Office of Community Engagement

Domestic violence focus of Schwartz Rounds

Panel discussion to be held next week on “Journey of a Domestic Violence Survivor.”

Mar 31, 2015

College of Medicine Student of the Month – Tyler Chonis, first-year

Editor’s Note: Each month, InterCOM will highlight a “Student of the Month” from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize students for what they are doing and to encourage other students to get […]

Mar 27, 2015

UNMC recognized for community engagement

Prestigious Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement designation recognizes six decades of service.

Jan 12, 2015

The SHARING Clinics were one of the community engagement efforts that led to UNMC being awarded the Carnegie Foundation designation.

UNMC earns prestigious Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement designation

The University of Nebraska Medical Center was cited this month as the only academic health science center in the United States to be awarded the “Community Engagement” designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching this year. The classification recognizes UNMC’s commitment of more than six decades to Nebraska’s urban and rural communities […]

Jan 12, 2015

COM Student of the Month – Andrea Langeveld, third-year medical

Andrea Langeveld was born in Ohio but grew up in Utah. Growing up, she wanted to be a teacher or writer, and it wasn’t until high school that she discovered her love of science.

Nov 21, 2014

Andrea Langeveld

Bridge to Care Refugee Health Fair set for Saturday

Event offers health education, screenings to refugees living in the Omaha area.

Nov 6, 2014

Fifth annual Bridge To Care Refugee Health Fair set for Nov. 8

Free health screenings, flu shots and health education on a variety of issues, will be provided

Nov 3, 2014

Program promotes bone marrow donation

Topic of panel discussion will be “Bone Marrow Donation Saved My Life.”

Oct 16, 2014

Events continue for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

EMPOWER, a Service Learning Academy Legacy Project, spearheads awareness efforts on campus.

Oct 10, 2014

EMPOWER student leaders Jessica Semin, left, and Sarah Vetter at the Domestic Violence Awareness Month shoe drive display at the ice rink on the Bill and Ruth Scott Student Plaza.

Film will explore modern sex trafficking

EMPOWER will hold free screening of “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” on Thursday.

Sep 30, 2014

Director/producer/writer Benjamin Nolot interviews a subject in "Nefarious: Merchant of Souls."