University of Nebraska system

This article is about the public university system in Nebraska. 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.

University of Nebraska system

File:University of Nebraska seal.svg
Latin: Universitas Nebraskensis
Motto	Literis Dedicata et Omnibus Partibus
Motto in English	Dedicated to Letters and All the Arts
Type	Public education
Established	February 15, 1869 (1869-02-15)
Budget	$2.65 billion (FY 2019)
President	Susan M. Fritz (interim); Walter_E._Carter_Jr. incoming
Students	51,835
Location	Lincoln , Nebraska , U.S.
Campus	3 Universities 1 Medical School 1 Agricultural College 1 High School
Colors	Scarlet and cream
Website	www.nebraska.edu

Lincoln

Omaha

Kearney

Medical Center

College of Technical Agriculture

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University of Nebraska system locations.
Black: Universities; Red: Technical Colleges.

The University of Nebraska system is the public university system in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system has four university campuses and operates a two-year technical agriculture college and a high school.

Schools

• The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is the state's flagship, land-grant university with a Carnegie Research I/Research-Extensive status. It was founded in 1869 as the University of Nebraska.

• The University of Nebraska Omaha is the state's public urban university. It was founded in 1908 as Omaha University, and joined the University of Nebraska system in 1968.

• The University of Nebraska at Kearney is a university especially focused on undergraduate education, in a smaller setting. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, and joined the University of Nebraska system in 1991.

• The University of Nebraska Medical Center is located in Omaha and was founded as a medical school in 1880. It became a part of the University of Nebraska system in 1902.

• The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is located in Curtis, Nebraska) and was founded in 1965. It is a two-year degree-granting institution managed by the University of Nebraska pursuant to a 1994 agreement.

• The University of Nebraska High School is located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1929 as Independent Study High School.

Nebraska Institutes

The University of Nebraska has four interdisciplinary, University-wide institutes operating across the University of Nebraska system.

• Buffett Early Childhood Institute - Samuel J. Meisels, founding executive director
• National Strategic Research Institute - Robert Hinson, USAF Lt. General (ret.), founding executive director
• Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute - Peter G. McCornick, executive director
• Rural Futures Institute - Chuck Schroeder, founding executive director

Two of NU's campuses also partner in the Peter Kiewit Institute, a facility in Omaha, Nebraska that houses academic programs from both the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Engineering and the University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Information Science and Technology.

NU Online Education

Online Worldwide is the virtual connection point to more than 100 online degrees, certificates, endorsements, and minors offered by the four campuses of the University of Nebraska system.

University of Nebraska High School is an accredited, university-based online high school. The online college preparatory curriculum allows students to earn high school credit or a diploma from anywhere around the world.

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

On April 13, 2015, Hank M. Bounds was appointed the 7th president of the University of Nebraska system. President Bounds was previously the commissioner of higher education for the state of Mississippi.

The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures.

Presidents

• Walter_E._Carter_Jr.
• Susan Fritz (interim): 2019-present
• Hank M. Bounds: 2015–2019
• James Linder (interim): 2014–2015
• James Milliken: 2004–2014
• L. Dennis Smith: 1994–2004
• Martin Massengale: 1989–1993
• Ronald Roskens: 1977–1989
• Durwood B. Varner: 1970–1976
• Clifford Hardin: 1968–1969

See also

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

External links

• Official website