Field Club of Omaha, 3615 Woolworth Street, Omaha, Nebraska
Greetings Everyone,
Great information from Barbara Weitz this week in her bid for NU board of regents. She wore the color purple in support of not being split red or blue but working together in combination to bring the differences together. Barbara pointed out that she was an 8th grade honor roll student and still remembers the recognition.
One of her deep concerns for the Nebraska education system is the drop in revenues and concern for prioritizing education in a tough fiscal environment. She pointed to concerns for being able to continue bringing a diverse student body to the university system and being able to help with scholarships where needed to support these students needs. She pointed out that $1 invested in the UN system brings back $6 of impact to our state. She also pointed out that the average graduation time is 6.2 years at the current time and feels changes are needed in student advising and class availability to help with shortening this window and helping students graduate sooner and also keep from incurring additional student debt. She points to a need to coordinate and communicate with employers about jobs, internships, and opportunities that will open up more opportunities for our graduates and help keep our students from leaving the state upon graduation. She gave a very insightful look to the University system and how she feels we can improve.
We had several visitors and prospective members today - keep up the good work inviting people to come join us.
Good news today: Oakley shared the new ribbon cutting for JP Lord School.
Taylor Wineland talked about the work the projects committee is doing and brought Diana Failla to talk about the tree planting project coming up on Oct 20th at Burke HS. Watch for details.
John Ewing also gave us an update on Lindsey Rai and the new renovations at Ronald McDonald house and also that she is going to have a baby in February. CONGRATS Lindsey Rai!!
Thanks everyone for your support and engagement. Have a great week,
Brad
