Long live Gallagher!
Gallagher Hall might be coming down this month, but its weird spirit will live on. As one alum told us, “Gallagher is not a place. It’s a people.” It is now, also, a T-shirt.
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FEATURE STORY
Remembering Gallagher
Former residents share memories of Gallagher Hall, including first-hand accounts of the 1999 fire, the early-bird dumpster wake-up call and the time pillow-wielding students on G5 seceded from the building. Read more. | | 
CREIGHTON MOMS
A special bond
Sorry, mom. We know we’re a few days late for Mother’s Day. But we still wanted to share this feature in which a handful of moms tell us what they love most about their children going to Creighton. Read more. | |
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100,000 degrees
Since 1891, the University has conferred more than 100,000 degrees. See which schools and colleges have awarded the most degrees, how class sizes grew from five students to more than 2,000, and why it took Creighton 13 years to produce its first graduates. Read more.
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Graduation gallery
With graduation this week, we collected dozens of stunning images of Creighton commencements past, ranging from 1891 to 2021. See if you can spot pics of your friends, your parents, your children or yourselves. See the photos.
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Sustainable Creighton
Last month, Creighton announced the Sustainable Creighton Initiative, a comprehensive strategy to reduce the University’s carbon footprint. Read the report.
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Game on
In 1982, then-Creighton seniors Doug Knust and Chris Korth went to their first NCAA Final Four. They haven’t missed a single one since. The secret to their tradition? Creighton friendships are built to last. Read more.
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New podcast
In the new monthly podcast Threads of Equality, Creighton faculty members Todd Darnold, PhD, and Sarah Walker, PhD, have candid conversations about race and visit with local, regional and national guests about the impact of representation. Listen to the first episode.
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24th Street reimagined
Last week, lead donors, community leaders and Creighton representatives formally dedicated one of the most pivotal campus transformations in decades — Keough Plaza, Haddix Circle and Physicians Mutual Crossing at 24th Street. Read more.
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Creighton connections
Professor emeritus Dr. Eileen Wirth’s new history of notable Omaha women frequently reads as a history of notable Creighton women, as the stories of the city and the University are inextricably connected. Read more.
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Upcoming Events- Creighton Alumni at Minnesota United FC — 5:30 p.m. CT Wednesday, May 18, in the Twin Cities
- School of Law Class of 1992 Celebration — 6 p.m. CT Saturday, June 4, at the Farnam Hotel in Omaha. To register, click here to email Mike Connolly, JD'92.
- Texas Rangers Baseball Game — 1:35 p.m. CT Sunday, June 5, in Arlington, Texas
- SheMD Wellness and Yoga Retreat — 9 a.m. CT Saturday, June 11, in Omaha
- SheMD Wellness and Yoga Retreat — 9 a.m. PT Saturday, June 18, in Phoenix
- Okoboji Presidential Brunch and Mass — 10 a.m. CT Sunday, July 17
- Creighton Days — Thursday, September 29 – Sunday, October 1, in Omaha
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