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Images of a student listening to a heartbeat at the Summer Health Institute camp.

The summer camp that's launching a new generation of health care leaders

Sep 25, 2023

A weeklong health sciences camp that introduces high school students to health care careers — a partnership between Creighton University and Arizona State University — will double its size thanks to a gift from the Burton Family Foundation.

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Fr. Hendrickson, CL and Rachel Werner, Mayor Jean Stothert and Gov. Jim Pillen at the dedication event.

Governor, mayor and lead donors help dedicate new health sciences facility

Sep 19, 2023

In September, about 100 Creighton alumni, friends, faculty, staff and community leaders — including Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert — celebrated the opening of the CL and Rachel Werner Center.

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The front of the CL and Rachel Werner Center

Creighton opens new 145,000-square-foot health sciences building

Sep 06, 2023

The donor-driven CL and Rachel Werner Center for Health Sciences Education — which broke ground in 2021 — is student focused, with nearly every square foot of the facility dedicated to classrooms, collaboration and hands-on learning.

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Creighton dental students and volunteer faculty at the St. Frances Mission Dental Clinic.

Creighton program fills a need in community dentistry

Aug 30, 2023

The School of Dentistry’s Extramural Education Program — started in 2008 — sends fourth-year dental students to 21 federally qualified health centers, tribal dental clinics and rural private practices in seven states.

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Two nurses treat a patient.

New Harper family scholarship is a game changer for the College of Nursing

Aug 21, 2023

A new scholarship program created by one of the largest gifts ever made to Creighton’s College of Nursing will help meet a critical need for Nebraska nursing leaders.

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The Graves and Simpson families cut the ribbon, along with Fr. Henrickson.

Creighton leadership and lead donors celebrate opening of Graves Hall

Aug 15, 2023

A few days before 400 freshman students moved into Graves Hall, a few hundred alumni, faculty, staff and friends joined Creighton leadership and the families of the project's lead donors for a grand opening.

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Judy Graves, Lee Graves, Kathy Simpson and Jim Simpson.

New residence hall and courtyard built on a lifetime of friendship

Aug 08, 2023

The namesakes (and lead donors) of the new hall and courtyard are Lee C. Graves, BSBA’80, JD’83, and his wife, Judy Graves, and their close friends Kathy and Jim Simpson, BA’80.

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A rendering of the Simpson Family Courtyard

Fire pits, lounge chairs and a volleyball court — check out Creighton's new courtyard

Jul 11, 2023

The soon-to-open new residence hall Graves Hall has a courtyard, and that courtyard now has a name — the Simpson Family Courtyard. The courtyard is named after Kathy and Jim Simpson, BA’80, the longtime donors who made the lead gift to the space.

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Create your legacy with our new website

Jun 01, 2023

Visit Creighton’s new Gift and Estate Planning website to learn how you can fuel the Creighton experience for future generations. The University's dedicated team is here to help you explore ways to create your legacy through strategic planned giving.

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Creighton's hearing center named after pioneering alumnus

May 19, 2023

The newly named Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center continues the legacy of its legendary namesake by building on his work and training a new generation of researchers.

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