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Lied Center for Performing Arts

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Lied Center for Performing Arts

Transforming Our World Through Performance. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The Lied Center for Performing Arts educates, inspires and entertains while enriching the lives of Nebraskans through the performing arts. Your support makes it possible for us to serve the state as an arts leader and collaborator by presenting artists of great distinction from Nebraska and around the world. Your gifts also make it possible to provide students of all ages with meaningful experiences of the performing arts.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

The Lied Center for Performing Arts seeks to forge stronger ties with the community through outreach programs and partnerships with local schools. We hope to provide future generations of Nebraska students with innovative educational programming and access to outstanding performances.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

As a part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Lied Center values education and research. With donor support, we plan to create the Lied Center Studio Theater. It will be dedicated to education, research and creative work, providing the perfect space for student performances, world-class premieres, experimentation and project development.

Transformational Research and Innovation

Exciting plans for expanding and renovating the Lied Center include cutting-edge technology and flexible spaces that will enhance innovation and creative research. These improvements will provide performers, directors, set designers, etc., access to a full range of technology, just as they have at top venues around the world.

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SHARED VISION.

The Lied Center was established to ensure that Nebraskans should not have to travel to New York, Chicago or Los Angeles to see the greatest artists in the world. Over the past 30 years, that vision and promise have made the Lied Center for Performing Arts one of the top 100 theaters in the world. With your help, we will continue to keep that vision alive while continually expanding the outreach and impact of the arts in Nebraska.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“With your help, future generations will enjoy the finest performances the world has to offer, right here in Nebraska. We are grateful for the generosity that built the Lied Center in the 1980s and the generosity today that preserves and enhances it for tomorrow’s audiences.”

– Bill Stephan, CVE
Executive Director
Lied Center for Performing Arts

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Building the Future Renovation Project

Your gift can help expand and improve the Lied Center for Performing Arts to ensure the venue’s future is as bright as its past. A new four-level building addition of approximately 16,600 square feet will include a new entrance, education space, box office, green room and event space. A strategic building renovation of approximately 25,000 square feet throughout the current venue will provide a renovated lobby, improved circulation and accessibility, additional public restrooms and expanded concessions.

Attracting performers and artists from around the world

You can help bring the greatest artists and performers in the world to the Lied Center stage and Nebraska classrooms. You can be part of once-in-a-lifetime moments that light up the lives of thousands of children and adults each year through outstanding music, theater and dance.

Assisted hearing and cutting-edge technology

The Lied Center seeks to ensure each guest has the best experience possible at each event. To that end, we hope to upgrade our assisted listening devices and speaker system, making our performances easier to hear and more accessible.

Educational and community outreach

The Lied Center aims to forge stronger ties with the community through outreach programs and partnerships with local schools. Your gift can be directed toward providing future generations of Nebraska students with educational programming, world-class talent and performing arts that would otherwise be inaccessible.

QUESTIONS?

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UNL Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

December 12, 2023 by

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

Imagine More. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is Nebraska’s preeminent arts college. We set ourselves apart by presenting the best of our artistic traditions through performances in theater, music and dance; by being at the international forefront of emerging media arts; and by helping students find their creative voices in the art studio.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

We prepare our students for meaningful and sustained working lives that are vital to imagining a better future in an era of rapid social and technological change. Donor support helps us create experiences and opportunities that enrich students’ educations and ensure our graduates are the best in their creative fields.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts seeks donor support to create endowed chairs and professorships in the School of Art, Art History and Design, and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. Increasing this support is essential in recruiting and retaining the most talented faculty.

Transformational Research and Innovation

Your gifts can support the college’s role as Lincoln’s leading arts presenter. Each year, our students, faculty and visiting artists present more than 1,000 exhibits, screenings and performances to university and community audiences.

FOR THE FUTURE WE’LL BUILD

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SHARED VISION.

Together, we will invest in our students, offering generous scholarships to ensure the region’s best artists study in Nebraska and our college remains affordable. We will support our talented faculty and provide cutting-edge facilities and technology. With your help, the college will continue to thrive as a vibrant source of arts and culture in our communities.

