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Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center

The official seal of the Carnegie Foundation Elective Classifications for Community Engagement.

UNO Earns Prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Designation

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Welcome to the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center!

The Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) is a one-of-a-kind place, designed to combine great ideas and organizations with the boundless energy of the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) campus. Every day, in our meeting rooms, hallways, and building partner offices, people build mutually beneficial collaborations and find creative ways to make a difference in our community.

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A teacher smiles and talks with a student in a classroom while several other students work at their desks.

Nominate a Student for the 2026 Chancellor’s Outstanding Service Learning Student Award!

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Collaboration Begins Here.

Our building partner organizations have the opportunity to work in a place where they benefit from unique access to UNO faculty, staff, and student resources, other UNO and community building partners.

UNO student Dylan Clute smiles while wearing glasses and a white polo shirt sits in a modern room with tables, chairs, and vases of pink flowers. The background features a collage wall filled with colorful photos of campus life and the University of Nebraska at Omaha “O” logo.

How Dylan Clute Designed His Legacy at UNO

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CEC Events

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Exterior of the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center at the University of Nebraska Omaha, with university banners and a modern glass and brick facade under a partly cloudy sky.

Office Spaces in UNO's Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center

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Jess's Volunteer Resource Center

Jess’s Resource Center is a touch screen access point located in the UNO CEC’s Union Pacific Atrium, promoting volunteer and internship opportunities to UNO students. The wall honors Jessica Lutton Bedient, who was best known for her dedication to helping others through volunteerism. Read her full story.