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University of Nebraska Omaha
The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. 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.
Since the year 2000, the university has more than tripled its student housing and opened a 450-bed student dormitory and academic space on its Scott Campus in 2017. It has also recently constructed modern facilities for its engineering, information technology, business, and biomechanics programs. UNO currently offers more than 200 programs of study across 6 different colleges and has over 60 classroom, student, athletic, and research facilities spread across 3 campuses. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
The Omaha Mavericks compete in 15 NCAA Division I sports in both the NCHC and Summit League conferences. The ice hockey, basketball, and volleyball teams compete in Baxter Arena on the university's Center Campus. Opened in 2021, Connie Claussen Field is the home of the softball team and the baseball team plays at Tal Anderson Field; both are located at Maverick Park, west of Baxter Arena. UNO enjoyed national attention in 2015, when the hockey team reached the national semifinal (Frozen Four) of the NCAA tournament for the first time.
The University of Nebraska Omaha was originally formed in 1908 as the University of Omaha. The university was originally located in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha and was a private university. The first classes were located in the Redick Mansion, once at North 24th and Pratt Streets, from 1909 through 1917. As the university was established a few blocks north of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, most of its early faculty were recruited from the Seminary's teachers, as well as the faculty of what was then known as Bellevue College.
In 1931, the University of Omaha became a municipal school following a successful vote by the city. The university later officially changed its name to the Municipal University of Omaha. In 1938, the university moved from its previous North Omaha campus to 60th and Dodge Street in Central Omaha. Following the move, the previous campus was later re-developed. The last two original OU buildings, Jacobs and Joslyn Halls, were demolished in the 1960s for a 12-story Omaha Housing Authority apartment building for the elderly.
The university's current administration building, the Eugene C. Eppley Administration Building, opened in 1956. It was named for Eugene C. Eppley, following a major donation by the Eppley Foundation. In January 1967, it was announced that the University of Omaha would join the University of Nebraska system. An election was held, which later gained approval. The merger was completed on July 1, 1968, and the university officially re-branded to the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Following the 1990s University of Nebraska Omaha began major expansion to the South campus. In 1999, the university opened the Peter Kiewit Institute in partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Engineering and Technology. In 2003, the university opened the Scott Village, a residential dormitory development directly South of the Peter Kiewit Institute. The South campus was later re-named to the Scott Campus in 2016, named for Walter Scott Jr.
UNO is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". UNO is the home of the Peter Kiewit Institute a $70 million computer science facility and engineering facility. PKI houses UNO's College of Information Science and Technology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Engineering and Technology, and the Holland Computing Center, which houses the Firefly supercomputer. The College of Information Science and Technology offers undergraduate/graduate degrees in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Bioinformatics (graduate degree offered in collaboration with UNMC's Pathology's graduate program), Information Assurance, and Information Technology Innovation. In 2002, UNO became the first university in Nebraska to offer an ABET accredited computer science degree and the only university in the state with an ABET accredited information systems program.
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University of Nebraska Omaha
The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. 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.
Since the year 2000, the university has more than tripled its student housing and opened a 450-bed student dormitory and academic space on its Scott Campus in 2017. It has also recently constructed modern facilities for its engineering, information technology, business, and biomechanics programs. UNO currently offers more than 200 programs of study across 6 different colleges and has over 60 classroom, student, athletic, and research facilities spread across 3 campuses. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
The Omaha Mavericks compete in 15 NCAA Division I sports in both the NCHC and Summit League conferences. The ice hockey, basketball, and volleyball teams compete in Baxter Arena on the university's Center Campus. Opened in 2021, Connie Claussen Field is the home of the softball team and the baseball team plays at Tal Anderson Field; both are located at Maverick Park, west of Baxter Arena. UNO enjoyed national attention in 2015, when the hockey team reached the national semifinal (Frozen Four) of the NCAA tournament for the first time.
The University of Nebraska Omaha was originally formed in 1908 as the University of Omaha. The university was originally located in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha and was a private university. The first classes were located in the Redick Mansion, once at North 24th and Pratt Streets, from 1909 through 1917. As the university was established a few blocks north of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, most of its early faculty were recruited from the Seminary's teachers, as well as the faculty of what was then known as Bellevue College.
In 1931, the University of Omaha became a municipal school following a successful vote by the city. The university later officially changed its name to the Municipal University of Omaha. In 1938, the university moved from its previous North Omaha campus to 60th and Dodge Street in Central Omaha. Following the move, the previous campus was later re-developed. The last two original OU buildings, Jacobs and Joslyn Halls, were demolished in the 1960s for a 12-story Omaha Housing Authority apartment building for the elderly.
The university's current administration building, the Eugene C. Eppley Administration Building, opened in 1956. It was named for Eugene C. Eppley, following a major donation by the Eppley Foundation. In January 1967, it was announced that the University of Omaha would join the University of Nebraska system. An election was held, which later gained approval. The merger was completed on July 1, 1968, and the university officially re-branded to the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Following the 1990s University of Nebraska Omaha began major expansion to the South campus. In 1999, the university opened the Peter Kiewit Institute in partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Engineering and Technology. In 2003, the university opened the Scott Village, a residential dormitory development directly South of the Peter Kiewit Institute. The South campus was later re-named to the Scott Campus in 2016, named for Walter Scott Jr.
UNO is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". UNO is the home of the Peter Kiewit Institute a $70 million computer science facility and engineering facility. PKI houses UNO's College of Information Science and Technology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Engineering and Technology, and the Holland Computing Center, which houses the Firefly supercomputer. The College of Information Science and Technology offers undergraduate/graduate degrees in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Bioinformatics (graduate degree offered in collaboration with UNMC's Pathology's graduate program), Information Assurance, and Information Technology Innovation. In 2002, UNO became the first university in Nebraska to offer an ABET accredited computer science degree and the only university in the state with an ABET accredited information systems program.
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