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Undergraduate Scholarships

Your gift can help make college accessible to more students by addressing unmet student financial needs. Merit-based and need-based scholarships and fellowships are key to recruiting and retaining top students. Your gift can help tomorrow’s artists, creators and performers embark upon their careers with as little debt as possible.

Global Arts Academy

The Global Arts Academy will strengthen the mission of UNL’s campus to include global perspectives and culturally responsive teaching. We will provide transformational global learning opportunities to increase student self-awareness, improve critical thinking, expand creativity and enhance communication and collaboration.

Endowed Chairs, Professorships and Faculty Support

Creating endowed chairs and professorships and providing other faculty support will enhance the college’s ability to recruit and retain highly regarded faculty members who are leaders in their fields.

Nebraska Repertory Theatre Endowment

For more than 50 years, Nebraska Repertory Theatre has prepared students for life by welcoming them into the world of theater. Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s mission is to create innovative theatrical experiences to ignite the imagination, challenge the heart, promote an inclusive community and inspire the next generation of theater artists. Your gift can help the theater reach more students and community members of all ages.

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UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

May 8, 2023 by

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Feeding the World and Fueling the Economy. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL strives to innovate new methods of producing food, fuel, feed and fiber for a rapidly growing world, in ways that are smart for the climate, promote the resilience of our natural resources and improve quality of life in Nebraska and around the globe.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

IANR is working to expand need- and merit-based scholarships as well as hands-on and experiential learning opportunities through greater scholarship support, expansion of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program and construction of a state-of-the-art equine sports complex, among other efforts.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Faculty members play the most critical role in the success of IANR’s three-part mission of teaching, research and extension. Funding for endowed chairs, professorships and recruitment will support top faculty and innovative research that advance agriculture and natural resources management in Nebraska and around the world.

Transformational Research and Innovation

IANR is a global leader in agricultural research related to beef production, climate, drought, water management, food for health and precision and digital ag management, to name a few. Updated and expanded facilities and support for innovation will allow UNL to continue to lead in this increasingly competitive space.

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SHARED VISION.

Nebraska has deep roots in agriculture and boasts the third-largest ag economy in the United States. Since IANR was founded in 1973, its faculty, staff and students have worked relentlessly to push Nebraska’s ag industry forward. With strategic investments, we can help advance Nebraska ag to a new era of innovation and success.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“At IANR, we have the privilege and responsibility of putting our discoveries and brainpower to work on real-world challenges. We focus our efforts on what really matters, essentials like food, agriculture, natural resources, families and communities. Donor support allows us to do more of this important work and to do it better, significantly increasing our impact.”

– Michael Boehm, Ph.D.
Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UNL
Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska System

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Student Success and Scholarship

In Nebraska, one in four jobs is related to agriculture and natural resources. To grow the workforce of the future, it is imperative that we recruit the best and brightest students from a wide array of backgrounds. Increasing support for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as improving educational facilities and funding student opportunities like the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program, will help us attract the future leaders of agriculture.

Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center

Beef innovation has been central to the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources since its founding 50 years ago. The Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center, currently under construction at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead, will be a state-of-the-art facility where producers and industry partners can test emerging technologies in a commercial-scale feedlot, students can get hands-on experience and world-class research can thrive.

UNL Plant Growth and Phenotype Facility

This new cutting-edge facility is part of a UNL-wide initiative to supercharge scientific discovery related to precision agriculture and ag tech, and to quickly move these discoveries into the hands of farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders.

Equine Sports Complex

In Nebraska, more than 180,000 horses are used for leisure, competition, therapy and agricultural work, and the demand for trained professionals is growing. The Equine Sports Complex will attract students from Nebraska and beyond who are interested in equine sports, expand experiential learning opportunities and connect youth from across the state to the UNL campus.

Nebraska Food for Health Center

Agriculture feeds the world, but can it do more? The Nebraska Food for Health Center is exploring how agriculture can improve human health and prevent diseases such as cancer, diabetes and colitis through a deeper understanding of the human microbiome.

QUESTIONS?

