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2020: A Year in Review | News - University of Nebraska Omaha

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The past year has been one of the most unique in our campus' history.

It has also been one of the most successful, exciting, and meaningful as the Maverick family has come together to support each other, our campus, and the community.


2020: A Year in Photos

Here are just a few of the big stories, events, and changes that shaped the year that was 2020:



News and Announcements

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These are the news items that made big waves across campus this year, highlighting that the Maverick family is always on the move and always pushing forward with new and exciting ideas.

UNO Posts New Highs in Enrollment Retention (Pictured)

Jane Meza to Lead New Health Security Office at UNO

Past, Present, Future: The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

UNO Launches Access the Experts on News Channel Nebraska

UNO Incentives Programs Offers Five Cost-Saving Programs for New, Current Students

NU System to Offer Free Tuition to Nebraska Students With Family Incomes of $60,000 or Less

Hastings College, UNO, UNMC Announce Academic Partnership

Campus Events

While this year was certainly different than normal, there were still many ways to be involved and celebrate what it means to be a Maverick.

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UNO Community Makes Voices Heard at I Love NU Day (Pictured)

2020 State of the University Address

Commencement Celebrated Virtually in May, December

Durango Days

TEDxUNO Salon Series: Culture Shift

John Kerry, Chuck Hagel Discuss Global Leadership at UNO Forum

Leadership Updates

From our students to our faculty to our staff, Maverick Spirit can be found in our campus leaders, who help shape what the future of UNO will look like. Whether they are new to campus or moving on to new challenges, these individuals are true Mavericks.

Chancellor Gold: Forever a Maverick (Pictured)

Jabin Moore, Vanessa Chavez Jurado Named 2020-2021 Student Representatives

Larry Morgan Named Executive Director of Campus Facilities

Candice Batton to Serve as Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Faculty

Rebecca Hannagan Named Director of the Office of Military and Veteran Services

College of Business Administration Welcomes New Dean Michelle Trawick

Connie Schaffer Named Ombuds Director

Taricka Burton Named Multicultural Affairs Director

Emily Hassenstab Named Interim Director Intl Programs

Jessi Hitchins Named Senior Director of Student Life

Maverick Innovations

There are many different ways to define innovation, but above all else it is the willingness to think creatively and pursue ideas that will help change the world. Mavericks change the world every day, from the classroom to the laboratory to the city of Omaha and beyond.

UNO Students Team With Apple to Develop COVID-Screener App (Pictured)

National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education Center Launches at UNO

Students Produce, Showcase Talents at 2020 Research and Creative Activity Fair

UNO Researchers to Study How Use of Prosthetic Limbs Affects Neural Activity

UNO, Project Harmony Grant Puts Focus on Child Advocacy

Digital Learning at UNO: Supporting Student Success

Lincoln Librarian, UNO Alum, Featured on TODAY Show

Students Partner with TurboVote to Encourage Voter Engagement

Campus Recognitions

Mavericks are leaders. Leaders on campus, leaders in the community, and leaders in research. Even in a year of uncertainty, these individuals stood tall and were celebrated for all they were able to accomplish.

Online Programs Ranked Among Best in the Nation

UNO Named "Best College for LGBTQ+ Students in Nebraska

Social Work Student, Professor Recieve Fulbright Awards

Sajda Qureshi Earns NU System Award for Community Impact (Pictured)

UNO Aviation’s Lutte Named to FAA Women in Aviation Advisory Board

Lui Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

MavRadio, Omaha News Earn 11 Sevareid Awards

UNO Featured Prominently in Annual 40 Under 40 List

Everyone For Omaha

The pandemic shut down athletics around the world for much of 2020, but our student athletes, coaches, and staff didn't rest. Instead, they trained, planned, and innovated to ensure that once we could get back on the court, on the field, or on the ice we would be ready to fight, fight, fight for our Mavericks.

Volleyball Makes Run to Summit League Championship Game

UNO Dance Team Makes History

Baseball, Softball Get New Home in Tal Anderson, Connie Claussen Fields (Pictured)

Mavericks Host NCHC Hockey Pod to Kick Off 2020-2021 Season

Omaha Athletics to Sponsor Men’s Swimming and Diving

Community Connections

Staying connected to our community both on and off campus was made tougher this year, but our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and partners rose to the challenge. Our Maverick family is always growing and the connections we share continue to get stronger each day.

Center for Public Affairs Research Supports 2020 Census

Huespring: Opening Doors, Building Community

UNO Commits to BullThrough Hate

Mavericks in the Making Earn Scholarship Support (Pictured)

UNO Community Keeps Learning, Teaching, Working Through COVID Pandemic

UNO Big Ideas Identified

Academic Partnerships Formed With Union Pacific, Mutual of Omaha, and OPPD

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