2. Stewards of Place: Leading Public Engagement Thomas Gouttierre and Quinée Butler Thomas Gouttierre and Quinée Butler

4. UNO’s Strategic Plan GOAL THREE: UNO will actively engage with the urban, regional, national, and global communities.

5. * Institutions are encouraged to pursue that worldview in a way that has meaning to the institution’s constituents. AASCU “Stewards of Place” * Exercising “stewardship of place” does not limit the institution’s worldview.

6. “… It is possible to ‘think globally and act locally’ as advised by the often-seen bumper sticker. These two directives can be accommodated if globalization is pursued as an extension of local need…” AASCU “Stewards of Place”

7. American Council of Education Student Survey 3 out of 4 consider international education opportunities to be important.3 out of 4 consider international education opportunities to be important. Most first-year students plan to study international topics and have international experiences.Most first-year students plan to study international topics and have international experiences. 9 out of 10 incoming students want exposure to another culture.9 out of 10 incoming students want exposure to another culture.

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21. Afghanistan Austria Brazil China Canada Cuba Czech Republic England Finland Germany GuatemalaIreland Israel Japan LatviaLithuania Mexico Moldova NicaraguaNorway Philippines Romania RussiaTajikistan Ukraine International Partnerships: Sister Cities and Sibling Institutions

22. Study Abroad JAPAN CZECH REPUBLIC GERMANY

24. Campus Partnerships CFA Performance Tours to Europe and Asia COE Ukraine and Afghan Programs Nebraska Semester Abroad - Czech Republic A&S Study Abroad in Austria, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Mexico, and Morocco IST&E Study Abroad Student Alliance CBA Spring Study Tour to Ireland CPACS Study Abroad Program in London Bethsaida Excavations Project Library - Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

25. Quinée Butler Quinée Butler International Studies Major IS&P Work Study Student 2004 Nene Field Ambassador