Rohan
11/14 Keith Bystrom presents on Lewis and Clark Trail
11/14 Peru State Theatre Company to present Bullet
11/10 Peru State Distinguished Speaker Series features Aaron Davis
October
10/30 2017 Homecoming Photos
10/30 Omaha natives crowned 2017 Peru State Homecoming King and Queen
10/30 Power of Thought statue dedicated on Peru State campus
10/24 2017 Homecoming Court announced
10/24 150th anniversary of first day of class celebrated at Peru State College
10/23 Peru State Choirs present concert, Heritage, to celebrate state and campus sesquicentennials
10/23 Area children invited to Boo Bash at Peru State and Trunk-or-Treat in downtown Peru
10/23 Power of Thought statue to be installed on Peru State campus
10/16 150th anniversary of first day of classes to be held at Peru State College
10/12 MONA exhibit, John Falter: Historical Illustrator and Jazz from Life, on display at Peru State
10/11 Daryl and Peggy Long named Grand Marshals of Peru State Homecoming Parade
10/11 Governor Ricketts reappoints Dr. Darolyn Seay to Nebraska Professional Practice Commission
10/9 Peru Theatre Company to present The Arsonists
10/9 Dr. Gul Ahmad to be Lead Guest Editor of the Journal of Tropical Medicine
10/6 Reeves nomination hearing held by Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs
September
9/27 Peru State among top ten Most Affordable Online Colleges in nation
9/27 Registrations now being accepted for Peru State Homecoming Parade
9/27 School of Education receives grant for a book club in a low-income, high-mobility school
9/22 Peru State’s vegan dining options earn 100% satisfaction from students responding to PETA
9/11 Peru State student, Kaelia Nelson, named Miss Chadron 2018
9/6 Randy Reeves nominated for Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs
9/6 Peru State students sought for AmeriCorps positions in Nebraska City Public Schools
9/6 Chuck Schroeder art show, Elders: Character Over Time, at Peru State Art Gallery
9/5 Peru State named Top 25 Online Military-Friendly University in the Nation
9/4 College 101 event receives grant from Nemaha County Development Foundation Fund
9/4 Bailey Bindle pens op-ed on drunk driving
August
8/24 Connie Edmond speaks at Convocation for Class of 2021
8/24 Peru State hires four new faculty members
8/17 Peru State Announces New Scholarship for Veterans and Active Duty Military Service Members
8/17 Davis retires from Peru State after 33 years
8/15 Van Gundy creates video about eclipse with focus on Auburn, eclipse safety
July
7/13 Rural Future’s Institute announces project grant with Peru State faculty
7/10 Peru State Sesquicentennial Committee attends Proclamation Ceremony with Governor Pete Ricketts
7/10 Scott Riley elected to PBL National Officer Team
7/10 Harshbarger again named to Phi Beta Lambda National Awards Program Committee
7/7 #IamPeruState: Marisa Pribnow
7/6 Phi Beta Lambda wins 13 top-ten national awards, plus two chapter awards from Anaheim
7/5 Over 325 enrolled in Peru State graduate programs for summer 2017
7/4 Peru State participates in Brownville Freedom Celebration
7/3 Matt Hill serves as guest judge at Memphis Fest
June
6/23 Photo Essay: Peru State hosts Charter Day Celebration
6/20 Governor Ricketts proclaims June 20 special day of anniversary for Peru State
6/17 Peru State releases history book for sesquicentennial
6/17 1960s Peru State Alumni Group holds reunion
6/17 Peru State College holds All-College Reunion
6/16 Peru State awards degrees to 432
6/15 1960s Alumni Group dedicates new painting of Al Wheeler
6/12 City of Peru issues Peru State College Charter Day Proclamation
6/6 Bartlett is quarter-finalist for Music Educator GRAMMY, receives Legacy Award
May
5/28 #IamPeruState: Ted Harshbarger
5/26 Anna Most wins first place for illustration at Power of Wind Exhibition
5/26 Anna Naber wins Golden Leaf Award
5/26 Peru State College announces spring 2017 Dean’s List
5/26 Peru State Charter Day Activities Planned
5/25 Dr. Paul Hinrichs named Dean of School of Arts and Sciences at Peru State