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UNL Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management

April 28, 2023 by

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN JEFFREY S. RAIKES SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

Growing Technology Leaders. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The Raikes School’s mission is to prepare talented students from Nebraska and across the United States to be tomorrow’s technology leaders and innovators. Students gain expertise in computer science and business through an interdisciplinary approach and hands-on learning. One hundred percent of students have a job or are accepted into graduate school prior to graduation.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Nebraska’s business community needs the Raikes School to produce more top-flight graduates. The school currently admits approximately 40 students each year and seeks to grow to 60 students a year. A larger student body will help address a fundamental workforce issue in Nebraska: a need for more technology entrepreneurs and leaders.

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SHARED VISION.

The Raikes School prepares next-generation problem-solvers. With donor support, the school can become the top undergraduate program of its type in the country and expand its capacity to produce graduates who become Nebraska’s future technology leaders and entrepreneurs.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“In the Raikes School, we believe in learning by doing and that changing the world in the 21st century starts with understanding the intersection of business and computer science. We are giving the leaders of tomorrow the education they need to leverage opportunities, solve challenging problems and bring to market innovative products and services.”

– Stephen C. Cooper, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Student Scholarships

Private support is sought to provide room and board scholarships to recruit highly sought-after students. Admitted students typically are from the top 2% of their high school graduating class.

QUESTIONS?

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UNL College of Architecture

April 19, 2023 by

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture

Designing the Future. Like Only Nebraska Can.

United by an unwavering belief in the transformational power of design and planning to effect positive change, the college develops innovative, collaborative leaders in architecture, design and planning. Through the research of our faculty, the success of our graduates and our many partnerships within the community, we strive to create a resilient, healthy and beautiful world.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

The college seeks donor support for students in five areas: scholarships and fellowships (tuition, travel and laptop funds), technology to equip the classrooms of the future, programming to improve student physical and mental well-being, study abroad and internships/externships.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

The hallmark of our college is the caring, attentive investment of our faculty and staff in each and every student. Opportunities to support faculty include endowed chairs and professors, enhanced recruitment and startup resources and programmatic funds for faculty who wish to improve their teaching, research, creative activity and student engagement.

Transformational Research and Innovation

Through supporting research, donors can help the college recruit and retain exceptional faculty whose research will solve pressing problems and transform the career pathways for students.

FOR THE FUTURE WE’LL BUILD

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

Together, we will increase accessibility to design and planning careers while reducing student debt and preparing our graduates for challenging, rewarding careers. We will hire outstanding professors equipped with the tools needed to excel in teaching, research and community service. Together, we can design a college that shapes a better future.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“With your gifts and collaboration, we strive forward together, leveraging the transformative power of planning and design to make a beneficial impact in the lives of our students, our local communities, the citizens of Nebraska, and beyond.”

– Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Architecture

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Scholarships and Fellowships

Financial support opens the world of architecture, design and planning to generations of students for whom the cost of higher education would otherwise be out of reach. Such support also reduces debt and thereby increases opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation.

Endowed Chairs and Professorships

The college seeks to create additional endowed chairs and professorships to recruit and hire faculty for short periods of time (1-3 years). These in-residence faculty bring new practices and fresh perspectives to the college while enhancing the college’s reputation and broadening students’ professional networks.

Faculty Research and Programmatic Support

Faculty are exploring new forms of sustainable and resilient building construction and planning/design for healthy buildings and cities, communities and the planet. The college seeks to provide seed research grants and cutting-edge technology to support faculty in their pursuit of new knowledge and creative impact.

Technology for the Classrooms of the Future

While Architecture Hall is currently undergoing renovation to upgrade the infrastructure for teaching and learning, donors have the chance to create an even greater impact by providing funds to enhance all spaces with the technology and tools necessary to provide a leading-edge education.

QUESTIONS?

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UNL College of Business

April 13, 2023 by

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business

Building Business Leaders. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The goal of the College of Business is to be recognized as a leading impact player that drives discovery, creates opportunity and empowers individuals to lead the future of business.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

The College of Business strives to ensure access to college for students from all backgrounds. Key scholarship priorities for the college include need-based and merit-based scholarships available to freshmen and upperclassmen, as well as scholarships for the Nebraska Business Honors Academy and the Inclusive Business Leaders program.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Endowed chairs and professorships allow the college to recruit and retain world-class faculty — outstanding teachers doing cutting-edge research. To help keep the college competitive with our Big Ten peers in faculty recruitment and retention, a greater number of professorships and chairs are needed across the college.

