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Pictured above, the Eugene C. Eppley Library cornerstone ceremony was held March 29, 1955. Today, it's the site of the Eppley Administration Building.
On July 13, 1984, The Gateway reported that UNO students David Dechant and John Hicks co-wrote a play entitled "The Unlikely Undertaking." The play had recently been published by the Chicago-based Dramatic Publishing Company, the second largest publisher of theatrical materials. A funeral home serves as the play's setting, and the action begins when the owner, who wishes to impress an influential visitor, cremates the wrong body.
Date: July 13, 1984
Source: The Gateway
Compiled by University Library Archives
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Call for UNO Centennial Project Proposals
2007-11-06
The UNO Centennial Celebration is less than a year away. UNO was chartered on October 8, 1908 and the first students enrolled on September 14, 1909. The centennial will be celebrated beginning on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 and concluding no later than October 8, 2009.
If your department, unit or organization is planning a unique project or event to celebrate the Centennial or is planning to incorporate the Centennial into a regular event or project such as an awards event or a banquet, the Centennial Committee wants to know about it. The Committee invites you to submit a project/event proposal.
ALL PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit requests now for all projects and events contemplated for the Centennial Celebration. The centennial celebration provides a unique opportunity to connect UNO's past, present, and future. It is an opportunity to re-establish, as well as create connections to the university with alumni as well as corporate and community partners. However, the centennial, while honoring the past and celebrating the present, is primarily about the future. The centennial celebration allows a distinctive means for shaping the image of UNO for the future.
Requests will be considered as they are received. However, project funds are limited. Proposal received by December 7, 2007 will be given a preference in funding decisions. Any later requests will be considered only if funds are still available.
Guidelines and forms are available at the Grants and Resources link.
Website Press Release
2007-09-11
Tim Kaldahl
Director
UNO University Relations
402.554.3502
cell 402.672.0828
UNO Centennial Website Now Online
Omaha - The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), set to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, has launched a cyberspace presence for its centennial at www.uno100.org. The Web page acts as an information hub for a variety of events, projects and grant opportunities.
"Even through the anniversary doesn't officially start until a year from this October, it's important to get this information out to our campus and the public," said Deborah Smith-Howell, dean of graduate studies and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. Dr. Smith-Howell co-chairs the UNO Centennial Steering Committee. "Some great work connected to the centennial has already been done and we know more creative projects will be developed."
The theme of the university's centennial is "UNO: Central to Our City Since 1908." The official centennial kick off date has been set for Oct. 8, 2008.
The Web site provides links to the newly digitized Gateway student newspaper; to an information form for centennial minigrant proposals; and to a campus photo album and UNO timeline. As the 2007-08 academic year progresses, the site will become even richer with information, said Kevin Naylor, UNO senior community services associate and co-chair of the UNO Centennial Steering Committee.
"We have a great starting point with the Web site," he said. "It's going to be fascinating to see what develops as the centennial approaches."
Earlier this year, the photo book University of Nebraska at Omaha documented the visual history of campus, and it's highlighted on the Web page, as well. Oliver Pollak, holder of the Martin Chair in the UNO History Department, and Les Valentine, the university's archivist, co-authored the text.
"Their book highlights UNO's rich history and the resources available to faculty, staff, students and others who want to learn more about the university," Smith-Howell said. "Our new Web page is a terrific new tool that can help that process."
For more information, call (402) 554-3502.
New UNO Memory Book
2007-08-02
Pictures tell stories. A century's worth of stories unfolds in the new book University of Nebraska at Omaha, authored by Oliver Pollak and Les Valentine.
Dr. Pollak, holder of the Martin Chair in History, has taught at UNO since 1974. Valentine came to UNO in 1972 as an undergraduate, went on to receive his graduate degree and has served as the university's archivist since 1986.
UNO, inaugurated in 1968, emerged from the Municipal University of Omaha - established in 1931 - which grew out of the University of Omaha, founded in 1908. The publication of Dr. Pollak's and Valentine's book has become part of a slate of UNO Centennial happenings, events and celebrations.
Valentine selected the photos while Dr. Pollak wrote the text and worked with Arcadia Publishing, the publishers of University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Pollak said he describes the book as a memory book or a gift book. People who have been at the university will go through it to look for familiar people, places and events. "There's a play between the pictures and the captions," he said. "Those captions, some 20,000 words, put the nearly 130 pages worth of black and white photos into a larger context of time and place and importance."
Valentine said finding a representative selection of photos across the decades was important.
The chapters of the book divide the history of the university into six eras.
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