Featured Testimonial About Creighton University
We are more committed than ever to making Creighton reflect the rich diversity of the world in which we live.
This month, Creighton University hosted the Black Alumni Gathering, bringing together more than 80 alumni from nine states and 30 graduation years for an evening at North Omaha’s Highlander Accelerator.
It was a chance both for old friends to catch up and for Black alumni to meet with Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, and Christopher M. Whitt, PhD, Vice Provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. A number of the University’s Black faculty members came as well, to support the event and build connections with the alumni. The evening was scheduled around Native Omaha Days, a bi-annual event celebrating the culture and history of North Omaha.
Father Hendrickson spoke to the group about Creighton’s renewed commitment to raise levels of diversity among students, faculty, leadership and the rest of the workforce — a vision for progress that’s woven into the University’s strategic plan.
“This evening’s event is part of our newly invigorated efforts to engage in diversity and inclusion, and we want to hear from you — about what has gone well, about what has not and about how we can do things better,” Fr. Hendrickson said. “I’m here tonight to assure you of this: We are more committed than ever to making Creighton reflect the rich diversity of the world in which we live.”