Transformational Research and Innovation

Productive faculty who frequently publish in respected journals boost the reputation of the college and accelerate our momentum as we continue to move up in national rankings. Faculty research helps shape the future in both theory and practice, impacting entrepreneurship, government policy, business leadership and more.

FOR THE FUTURE WE’LL BUILD

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

With your help, the College of Business will continue to be essential to a thriving Nebraska economy through our contributions to workforce development, research and business growth.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“The college is truly grateful for the donor support which has been transformational in helping us achieve our growth and success. Together, we will continue to positively impact lives and shape the future of business.”

– Kathy Farrell, Ph.D.
James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean, College of Business

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Student Support

Making college accessible to more students by addressing unmet student financial needs, especially for incoming freshmen, is a significant priority for the college. Need-based and merit-based scholarships as well as graduate fellowships are key to recruiting and retaining top students and providing a well-trained and nimble workforce.

Center for Entrepreneurship

For the college to drive economic growth and innovation, the Center for Entrepreneurship needs significant investment to expand its impact through curriculum and support of new business formation.

Teaching and Learning Center

Students benefit from studying with trained tutors who help them succeed in core disciplines like accounting, finance, supply chain management and economics while the center’s seminars on innovative, effective teaching are valuable to faculty. This dual function focusing on the teaching mission makes support for the Teaching and Learning Center a strategic way to have significant, lasting impact at the college.

Faculty Support

Endowed chairs and professorships are critical incentives in recruiting and retaining top-quality faculty and in rewarding leadership and hard work at the college. Donors also can support research and professional development to ensure faculty have the resources to build their expertise and teaching skills for the benefit of our students, businesses and state.

Peer-to-peer Programming

The college provides unique peer-to-peer programs that prepare future business leaders through experiential learning. These programs include CliftonStrengths coaching, team engagement consulting, academic tutoring, career coaching and mentoring. Private support makes these programs possible and prepares our graduates to thrive in the workforce.

QUESTIONS?

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UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications

April 10, 2023 by

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Gaining Real-World Experience. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The College of Journalism and Mass Communications has a long tradition of success in challenging students to master fundamental skills of research, writing, editing, storytelling and media production. We provide hands-on opportunities to learn beyond the classroom to ensure our graduates are work-ready, versatile and prepared to nimbly adapt to the evolving media landscape.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

We live and breathe experiential learning. Our first priority is to support our students through scholarships and our experiential learning labs, including Jacht, Buoy, Heartland, Nebraska News Service, Unlimited Sports, 90.3 KRNU and Nebraska Nightly, as well as internships, global engagement and study abroad, honors and national student competitions.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

The college seeks to recruit and retain industry and academic leaders who will carry on our legacy as an award-winning program while bringing new skills and new outlooks on our changing media environment.

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SHARED VISION.

Private philanthropy is the catalyst that allows the college to build upon its strengths and achieve our vision of being a national leader in educating leaders in journalism and mass communications. Together, we will prepare curious and creative minds for challenging careers. Our students will succeed through hard work, collaborative problem-solving and the ethical pursuit of truth to uphold democracy.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“We prepare students to build careers that will grow and change with our industries by pairing foundational writing and research skills with cutting-edge technology and innovative media experience. Our alumni are ethically grounded and globally minded leaders, creators, strategists and storytellers who live and work around the corner and around the world. We are so grateful to our donors who help make possible our ‘do from day one’ experience.”

– Shari R. Veil, MBA, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Journalism and Mass Communications

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Student Experiences

We encourage students to “do from day one” through our extensive experiential learning programs. Through your support, we can help make sure every student can engage in hands-on experiences in and out of the classroom, creating a professional portfolio unique to their strengths, experiences and career aspirations.

Facilities and Technology

As we strive to build new programs and maximize existing ones, we need room to work and grow. Donors can also have a significant impact through gifts to ensure students have access to the latest technology.

Student Scholarships and Fellowships

Making college accessible to more students by addressing unmet student financial needs is a significant priority for the college. Merit-based and need-based scholarships as well as graduate fellowships are key to recruiting and retaining top students.

QUESTIONS?

