Luncheons
2026-2027 luncheons will be on the following dates, with lunch starting at noon and speakers beginning at 12:30.
- September 24, 2026
- Speaker: Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, Dean, UNMC College of Nursing
- Topic: Milestones and Momentum: College of Nursing Update
- Location: Nebraska Medicine Private Dining Rooms
- October 22, 2026
- Speaker: Rachel Ray, MA, Director, MMI Advocacy and the Arts Program, Director, MMI-UNO Trailblazer Program, and Trainer, MMI Crisis Intervention Team, Munroe-Meyer Institute
- Topic: Workforce development experiences for adults served by MMI
- Location: Joslyn Castle
- January 28, 2027
- Speaker: Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC Vice Chancellor for Research
- Location: Buffett Cancer Institute plus Zoom
Events
Traditionally a dinner, this year’s Spring event will be a luncheon.
- Saturday, May 15, 2027, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Location: TBA
- Speaker: Ruth Keene with a talk titled Why Willa? A story about the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud.