UNO College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Delivering World-Class Programs. Like Only Nebraska Can.
UNO CEHHS delivers world-class programs that develop dedicated practitioners, reflective scholars and responsible citizens transforming the quality of life locally, nationally and globally. The college is dedicated to innovative multidisciplinary teaching, research and service through a wide variety of academic programs and student support services to attract the very best minds.
Relentless Focus on Student Access and Success
Scholarships expand opportunities for life-changing educational experiences and professional growth that contributes to a better quality of life for all graduates and the communities where they live and work. The college offers affordable, inclusive and dynamic learning opportunities that prioritize students, provide quality educational programs and actively engage the community.
Enhancing Faculty and Academic Excellence
Endowed faculty positions are critical to recruiting and retaining distinguished faculty, bringing prestige to faculty recipients and to students who have the opportunity to engage in research, active learning and service with these scholars. Endowed positions are customarily awarded based on teaching and research abilities, accomplishments and academic promise.
Transformational Research and Innovation
Expansion and renovation of existing campus facilities will accommodate innovative research and community outreach in areas such as cardiovascular biomechanics, the STEM TRAIL Center and the Research, Engagement and Collaboration Hub (REACH). Enhancing the college’s facilities will help grow and diversify scholarly activity and benefit the community.
FOR THE FUTURE WE’LL BUILD
INVESTING IN OUR
SHARED VISION.
The college must expand scholarship and learning opportunities for students, increase professional advancement for elite faculty and provide world-class facilities for teaching, research and community outreach. Through these priorities, the college will help lead the economy of the future and improve the human condition.
A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP
“The CEHHS has a deep passion for helping others in everything that we do within our college’s teaching, research and service efforts. This passion has been inspired and supported by our many partnerships throughout Omaha, the state, the nation and world, and we strive to make a positive and collective difference for others, as well as fulfilling our educational mission to prepare students who are themselves becoming expert educators and researchers in the fields of education, health and human sciences. We are also proud that our faculty, staff, and students also directly contribute to world-renowned research and best practices and that through this research we contribute the foundations for cutting-edge solutions that improve the quality of life for so many children, families and community members, including vulnerable and underrepresented populations. Please join us in this collective mission, and we are excited to have you with us!”
– Neal Grandgenett, Ph.D.
Interim Lois G. Roskens Dean
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
TOP CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES
Student Scholarships and Support
Scholarships expand opportunities for life-changing educational experiences and professional opportunities that contribute to a better quality of life for our graduates and the communities in which they live and work. The college offers affordable, inclusive and dynamic learning opportunities that place students at the center, provide high-quality educational programs and actively engage in the community.
Endowed Professorships
With increased funding for endowed chairs and professorships, faculty recruitment and retention will elevate the excellence of our university. Faculty members play a critical role in the success of UNO’s students and overall research and engagement enterprise.
Research Facilities Renovations
Expansion and renovation of existing facilities on campus will accommodate innovative research and community outreach in areas such as cardiovascular biomechanics, the STEM TRAIL Center and the Research, Engagement and Collaboration Hub (REACH). Enhancing our facilities will help grow and diversify scholarly activity and benefit our community, fulfilling the metropolitan mission of CEHHS and UNO.
