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'''Wayne State College''' is a [[public college]] in [[Wayne, Nebraska]]. It is part of the [[Nebraska State College System]] and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public [[normal school]] in 1910 after the state purchased the private '''Nebraska Normal College''' (established 1891). The '''State Normal College''' became '''State Normal School and Teacher's College''' in 1921. This was changed to '''Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne''' in 1949 and the present name was adopted in 1963.<ref name="euroed">{{cite web|url=http://www.euroeducation.net/studyusa/wayne_state_college/ | title=Wayne State College | publisher=The European Education Directory |access-date=2009-11-25}}</ref>
'''Wayne State College''' ('''WSC''') is a [[public college]] in [[Wayne, Nebraska]]. It is part of the [[Nebraska State College System]] and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public [[normal school]] in 1910 after the state purchased the private '''Nebraska Normal College''' (established 1891). The '''State Normal College''' became '''State Normal School and Teacher's College''' in 1921. This was changed to '''Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne''' in 1949 and the present name was adopted in 1963.<ref name="euroed">{{cite web|url=http://www.euroeducation.net/studyusa/wayne_state_college/ | title=Wayne State College | publisher=The European Education Directory |access-date=2009-11-25}}</ref>


==Academics==
==Academics==
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_REG = 96
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[[File:Wayne State College (Nebr) Hahn bldg.JPG|thumb|alt=Three-story brick building with vaguely neoclassical details|Hahn Administration Building on Wayne State campus]]
[[File:Wayne State College (Nebr) Hahn bldg.JPG|thumb|alt=Three-story brick building with vaguely neoclassical details|Hahn Administration Building on Wayne State campus]]


Wayne State offers 130 different programs of study in four Schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences. Wayne State also offers classes at [[Northeast Community College]] in [[Norfolk, Nebraska]] and through a satellite college in [[South Sioux City, Nebraska]].
Wayne State offers 130 different programs of study in four Schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences. Wayne State also offers classes at [[Northeast Community College]] in [[Norfolk, Nebraska]] and through a satellite college in [[South Sioux City, Nebraska]].

==Ranking==
For 2024, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Wayne State tied for #96 out of 165 Regional Universities Midwest, #32 in Regional Universities Midwest Top Public Schools, and tied for #92 in Regional Universities Midwest Top Performers on Social Mobility.<ref>{{cite web |title= Wayne State College |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/wayne-state-college-2566 |website=usnews.com |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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Wayne State athletic teams are the Wildcats. The college is a member of the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), primarily competing in the [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]] (NSIC) in all sports since the 1999–2000 academic year. The Wildcats previously competed in the [[Central States Intercollegiate Conference]] (CSIC) of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; as well as in the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]] (RMAC) as a provisional member during the 1989–90 school year.
Wayne State athletic teams are the Wildcats. The college is a member of the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] level of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), primarily competing in the [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference]] (NSIC) in all sports since the 1999–2000 academic year. The Wildcats previously competed in the [[Central States Intercollegiate Conference]] (CSIC) of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; as well as in the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]] (RMAC) as a provisional member during the 1989–90 school year.

Wayne State competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.

===History===
The college began participating in athletics in 1912, when the football program began. Men's basketball and track and field began around the same time. These were the main sports up to [[World War II]], when Wayne State was a member of the [[Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (NIAA) with Kearney, Chadron, Peru, and for a while, Omaha University. After World War II, the NIAA became the [[Nebraska College Conference]] (NCC) and Wayne State began to compete in baseball, cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, wrestling, and for a short period, boxing.

