Month: October 2018

Aksarben aims to grow Nebraska’s workforce, and community colleges are ‘ground zero’

workforce

Read original on Omaha World Herald The Aksarben Foundation, a longtime supporter of Nebraska education through scholarships, is committing its leadership network and fundraising prowess to a new long-range cause: stimulating the state’s lagging workforce. The new statewide initiative, a centerpiece of Saturday evening’s annual Aksarben Ball at Omaha’s CHI Health Center, has an initial goal… Read more »

Aksarben 2018 Citizens of the Year:
Mogens and Cindy Bay

Read on Omaha.com Mogens and Cindy Bay made history Saturday night at the Aksarben Ball when they were named Citizens of the Year, the first to be given the honor since Aksarben shifted away from a long-standing tradition of having a king and queen in the royal court. The Bays embraced the change, among several for the… Read more »