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Orientation Leaders

Alan Pacholski
Hometown: Blair, NE
Major: History and International Studies
Involvement at UNO: Sports Clubs, Greek Life, Matadors, O-Zone
What I Love about UNO: I really like everything!
Alex Bakke
Hometown: Papillion, NE
Major: Pre-Nursing
Involvement at UNO: Greek Life, Student Government, Pre-Health Professional Club, Intramural Sports
What I Love about UNO: My favorite thing about UNO is the many opportunities to get involved and meet new people!
Amanda Schwery
Hometown:Harlan, IA
Major:Studio Art with K-12 Certification
Involvement at UNO: Pre-Admissions, Matadors, General “Artsy” activities
What I Love about UNO: The ‘Maverick Spirit’, our awesome art program, and the general progressive-ness of our university.
Anne Heimann
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Elementary Education and Special Education
Involvement at UNO:SEAN, KDP, SCED, Matadors
What I Love about UNO: The homey feeling when stepping on campus.
Ashley Morgan Slovak
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Major:Criminal Justice
Involvement at UNO: Student Government, Greek Life, Emerging Leaders, Honors Program
What I Love about UNO: All the amazing people and ‘close’ feeling you have with so many people.
Connor Yager Smith
Hometown:Papillion, NE
Major:Banking and Finance
Involvement at UNO: Greek Life
What I Love about UNO: I like how much the school has grown and is continuing to grow.
D’Antae Potter
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Accounting and a minor in Horticulture
Involvement at UNO: The Rock, Racquetball Club
What I Love about UNO: Always growing and expanding and it is not too big and not too small.
Devin Bertelsen
Hometown:Missouri Valley, IA
Major:Public Relations and Advertising
Involvement at UNO: Greek Life, Student Government, Phi Beta Lambda, Business Fraternity
What I Love about UNO: The every 15 minutes the bell tower rings! Can you guess the song?
Jenna Klassen
Hometown:South Sioux City, IA
Major:Exercise Science
Involvement at UNO: Student Government, Maverick Productions, Pre-Health Club, Greek Life, Thompson Learning Scholars
What I Love about UNO:My favorite thing about UNO is all the different opportunities to get involved, meet new people, and become a leader.
Jonathan Heida
Hometown:Norfolk, Virginia
Major:Marketing, Management, PR/Advertising, Finance and Business Administration
Involvement at UNO: Greek Life, Orientation, Collegiate DECA
What I Love about UNO:Sports and Greek Life!
Jordan Brunmeier
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Graphic Design
Involvement at UNO: Greek life, Thompson Learning Community, Student Marketing Association
What I Love about UNO:I love that I can walk around campus and find someone that I know in every building.
Jordan Wagner
Hometown:Auburn, NE
Major:Elementary Education and Spanish
Involvement at UNO:: Greek Life, Order of Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa, Greek Week, Matadors, Maverick Productions, Greek Advisory Panel, Student Government, Service Learning Academy, Intramurals
What I Love about UNO:How much it has given me and the SOLP office.
Kyle Carruthers
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Art Education and Art History
Involvement at UNO:The Rock, Res Life of South Campus, ASCD (teachers organization)  
What I Love about UNO:The best thing about UNO is the campus/dorm life.
Libby Malone
Hometown:Papillion, NE
Major:Psychology
Involvement at UNO:Matadors, Ambassadors, Greek Life
What I Love about UNO:All the opportunities to get involved and the 3rd floor of the library!
Liz O’Connor
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Political Science
Involvement at UNO:: Student Government, Emerging Leaders, ODK, Golden Key, Greek Life, Honors Program, Secretary of State’s Student Advisory Board, Associate Vice Chancellor’s Student Advisory Board
What I Love about UNO:I like a tight-knit feeling community with big-school opportunities.
Martha Spangler
Hometown:Peru, NE
Major:Spanish and Pre-Nursing
Involvement at UNO:Matadors, Student Government, Goodrich Student Organization, Greek Life
What I Love about UNO:I love how easy it is to get involved on campus and how easy it is to meet new people!
Matt Epp
Hometown:Jasper, IN
Major:Pre-Middle Grades Education
Involvement at UNO:U Band, Marching Band, Matadors, UNO Ambassadors, O-Zone
What I Love about UNO:The people are just amazing.
Michael Hilding
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Business Management
Involvement at UNO:Referee of Intramural Sports, Intramural Sports, Soccer Club
What I Love about UNO:At UNO, I love all the sports available at the HPER building, my dorm because of all the crazy fun we have there, and the new friends I make every day.
Peter Raun
Hometown:Minden, IA
Major:Management Information Systems
Involvement at UNO:Student Government, Phi Beta Lambda, Matadors
What I Love about UNO:The ability that students have to be a force for positive change on campus.
Ryan Kahanca
Hometown:Auburn, NE
Involvement at UNO:Theta Chi, Student Government, Matadors, Service Learning University, University Choir
What I Love about UNO:This university allows incoming students a chance to make a new start for themselves.
Sara Dworak
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Major: Pre-Business
Involvement at UNO:Greek Life, Matadors
What I Love about UNO: My favorite thing about UNO is how much I like hanging out on campus; it is a fun place be and a central meeting place for friends.
Sean Robinson
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Journalism- News and Editorial
Involvement at UNO:The Gateway, Greek Life, Thompson Learning Community, Student Government, Emerging Leaders
What I Love about UNO:Despite the large campus size, a sense of community encompasses the students and faculty, meaning it is easy to get involved, meet a lot of people, and feel like you have a great deal of worth on campus.
Seth Jones
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Business Administration
Involvement at UNO:Student Government, Ambassadors, Greek Life
What I Love about UNO:I like the feeling of being at a large school without feeling like I’m lost in the crowd.
Shawn Addison
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Small Business Management
Involvement at UNO:Greek Life, Maverick Productions
What I Love about UNO:My favorite thing about UNO is the friendliness of the campus and being able to walk down campus and see many faces that I know.
Steph Pravecek
Hometown:Omaha, NE
Major:Accounting, Finance, Banking and Investments
Involvement at UNO:Matadors, Student Government, Maverick Investment Club
What I Love about UNO:A place that feels like a home away from home and the small atmosphere.
Steve Hartman
Hometown:Bellevue, NE
Major:Theatre Performance with a minor in American Sign Language Studies
Involvement at UNO:Fine Art University, Student Theatre (FAUST), Honors Program, Talking Hands, Project Achieve, Delta Epsilon Iota, Improve Your Life!
What I Love about UNO:The amazing people I have met!
Sydney Wilcox
Hometown:Woodland Park, CO
Major:Architectural Engineering
Involvement at UNO:Scott Campus R.A., PKI Diplomat, Matador, Society of Women Engineering, Intramural Volleyball, Elite Organization of Cereals, Architectural Engineering and Construction Outreach Program
What I Love about UNO:What I love about UNO is that the faculty is so accessible and excited about they teach.