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College of Arts and Sciences

You can help by....

making a donation to the College of Arts and Sciences through either the University of Nebraska Foundation or the UNO Alumni Association.

sponsoring student internships

serving as career consultants for our majors

keeping us informed on your life and your contributions to the community and world.

We would love to talk to you.

Shelton Hendricks, Dean
The College of Arts and Sciences

You make a difference!

The University of Nebraska’s ability to uphold its mission is dramatically strengthened as a result of our donors. We’d like to thank everyone who has made a difference by financially supporting the College over the past year. This assistance is vital to the health of the College as state funding is greatly decreased due to budget constraints. We welcome new donors, and recognize those of you who have contributed over the years.

There are multiple ways that alumni, friends, faculty, businesses and corporations donate to aid the College of Arts and Sciences programs and research.

  • Many people give each year when they receive an Annual Fund request by phone or in the mail.
  • Some wish to remember a classmate, faculty member or loved one with a memorial or honorary donation.
  • Others choose to support research, establish a named scholarship, or create a fellowship. Examples include the Martha C. Page Study Abroad Travel Fund, the Dr. Steel R. Lunt Memorial Scholarship, and the Orville and Darlene Menard Political Science Scholarship.
  • Named, endowed Chairs and Professorships are significant gifts that enable the College to attract and recruit the outstanding educators that prepare our students. Examples include the Blizek Professorship in Religion, the Charles W. and Mary C. Martin Professorship in American History, and the Charles W. and Mary C. Martin Professorship in the Department of History. As a number of our faculty retire over the next few years, there is a great need for support in this area.
  • Faculty and staff participate through payroll deduction.
  • A number of companies match employee gifts, thereby doubling the amount received by the College.
  • Unrestricted gifts, which can be used for the areas of greatest need within the College, allow the Dean flexibility and responsiveness as the College’s requirements grow and change over time. Gifts to the UNO Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence create new possibilities for UNO’s College of Arts and Sciences for many years to come.
  • Another way to provide for the future is to include the College in your estate plans. The foresight of those who have passed away is evidenced by gifts that have greatly expanded the opportunities for the College. Planned gifts can be in the form of real estate, insurance policies, and numerous other possibilities that provide benefits for the donor, including tax savings and income arrangements.I am privileged to work with the College of Arts and Sciences through the University of Nebraska Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit organization established by the Board of Regents that raises and manages private gifts to the College. If you have questions about establishing a new fund or scholarship, making long-range plans, giving through a different vehicle, or ways in which you can become involved, please contact me at any time by phone, 402-502-4108, or by email, mbernier@foundation.nebraska.edu. I’d love to talk with you! The College of Arts and Sciences greatly appreciates all gifts, of any size, as a way to assure the continued excellent education provided at the University of Nebraska. Thank you---you make a difference.

    • Mary Macchietto Bernier
    Director of Development
    University of Nebraska Foundation
    402.502.4108
    mbernier@foundation.nebraska.edu

      
CAS alum Patrick Kerrigan funded the Kerrigan Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics as well as the Kerrigan research minigrant program which encourages (and pays) students to pursue mathematical research projects with faculty members of the department.

Kerrigan writes, “I am honestly tickled by the projects taken on by the students. I think good habits are contagious, but require exposure. And it is easier to enjoy learning when everybody around you is positive about it. The math  faculty I have met seem very interactive with the students which can only take the students to the next level. It makes me want to go to school again.

Read the full story in our Fall 2005 newsletter.