University of Nebraska system

This article is about the public university system in Nebraska, which comprises 5 campuses. Some references to the "University of Nebraska," such as in NCAA college athletics, may be specifically referring to the system's founding campus. For that campus, see University of Nebraska–Lincoln. For that school's athletic program, see Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Seal of the University of Nebraska

The University of Nebraska system is the public university system in the state of Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system now has four universities and an agricultural college.

• University of Nebraska–Lincoln, which is the state's flagship, land-grant, Carnegie Research I/Research-Extensive university. Founded in 1869 as the University of Nebraska.
• University of Nebraska at Omaha, which is the state's urban university. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the school joined the University of Nebraska system in 1968.
• University of Nebraska at Kearney, which is the state's university especially focused on undergraduates, and in a smaller setting. Founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, the school joined the University of Nebraska system in 1991.
• University of Nebraska Medical Center (located in Omaha). The medical school was founded in 1880, and it became a part of the University of Nebraska system in 1902.
• Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (located in Curtis, Nebraska)

Two of its campuses, at Lincoln and Omaha, partner in the Peter Kiewit Institute.

History

On February 11, 1857, a group of citizens received permission from the Nebraska Territorial Legislature to found the University of Nebraska at Saratoga, Nebraska. However, when they did not complete the task of meeting in Saratoga and establishing a campus within one year they lost their permission to charter.

Today's University of Nebraska was founded in 1869 in Lincoln, Nebraska. For the first 99 years of its existence, the University was synonymous with the Lincoln campus. In 1902, Omaha Medical College became part of the University of Nebraska system. The University reorganized into its present form in 1968 when it took control of the municipal University of Omaha, which became the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Kearney State College, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, became the fourth member of the University of Nebraska system in 1991.

Governance

The President of the University is James B. Milliken, J.D., who succeeded L. Dennis Smith in 2004. Members of the Board of Regents are:

• Tim Clare District 1 in the Lincoln area
• Howard Hawks District 2 in greater Omaha
• Charles Hassebrook District 3 in northeastern Nebraska
• Robert Whitehouse District 4 in the Omaha area
• Jim McClurg District 5 in southeast Nebraska, including part of Lincoln
• Kent Schroeder District 6 in central Nebraska,
• Bob Phares District 7 in western Nebraska (Mr. Phares became a regent when former board member Dave Hergert was convicted on impeachment charges for campaign finance violations and removed from office by the Nebraska Supreme Court on July 7, 2006)
• Randolph Ferlic District 8 in the Omaha area
• Amber Lewis, representing the students of the University of Nebraska at Kearney
• Emily Zimmer, representing the students of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• Jonathan Henning, representing the students of the University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Alex Williams, representing the students of the University of Nebraska at Omaha

See also

• Nebraska State College System, the other state institution of higher education

External links

• University of Nebraska
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • University of Nebraska at Kearney
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture