Public forums set for Nebraska University president pick Dr. Jeffrey Gold

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Three weeks after announcing the priority candidate for president of the NU system, Nebraska University Board of Regents on Wednesday morning rolled out the dates and times of the public forums.

The first sessions will be held on Friday, with more on Monday, and finishing up on Tuesday.

Dr. Jeffrey Gold was named a priority candidate for president of the NU system on March 20, just as the University announced it had selected UNL’s next athletic director. The Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve Gold, who has served as the head of UNMC since 2014, ushering in major expansion there in recent years with Project NExT.

“I’m really thrilled about the opportunity to insipre a generation of people who really want to reach for something special,” Gold said in a news conference that afternoon.

The board’s action triggered a mandated 30-day period which includes public forums where people can get to know Dr. Gold and ask questions. The meetings have been scheduled as follows:

On Friday, he will be at the University of Nebraska-Kearney for two sessions at 8:30 and 10 a.m.; the forums will take place in Ponderosa Room A at the Nebraskan Student Union, located at 1013 W. 27th St.

On Monday, he will be at four sessions:

• 8:30 a.m. in the Great Plains Room A in the UNL East Campus Union, located at 1705 Arbor Drive in Lincoln. Participants can also join via Zoom: https://unl.zoom.us/j/94157912455
• 10:00 a.m. at the Swanson Auditorium, in the UNL City Campus Union, located at 1400 R St. in Lincoln. Participants can also join via Zoom: https://unl.zoom.us/j/94301800574
• 11:30 a.m. in the boardroom at Varner Hall, located at 3835 Holdrege St. in Lincoln.
• 2:30 p.m. in the Centennial Room at the UNO Thompson Alumni Center, located at 6705 Dodge St. in Omaha.

On Tuesday, he will be at three sessions:

• 9 a.m. in the Centennial Room at the UNO Thompson Alumni Center, located at 6705 Dodge St. in Omaha.
• 10:30 a.m. in Room 40120 in the UNMC Center for Nursing Science Building, located at 4101 Dewey Ave. in Omaha.
• Noon in Room 3013 of the UNMC Maurer Center for Public Health, located at 40th Street and Dewey Avenue in Omaha.

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