December 2020 News Release Archive
Scholars Academy Alumna Spotlight: Bri Eisert
December 17, 2020Just a few months after graduating from UNO in May 2019, Bri Eisert hopped on a plane and traveled halfway across the world to Nanjing, China. Waiting for her were 600 middle school students ready to learn English.
Get to know Management Faculty Member - Kelsey Medeiros
December 17, 2020Kelsey Medeiros (PhD, Industrial-Organizations Psychology, University of Oklahoma) knows a lot about workplace troublemakers. And workplace ethics. And women in the workplace. After all, studying them is her day job.
Reflecting on the Business Analytics Program with CBA Senior Trenton Hilzendeger
December 15, 2020Hilzendeger is one of the first students to complete UNO CBA’s Business Analytics program. We checked in with him to hear how it added value to his college experience and career prospects after graduation.
Student Highlight : Yaya Dao
December 09, 2020Native of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, CBA Student Yaya Dao participated in the Innovation Challenge, hosted by Direct Effect, a unit of USPS. He answered questions about his experience in this competition where he brilliantly finished second.
Justin Krug Named 2020 Outstanding CEO Chapter Leader After Creating Opportunities for Student Entrepreneurs
December 07, 2020Krug was recognized for his efforts in fundraising and his creation of groundbreaking new opportunities, in partnership with local businesses, for Omaha-area young entrepreneurs.
Dr. Jamie Wagner Named Inaugural Rising Researcher; Awarded the National Endowment for Financial Education’s Best Financial Education Paper
December 07, 2020Dr. Wagner was recognized for outstanding contributions to economic education research in financial literacy.
Kaitlyn Baysa Wins 2020 BigIdea! Pitch Contest
December 02, 2020The BigIdea! Pitch Contest, hosted by the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Franchising (CIEF), is a contest where any UNO student can showcase their business idea and receive funding for that idea.