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Gov. Jim Pillen announced the inaugural Nebraska Governor's New Venture Competition this week to celebrate and encourage student-led entrepreneurship and innovation in Nebraska. He launched the competition to provide a meaningful learning experience for undergraduate and graduate students attending a Nebraska post-secondary educational institution who are interested in pursuing an entrepreneurial opportunity now or at some point in their careers. » Full Article

University and George Holmes Professor of Management Emeritus Fred Luthans and his family recently provided a generous pledge to establish the Luthans Family Doctoral Student Fellowship in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Having taught his entire career in higher education at Nebraska, he and his immediate family, who earned more than 19 Nebraska degrees among them, wanted to give back to the place that meant so much to them. » Full Article

Alice Dittman, ’52 & ’55, shattered glass ceilings while paving the way for women in banking, business and beyond. She passed away Sept. 27, 2023, at the age of 92. » Full Article

When Bree Bell arrived at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a freshman in fall 2022, she couldn’t have imagined all the opportunities in store for her. Today, after participating in Inclusive Business Leaders (IBL), a cohort-based program of the College of Business, she’s looking at her future with a fresh perspective. » Full Article

Nebraska Business Honors Academy student Natalie Karrels, a junior supply chain management major from Brookfield, Wisconsin, was the first Army ROTC student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to be selected for the Project Global Officer (GO) summer program. This highly competitive summer program develops future military officers' linguistic and cross-cultural communication skills. » Full Article

The Diabetes Care Foundation pledged $2 million to support a University of Nebraska–Lincoln institute that coaches business students to identify and maximize their strengths to become high-achieving leaders and entrepreneurs. » Full Article