Office of Community Engagement
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
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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.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BridgeToCare042424-900x600.jpg)
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.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DrGoldFacultyMeeting1041824-900x600.jpg)
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](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DaviesKeeler032524-900x600.jpg)
UNMC project will make blankets for youths in foster care
Fostering the Future’s annual blanket drive starts this Friday.
Nov 16, 2023
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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
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RefugeeFair-e1698871763280.jpeg)
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](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NUDealFellows092623-900x600.jpg)
Bob Bartee set to retire in early 2023
Chris Kratochvil, MD, named interim vice chancellor for external relations.
Sep 8, 2022
![Bob Bartee](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BobBartee090822-900x600.jpg)
UNMC for the record, March 4, 2022
Research published in Gastroenterology, Office of Community Engagement blanket drive wraps up and retirements announced.
Mar 4, 2022
![Moorthy Ponnusamy, PhD, and and Surinder Batra, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/PonnusamyBatra030422.jpg)
UNMC invited to take community engagement survey
This is the second survey to document the community and volunteer activity from people around UNMC.
Mar 2, 2022
![Dele Davies, MD, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DaviesNEW042920.jpg)