An “I Love NU” Advocacy Day will be held at the State Capitol on Wednesday.
All students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to participate and join other friends of the university at the Capitol to show support for NU, visit and speak with their senators, and share their stories.
Those interested in participating can visit the Advocacy Day Facebook event page for a detailed schedule and the meeting room number. The event will be held from 9 a.m.-noon, with supporters encouraged to arrive between 8:30-9 a.m.
Faculty and staff who wish to attend the event during their regular work hours should use vacation or banked/floating holiday time, and they must receive approval for the time off from a supervisor.
Background on NU’s budget challenges, an overview of the impact the university makes on the state, and other valuable advocacy-related information is available at the University of Nebraska’s NU Advocates website.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to take a bus, funded by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni Association, to the State Capitol. The bus will load near the Health & Kinesiology building between 7 and 7:30 a.m. in time to get to the Capitol by 9 a.m. The bus will return to the UNO campus by 1:30 p.m. Space is limited to 54 spots, so sign up quickly if you would like to participate. Parking will be available for riders with a UNMC parking permit at the top and bottom levels of the UNO East Garage on the Dodge Street campus. Drivers with a UNMC permit can park in the top or bottom levels of the East Garage. (Contact UNO Parking to register your plate/permit before parking).
Besides attending the “I Love NU” Advocacy event, faculty, staff and students who are looking for ways to show their support might consider the following:
- Write, email or call your senator to share your story and why higher education is important to you. You can find their contact information easily here using your street address.
- Watch for action alerts by form signing up to be an NU Advocate.
- Follow the University of Nebraska on Facebook or Twitter for the latest news and updates.
- Share your story on social media, using #NUforNE.
- Check out the latest Advocates news and events.