This week we had the privilege of having a presentation by Reverend Daniel Hendrickson the 25th president of Creighton University since 2015. Father Hendrickson gave us an update on some interesting things happening at Creighton University. In an economic impact study that was done last year it was shown that 80% of the student body are from states outside of Nebraska and 50% of those students stay for their first job and some stay beyond. Therefore many contribute to the city economics for 5 years or more after coming to the program. The university has an 8 million dollar impact in a given year with their job force. Accounting for all jobs they employ about 7500 people. Creighton ranks number 13 out of 15 of the top employers in the city.
For 15 years in a row US News & Report Midwest Regional Institution ranked them number one. For years Creighton was the only catholic institution recognized for effective impact in undergraduate research which means the youngest of the students are working with the most seasoned of the faculty in research such as medicine, dentistry etc. Also Creighton is one of 42 for internship programs.
Enrollment demographics are more challenging nationwide and getting worse from the economic downturn in 2008. There are 15% less students for universities to draw from nationwide but Creighton received the 3rd largest class of the school’s history this year. Overall enrollment is 8900 including online students and the Phoenix Arizona area where a new facility is being built. Code: my birthday whoop whoop. A third of the 1077 freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school with a 30 or higher on their ACT scores. Creighton’s diversity is about 25% with an influx of South Pacific Hawaiian students as Hawaii is a pipeline state for undergraduate enrollment at Creighton. Father noted that 15% of the incoming freshmen are first generation college attendees.
Creighton Dental has a new building, which can house more students and serve more people. The students travel to local schools to educate on dental health. The Creighton hospital was sold and turned into a residential space. The hospital became a part of Bergan Mercy with a Creighton Hospital wing. The clinic that was established after the hospital moved is located on 24th and Cuming and uses collaborative care, which is a team based approach to health care.
Creighton is involved in outreach in the community with organizations such Charles Drew Health Center, the 24th street Corridor, Magis Clinic, Heart Ministry Center, Highlander, Financial Hope Collaborative and more. He also touched on the Creighton Global Initiatives program where students travel around the world working in different countries and he noted this research has helped to identify issues locally.
We learned a lot and really appreciate Father Hendrickson spending time with us.
I have scheduled Omaha Downtown Rotary to participate in Siena Francis Meal Service on Wednesday, August 28th from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. We will need 10 more volunteers.
If someone is interested in volunteering, they must click on the below link that will take them to a calendar. Volunteers must select the August 28th date and create a new volunteer profile or login if they have previously volunteered. Our group name for the event is Omaha Downtown Rotary.
Location: The dining room is located at 1111 North 17th Street in the Baright Men's Shelter.
Dress Code: It is a requirement of the Health Department that all volunteers wear closed-toe shoes. Please, no sandals or flip-flops are allowed in the kitchen or dining room. Dress comfortable but conservatively. No tank tops or shorts less than 6" above the knee. Please, make sure your shirt covers your belly! Jeans are preferable over leggings.
Additional volunteers: Please only bring the amount of volunteers you signed up for. We want our volunteer service to be meaningful for all of the volunteers, so we have a specific number that we schedule.
Meal Service Volunteer Job Description - Click Here
As one of our Club Service Projects, our club helps plant the flags and remove the flags that each year has commemorated the people who perished in the 9/11 bombings at Memorial Park on Dodge Street.
We can use your help to plant flags on September 6th at 3:00pm. SIGN UP HERE
If you are a new member, this counts as a Community Service Project. It is also worth attendance credit.
Ernie Goss - Each month, 100 newspapers and some 75 to 100 radio stations carry the Creighton University Regional Economic Report, which is produced under the supervision of Ernie Goss. The report is a widely read barometer of the economic prospects of the region.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Happy Hollow Country Club (1701 S. 105th Street)
Cost: $15 for Rotarians Free to Non-Rotarians BREAKFAST PROVIDED
Ernest Goss is the Jack MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University and served as the initial director for Creighton’s Institute for Economic Inquiry. He is also principal of the Goss Institute in Denver, Colo. Goss received his Ph.D. in economics from The University of Tennessee in 1983 and is a former faculty research fellow at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. He was a visiting scholar with the Congressional Budget Office for 2003-2004, and has testified before the U.S. Congress, the Kansas Legislature, and the Nebraska Legislature. In the fall of 2005, the Nebraska Attorney General appointed Goss to head a task force examining gasoline pricing in the state.
He has published more than 100 research studies focusing primarily on economic forecasting and on the statistical analysis of business and economic data. His book Changing Attitudes Toward Economic Reform During the Yeltsin Era was published by Praeger Press in 2003, and his book Governing Fortune: Casino Gambling in America was published by the University of Michigan Press in March 2007.
He is editor of Economic Trends, an economics newsletter published monthly with more than 10,000 subscribers, produces a monthly business conditions index for the nine-state Mid-American region, and conducts a survey of bank CEOs in 10 U.S. states. Survey and index results are cited each month in approximately 100 newspapers; citations have included the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Sun Times, and other national and regional newspapers and magazines. Each month 75- 100 radio stations carry his Regional Economic Report.
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