They met. They grew closer. They fell in love. And it all started at Creighton. As we enter into the summer wedding season, it’s time to celebrate love and connection in the only way we know how: alumni love stories! Four Bluejay couples share the details on their first dates and life-changing moments. Check out these love stories. 

Thirty-five years ago, the host city of the Men’s College World Series got to welcome its hometown team. Creighton’s baseball squad made it to Omaha! Relive the historic run in this special tribute story from our archives.

How can Creighton partner with North Omaha organizations and best serve the campus’s neighbors? April Dixon, BS’16, MPH’19, is on a mission to figure that out. The first step: building trust.

Omaha recently opened a new public library with the largest public art collection in the city. And three artists with Creighton connections were selected (out of a pool of more than 240 applicants) to create pieces uniquely designed for the space. Their artwork is quite impressive. View their work.

Bluejay long jumper Trinity Shadd-Ceres became the first student-athlete in the history of Creighton’s track program to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships. She’s a member of the Jays’ volleyball team who joined the track squad in May. Now, she’s a national finalist (her big event is Thursday). Read more.

Fr. Eric Immel, SJ, joins the podcast to talk about Instagram, his new role at St. John’s Church and life inside the Creighton Jesuit community. Plus, he talks about his own personal journey, and how Creighton helped him find his calling. 

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“I’m going to be a doctor.” An 8-year-old Alexis Stockwell made that declaration one day after her mom found her scanning the Internet for anatomy facts about brains, and hearts, and lungs. But she had no idea how much she would learn and grow during medical school in pursuit of that dream. Read about how Creighton formed Stockwell, MD’26.

Sean Nakamoto, JD’17, is an associate corporate counsel at Google DeepMind, working closely with experts in a research-focused lab on all things artificial intelligence. And he has some insight on the ways the new technology will change how students learn and how professionals work. Read more. 

What were/are the most popular restaurants on and off Creighton’s campus? Back in March, we compiled a list. Then, alumni chimed in with a few delicious and iconic spots we missed (like, Crescent Moon, Bob Gibson’s and Jebbie’s). So, we updated our story detailing the best all-time places to eat at Creighton. Pull up a chair and dig in. 

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