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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 99 

Honoring the University of Nebraska at Omaha for its 100 years of 

commitment to higher education. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 

Mr. HAGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Honoring the University of Nebraska at Omaha for its 100 

years of commitment to higher education. 

Whereas local leaders in the Omaha area formed a corporation known as the University of Omaha on October 8, 

1908, for the promotion of sound learning and education; 

Whereas, on September 14, 1909, the first 26 University of 

Omaha students gathered in Redick Hall, located west of 

24th and Pratt Streets in the city of Omaha; 

Whereas, during the first 10 years of existence, the key division of the University of Omaha was Liberal Arts College, designed to produce a well-rounded and informed 

student; 

Whereas, in 1910, the University of Nebraska announced it 

would accept all University of Omaha coursework as 


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equivalent to its own, a milestone in terms of recognition 

for the new institution and acknowledgement of its substantial and respected curriculum; 

Whereas, in December 1916, the University of Omaha students had a farewell party for Redick Hall and moved 

into their new building, a 3-story, 30-classroom building 

named Joslyn Hall; 

Whereas, in 1929, the University of Omaha board of trustees 

and the people of Omaha voted to create the new Municipal University of Omaha to replace the old University of 

Omaha on May 30, 1930; 

Whereas, in 1936, the Municipal University of Omaha acquired 20 acres of land north of Elmwood Park and 

south of West Dodge Street, which would become the site 

of the present-day campus; 

Whereas the University dedicated its beautiful Georgian-style 

administration building in November 1938, capable of accommodating a student body of 1,000; 

Whereas the increased enrollment of World War II veterans 

in 1945 due to the Montgomery GI Bill led to the completion of several new buildings, including a field house, 

library, student center, and engineering building; 

Whereas, in 1950, the College of Education was separated 

from the College of Arts and Sciences, and within 3 years 

1⁄3 of all teachers in Omaha public schools held degrees 

from the Municipal University; 

Whereas the College of Business Administration was founded 

in 1952, and the business community responded by creating internship programs for accounting, insurance, real 

estate, and retailing at major firms and for students interested in the field of television at station KMTV; 


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Whereas 12,000 members of the military, including 15 who 

rose to the rank of general, were able to receive a Bachelor of General Education degree through the College of 

Adult Education ‘‘Bootstrap’’ program; 

Whereas the University received a Reserve Officers’ Training 

Corps (ROTC) unit in July 1951; 

Whereas Municipal University became a leader in radio-television journalism by founding its own radio station in 

1951, and in 1952 became the first institution in the 

Midwest to offer courses by television; 

Whereas Municipal University became part of the University 

of Nebraska system in July 1968, and was renamed the 

University of Nebraska at Omaha, its present-day name; 

Whereas, in 1977, the North Central Association of Colleges 

and Secondary Schools gave the University of Nebraska 

at Omaha the highest rating possible; 

Whereas, in an effort to gain a more suitable location for 

conferences and an off-campus class site, the University 

opened the Peter Kiewit Conference Center in 1980; 

Whereas the University has established innovative programs 

that enrich the community through service learning, support of the arts, outreach programs for business, education, and government, and creation of dual-enrollment 

programs for Nebraska high school students; 

Whereas the University has 90,000 graduates, with nearly 

half of those still residing, raising families, and building 

careers in the Omaha metropolitan area; and 

Whereas the year 2008 is the 100th anniversary of the 

founding of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and 

the activities to commemorate its founding will begin on 

October 8, 2008: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress congratulates the University 

3 of Nebraska at Omaha on its 100 years of outstanding 

4 service to the city of Omaha, the State of Nebraska, the 

5 United States, and the world in fulfilling its mission of 

6 providing sound learning and education. 

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