Graduate Recruiter/Retention Specialist
Office Phone: 402-559-4196
E-mail: spetite@unmc.edu
Sherman Petite is originally from Natchitoches, LA. He graduated from Hill Junior College in Texas with an associate’s degree in business administration and Wayne State College in Nebraska with his BS degree in recreation and a master's degree in sports administration /management en route to fulfilling his long-term goal of becoming an owner of an after-school program.
At the Medical Center, Sherman is responsible for coordinating contacts with Nebraska colleges and universities, working with an assortment of organizations in the community and on other college campuses, traveling to college fairs, and other recruitment events, including those of Native American, African American, and Hispanic interest, and working closely with the staff and faculty members in several outreach programs, including:
- Rural Health Education Network/Rural Health Opportunities Program
- College of: Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, Public Health, and Pharmacy
- Graduate Studies and Research
- The School of Allied Health
- Coordinating the NU-Paths program
- Tutorial program
- A minimal role in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
He has served at UNMC for over 10 years as the primary contact for the university in the area of recruitment!
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Tutoring Services
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Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
- Summer Medical Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
- Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP)
- Youth Learning Center
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NU-PATHS
- UNMC Annual Health Care Career Days
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Special Native American Residency Policy
- Intermational Student Handbook
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Student National Medical Association
- Campus Tours
- UNMC Outreach
- Recruitment & Student Engagement Staff
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Contact Recruitment & Student Engagement
