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Department Listings

Academic Office

Name Title Phone
John D. Holmes Academic Dean
(402) 449-2873
Joy Fjare Administrative Assistant (402) 449-2845

Academic Resource Center (ARC)

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2874
Jon Hood ARC Director (402) 449-2864

Administration

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2800
James, Michael Executive Vice President (402) 449-2817
James P. Eckman President; Professor of History and Biblical Studies (402) 449-2809
Joanne Fast Administrative Assistant to the President (402) 449-2809

Admissions & Enrollment Management

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2831
Anita Farwell Admissions Counselor / Recruiter (402) 449-2811
Zach Goodsell Undergraduate Admissions Counselor (402) 449.2870
Emily Jantzen Adult Admissions Counselor (402) 449-2832
Tara Koth Director of Admissions
(402) 449-2916
Chris Pruitt Dean of Enrollment Management (402) 449-2917
Angie Wayman Admissions Counselor and Academic Advisor for Adult Education Services
(402) 449-2804
Willie Williams Athletic Recruiter (402) 449-2868

Athletics

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2990
Jon Hood Athletic Director (402) 449-2864
Jon McNeel Men's Soccer Coach; Dean of Men; EXCEL and Adjunct Instructor
(402) 449-2858
Angela Taulborg Women's Volleyball Coach n/a
Willie Williams Men's Basketball Coach, PE Adjunct
(402) 449-2868
Mike Wulbecker PE, Assistant Athletic Director (402) 449-2937

Business Office

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2819
Vicki Bloom Accounts Receivable/Cashier (402) 449-2822
Anita L. Rodriguez Director of Finance; Adjunct & EXCEL Instructor
(402) 449-2821
Deb Smeltzer Administrative Assistant to the Executive Vice President
(402) 449-2819
Steve Wiemeyer Director of Business (402) 449-2820

Campus Safety

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2830

Career Center

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2874

College of Continuing Education (EXCEL)

Name Title Phone
General Main Office 800-697-1808
Dick Dahlquist Adult Education Department Chair; Professor of Pastoral Ministries (402) 449-2846
Aileen Hennings EXCEL/I-Study Program Administrator (402) 449-2850
Angie Wayman Admissions Counselor and Academic Advisor for Adult Education Services (EXCEL)
(402) 449-2804

Communication Service Center

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2823
PCHelp Information Services Helpdesk (402) 449-2904
Janice Dahlquist Information Services Clerk (402) 449-2823
Greg Litchfield Administrative Computing (402) 449-2914
Min Thapa Helpdesk Manager (402) 449-2954

Development

Name Title Phone
Mel Friesen Director, Planned Giving (402) 449-2877
John Hundahl Development (402) 449-2952
Verleen Unruh Community Development Coordinator (402) 449-2878
Eric Wendt Marketing Representative
(402) 449-2827

Faculty-Resident

Name Title Phone
Alford, Susan E. Teacher Education Department Chair; Associate Professor, Teacher Education (402) 449-2932
Backhuus, Troy Associate Professor, Counseling (402) 449.2930
Brogan, Justin Counseling Department Chair, Associate Professor, Counseling
(402) 449-2805
Broz, Sandra Associate Professor, Counseling  (402) 449.2912
Campbell, Justine Teacher Education (402) 449-2942
Conkright, Todd Business Department Chair, Associate Professor, Business and Technology
(402.) 449.2829
Corti, J. Kellie Communications Program Director (402) 449-2839
Dahlquist, Richard M.

Adult Education Department Chair; Professor of Pastoral Ministries

(402) 449-2846
Gall, Robert Psychology Department Chair; Curriculum Director; Associate Professor, Psychology
(402) 449-2862
Holmes, John D. Academic Dean; Associate Professor, Bible
(402) 449-2873
Hood, Jon Athletic Director; ARC Director; Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
(402) 449-2864
Hurley, Amy General Education (402) 449-2924
James, Jeffrey R. Associate Professor, Music (402) 449-2853
Jones, Stephen Intercultural Studies Department Chair, Assistant Professor, Intercultural Studies
(402) 449-2848
Linder, Mark Associate Professor, Biblical Studies (402) 449-2856
Lundgren, Michelle L. Professor, Teacher Education (402) 449-2929
McGuire, Nicole Program Coordinator, Teacher Education (402) 449-2858
Nebeker, Gary L. Professor, Theology (402) 449-2915
Pagenkemper, Karl E. Bible Department Chair; Professor, Biblical Studies (402) 449-2851
Peterson, Gary General Education Department Chair
(402) 449-2913
Ramsey, Richard A. Christian Ministry Department Chair; Associate Professor, Christian Education & Ministry
(402) 449-2842
Santoro, C. Jim Assistant Professor, Psychology (402) 449-2910
Shope, Ronald J. Director of Assessment and Institutional Research; Director of Accreditation; Professor, Communications & Research (402) 449-2872
Udd, Kris J. Registrar; Associate Professor
(402) 449-2838
Wilmer, Wes Director of Spiritual Formation and Servant Leadership Training
(402) 449-2843
Wulbecker, Mike Physical Education; Online Instruction (402) 449-2985
Zielke, Gregory D. Music Department Chair; Professor, Music (402) 449-2852

