2013 News

The University of Nebraska at Omaha Aviation Institute celebrated its 25th Anniversary with the start of the fall 2015 semester.

The FHWA has awarded a $200,000 grant to CPAR to implement the Fast Forward Electronic Media, an online newsletter promoting transportation careers.

Goodrich scholars Roger Garcia and Shonna Dorsey were recently selected as winners of the Ten Outstanding Young Omahans (TOYO) annual award for 2015.

A total of 13 faculty members and 15 graduate students from the UNO School of Criminology and Criminal Justice attended the 2015 annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.

The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) recently selected Lyndsey Rice, advisor/recruitment counselor in the Emergency Services Program, as Employee of the Month for November.

Jodi McQuillen, Ph.D., is the author of “Clinical Social Work with Individuals: Introduction to Practical Skills,” a book that is being published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

DeeDee Bennett, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Emergency Services Program within the School of Public Administration. Her primary research areas include, emergency management, socially vulnerable populations during disasters, emergency communications, disaster policy, and mobile wireless communications.

In the spirit of the “Packinghouse Workers’ Bill of Rights,” the William Brennan Institute is working to come up with a Worker’s Rights Manual.

Angela Eikenberry shares her memories from spending a year in the U.K., conducting research as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program.

The School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha shares news of their growth in recently released SPA Viewbook.

On Saturday, September 26, the staff of the NASA Nebraska Space Grant program joined 300 Girl Scouts from around the Omaha area to celebrate Girls in Aviation Day

A recent data brief presents demographic data about the unprecedented four generations working together in the Nebraska labor force and an upcoming conference presents sessions and discussion on the challenges of different generations in the workplace.

Area children know her as the trash lady. Meridith Dillon’s unique presentations as the Education Director at Keep Omaha Beautiful include throwing trash around the classroom to surprised and thrilled giggling.

Bringing learning to life is one of the key benefits of UNOs School of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s annual London Study Abroad Program.

Leah Whitney, a senior Goodricher, founded a center for where language acquisition is taught in a simple way.

The 2015 Aviation Institute Expo was held on Thursday, August 27, in the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center.

STEPs had another great year of serving the community. Take a look at their annual report to see who is on the team and review some of their accomplishments.

The Certificate in Fundraising Management is an exemplary example of a community partnership.

Joe not only coordinates the Fire Service Management Program and teaches Emergency Management classes, he was instrumental in its development.

The 2015 conference theme is Generations Working Together and will feature Libby Sartain, sponsored by AARP.

Congratulations to Orlesha Fairgood on being awarded one of the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Minority Fellowships.

Professor Holley explores the factors that encourage college faculty to participate in service learning.

In early April 2015, NASA announced a three-year award for the NASA Nebraska Space Grant program, a consortium of higher education and state institutions as well as community education programs across the state.

The Nebraska Center for Justice Research continues to expand Transformation Project, a program that facilitates prisoners in developing a foundation for learning and motivation to change through a process of self-reflection and goal setting.

One of those largely underappreciated facets of the labor movement is the job the building and construction trades do in helping Nebraskans find careers. Each of the unions in the building trades has an apprenticeship program where the skills and work behaviors essential to becoming a journeyperson are taught and developed on the job.

Since 1950, UNO’s Division of Continuing Studies has had a presence at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB).

Learn about the latest data products, methods of access, and applications at the 26th Annual Nebraska Data Users Conference on Aug. 19. Registration is now open!

Recently, ten Goodrichers and two Goodrich faculty members visited Central City, Nebraska, to learn about the life and work of Wright Morris, an award-winning writer and photographer.

In its sixth straight year of making it to the National Intercollegiate Flying Association championships, the UNO Flying Mavs placed six students in the top 20 nationally.

Awards were given to alumni and approximately $20,000 in scholarships were award to 18 students.

Highlighting the ways that organized labor in the state and nation are working to find ways to level playing fields and help everyday wage earners have a fair shot at a piece of the American Dream.

Grace Abbott School of Social Work teamed with Film Streams to present Werner Herzog’s “Into The Abyss”, which examines the social and personal consequences of the application of the death penalty in the United States.

Nebraska NASA Nebraska EPSCoR will receive $125,000 for the next three years for Research Infrastructure Development grant program.

Have a knack for serving others and a desire to impact change through public service?

The School of Public Administration is highly respected for what it gives back to the Omaha community.

Upon meeting Edna Brooks and Patrice Pittman, both MPA graduates, you find that this mother and daughter not only share a past and a future, they share a powerful bond over public service in the present.

The Department of Gerontology has many success stories among its alumni. Lesa Huber, Ph.D., is one of those stories.

The Emergency Services Program is relatively new to UNO and CPACS, first gaining approval in the spring of 2012 as Emergency Management and Fire Service Management concentrations within the Bachelor of General Studies degree.

The Division of Continuing Studies recently hosted a Faculty Appreciation Dinner.

Researchers at the University of Nebraska’s Juvenile Justice Institute are following a bill through the state legislature that sets aside funds to establish a statewide juvenile justice data system.

Faculty and students within the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice have recently engaged in a number of collaborative research and teaching endeavors within the NU system. These collaborations pool the skills and expertise of the School’s faculty with those from faculty members in other academic units.

Walking through the halls of CPACS, you may have seen a young man with a serious look on his face, waving his arms about as he conducts a symphony only he can hear. His name is Justin Payne and he’s a Goodricher majoring in Music (voice performance).

After graduation, thousands of students are faced with the reality of “What’s Next.” But, what if you knew exactly where you were going to go before you even graduated from college? That is exactly why the Aviation Institute has partnered with regional airlines to develop pathway programs for students.

CPAR is a research and community outreach unit of CPAR One of the many ways CPAR fulfills its statewide mission is by analyzing and making available demographic data to policy-makers and others to assist with informed decision-making.

Mike is a new labor educator who joined the William Brennan Institute in August of 2014. Mike is opening new doors for the Institute. At present the Institute is currently working on building relationships to offer labor history and worker rights content with Boys Town and the Omaha Public High Schools.

About 45 collegiate aviation students from 15 states participated in the University Aviation Association Seminar on Establishing Aviation Policy in Washington, D.C. from January 5-9, 2015. Sponsored annually by UAA, both students and faculty had the opportunity to see firsthand how legislative and regulatory issues in the aviation and aerospace industry are shaped.

The 2014-2015 academic year has seen the Grace Abbott School of Social Work expand the ranks of its faculty like never before. Four outstanding new individuals have the joined the school, and continue to enhance the mission of the school to educate professional social workers to engage in the community and promote social change.

Introducing the School of Public Administration's Global Digital Governance Lab - working with global partners to produce public administration research relevant to the digital age.

The Nebraska Center for Justice Research has released two new reports: "Trends in Young Adult Male Incarceration Admissions in Nebraska" and "Examining the Effects of Nebraska's Good Time Laws."

The DCS Ambassadors is a student organization founded in fall 2014 to represent the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) to members of the community, guests of the Division, and prospective students.

Julie Blaskewicz Boron is a new faculty member in the Gerontology Department. Her research interests focus on the theme of everyday problem solving, and the impact of cognition, emotion, and the social context on problem solving in daily life.

Eight projects have been awarded $10,000 Urban Research Grants to address the joint mission of the college and the university to focus on urban issues.