5/22 Peru State to host All-College Reunion
5/16 Children’s activities announced for Peru State Charter Day on June 20
5/8 Peru State launches celebration of 150th anniversary
5/8 Peru State College opens Visitor and Interpretive Center
5/8 Peru State Concert Chorale debuts “Sons and Daughters of Peru”
5/8 Governor Ricketts gives commencement address at Peru State College
5/1 Kristi Nies named 2017 Teaching Excellence Award winner
April
4/28 Rain or Shine: Peru State students clean-up
4/27 Peru State College Commencement to be held Saturday, May 6; Governor Pete Ricketts to speak
4/24 Peru State alum, Raeanna Carbaugh, named NSEA 2017 Rookie of the Year
4/24 Psi Chi chapter founded at Peru State; 17 inducted
4/20 Peru State College’s online Masters in Education recognized among top 10 in nation
4/18 Alberts elected Vice President of Technology for Nebraska’s state Phi Beta Lambda organization
4/18 Riley named President of Nebraska’s state Phi Beta Lambda organization
4/18 Peru State Phi Beta Lambda win more than 80 top ten finishes including 12 first place awards
4/17 City of Peru, Peru State College to collaborate on April 28’s citywide cleanup day
4/17 President Hanson receives Patriot Award from ESGR
4/13 Peru State College’s online Business Management Program recognized among top 50 in nation
4/10 Dorman named Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
4/10 Community invited to Daryl Long Retirement Banquet on April 29
4/3 #IamPeruState: Dr. Sara Brandes Crook
4/3 Governor Pete Ricketts Appoints Treyten Nelson to serve as NSCS Student Trustees
March
3/31 Peru State Distinguished Speaker Series features Vijay Gupta
3/6 Dr. Kyle Ryan joins inaugural class of Rural Future Institute Fellows
3/5 44th Annual Business Contest winners
3/2 Peru State Campus Activities Board to host Dylan Scott and LANco for St. Patrick’s Day Concert
3/1 Peru State College Student Named 2017 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar
February
2/28 In 1946: Governor Richard Barrett Lowe commands V-12 Program, elected dean
2/28 Dr. Seuss’s birthday to be celebrated on Peru State Campus.
2/16 Peru State College to host 33rd Annual District History Day
2/16 Peru State College to host Southeast Nebraska Career Fair
2/9 Peru State Theatre Company hosts Ghostlight Project
2/9 44th Annual High School Business Contest planned at Peru State
January
1/26 Peru State Alum and former U.S. congressman, Robert Dinsmore Harrison, would be 120 today
1/20 Peru State hosts 21st Brain Quest
1/19 Peru State named a Military Friendly School for 2017
1/13 Media Advisory: Winter Storm Jupiter cancels one event at Peru State
1/13 Peru State College announces fall 2016 Dean’s List
2016
December
12/31 Daryl Long retires from Peru State College after 50 years
12/25 Peru State College continues service and giving holiday tradition
12/19 Peru State students, faculty host and compete at American Criminal Justice Association conference
12/15 Peru State students attend Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference
12/7 Peru State’s Kiana Borengasser presents at parasitology conference
12/5 Celebrate the season with Peru State College!
12/1 Five student groups hold toy drive at Peru State
November
11/18 Peru State College student organizations collected more than 220 pounds of food drive
11/18 Peru State hold Veterans Day activities on campus
11/13 Leadership Nebraska City visits Peru State
11/11 Peru State hold Veterans Day activities on campus
11/9 Peru State alum recognized for work in realty
11/9 Peru State hosts election night watch party
11/7 Feeding 44 finalist for state volunteer award
11/3 Peru State College hosts six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken
October
10/31 Peru State Theatre Company presented “God of Carnage”
10/31 Peru hosts Trunk-or-Treat downtown and Boo Bash on Peru State campus
10/27 Peru State plans Veterans Day activities on campus
10/26 Four more reasons to visit Peru State College!
