Office of Community Engagement

Health fair addresses refugee health and wellness issues

UNMC students and faculty joined with Restoring Dignity and other community partners for the Nov. 2 event.

Nov 21, 2024

Photo courtesy of Roger Humphries Photography

UNMC project will make blankets for youths in foster care

Fostering the Future’s annual drive will have its in-person blanket-making event today and also start offering its take-home blanket kits.

Nov 8, 2024

A blanket being sewn

Community engagement calling for contributions from across UNMC

The UNMC Office of Community Engagement is launching the ‘Providing Community Perspectives Project’ and asks for assistance from UNMC faculty, students and staff.

Oct 10, 2024

Heidi Keeler, PhD

Med center will celebrate Juneteenth

A Juneteeth Jubilee will be held on the holiday, June 19, inside the Truhlsen Campus Events Center.

Jun 4, 2024

UNMC’s community engagement survey extended

Data from the survey, which is open through April 30, will help as UNMC reapplies for a Carnegie Community Engaged Campus designation.

Apr 24, 2024

UNMC held the Bridge to Care refugee health fair in November 2022 at Omaha's Benson High School.

Dr. Gold marks a decade of growth, with more on the way

In his state-of-the-campus address, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, thanked ‘all of you’ for seeing through the med center’s exceptional accomplishments.

Apr 18, 2024

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, gives his annual state-of-the-campus address Tuesday.

Community engagement survey open through April 30

The survey invites the UNMC community to document their work and dedication in serving and engaging with the community.

Mar 25, 2024

Dele Davies, MD, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, and Heidi Keeler, PhD, assistant vice chancellor of the UNMC Office of Community Engagement

UNMC project will make blankets for youths in foster care

Fostering the Future’s annual blanket drive starts this Friday.

Nov 16, 2023

Bridge to Care refugee health fair is Saturday

The fall event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Omaha Benson High School.

Nov 3, 2023

NU leadership development program names new fellows

UNMC’s four new fellows are part of the 2023-25 class for NU’s Developing Excellence in Academic Leaders.

Sep 29, 2023

Amir Farhangpour, DDS, Heidi Keeler, PhD, Brandon Grimm, PhD, Ashley Wysong, MD
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