On June 8, the Munroe-Meyer Institute will cut the ribbon on its new home at 6902 Pine St., near the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Scott Campus, with a ceremony that will be available virtually to the entire MMI and UNMC community.
The ceremony, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. CT, will be streamed on the MMI webpage via www.unmc.edu. An American Sign Language interpreter will be on hand.
Speakers will include Special Olympics International Board Chair Tim Shriver, PhD; noted disability advocates John Schneider, general manager of the Seattle Seahawks, and his wife, Traci; Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert; University of Nebraska Regent Paul Kenney; University of Nebraska President Ted Carter; UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and MMI Director Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD.
The event also will feature a video showcasing the new MMI building and its many features, services and programs.
The building “is a dream literally come true,” said MMI Director Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD. “Due to the pandemic, we will be showing the building off virtually to all except a small group of invited guests — but I am excited at this opportunity to introduce the MMI community, and the broader community as well, to the new home of MMI.”
The new building — more than double the size of MMI’s former home — provides critical room for growth of existing programs and the development of innovative new ones, ample parking, entrances and a floor plan designed to accommodate the needs of the individuals MMI serves.
Services began at the new building in April.
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