There’s a new way for alumni and friends to keep up with Creighton campus news and success stories. We’ve launched a podcast called From the Mall.
Each episode, we'll feature conversations with the people who make Creighton great, celebrating their achievements and impact, and spotlighting the ways their Creighton experience shaped their lives. Listen now:
Episode 4 is live!
From the Mall’s fourth episode features two Creighton volleyball legends: Norah Sis and Kendra Wait.
They finished up their Bluejay athletic careers last December and immediately became professional volleyball players — all while staying in school to pursue their nursing degrees. It’s been a lot! But they’re having fun with the challenges and the new hurdles. Plus, they’re grateful. For each other. For Creighton. For so many people who continue to uplift them.
Did you listen to our first three episodes?
Former Bluejay Jahenns Manigat, BA'14, and women's basketball coach Jim Flanery, BA'87, joined the show to celebrate the start of the season. Watch and listen to Episode 1.
Fr. Jeff Sullivan, SJ, discussed Creighton’s Jesuit tradition and the ways he tries to carry on that legacy, by serving students and building community. Watch and listen to Episode 2.
There are five generations of people together in the workforce right now and Creighton associate professor Leah Georges, PhD, BA’06, shared her expertise on all of the dynamics at play. Watch and listen to Episode 3.
Meet our guests
Kendra Wait
The first Creighton volleyball player ever to be named an AVCA First Team All-American; she's also a two-time BIG EAST player of the year.
- Became the third student-athlete in school history to be named a three-time Academic All-American.
- Ranks second in volleyball program history with 4,970 career assists; set a Creighton record with 73 career double-doubles.
- Helped the Bluejays complete their best season in program history in 2024 — Creighton won 32 matches and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.
- A member of the Omaha Supernovas.
Norah Sis
The Creighton volleyball program's first AVCA Second-Team All-American and the third overall pick in the 2024 Pro Volleyball Federation draft.
- Ranks second in program history with 1,664 career kills and fifth with 113 career aces.
- Finished top two in the BIG EAST in kills per set each of her four seasons.
- Helped the Bluejays complete their best season in program history in 2024 — Creighton won 32 matches and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.
- Won the 2025 Pro Volleyball Federation championship as a member of the Orlando Valkyries.
Leah Georges, PhD, BA’06
An associate professor at Creighton, Georges is highly regarded by her students and peers. She’s also a renowned speaker, distinguished researcher and an influential mentor.
- Serves as the director of Creighton’s Interdisciplinary Leadership Doctoral Program
- Earned Creighton’s St. Ignatius Award in 2024
- Delivered a Ted Talk in 2018 that has recorded nearly three million views
Fr. Jeff Sullivan, SJ
A Creighton graduate who returned to Omaha in 2018. He's the assistant director of Campus Ministry.
- Ordained as a priest in 2021 at the Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Previously worked as a paralegal in Milwaukee, served as a missionary in Ecuador and on a reservation in South Dakota, and held a youth minister role in Chicago
- Earned a master’s degree in philosophy from Loyola University-Chicago and a master of divinity from Santa Clara University.
Jim Flanery
Entering his 23rd season as Creighton's head women's basketball coach.
- Creighton's all-time winningest women's basketball coach (427 wins)
- Led the Jays to seven NCAA tournament appearances, including three straight
- Guided Creighton to its first-ever Elite Eight in 2022
- Was a member of Creighton's golf team and a walk-on on the basketball team as a Creighton student.
Jahenns Manigat
A former Bluejay basketball standout who joined the Creighton men's basketball staff in August 2024 as a graduate assistant.
- Started 121 games during his Creighton career (2010-2014)
- Ranks ninth in Creighton history in career 3-pointers made (206)
- Led the team in charges taken in all four seasons with the Jays
- Played 10 years of professional basketball in 10 different countries
About the host
From the Mall's host is Jon Nyatawa, the Assistant Director of Content Strategy for Creighton's University Relations. He's leading each episode's entertaining conversations with the people who make Creighton great.
Nyatawa, an award-winning journalist during a 14-year career at The Omaha World-Herald, joined Creighton in 2023.
Send your feedback about the show to jonnyatawa@creighton.edu.
More... From the Mall
Why pro volleyball players Norah Sis and Kendra Wait are grateful for their Creighton experience
Former Bluejays Norah Sis and Kendra Wait joined the From the Mall podcast to discuss the ways their mentors, coaches and friends made it possible for them to balance their All-American volleyball careers with a passion for serving others as aspiring nurses and now, professional volleyball players.
Dr. Leah Georges: Generational stereotypes don’t predict who we are
Leah Georges, PhD, BA’06, joined From the Mall to discuss ways to embrace our differences at work, instead of simply leaning into generational stereotypes to shape assumptions and perceptions about each other.
Fr. Jeff Sullivan, SJ: What it means to be a Creighton Jesuit
Fr. Jeff Sullivan, SJ, joined From the Mall for a conversation about the ways Creighton’s Jesuits try to positively impact students’ lives, through building community on campus and being present for others.
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