Nebraska Career Catalyst 2025
The Nebraska Career Catalyst annual 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 and will focus on workplace soft skills, management best practices and professional development. You can also connect with other university alumni and university leaders.
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.
- Discuss the ever-changing landscape of flexible, hybrid and remote work settings.
- 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 (UNL, UNK, UNMC and UNO)
- Early and mid-career professionals
- First-time and mid-career managers
- Anyone seeking how to improve and advance their career
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
8:30 a.m.
Check-In and Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
9:30 a.m.
Breakout Session 1
Deeper Connections: Networking with Purpose, Sara Bennett
Is Leadership Right for You? What New Leaders Wish They Were Told, Andy Noon, PhD
10:45 a.m.
Breakout Session 2
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
12:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Breakout Session 3
Strategy Skills: Building Resilience for Effective Leadership, Alberto Marcelin, MD & Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Everybody’s Talking about AI, Hunter Bergman
2:45 p.m.
Closing Keynote Session
Culture Is Everyone’s Job: How to Read It, Respect It and Shape It, Keri Mesropov
4:00 p.m.
Conference Concludes
REGISTRATION
Registration is required and includes breakfast, lunch and parking.
Early Bird Rate (Through Sept. 26) – $50
Standard Rate – $70
Are you planning to attend the event with a group of eight or more attendees? If so, you can take advantage of our group discount by contacting Toni Meyers at [email protected] or 308-698-5271.
Sponsored by Union Bank & Trust.
The Nebraska Career Catalyst is a collaboration between the alumni associations at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.