10/25 Bill Clemente essays published in “The Last Midnight”
10/21 Bailey Kuhlmann sets World and American Records in Las Vegas
10/17 Area children invited to Boo Bash at Peru State and Trunk-or-Treat in downtown Peru
10/14 “Tour-n-Tailgate” set for November 5th on the Peru State Campus
10/14 Peru State College student organizations host food drive
10/7 Peru State Theatre Company to present “God of Carnage”
10/7 Peru State to host forum on LB 268 and lifting the 2015 ban on the death penalty in Nebraska
10/2 Peru State Homecoming Photos and News
10/2 Omaha natives crowned Homecoming King and Queen.
September
9/28 Teacher preparation at Peru State College receives congratulations and approval from state
9/26 Jeff Alessandrelli has first vinyl-record only poetry press in U.S.
9/26 Peru State announces 2016 Homecoming Court
9/23 V-12 Program Alum, Jackson Howard, named Grand Marshal of Peru State Homecoming Parade
9/16 Whitni Redman, Jay Bryant and Gul Ahmad published in “Veterinary World”
9/8 Region invited to celebrate Peru State’s 96th annual homecoming Saturday, Oct. 1
9/8 Registrations now being accepted for Peru State Homecoming Parade
August
8/26 Peru State to host blood drive on September 13
8/25 Peru State holds Convocation for Class of 2020
8/23 Peru State hires nine new faculty members for fall
8/16 First day of class is August 22, Convocation held August 23
8/12 Peru State Art Gallery to feature work by Terry Van Gundy
8/10 Peru State alum, Joseph Fauver, speaks at Rotary conference for Nebraska and Iowa
July
7/29 $9.9 million renovations to Delzell Hall will begin in August
7/28 Peru State named 25th best online psychology bachelor’s degree in nation.
7/21 Peru State twice named 5th most affordable online college in nation.
7/21 Bailey Kuhlmann takes first place in Powerlifting (Raw) at Cornhusker State Games
7/5 Peru State’s Phi Beta Lambda earns national recognition and members earn 12 top ten national awards
7/1 Center for Engaged Learning is new name for ongoing community engagement at Peru State
June
6/24 Holtz to release second album about Nebraska
6/20 Peru State College recognizes 149th anniversary; plans for 150th.
6/13 Two Peru State teacher candidates win scholarship.
6/10 Four new minors approved at Peru State College
6/9 Humanities Nebraska Speakers featured at Peru State’s Trails and Tales
6/1 Peru State College announces Spring 2016 Dean’s List
6/1 Peru State names RHOP Recipients
May
5/13 Higher Learning Commission gives Peru State bill of good health.
5/12 Bartlett quarter-finalist for Music Educator GRAMMY Award
5/11 Kunkel named Dean of the School of Education
5/10 Peru State awards degrees to 426
5/9 Dr. Kelly Asmussen named 2015 Teaching Excellence Award winner
5/2 Retirees and employees recognized at annual luncheon
5/2 Peru State College participates in Brownville and Peru cleanups
5/2 Phi Alpha Theta presents check to Peru State College Foundation
April
4/20 City of Peru, Peru State College to collaborate on April 29’s citywide cleanup day
4/19 Peru State Student presents at Great Plains Student Psychology Convention
4/19 Peru State Rotaract Club hosts first ever district-wide Rotaract Retreat
4/19 Students present at Southwestern Association of Parasitologists
4/18 Peru State College gives 227 units of blood since June 2015
4/14 Nebraska sesquicentennial groups to meet on Peru State campus
4/12 Peru State College graduate student enrollment at historic high
4/11 Peru State’s Clemente to present children’s programs in April and May
4/11 Peru State College to host Nebraska poets, Matt Mason and Sarah McKinstry
4/11 Peru State’s Asmussen speaks at Institute for Ethnic Studies
4/9 Peru State announces winners of the 23rd Annual Greater Southeast Nebraska Mathematics Challenge
4/7 Peru State’s Phi Beta Lambda earns 17 first place awards at state conference
4/5 Peru State College announces April 2016 events
4/5 Peru State College to host evening of musical theatre
4/5 Nebraska State Court of Appeals to hold session at Peru State College
4/4 Peru State named Military Spouse Friendly School for 2016
March
3/29 Peru State College to host Nebraska’s National Association of Teachers of Singing Spring Workshop
3/28 Peru State College Masters in Education named fourth best online program in nation.