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UNL College of Education and Human Sciences

April 4, 2023 by

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UNL College of Education and Human Sciences

Building Connections through Education. Like Only Nebraska can.

The mission of the College of Education and Human Sciences is to enhance the lives of individuals, families, schools and communities and to strengthen the relationships among them. The college strives to ensure that every inhabitant of Nebraska and beyond will achieve their maximum potential, contribute to their community in meaningful and constructive ways and enjoy optimum health and well-being throughout their lives.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

By focusing on student access through scholarships and student success through innovative programming and teaching, we can address the significant workforce challenges across the state.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

One of the most important assets we have is our people. Endowed chairs and professorships will provide the college the leveraging power needed to recruit and retain the best and brightest faculty in areas such as development of thriving young children, access to comprehensive health and well-being and building strong communities.

Transformational Research and Innovation

Research in the college encompasses a range of areas, including teaching and teacher education, educational leadership, health and wellness and human development. Faculty also contribute to the fields of family science, textiles and apparel and the hospitality industries. This diversity of programming enables the college to impact the human condition throughout the lifespan, in areas that matter most.

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SHARED VISION.

The education, research and community outreach at the College of Education and Human Sciences all focus on the fundamental building blocks of a flourishing society: the development of young children, ensuring access to comprehensive health and well-being resources and building strong schools and communities. Your support for this crucial work impacts the future.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“With your help, the College of Education and Human Sciences can prepare more of the professionals that Nebraska urgently needs, hire outstanding professors and equip them with the tools they need to make meaningful and constructive contributions, and continue the innovation and discovery that leads to stronger individuals, families, schools and communities.”

– Sherri M. Jones, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences
Velma Warren Hodder Professor

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Teacher Scholars Academy

Thanks to the support of donors like you, this cohort-based program for outstanding students helps address Nebraska’s teacher workforce shortage through scholarships while providing exemplary teacher preparation.

Educational Leaders Academy

Private funding for this graduate-level program can help prepare school leaders and address burnout and high turnover among these professionals.

Clinical Scholars Academy

Philanthropic gifts will strengthen this cohort-based academy that supports students in health and wellness training and advances interprofessional education through scholarships and a cross-disciplinary learning community.

Combined Child Development Lab and Couple and Family Therapy Clinic

This new facility will allow for increased enrollment in early childhood education and mental health fields. It also will improve the child care and counseling services the college provides to the public.

Faculty Endowed Chairs and Professorships

Increased funding for endowed chairs and professorships will significantly enhance faculty recruitment and retention, elevating the excellence of the College of Education and Human Sciences. Faculty members play a critical role in students’ success and in the college’s research and outreach.

QUESTIONS?

It takes a lot to build a future, so let’s start the conversation now.

Todd Mattox, Senior Director of Development | 402-458-1238 | todd.mattox@nufoundation.org

University of Nebraska College of Law

April 4, 2023 by

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University of nebraska College of Law

Advancing Justice. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The College of Law develops inclusive leaders who advance justice, solve problems and serve with integrity. Our students receive a high-quality, Big Ten legal education and work with faculty who are actively engaged in addressing real-world problems.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Increased scholarship support can help keep a law education affordable for students of all backgrounds. Reduced student loan debt means students can follow their passions with less regard for earning potential, leading them to careers working in government, community and nonprofit sectors, and serving rural and immigrant communities. Donor support also can enhance hands-on learning opportunities for students through clinics and externships.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

To attract and retain the best law professors in an increasingly competitive hiring environment, the college needs to offer a greater number of chairs and professorships. Funding also can support short-term research professorships that incentivize professors to fully participate in the college’s strategic priority of solving vital societal problems.

Transformational Research and Innovation

Donors can have an impact by supporting research that explores cutting-edge areas of law. Faculty are actively engaged in research in employee benefits law, the impact of space, cyber and telecommunications law on national security and much more.

FOR THE FUTURE WE’LL BUILD

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

With donor support, the College of Law can reduce student loan debt and increase access to justice by providing much-needed legal counsel for the vulnerable in our communities. The college can become recognized nationally as a premier law school that develops leaders who advance justice, solve problems and serve with integrity.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“Nebraska Law provides an innovative and interdisciplinary education in a personalized environment. Our faculty is passionate about ensuring that students gain the knowledge, skills and relationships that enable them to think critically and creatively as they address complex state, national and international issues to advance justice. We empower our students to succeed and to become leaders.”