Before 1980, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, swimming, tennis, and wrestling were dropped. In 1997, women's soccer was added to the athletics program.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Thomas M. Carsey]], Professor of Political Science
* [[Thomas M. Carsey]], Professor of Political Science
* [[Byron Chamberlain]], NFL and Pro Bowl tight end<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHAMBBYR01 |title=Byron Chamberlain |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=October 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612025930/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHAMBBYR01 |archive-date=June 12, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Byron Chamberlain]], football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHAMBBYR01 |title=Byron Chamberlain |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=October 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612025930/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHAMBBYR01 |archive-date=June 12, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Lamart Cooper]], American football player
* [[Lamart Cooper]], football player
* [[Greg L. Adams]], state senator and Speaker of the [[Nebraska Legislature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/57667/gregory-adams#.UyDuuYYyVoE |title=Senator Greg Adams' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart|access-date= March 12, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Greg L. Adams]], state senator and Speaker of the [[Nebraska Legislature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/57667/gregory-adams#.UyDuuYYyVoE |title=Senator Greg Adams' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart|access-date= March 12, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Janssen]], state senator in the [[Nebraska Legislature]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103112/charlie-janssen#.UHHkWE05Y1M |title= Senator Charlie Janssen's Biography
* [[Charlie Janssen]], state senator in the [[Nebraska Legislature]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103112/charlie-janssen#.UHHkWE05Y1M |title= Senator Charlie Janssen's Biography
|publisher= Project Vote Smart|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
|publisher= Project Vote Smart|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[James Keogh (speechwriter)|James Keogh]], journalist and political adviser. Assistant managing editor of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon, Director, [[United States Information Agency|U.S. Information Agency]].
* [[James Keogh (speechwriter)|James Keogh]], journalist and political adviser. Assistant managing editor of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon, Director, [[United States Information Agency|U.S. Information Agency]].
* [[Connie Kunzmann]], women's professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Connie Kunzmann; Inducted: 1986 |url=https://www.wsc.edu/directory_record/16677/connie_kunzmann |website=wsc.edu |publisher=Wayne State College |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[Connie Kunzmann]], basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Connie Kunzmann; Inducted: 1986 |url=https://www.wsc.edu/directory_record/16677/connie_kunzmann |website=wsc.edu |publisher=Wayne State College |access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[John Henry Kyl|John H. Kyl]], U.S. political figure. Member of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] from Iowa's Fourth Congressional District 1959&ndash;1965, 1967&ndash;1973. Asst. Secretary, [[United States Department of the Interior|Dept. of the Interior]], 1973&ndash;1977. Father of [[Arizona]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Jon Kyl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John H. Kyl|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000351|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[John Henry Kyl|John H. Kyl]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]; Assistant Secretary, [[United States Department of the Interior|Dept. of the Interior]], 1973&ndash;1977.<ref>{{cite web|title=John H. Kyl|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000351|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[Hilda Neihardt]], history author and daughter of John G. Neihardt
* [[Hilda Neihardt]], historian.
* [[John Neihardt]], writer and poet. Poet Laureate of Nebraska, author of ''Black Elk Speaks''.
* [[John Neihardt]], Poet Laureate of Nebraska, author of ''Black Elk Speaks''.
* [[Gale W. McGee|Gale McGee]], U.S. political figure. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator from [[Wyoming]] 1959&ndash;1977. U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gale W. McGee|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000445|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[Gale W. McGee|Gale McGee]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator from [[Wyoming]] 1959&ndash;1977. U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gale W. McGee|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000445|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ruben Mendoza (American football)|Ruben Mendoza]], NFL guard<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MendRu20.htm |title= Ruben Mendoza |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ruben Mendoza (American football)|Ruben Mendoza]], football player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MendRu20.htm |title= Ruben Mendoza |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Brad Ottis]], [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive end/defensive tackle<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OttiBr20.htm |title= Brad Ottis |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Brad Ottis]], football player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OttiBr20.htm |title= Brad Ottis |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Val Peterson]], U.S. political figure. [[Governor of Nebraska]] 1947&ndash;1953, Director of Federal Civil Defense Administration, Ambassador to Denmark and Finland. Wayne State College's Peterson Fine Arts Building is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_peterson_frederick.html|title= Nebraska Governor Frederick Valdemar Erastus (Val) Peterson |publisher= National Governors Association|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Val Peterson]], [[Governor of Nebraska]] 1947&ndash;1953, Director of Federal Civil Defense Administration, Ambassador to Denmark and Finland.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_peterson_frederick.html|title= Nebraska Governor Frederick Valdemar Erastus (Val) Peterson |publisher= National Governors Association|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Rosie Ruiz]], fraudster
* [[Brett Salisbury]], quarterback and author of ''The Transform Diet''<ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Salisbury|url=http://www.wscwildcats.com/hof.aspx?hof=81&path=&kiosk=|publisher=Wayne State College Wildcats|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[Brett Salisbury]], football player and author of ''The Transform Diet''<ref>{{cite web|title=Brett Salisbury|url=http://www.wscwildcats.com/hof.aspx?hof=81&path=&kiosk=|publisher=Wayne State College Wildcats|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[Tom Sherlock]], [[British Basketball League]] forward
* [[Tom Sherlock]], [[British Basketball League]] forward
* [[Kevin Swayne]], [[Arena Football League]] and NFL [[wide receiver]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Swayne|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/kevinswayne/2503214/profile|publisher=NFL.com|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Swayne]], football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Swayne|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/kevinswayne/2503214/profile|publisher=NFL.com|access-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>
* [[David Townsend (art director)|David Townsend]], Art Director for MGM
* [[Brian Wansink]], [[Cornell University]] professor and author of ''[[Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think]]''
* [[Brian Wansink]], [[Cornell University]] professor and author of ''[[Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think]]''
* [[DaVarryl Williamson]], quarterback and boxer
* [[DaVarryl Williamson]], boxer
* [[Norma Wendelburg]], composer
* [[Norma Wendelburg]], composer


