Graduate Profile | Hameidah Alsafwani

Hameidah Alsafwani was born in Oklahoma, raised in Saudi Arabia, but is committed to giving back to the state of Nebraska. Alsafwani, who speaks fluent English and Arabic while also currently learning Spanish, will graduate this May with a bachelor of science in emergency management, a field she found her passion in after switching majors nearly three years into her college career.

After the change, Alsafwani, became fully engaged in campus leadership, including serving as Student Body Vice President this past academic year. Additionally, she has served as a mediator for UNO's "Sustained Dialogue" group and was heavily involved with UNO's International Programs office. This spring she interned with Douglas County Emergency Management, helping assist in their weather siren test in March. After graduation she plans to pursue a Masters in Public Administration at UNO with the goal of eventually working in international emergency management.