{"id":732,"date":"2021-12-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=732"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:40:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:40:43","slug":"a-look-back-on-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/a-look-back-on-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back on 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>With 2021 coming to a close, we took some time to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of the past year. Like you, we had hoped that 2021 would provide more of a return to pre-pandemic life. And while we aren\u2019t there quite yet, what we did observe was the continued resiliency of UNMC alumni to serve your respective communities with distinction. <strong>You make us so proud.<\/strong> We also take pride in the next generation, our students. They have been adaptable and dedicated to staying the course and trusting the process, all while focusing on their health and wellbeing. <strong><br><br><\/strong>For our part, we worked hard to facilitate alumni connections among the UNMC community through a combination of online activities and in-person events (whenever safely possible). Hopefully, this provided new ways for you to connect, and we shared links to a few of those opportunities below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We are very grateful for your engagement over the past year and we hope to have the chance to serve you in 2022 and beyond. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\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=\"UNMCAA 2021 Year in Review\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B2j3LBiOYdM?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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Join our online community, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/connections.unmcalumni.org\/\">Alumni Connections<\/a><\/em>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/alumni\/getinvolved\/OnlineCommunity.html\">learn more<\/a>.<\/li><li>Sign up to share advice on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/go.unmc.edu\/bloginterestform\">Connections Project Blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/li><li>View our 2021 Alumni Reunion <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/VReunion21\">Sparkpage<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/alumni\/getinvolved\/social.html\">Follow us<\/a> on social media.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/voicedwhispering.php\" title=\"Z NRE F vY   jqSgTmcXXeN AG ujUb\">Z NRE F vY   jqSgTmcXXeN AG ujUb<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 2021 coming to a close, we took some time to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of the past year. 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