The 2023–2024 academic year will go down as one of the most constructive in the University’s history. New, donor-funded facilities and other renovations are transforming the Omaha campus and creating new experiences for students. View the photo gallery to see the progress.

The Creighton University Retreat Center will soon celebrate 30 years of hosting alumni, students, faculty, staff and others seeking spiritual renewal and lasting memories. “We are so lucky to have this very special place,” says Anne Smith Harty, a Creighton alumna and an assistant professor in the College of Nursing.

Finding Bluejay-owned businesses in your area just got easier. The Bluejay Business Network will list information about Creighton-educated professionals in health care, law, business, education, the arts and other industries.

Creighton’s Center for Promoting Health and Health Equity has received $1.02 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to promote health awareness in minority communities. Read more.

Relive the University’s most exciting moments in our 2022-2023 video. Highlights from the past year include our first NCAA men’s basketball Elite Eight appearance, record enrollment at our Phoenix campus, the opening of beautiful, cutting-edge facilities and more. Watch now.

The School of Dentistry’s Extramural Education Program sends fourth-year dental students to provide care at 21 federally qualified health centers, tribal dental clinics and rural private practices in seven states. Read more.

Creighton supporters, faculty, staff and community leaders — including Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert — celebrated the opening of the CL and Rachel Werner Center for Health Sciences Education with a dedication ceremony. View photo gallery.

In honor of Halloween, we’re bringing back a fan-favorite episode of Weird Creighton History. Our hosts explore Creighton’s connection (via three Jesuits, two who worked here) to the exorcism that inspired the book and movie The Exorcist. Listen now. 

With Thanksgiving coming up, we’re gathering messages of gratitude from alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students. We want to know: What are you most thankful for when it comes to Creighton? Send your response to micahmertes@creighton.edu, and we might include it in our upcoming story.

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