– Richard E. Moberly, J.D.
Dean, College of Law
Richard C. & Catherine S. Schmoker Professor of Law

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Scholarships

Increased support can help the college attract the best and brightest students from around the country. This creates a more diverse student body with students from underrepresented populations, rural students, first-generation law students and military veterans, as well as students interested in advancing justice through work in public service and in the public interest.

Endowed Chairs and Professorships

Enhanced faculty support can increase opportunities for students by ensuring they have high-quality faculty and professional staff to guide them throughout their law school experience. This support also assists in recruiting scholars whose research broadens and deepens areas of expertise in the college.

Faculty Recruitment and Support

The college will use support to recruit directors for college initiatives including the Rural Law Opportunities Program, the Underserved Law Opportunities Program and the Law + Business Program. It also can fund the addition of an associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion and a director of externships.

QUESTIONS?

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University of Nebraska State Museum

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University of nebraska state museum

Making Science an Adventure. Like Only Nebraska Can.

The University of Nebraska State Museum promotes the discovery of our natural world and world cultures through research, museum collections, learner-centered educational programs and public exhibitions. As a university-based science museum, we recruit and mentor the next generation of researchers and educators by providing university students with unique educational opportunities and by inspiring Nebraska’s youth to pursue science careers.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

The University of Nebraska State Museum brings science to life through experiential learning opportunities and interactive exhibits. Help us create engaging spaces for students to explore science and natural history. Or invest in students through graduate student support and gifts toward our science communications internships.

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Our research collections are a conduit for workforce development. Students examine the past and present diversity of life on Earth by handling museum specimens under the tutelage of museum researchers. Your gifts can help us hire more professionals to train the next generation of scientists.

Transformational Research and Innovation

We care for eight world-renowned research collections, serving as a resource for scientists across the globe. Establishing and supporting endowments will enable the museum to preserve these significant collections and attract high-quality faculty and professional staff to facilitate new research opportunities.

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SHARED VISION.

Together, we can encourage curious students to consider STEM careers, advance the pursuit of knowledge through research and promote a better understanding of the diverse peoples, ecosystems and natural history of our state.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

“It’s an exhilarating time to be involved in museum work because new ideas and technologies are transforming the whole field, from public exhibits to behind-the-scenes research. We’re excited to have you be a part of our future as we continue to innovate so we can excel at our important mission.”

– Susan Weller, Ph.D.
Director, University of Nebraska State Museum
Professor of Entomology

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Building the Future

Donors can help build the classrooms of the future, supporting our educational and public engagement goals. Join our bold, innovative plan to upgrade Elephant Hall, build a new Museum Café (featuring Dairy Store ice cream), and renovate Mueller Planetarium.

Student Research & Science Communication Support

Paid internships and academic-year fellowships are workforce development opportunities that provide lasting impacts for the students, the public and the overall mission of the museum.

Research Collection Endowments and Curatorships

Your support for collection preservation and enhancement enables recruitment of high-quality faculty and staff to work with our collections. Research collections are crucial to the museum’s mission.

QUESTIONS?

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Lied Center for Performing Arts

Transforming Our World Through Performance. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Transformational Research and Innovation

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

Imagine More. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Transformational Research and Innovation

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Feeding the World and Fueling the Economy. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Transformational Research and Innovation

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA–LINCOLN JEFFREY S. RAIKES SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

Growing Technology Leaders. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture

Designing the Future. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Transformational Research and Innovation

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business

Building Business Leaders. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Transformational Research and Innovation

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Gaining Real-World Experience. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

UNL College of Education and Human Sciences

Building Connections through Education. Like Only Nebraska can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Transformational Research and Innovation

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

University of nebraska College of Law

Advancing Justice. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence

Transformational Research and Innovation

INVESTING IN OURSHARED VISION.

A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

QUESTIONS?

University of nebraska state museum

Making Science an Adventure. Like Only Nebraska Can.

Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.

We are stronger
together.