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Latest revision as of 21:39, 6 October 2024

Not to be confused with Wayne State University or Wayne College.
Wayne State College
Former names
Nebraska Normal College (1891–1909)[1]
Nebraska State Normal College (1910–1921)
Nebraska State Normal College and Teachers College (1921–1949)
Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne (1949–1963)[2]
TypePublic college
Established1910; 114 years ago (1910)
PresidentMarysz Rames
Students4,202
Location
Wayne, Nebraska
,
U.S.
CampusRural, 128 acres (52 ha)
Colors    Black and gold
NicknameWildcats
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – NSIC
Websitewww.wsc.edu

Wayne State College (WSC) is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal College (established 1891). The State Normal College became State Normal School and Teacher's College in 1921. This was changed to Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne in 1949 and the present name was adopted in 1963.[3]

Academics

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Academic rankings
Regional
U.S. News & World Report[4]96
Three-story brick building with vaguely neoclassical details
Hahn Administration Building on Wayne State campus

Wayne State offers 130 different programs of study in four Schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences. Wayne State also offers classes at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska and through a satellite college in South Sioux City, Nebraska.

Ranking

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For 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked Wayne State tied for #96 out of 165 Regional Universities Midwest, #32 in Regional Universities Midwest Top Public Schools, and tied for #92 in Regional Universities Midwest Top Performers on Social Mobility.[5]

Athletics

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Main article: Wayne State Wildcats

Wayne State athletic teams are the Wildcats. The college is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) in all sports since the 1999–2000 academic year. The Wildcats previously competed in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; as well as in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) as a provisional member during the 1989–90 school year.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Wayne State College: Nebraska Normal School". wsc.edu. Wayne State College. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ "History of Wayne State College: New Generation of Students". wsc.edu. Wayne State College. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Wayne State College". The European Education Directory. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  4. ^ "2023-2024 Best Regional Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wayne State College". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Byron Chamberlain". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  7. ^ "Senator Greg Adams' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Senator Charlie Janssen's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  9. ^ "Connie Kunzmann; Inducted: 1986". wsc.edu. Wayne State College. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. ^ "John H. Kyl". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Gale W. McGee". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Ruben Mendoza". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  13. ^ "Brad Ottis". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  14. ^ "Nebraska Governor Frederick Valdemar Erastus (Val) Peterson". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Brett Salisbury". Wayne State College Wildcats. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  16. ^ "Kevin Swayne". NFL.com. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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