During his 22-year tenure as UNK chancellor, Doug Kristensen, J.D., has been a dedicated advocate of bringing health care education to the Kearney campus and creating jobs where they’re needed most.
Katie Weitz believes the College of Public Health can make the world a better place. But it’s hard to explain what it is: “I think everybody would care about public health if they knew what it was.”
Rodney D. Bennett, Ed.D., took office as the 21st chancellor of UNL July 1. Pride of Place interviewed him to discover his vision for the university.
UNO Chancellor Joanne Li is passionate about Omaha, and her community-based vision for UNO helped inspire a landmark $19 million gift to the university from Barbara and Wally Weitz.
Ask Dean Lance C. Pérez why he wants to create “a bigger, better College of Engineering” at UNL, and he’s ready with a Nebraska-centric answer. By constructing buildings, hiring new faculty, recruiting more students and expanding research, the state’s only engineering college can spur economic development in Nebraska.
Marisa Macy accepted her job at UNK last fall — sight unseen. She interviewed during a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic, so the process was conducted virtually. She knew nearly nothing about Nebraska, but the job was so perfect, she jumped at the opportunity.
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