Blessed by cedar The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center was blessed through a traditional Native American evergreen blessing on April 9. The blessing was the first in a week-long celebration of the Gaughan Center, located on the east side of the Nebraska Union. Remaining events include an international karaoke and cultural dance, 7 p.m. to midnight, […]
The dedication of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center opens with a Native American blessing at 5 p.m., April 9. The blessing by Mitchell Parker will be followed by traditional Native American hand games at 6 p.m.. The week-long celebration ends with a dedication with the Gaughan family, 5 to 6:30 p.m., April 16. Remarks will […]
UNL’s new Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center will open to campus on March 22. Open house events are planned from March 22 to 26. The $8.7 million, three-floor building – linked to the east side of the Nebraska Union – features 30,000 square feet of space, including student offices, tutoring rooms and areas for faculty, staff […]
Work continues on both sides of the glass at the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center on Jan. 19 as Jim Ford of Hausmann Construction cleans windows inside while trim work is finished outdoors. The move into the Gaughan Multicultural Center is expected to start in February. An official dedication of the new building is planned for […]
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center construction rolls into final month — Photos by Troy Fedderson/University Communications. Full text for photos: Miguel Contreras, an employee of the Omaha-based Demarco Brothers Co., works on the floor of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center on Nov. 13. According to site supervisors, the new campus building is about one month away […]
UNL received two grants totaling $415,000 from the University of Nebraska Foundation for improving the undergraduate experience. The foundation awards grants each year to priority campus projects. The Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center project received a $250,000 grant, the third of a four-year commitment to the center. Currently under construction and scheduled to open in January, […]
Andre Fortune has been named director of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Fortune, who was director of recruitment and retention for the College of Engineering, started the new post Sept. 1. As director of the Gaughan Multicultural Center, Fortune reports to Charles Francis, director of the Nebraska Unions, and Rita Kean, dean of Undergraduate Studies.
The University of Nebraska Foundation’s board of directors awarded $1.14 million to the University of Nebraska through its annual grants program to support projects and initiatives on all four campuses for 2008-2009. UNL received the most support, with $250,000 aiding construction of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. UNL also received $100,000 for continuation of the […]
GAUGHAN CENTER – An artist’s rendering of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Chancellor Harvey Perlman, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Juan N. Franco, Dean of Undergraduate Studies Rita Kean and ASUN president Emily Zimmer and other student representatives will gather for a ground-breaking event to celebrate the start of construction of the new Jackie Gaughan […]
A groundbreaking for the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center will be 11:30 a.m. Sept. 19. The event, on the Nebraska Union Plaza, is free and open to the public.
