{"id":128706,"date":"2026-01-08T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=128706"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:20:14","slug":"unmc-sends-off-its-winter-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/01\/08\/unmc-sends-off-its-winter-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC sends off its winter graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>UNMC held its winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 19 at at Baxter Arena &#8212; celebrating the graduation of 427 UNMC students from the graduate college, college of nursing, college of allied health professions and college of public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, told the graduates: &#8220;As I look out on you today, I can\u2019t help but feel uplifted by the future you represent. While this past year has been a challenging one for higher education, our mission as educators \u2013 and your mission as scientists, nurses and other health care providers &#8212; has become even more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;And because of you, and what you represent, I have never been more optimistic about the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a look at some of the images from the event. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unmc\/albums\/72177720331090669\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"For more, visit this Flickr photo album., opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For more, visit this Flickr photo album.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e6f8b9983a2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e6f8b9983a2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" 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Obstacles may appear,&#8221; Dr. Davies said. &#8220;But your calling is to help the world with solutions to its most challenging health problems, and I am confident that you are very well equipped to do so with the training you have received here from us.&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e6f8b9a0bb0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e6f8b9a0bb0\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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