Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km2) with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the state's 2nd most populous city and the 73rd-largest in the United States. Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in southeastern Nebraska,the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 361,921 people,making it the 104th-largest combined statistical area in the United States.
The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland,the system is composed of its ten campuses at Berkeley,Davis,Irvine,Los Angeles,Merced,Riverside,San Diego,San Francisco,Santa Barbara,and Santa Cruz,along with numerous research centers and academic abroad centers. The system is the state's land-grant university. Major publications generally rank most UC campuses as being among the best universities in the world. In 1900,UC was one of the founders of the Association of American Universities and since the 1970s seven of its campuses,in addition to Berkeley,have been admitted to the association. Berkeley,Davis,Santa Cruz,Irvine,Los Angeles,Santa Barbara,and San Diego are considered Public Ivies,making California the state with the most universities in the nation to hold the title. UC campuses have large numbers of distinguished faculty in almost every academic discipline,with UC faculty and researchers having won 71 Nobel Prizes as of 2021.
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level,headquartered in Kansas City,Missouri. Its fourteen member institutions,of which all but one are public schools,are located in Kansas,Missouri,Nebraska,and Oklahoma,with an Arkansas school joining in July 2024. The MIAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Missouri.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln,Nebraska,United States. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862,the school was the University of Nebraska until 1968,when it absorbed the Municipal University of Omaha to form the University of Nebraska system. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship institution of the state-wide system. The university has been governed by the Board of Regents since 1871,whose members are elected by district to six-year terms.
Emporia State University is a public university in Emporia,Kansas,United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School,Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Emporia State is one of six public universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents.
The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans,Louisiana. First opened in 1958 as Louisiana State University in New Orleans,it is the largest public university and one of two doctoral research universities in the Greater New Orleans region. UNO is a member of the University of Louisiana System and is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity". The university consists of 8 schools and colleges offering 40 bachelor's,45 master's and 17 doctoral degrees. Among its academic offerings are the only civil,mechanical and electrical engineering programs in New Orleans,the only graduate hospitality and tourism program and PAB-accredited urban planning program in the state of Louisiana,and one of the few schools of naval architecture and engineering in the United States.
Pittsburg State University is a public university in Pittsburg,Kansas,United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
The University of Nebraska Omaha is a public research university the central United States,located in Omaha,Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college,the university was originally known as the University of Omaha. Originally meant to provide a Christian-based education free from ecclesiastical control,the university served as a strong alternative to the city's many successful religiously affiliated institutions.
James Bennett Milliken is the chancellor of the University of Texas System. He is the former chancellor of the City University of New York,the largest urban university system in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018,after serving as president of the University of Nebraska from 2004 to 2014,where he was also a professor at the School of Public Affairs and at the College of Law. He served as senior vice president of the University of North Carolina's 16-campus system from 1998 to 2004. Before his career in academic administration,Milliken practiced law in New York City.
Trev Kendall Alberts is an American sports administrator and former football linebacker who is the athletic director at Texas A&M University. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers,winning the Dick Butkus Award and Jack Lambert Trophy as a senior. Alberts was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
KVNO is a radio station with a classical music format in Omaha,Nebraska,United States. It is owned by the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) and broadcasts from studios on the university's Dodge Street campus and a transmitter facility co-sited with television station KMTV. The station is a media operations unit of UNO's College of Communication,Fine Arts and Media;KVNO's broadcasting license is held by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. HD Radio subchannels of KVNO provide feeds of MavRadio,the student-run radio station at UNO,and a subchannel primarily consisting of BBC World Service output.
The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university in Columbia,Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
Baxter Arena is a sports arena in the central United States in Omaha,Nebraska. Owned and operated by the University of Nebraska Omaha,it serves as the home of several of the university's intercollegiate athletic teams,known as the Omaha Mavericks. The arena opened to the public on October 23,2015,when the hockey team defeated Air Force 4–2.
Mary E. (Ellen) Williamson was an American aviator who served as a WASP during World War II. She was also a communications professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
Jeffrey Philip Gold is an American surgeon,medical educator,and academic administrator who has been the chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center since February 1,2014,as well as the executive vice president and provost of the University of Nebraska system since 2021. He previously served as the interim chancellor and then chancellor of the University of Nebraska Omaha from May 2017 to June 2021.
Ronald William Roskens was an American academic. He was the president of the University of Nebraska System from 1977 to 1989. Roskens was a member and past National President of Sigma Tau Gamma. He served as Administrator of USAID from 1990 to 1992. Ronald W. and Lois G. Roskens Hall,finished in Fall 2011,located on the campus of University of Nebraska Omaha,is named after the Roskens.
Sheri Everts is an American academic and educator. She served as the chancellor of Appalachian State University in North Carolina until her resignation on April 15,2024.
The chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is the chief administrator of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and is selected by the University of Nebraska System president and confirmed by the Nebraska Board of Regents. The position has been held by Rodney D. Bennett since July 2023.
The president of the University of Nebraska is the chief administrator of the University of Nebraska system and is selected by the university system's board of regents. Eight individuals have held the post as well as four others in an interim capacity. The position was last held by Ted Carter from January 1,2020 to December 31,2023. It is now filled on an interim basis by Chris Kabourek. On April 26,2024,the Board of Regents selected Jeffrey P. Gold to become the ninth president of the University of Nebraska on July 1,2024.
The chancellor of the University of Nebraska Omaha is the chief administrator of the University of Nebraska Omaha and is selected by the University of Nebraska system president and approved by the Board of Regents. The position has been held by Joanne Li since July 2021.