3/22 Peru State College enrollment at historic high.
3/21 Nebraska State College Board of Trustees okays demolition of Peru State’s Neal Hall.
3/18 Peru State College receives Legacy of Nebraska painting.
3/18 Peru State unveils new historical marker as part of run-up to sesquicentennial anniversary.
3/15 Peru State College announces winners of 32nd Annual District History Day
3/14 President Hanson speaks to Nebraska LEAD
3/10 Author, motivational speaker Wes Moore to visit Peru State College
3/9 Peru State College Library to serve as 2016 Nebraska Passport Stop
February
2/29 Cammack named Director of Admissions at Peru State College
2/29 February service: Peru State students host Family Literacy Game Night
2/26 Peru State College Announces March 2016 events
2/26 Peru State students learn from Holocaust Survivor
2/25 Peru State College students to play in Nebraska Intercollegiate Band
2/25 Peru State to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthdate.
2/25 February service: Peru State gives blood after winter storm Kayla.
2/25 February service: Peru State sends valentines to veterans.
2/22 Peru State College to host 32nd Annual District History Day
2/22 “Ain’t I a Woman?” to be performed at Peru State College
2/12 Peru State College announces results from 43rd Annual High School Business Contest
2/11 Hogue to serve as Director of Marketing and Communications at Peru State College
2/10 Peru State’s Criminal Justice program named among top 50 in nation.
2/4 Peru State College to host Southeast Nebraska Career Fair
2/3 Peru State College to host 43rd Annual High School Business Contest
2/1 Dr. Naser Alsharif to speak on “Being Muslim in America” at Peru State College
January
1/28 Peru State College alum joins “Rockapella”
1/27 Peru State College announces February 2016 events
1/27 Former Assistant Surgeon General, Retired Rear Admiral Dr. Ali Khan to visit Peru State
1/13 Peru State College announces fall 2015 Dean’s List
1/11 Peru State College to host youth cheer camp
1/8 Peru State’s chapter of Alpha Chi named Notable Chapter
1/5 Anderson to exhibit retrospective on art and career at Peru State College
2015
December
12/21 Peru State to close for holidays
12/21 Peru State to host 20th Anniversary of Trails and Tales
12/18 President Hanson delivers commencement address to graduates of Southeast Community College-Lincoln
12/17 Peru State alum named Outstanding New Elementary Principal of the Year
12/17 Petersen wins bronze prize at 2015 American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Nebraska Show
12/16 Peru State alum named to Midlands’ 40 under 40
12/14 Peru State College students present at 2015 Nebraska Psychological Society Undergraduate Conference
12/10 Charitable service and giving ramps up for holiday season
12/9 Fremont-Mills Community School seventh graders visit Peru State College
12/8 Celebrate the season with Peru State College!
12/4 School of Education Hosts 19th Brain Quest
12/4 Peru State hosts Nemaha County Sheriff for marijuana seminar
12/3 Hill named Young Conductor of the Year
12/2 Weitzenkamp named to state advisory committee
12/1 Peru State named a Military Friendly School for 2016
November
11/9 Johnson-Brock Sixth Graders Participate in 27th Annual Peru State Social Studies Fair
11/6 York, Kansas City natives crowned 2015 Peru State Homecoming King and Queen
October
10/30 Peru State announces 2015 Homecoming Grand Marshal
10/27 Peru State announces 2015 Homecoming Court
10/23 PSC Grad Named NSEA Rookie of the Year
10/12 Kimmel Foundation Establishes Scholarships at Peru State
10/08 Registrations now being accepted for 95th Annual Peru State Homecoming Parade
10/08 Southeast Nebraskans invited to celebrate Peru State’s 95th annual homecoming Saturday, October 31
10/08 Volunteers gather for Kids Against Hunger event at Peru State
September
9/15 Rural Health Symposium at Peru State College Scheduled for September 25
August
8/26 Peru State to unveil Oak Bowl’s new bronze sculpture at 5 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 29 before football vs. Central Methodist University
8/5 UNMC expands RHOP at Peru State College