{"id":111115,"date":"2024-05-03T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=111115"},"modified":"2024-05-02T13:53:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:53:54","slug":"unmcs-omaha-commencement-is-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/03\/unmcs-omaha-commencement-is-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC&#8217;s Omaha commencement ceremony is Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>The UNMC Omaha commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 4, at 9 a.m. at Baxter Arena, 2425 S. 67th St. in Omaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the ceremony, UNMC will honor three individuals with special awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry Gold, PhD, emeritus professor and former chair of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Science for achievement in the advancement of science and service in the health sciences fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nebraskans Kent Lacey, MD, and Michael Sitorius, MD, will be honored with the J.G. Elliott Award for their significant contributions to medicine and health programs for the state of Nebraska. The honor is named for Jack Elliott, a longtime University of Nebraska regent who died in 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Livestream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony, which lasts about two hours, will be available via livestream. The video will be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/IOOZoXrsdPk?feature=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commencement program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Printed programs will not be available at the ceremony.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/student-success\/_documents\/academic-records\/commencement\/unmc-commencement-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this link for the full commencement program.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or scan this QR code for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CommencementQR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110832\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to all the graduating students from our campuses in Lincoln, Norfolk, and Kearney. Your future is bright!<br><br>Share your commencement day memories online using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNMCGRAD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNMCGRAD<\/a>. <br><br>Want to share this graphic? Download here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jCzSdyBsDv\">https:\/\/t.co\/jCzSdyBsDv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kN3peAlOim\">pic.twitter.com\/kN3peAlOim<\/a><\/p>&mdash; University of Nebraska Medical Center (@unmc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unmc\/status\/1786033552779292847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Students also can show off their UNMC pride as a #UNMCGrad with special graduation giphys at links <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hrAa2ukCTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ZxCm6KuV9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions? 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