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Nebraska Career Catalyst

Promotional graphic for the 2025 Nebraska Career Catalyst event taking place on Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the UNK Regional Engagement Center in Kearney, Nebraska.

Sponsored by Union Bank & Trust

The third annual Nebraska Career Catalyst will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the UNK Regional Engagement Center in Kearney, NE.

This event is a collaboration between the alumni associations at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. 

Benefits of attending

The Nebraska Career Catalyst is a valuable investment in you and your organization. Through the conference you will have a tremendous opportunity to: 

  • Gain a deeper understanding of how soft skills play an integral role in advancing your personal and career success.
  • Develop practical goals, systems and strategies that will improve your workplace environment and engagement. 
  • Make valuable connections with alumni peers who you can call upon throughout your career.

Who should attend

  • Alumni and graduates of the University of Nebraska (UNK, UNL, UNO and UNMC).
  • Early and mid-career professionals.
  • First-time and mid-career managers.
  • Anyone seeking to improve and advance their career. 

Conference schedule

The conference features expert faculty and alumni presenters from the University of Nebraska’s four campuses. These unique and interactive learning sessions are tailored for early and mid-career professionals. This year's sessions include:

  • Deeper Connections: Networking with Purpose, Sara Bennett

  • Is Leadership Right for You? What New Leaders Wish They Were Told, Andy Noon, PhD

  • How to Develop a Successful Elevator Speech, Joachim Voss, PhD, RN, ACRN, FAAN

  • Building Vision, Together: A Supervisor–Supervisee Dialogue on Trust, Growth, and Shared Goals, Garrett Gassman & Nicki Allen

  • Strategy Skills: Building Resilience for Effective Leadership, Alberto Marcelin, MD & Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, FACP, FIDSA

  • Everybody’s Talking about AI, Hunter Bergman

  • Culture Is Everyone’s Job: How to Read It, Respect It and Shape It, Keri Mesropov (closing keynote)

Hotel information

The Holiday Inn is the official hotel partner of the 2025 Nebraska Career Catalyst. A special room rate is available for attendees who book before Oct. 18. Call the Holiday Inn at 308-237-5971 and request the Nebraska Career Catalyst room rate.

Registration

Registration is required and includes breakfast and lunch. The cost is $50 if you register by Sept. 26. After this date, the registration fee will increase to $70. Registration closes on Nov. 5.

Register

Questions

For more information, please contact Laura Hohenstein at lhohenstein@unmc.edu.