Activities and Outreach | Center for Public Affairs Research | University of Nebraska Omaha

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College of Public Affairs and Community Service Center for Public Affairs Research

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The UNO Center for Public Affairs Research staff participates in many presentations, webinars, podcasts, or panel discussions each year as a speaker or featured guest. See upcoming and the past year's engagements organized by topic below.
Data for Policy and Decision Makers View our data for policy and decision makers research including housing, poverty, and demographic dashboards by county in Nebraska.
	UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS 9-16-25 - Presentation about legislative relations for the Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO) - Josie Schafer 9-17-25 - Panel on demographics and immigration and the future of the state for the annual Flatwater Free Press Festival - Josie Schafer 9-22-25 - Presentation about demographics and the economic landscape of Nebraska for the Bankers Association in Ashland - Josie Schafer 9-23-25 - Presentation about how Nebraska is evolving demographically, economically, and socially for the CPAR Data and Research Series for Community Impact - Josie Schafer 9-24-25 - Presentation about demographics and the economic landscape of Nebraska for the Bankers Association in Grand Island - Josie Schafer 9-25-25 - Presentation about demographics and the economic landscape of Nebraska for the Bankers Association in Gothenburg - Josie Schafer 10-5-25 - Presentation about the real needs of Chambers of Commerce with recommendations from research for Auber - Josie Schafer 11-12-25 - Presentation about housing and child care for the Greater Omaha Chamber & Six Regions One Nebraska Workforce Summit: Employer Excellence in Housing and Child Care Solutions - Josie Schafer PAST PRESENTATIONS 5-7-25 - Presentation about visualizing growth in Nebraska's two largest metropolitan areas for the CPAR Data and Research Series for Community Impact - Josie Schafer 4-29-25 - Panel on Nebraska's housing crisis for the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority's 2025 Innovation Expo - Josie Schafer 4-25-25 - Panel on change management for public service units at the Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO) 2025 Conference - Josie Schafer 4-25-25 - Presentation about strategies for securing community-engaged projects and showcasing impact for the Consortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO) 2025 Conference - Josie Schafer and Tara Grell 4-23-25 - Presentation about Data to Action: Building Influence Through Collaboration at the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Midwest Chapter Conference - Josie Schafer 4-22-25 - Panel on immigration for Nebraska Chamber - Josie Schafer 12-19-24 - Presentation about accessing U.S. Census Bureau data and trends in Nebraska for the CPAR Data and Research Series for Community Impact - Josie Schafer 12-12-24 - Presentation on the changing demographics of Nebraska for the Metropolitan Omaha Educational Consortium - Josie Schafer 12-11-24 - Presentation on using data to advance policy for the UNO Chancellor's Leadership Academy Cohort 2 - Josie Schafer 9-26-24 - Presentation about the geography of demographic change in Nebraska for the CPAR Data and Research Series for Community Impact - Josie Schafer 8-27-24 - Presentation on housing needs and demographics for the Housing Development Corporation Board - Josie Schafer 8-22-24 - Presentation on demographics of Nebraska for the Nebraska Chamber’s 2024 Leadership Nebraska class - Josie Schafer 5-21-24 - Presentation about demographics of Nebraska at OpenSky Policy Institute's Legislative Candidate Education Session - Josie Schafer 2-7-24 - Panel on the Nebraska Legislature for UNO's Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs Legislative Advocacy Series - Josie Schafer 1-10-24 - Presentation on business-government relations and strategies for success at Nebraska Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration Forum - Josie Schafer
Workforce Access and Equity View our workforce access and equity research including details on occupations, incomes, remote work, and entrepreneurship in Nebraska.
	UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS 10-10-25 - Presentation about Southwest Iowa demographic trends and talent retention for the Southwest Iowa Rural Summit - Morgan Vogel 10-29-25 - Presentation about workforce and population trends for Talent Connect 2025 - Josie Schafer PAST PRESENTATIONS 7-18-25 - Presentation about demographic and economic trends of Nebraska's Women in STEM and revisiting the "Listen Then Act" report three years after release for Nebraska Cures and Bio Nebraska - Josie Schafer and Morgan Vogel 6-18-25 - Presentation on opportunities in the Omaha Metro for the Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce - Josie Schafer 6-9-25 - Breakout on Nebraska's economic landscape and the structural challenges impacting talent development for career and technical education (CTE) educators at the Annual Nebraska Career & Technical Education Conference - Josie Schafer 6-9-25 - Presentation on the state of Nebraska's workforce for career and technical education (CTE) educators at the Annual Nebraska Career & Technical Education Conference - Josie Schafer 5-1-25 - Presentation about entrepreneurship being a critical piece of the puzzle for Nebraska's economic future at the UNeTech Institute's Piece by Piece: Building the Future of Startup Investing - A Summit for Investors, Led by Investors - Josie Schafer 4-1-25 - Presentation about data and perceptions of brain drain for the Greater Omaha Chamber The Landing Crew meeting - Josie Schafer 2-28-25 - Panel on experience working with private foundations for NU 2 Foundations grant session - Morgan Vogel 1-15-25 - Presentation on population and workforce development trends in Nebraska to the Lutheran Giving Board of Directors - Morgan Vogel 10-30-24 - Presentation on the challenges faced by Nebraska Women in STEM for the UNO Women in STEM undergraduate club - Morgan Vogel 10-24-24 - Webinar on the Nebraska Tech Collaborative Data Dashboard with the Aksarben Foundation - Josie Schafer 9-20-24 - Presentation about increasing demographic diversity in Nebraska and impacts on the workforce for The Circle - Josie Schafer 9-11-24 - Presentation about demographic and workforce trends