Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center

UNO's barbara weitz community engagement center on dodge street campus.

The CEC is a unique, welcoming, and vibrant facility on UNO’s beautiful Dodge Campus that offers opportunities for collaboration, capacity-building, organizational growth, and campus partnerships. In addition to providing multiple meeting environments, it offers office space for educational, nonprofit, and government organizations. The CEC is the home of UNO’s Office of Engagement and its anchor programs, including the Service Learning Academy and Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs.

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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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Inside the OPPD Dialogue Rooms

The CEC offers small and large meeting spaces for free to area nonprofits, UNO and community groups, government agencies and educational institutions for the purpose of community engagement.

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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.

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The CEC is one of several departments and units within the Office of Engagement. The OE connects UNO’s “Maverick Spirit”- the abundant knowledge, talent, and energy found on our campus - to the toughest problems, common interests, and untapped potential of the communities we serve.

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Apply to be the next Newman Civic Fellow. Newman Civic Fellows receive training and resources that nurture your assets and passions to help you develop strategies for social change.

Annual Nominations for Newman Civic Fellowship

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 here.

View or request volunteer opportunities promoted on this digital screen on our website.

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