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welcome graduates.

The School of Public Administration (SPA) welcomes our graduates to the SPA Alumni Webpage. The webpage allows us to:

  • Communicate with our graduates
  • Build awareness of professional development and career opportunities
  • Connect alumni with PAGO – the Public Administration Graduate Organization
  • Foster ongoing support for the SPA programs

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To support the School of Public Administration

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The School of Public Administration appreciates the generous donations of our alumni and friends. For continuous updates on SPA's fundraising efforts please see the donor support section of The Exchange--Newsletter of the School of Public Administration.

This support allows us to continue to provide ongoing programs of excellence to our students, alumni and the community.

To make a online donation, please visit the University of Nebraska Foundation website. Please scroll down to the Other Areas section to find the funds associated with the School of Public Administration as follows:

If you prefer to make a donation by check, please click on How to Give and download the University of Nebraska Foundation Gift Form and put in the name of the specific fund in the designation section.

Scholarship Fund Continues to Grow: 100 from 100

2008 marked the beginning of a fundraising initiative to create a new scholarship for students in the MPA program.
The goal is to find 100 SPA alumni, faculty and friends to each contribute $100, payable in installments, in support
of an endowed student scholarship. Over the past several months, a number of alumni and students have given hours of time making phone calls to fellow alumni to raise funds to support the Public Administration Centennial Scholarship. Volunteers described the experiences as encouraging as their fellow alumni generously contributed to the cause and fun as they connect with former classmates and friends.

Now two years later, we are pleased to announce that we are almost 75 percent of the way to meeting our goal of $10,000. This is entirely due to the support of alumni and friends. Thank you to those who have supported this grassroots effort. Once endowed, this fund will begin providing much needed scholarship support. Although our dedicated volunteers continue to make calls, we encourage alumni to please consider a gift to the fund by visiting
http://www.nufoundation.org/publicadministrationscholarship or click on the links under the "To Support the School of Public Administration" section above.

Public Administration Graduate Organization (PAGO)

PAGO is a group of dedicated SPA alumni excited to support the School as it continues to grow as a program of excellence. In addition, PAGO’s meetings and programs provide a place to network, discuss issues affecting public administrators, and so much more!

On January 20, 2011 PAGO board passed revisions to the organization’s five-year strategic plan. Highlights of the new plan include:

  • Greater emphasis on reaching out to distance learners.
  • Recruiting alumni to videotape presentations that can be incorporated by faculty into the classroom. 
  • Recruitment of board members from all SPA programs, including those with a PhD, Certified Public Managers, and BA graduates in addition to MPA grads.

Each SPA alumni member is automatically a member of PAGO. However, we would love to hear from you and get you involved in PAGO’s social and professional events and initiatives.

If you have any ideas or suggestions about how PAGO can serve you, don’t hesitate to call PAGO president, Andy Bradley at 402-231-1910, or e-mail at andyb@goodwillomaha.org.

Alumni Engagement Opportunities

  • Alumni/Student Lunch and Learn

    If alumni are interested in hosting small groups of students at your workplace, in speaking to a class, or visiting with prospective students, please contact Rhonda Shiebal-Carver at 402-554-2625. Or e-mail her at rsheibalcarver@unomaha.edu.

  • Alumni in the Classroom

    Alumni interested in participating in the Alumni in the Classroom Speaker Series are encouraged to contact Rhonda Sheibal-Carver at (402) 554-2625 or by e-mail at rsheibalcarver@unomaha.edu.

Employment and Career Opportunities

The School of Public Administration works closely with UNO Maverick HireWire, a comprehensive job posting system which houses students and employer profiles, student resumes, job listings, on-campus interview schedules, career event schedules, and other employment information.

UNO alumni are entitled full access to Maverick HireWire upon registering and creating a profile on the system. Registering in the system provides 24-7 access to job listings, interview schedules and much more!
For more information, go to the UNO Career Center website at http://ceo.unomaha.edu/.

The School of Public Administration also maintains a list of jobs and internships at public and nonprofit organizations. For more information, click on our News page.

The Exchange--Newsletter of the School of Public Administration

For current and past issues of The Exchange--Newsletter of the School of Public Administration see our News page.

This page updated 4/20/2011 by mkiper@unomaha.edu