in Nebraska for the Metro Omaha Medical Society Retired Physicians group - Morgan Vogel 9-4-24 - Presentation for NSF Advance Steering Committee on Catalyst project and institutional data - Morgan Vogel 5-8-24 - Presentation about educational attainment in Nebraska and impacts on workforce at the Education Quest Foundation Board Meeting - Josie Schafer 5-7-24 - Keynote speaker presentation about data related to Nebraska's talent retention and education levels and panelist on entrepreneurship and talent in Nebraska at Aksarben Stakeholders Meeting - Josie Schafer 4-26-24 - Presentation for the Nebraska Works! Conference about results from a labor study - Morgan Vogel 3-6-24 - Presentation about the technology workforce and recruitment for the UNO & MCC Speed Networking Event for Educators & Business Professionals - Josie Schafer 2-21-24 to 2-22-24 - Presentation on brain drain and rural youth survey at Nebraska Community Foundation Board of Directors Biennial Retreat - Josie Schafer
Community and Economic Development View our community and economic development research including digital equity, economic development, rural transit, rural youth and young professional surveys, and voter turnout.
	UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS 10-8-25 - Presentation about Mid-Plains Regional Development Initiative update for 6 Regions, One Nebraska in North Platte - Josie Schafer 11-6-25 - Presentation about economic outlook and distilling data to solve real-world problems in Nebraska for the Nebraska Society of CPAs Annual Fall CPE Conference - Morgan Vogel PAST PRESENTATIONS 6-5-25 - Presentation about how learning in polycentric governance systems informs the 6 Regions, One Nebraska initiative for the Midwest Public Affairs Conference - Josie Schafer, Morgan Vogel, and Meagan Paez 6-5-25 - Presentation about exploring variation of anchor institutions in the U.S. regions for the Midwest Public Affairs Conference - Josie Schafer and Ignacio Ruelas 6-5-25 - Presentation about implementing equity in transportation for the Midwest Public Affairs Conference - Michael Lee 5-23-25 - Presentation about the importance of studying the impact of Nebraska's creative sectors to the Nebraska Cultural Endowment Board - Josie Schafer and Morgan Vogel 4-30-25 - Presentation about The Future of Sarpy: Growth, Change, and Opportunity at a Grow Sarpy Quarterly Investor Meeting - Josie Schafer 4-29-25 - Presentation about economic outlook in Nebraska for the Nebraska Society of CPAs Annual Business, Industry & Innovation Conference - Josie Schafer 4-21-25 - Presentation about results from the Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals Survey for the Young Professionals program - Josie Schafer 4-17-25 - Presentation about transportation structures and challenges in Nebraska for the Human Rights Forum for a UNO Religion and Human Rights class - Josie Schafer 3-12-25 - Presentation about Nebraska's shifting demographics and their implications for educators for high school counselors through the EducationQuest Foundation - Josie Schafer 2-19-25 - Presentation about the changing demographics of the greater Fremont area for the Annual Meeting of the Greater Fremont Development Council - Josie Schafer 2-10-25 - Presentation about changing demographics of Nebraska for an Omaha Community Foundation staff Knowledge Share meeting - Josie Schafer 9-20-24 - Presentation about results of the Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals Survey for the Greater Omaha Chamber Board Meeting - Josie Schafer 9-17-24 - Presentation about results of the Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals Survey for the Greater Omaha Chamber Executive Committee Meeting - Josie Schafer 9-11-24 - Presentation on Good Ideas for the Good Life: Data-Informed Strategies to Grow Nebraska for the Nebraska Chamber 2024 Economic Development Summit - Josie Schafer 9-5-24 - Presentation on Exploring Data for the Arts and the Art of Data for the Nebraska Arts Council - Josie Schafer 8-21-24 - Presentation at the Metropolitan Regional Development Initiative Meeting for the Office of the Governor and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Josie Schafer 8-5-24 - Presentation at the Northeast Regional Development Initiative Meeting for the Office of the Governor and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Josie Schafer 7-16-24 - Presentation on using data to inform capacity building in Nebraska communities for the Community Development Society Annual Conference - Ignacio Ruelas and Morgan Vogel 7-16-24 - Presentation on building community resilience and equity, a case study on the importance of federal transit grants for Title VI programs in Nebraska for the Community Development Society Annual Conference - Michael Lee and Morgan Vogel 7-16-24 - Presentation on empowering communities through collaboration, purpose, aspiration, and research for the Community Development Society Annual Conference Plenary Session - Josie Schafer 7-11-24 - Presentation at the Central Regional Development Initiative Meeting for the Office of the Governor and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Josie Schafer 6-24-24 - Presentation at the Western Nebraska Regional Development Initiative Meeting for the Office of the Governor and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Josie Schafer 6-21-24 - Presentation at the Southeast Regional Development Initiative Meeting for the Office of the Governor and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Josie Schafer 5-15-24 - Presentation about the role of anchor institutions in economic development for the EDQ Workshop - Community/Economic Development Special Issue - Josie Schafer 5-14-24 - Presentation at the Mid-Plains Regional Development Initiative Meeting for the Office of the Governor and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Josie Schafer 3-18-24 - Presentations for the Nebraska Association of Transportation Providers about communities leveraging data to support transit growth and Title VI - Josie Schafer 3-18-24 - Presentation for the Nebraska Association of Transportation Providers about maximizing web presence and social media for transit agencies - Tara Grell 2-23-24 - Presentation on Title VI at Driver Training Bootcamp offered by the Nebraska Safety Center - Josie Schafer 1-25-24 - Presentation on Title VI at Driver Training Bootcamp offered by the Nebraska Safety Center - Josie Schafer

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