Doug Waggoner has created a unique program for business majors at UNL. Investors With Purpose is a wealth management course that brings students together with global investment professionals.
A newly opened six-story building on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus was designed with state-of-the-art features to prepare a growing number of engineering, construction and computing graduates.
Artist Valery Wachter has established a planned gift supporting studio arts majors in the College of Fine and Performing Arts at UNL.
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.
Robert McBroom, 91, talks about the Dust Bowl days and how grateful he is that his dad, and the university, gave him a better life.
Young lovers who met on campus get married on campus – and make an unusual request of their guests.
Ready. Set. Give. Upcoming community giving day events provide a 24-hour focus to the importance of philanthropy within Nebraska and on our University of Nebraska campuses.
As the youngest of three, Elise Van Hove has always received hand-me-downs. But Elise, who grew up in South Dakota, says there’s one hand-me-down she’s especially grateful for – a passion for the University of Nebraska.
Students who want to develop professional marketing and sales skills are the focus of a major gift from National Research Corporation, which has given $1.5 million to support the Center for Sales Excellence at the UNL College of Business Administration.
Teen driving safety, business ethics, educational achievement and more are the focus of a nearly $36,000 contribution from State Farm to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
One morning last April, a young woman in the Czech Republic woke up and checked her e-mail. She was waiting for an important message. Every morning, first thing, she’d check for it.
One day decades ago, a know-it-all sophomore sent a letter to his UNL dean, telling him exactly what he thought of the university. How much he hated it.
Nebraska alumni Peter Sommerhauser and Eileen Sommerhauser Putter donated $100,000 to establish the Lou Sommerhauser Fund for Holocaust Education.
“If I could ever say anything, face to face, with the people who gave me the money to chase my dreams … it would be a very long handshake and possibly a hug,” says Parker Loghry, a Thompson Scholar at UNK. “I would just look them in the eye and say, ‘You have no idea.’”
Four University of Nebraska students had studied Turkey more than almost anyone else in the world their age. But then they spent a few weeks in that country last summer, and their textbooks opened wide. They walked inside.
Remember this name: Sophie hines. You may see it on your underwear someday.
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