University of Nebraska-Omaha

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 9% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 100% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 18 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 70% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: American Multicultural Students, International Student Services, Women’s Resource Center, Intramural Sports, Track Meet and Swim Meet.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station
• In total, there are about 112 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Kappa Delta, American Humanics Student Association, Beta Alpha PSI, Chi Sigma Lota, ETA Sigma Gamma, Golden Key National Honor Society, KAPPA DELTA Pi, Kappa Kappa PSI, PSI CHI, OMICRON Delta Kappa, Order of OMEGA, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, Tri Beta Biological Honor Society, Rho EPSILON, and Sigma Tau Delta.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Lambda Omega, Baha’i Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Ministry International, Christian Student Fellowship, Catholic Campus Ministry, Greek Endeavors, Grove, Muslim Student Association, and Christ on Campus
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Afghan Association of Nebraska, African American Organization, Association of Latino American Students, Friends of Japan, Asian American Cultural Society, Intertribal Student Council, National Council for Negro Women Nepalese Student Association, Pan American Student Organization, South Sudan Student Association, and NAACP, UNO Chapter.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Recreation & Sports Clubs, Special Interest Groups and professional organizations.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Gateway (twice weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Omaha (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Omaha (5)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Omaha (5)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 8% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 3,900
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 7 fraternities
• 2 fraternity houses
• 2% of students are fraternity members
• There are 9 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 2% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Creighton University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited