The feature stories in this issue emphasize how Mavericks tackle challenges head-on, adapt to change and overcome obstacles with determination.
Resilience by Gerard Pefung. Pefung is a New York and Omaha-based visual artist born in Cameroon, West Africa. He currently works with Fulton Art Fair facilitating art projects in Brooklyn. His work can be viewed on campus in the TRIO Project Achieve space in Hayden House and at the Barbara
We honored 10 UNO faculty with 2024 Alumni Outstanding Teaching Awards and by sponsoring a new College Research and Creative Activity Award. Recipients are selected by their respective college, and each receive a $2,000 award and a commemorative plaque. Click to view the full list.
260 students suited up for success at the first Fall 2024 Career Closet Pop-up Shop! Learn more at unoalumni.org/careercloset.
Thanks to you, WEAR BLACK, GIVE BACK 2024 was a great success. Together, we raised $22,932 for the UNO Alumni Association, more than the first four years of Wear Black, Give Back combined!
The 14th class of young alumni kicked off their year of learning and growing professionally and personally with a social at Sonny’s. Learn more and view the full list of Class of 2025 members: unoalumni.org/yaa
We welcomed 362 new UNO Alumni Association members, growing the international network of Forever Mavericks to 124,808!
On October 1, 1949, the university played its first football game on Caniglia Field. Since then, the field has hosted football, track and field, soccer, fundraising walks, marching bands, flaming batons, intramural sports, graduation ceremonies and more. Omaha University assistant coach Don Benning, head coach Al Caniglia and assistant coach
Angel Starks took UNO classes for seven years, working full-time in child care most of that time, and often working a second job or side gigs, before earning a bachelor’s degree in nonprofit administration.
Corey Hahn’s been open about his past struggles, which were at times compounded by clinical depression, wishing to instill hope in others
Garry Clark, Jr. grew up in more than a dozen different homes all over Washington, D.C. as his family battled both poverty and addiction.
With courage and wit, Danielle Herzog is straightforwardly sharing her experience of recurring breast cancer.
Ryan Stepps’s journey from a young aviation enthusiast to the Air Traffic Manager at Omaha Eppley Air Traffic Control Tower illustrates the impact that a well-rounded education and a strong work ethic can have on a professional trajectory.
“Going to UNO was what really drove me to become a better basketball player and find ways to further compete at a higher level,” said Meyer. “I have nothing but positive memories. I loved the campus and the atmosphere.”
For 30 years, Project Achieve has helped Mavericks overcome obstacles to achieve their dream of a college degree from UNO.
UNO researchers demonstrate that exposure to pink noise can improve adaptability in human movement, which has significant implications for rehabilitation tools.
Creative Series / A series of fiction and creative writing by UNO alumni, faculty, staff and students
From an orphanage in India to attending UNO, the Kate sisters are now proud to call Omaha home.
Researchers in the Department of Counseling have introduced a groundbreaking Trauma-Informed Peer Advocate (TIPA) program, which was recently piloted with local high school students.
UNO’s fully online master’s degree in cybersecurity gave Larissa Sazama the flexibility she needed for her busy schedule.
