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Our Mission

We empower students to explore, develop, and succeed at UNO and beyond. We prepare students for meaningful work by building bridges with campus, community, and employers. 

Meet Our Team

Levi Thiele, Ph.D.

Director of Career Development

lthiele@unomaha.edu

Garrett Gassman

Associate Director of Career Services

ggassman@unomaha.edu

Jeffrey Southall, II

Associate Director
Student Service and Leadership Collaborative

jsouthallii@unomaha.edu

Natsumi Avedissian

Employer & Campus Relations Coordinator

navedissian@unomaha.edu

Nate Hueber

Coordinator, Career Services

nhueber@unomaha.edu

Nicki Allen

Internship Coordinator

nallen@unomaha.edu

Karen Gilsdorf

Office Coordinator 

kgilsdorf@unomaha.edu 

College Career Services Contacts

The following campus partners provide major-specific career development advising and resources.

Academic Area Name Office Phone Email
College of Business Administration

CBA Career Center

 134 MH 402.554.2365

 unocareercentercba@unomaha.edu
College of Engineering

Engineering Student Services

 107 PKI 402.554.3562

ess@unl.edu
Health Careers Resource Center Mike Gutierrez-Madrigal 307-C
AH		 402.554.5980  mmadrigal@unomaha.edu

On-Campus Internship Contacts

If you’re a student seeking an internship, below are on-campus partners that are available to help.

Academic Area Name Office Phone Email
Accounting Lori Simonsen 370V MH 402.554.2566 lsimonsen@unomaha.edu
Art/Art History Adrian Duran, Ph.D. 325 WFAB  402.554.2588 arduran@unomaha.edu 
Athletic Training Samuel Wilkins  207X HK  402.554.3254  sjwilkins@unomaha.edu 
Aviation Institute Scott Vlasek 120 CPACS 402.554.3785 svlasek@unomaha.edu
Biomedical Biology & Molecular Biology Paul Davis, Ph.D. 114 AH 402.554.2641 pdavis@unomaha.edu
Business Administration

CBA Career Center

 134 MH 402.554.2365

unocareercentercba@unomaha.edu
Chemistry Jill Blankenship, Ph.D. 114 AH 402.554.2006 jrblankenship@unomaha.edu
Communication Robyn Blakeman 107E ASH 402.554.2520 rblakeman@unomaha.edu 
Computer Science IS&T Advising Office 172 PKI 402.554.3819  
Criminology & Criminal Justice Scott Sasse, Ph.D. 218 CPACS 402.554.2610 ssasse@unomaha.edu 
Cybersecurity, Biomedical Informatics, IT Innovation Kate Cooper 285C PKI 402.554.2562 kmcooper@unomaha.edu
Economics Dustin White, Ph.D. 332M MH 402.554.3303 drwhite@unomaha.edu
Emergency Management Minsoo Goo 111 CPACS 402.554.4900 mgoo@unomaha.edu
English Eric O’Brien, Ph.D. 192 ASH  402.554.2635 eeobrien@unomaha.edu
Environmental Studies David Manning, Ph.D. 109A AH 402.554.2641 davidmanning@unomaha.edu 
Finance/Banking/Real Estate CBA Career Center 134 MH 402.554.2365 unocareercentercba@unomaha.edu
Geography Rex Cammack, Ph.D. 272/260 DSC 402.554.2282 rcammack@unomaha.edu
Geology Ashlee Dere  271/260 DSC 402.554.3317 adere@unomaha.edu
Gerontology Mark Kazor 210H CPACS 402.554.2114 mkazor@unomaha.edu
Goodrich Program/Service Learning Academy   216 CEC 402.554.6019 unosla@unomaha.edu
History Mark Boxell, Ph.D. 287C ASH 402.554.2514 mboxell@unomaha.edu
Honors Program Lucy Morrison 208 KH 402.554.2598 lxmorrison@unomaha.edu
International Studies Lana Obradovic, Ph.D. 245 ASH 402.554.3027 lobradovic@unomaha.edu
Kinesiology Kelsey Blunck 207 H&K 402.554.2670 kblunck@unomaha.edu
Latino/Latin American Studies Cristian Doña-Reveco 347U ASH 402.554.3835 cdona@unomaha.edu
  Yuriko Doku 102 ASH 402.554.3835 ydoku@unomaha.edu
Management Information Systems Peter Wolcott, Ph.D. 177E PKI 402.554.3158 pwolcott@unomaha.edu
Marketing and Management CBA Career Center 134 MH 402.554.2365 unocareercentercba@unomaha.edu
Music Melissa Berke, Ph.D. 214 SPAC 402.554.3609 mberke@unomaha.edu
Political Science Carson Holloway 275 ASH  402.554.4862  cholloway@unomaha.edu 
  Visit Washington D.C. Professional Enrichment Academy      
Public Administration Minsoo Goo   111 CPACS 402.554.4900 mgoo@unomaha.edu 
Public Health Kelsey Blunck 207 H&K 402.554.2670 kblunck@unomaha.edu
Religious Studies Laura Alexander, Ph.D. 205A ASH 402.554.2628 lealex@unomaha.edu 
Social Work Konnie Kirchner 206 CPACS 402.554.2797 kkirchner@unomaha.edu
Sociology/Anthropology Julie Pelton 383M ASH 402.554.4125 jpelton@unomaha.edu
Student Service and
Leadership Collaborative		 Jeffrey Southall, II  130B CEC 402.554.4478 jsouthallii@unomaha.edu 

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