UNMC students are invited to join the med center community at the groundbreaking ceremony today (Nov. 4) for a new student housing facility on UNMC’s Omaha campus.
The 3 p.m. ceremony will be located at the southeast corner of 39th Street and Dewey Avenue, just east of the Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health. On-campus attendees are urged to walk to the event as parking is extremely limited. The groundbreaking ceremony also will be available via Facebook Live on the UNMC account.
Construction work already has begun on the $66 million, 200,000-plus-square-foot residence hall that will accommodate approximately 300 UNMC students. Occupancy of the six-story facility is expected in August 2026.
Construction of an on-campus residential facility addresses student housing concerns outlined in a 2022 survey, said UNMC Interim Chancellor Dele Davies, MD.
The residential facility will include studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, a ‘grab-and-go’ food option with indoor and outdoor seating, as well as first floor meeting and study spaces open to all UNMC students, including non-tenants.