{"id":128395,"date":"2025-12-16T01:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T07:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=128395"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:06:46","slug":"a-holiday-message-from-president-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/12\/16\/a-holiday-message-from-president-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"A holiday message from President Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><em>University of Nebraska System President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, sent this holiday message to University of Nebraska faculty, staff and students on Monday, Dec. 15.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As 2025 draws to a close, I want to share my deepest gratitude to each of you. I\u2019m grateful for the ways in which we serve our students, our state and the greater world. I\u2019m grateful for the ways we\u2019ve come together in times of challenge. And I\u2019m grateful for the strong shared future we are building across the University of Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been some disappointments on our journey this past year, but we\u2019ve also experienced tremendous momentum \u2014 new partnerships, research achievements, expanded engagement and \u2014 at the center of it all \u2014 opportunities for students to learn in new ways, discover new passions and pursue the futures they imagine. This work is happening across all our campuses, and our newly attained joint accreditation between UNL and UNMC will only broaden those opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The odyssey ahead will surely bring more remarkable moments: new discoveries that change lives, collaborations that strengthen our communities and milestones that remind us why this work matters, as well as twists and turns as we forge ahead and build momentum. I invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H4GR5IbL3Qg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"watch the short holiday video below, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">watch the short holiday video below<\/a> as we continue this incredible journey. I\u2019ve never been more confident in where we\u2019re headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Click the Play button below to watch the holiday video:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The NU Express: The Odyssey Continues&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4GR5IbL3Qg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your contributions, your resilience and for being part of the University of Nebraska. 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