Faculty-Adjuncts

Name Title Phone
Alfieri, Michael Adjunct, Business & Technology n/a
Allen, Larry EXCEL n/a
Austin, Joshua Adjunct- Percussion n/a
Berry , Harold Adjunct-Biblical Studies n/a
Brown, Kirk Adjunct-Music n/a
Burdic, Stephanie A. Adjunct-Teacher Education n/a
Camara, Joseph Adjunct-Intercultural Studies n/a
Clark, Tom EXCEL n/a
Crouch, Mindy. Adjunct- Psychology n/a
Dembele, Youssouf Adjunct-Intercultural Studies n/a
DeVries, Anne Adjunct-Music n/a
Eng, Roger EXCEL n/a
Freeman, Colleen Adjunct-Psychology n/a
Gray, Kevan Adjunct, Business & Technology n/a
Grove, R. Bryan Adjunct-Intercultural Studies n/a
Hamm, Doug Adjunct-Intercultural Studies n/a
Harder, Joe Adjunct- History n/a
Harder, Lisa EXCEL n/a
Hauge, Dan Adjunct- Biblical Studies n/a
Hayes, Jim EXCEL n/a
Heil, Terri Adjunct- Music n/a
Hess, Rick Adjunct, Music n/a
Houser, Mike EXCEL n/a
Hughes, DeWayne Adjunct, Business  & Technology n/a
Hunsburger, Courtney Adjunct- Teacher Education n/a
Johnson, Terry EXCEL n/a
Keeney, Darryl EXCEL n/a
Kunz, Jessica Adjunct- Teacher Education n/a
Lambert, Mark Adjunct: Music n/a
Larsen, Charles Adjunct-Biblical Studies n/a
Lester, Lacey Adjunct-Music n/a
Lovgren, Bill Adjunct- Biology n/a
Lundgren, Casey Adjunct-Teacher Education n/a
Maxwell, Chip Adjunct, General Education n/a
McClure, Ryan Adjunct-Music n/a
Mohanan, Girija Adjunct: Intercultural Studies n/a
Nebeker, Denise B. Adjunct- Graduate Counseling n/a
Orange, Thomas Adjunct- Teacher Education n/a
Oreskovich, Kristina Adjunct-Music n/a
Pahl, Don Adjunct- Biblical Studies n/a
Potter, Ron Adjunct-Intercultural Studies n/a
Price, Paul Adjunct, Counseling n/a
Prosch, Al EXCEL n/a
Reimer, Joyce L. Adjunct- Music n/a
Rodriguez, Anita Adjunct: Business (402) 449.2821
Sako, Josias Adjunct-Intercultural Studies n/a
Shires, Preston Adjunct, General Education n/a
Schmidt, Les Adjunct: Science n/a
Smith, Mike Adjunct: Intercultural Studies n/a
Smolen, Patrick Adjunct: Music n/a
Standerford, Carla Adjunct: Humanities n/a
Stortvedt, Colleen Adjunct: Counseling n/a
Swartz, Danna Adjunct-English n/a
Taulborg, Angela Woman's Volleyball Coach n/a
Villarreal, Cody Adjunct-Music n/a
Vinter, Jonathan Adjunct-Philosophy n/a
Wheeler, Dennis Adjunct: Business n/a
Williams, Ralph Adjunct, Business & Technology n/a
Yoder, Beth Adjunct-Intercultural Studies n/a
York, Annise Adjunct-Teacher Education n/a
Zielke, Tamara Adjunct- Music n/a

Facility Services

Name Title Phone
Catherine Capano Office Manager, National Management Resources (402.449.2980
Mike Chappell Director, National Management Resources (402) 449.2889
Gary Vohnout Engineer, National Management Resources
(402) 449-2854

Financial Aid

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2810
Chamberlain, Teela Financial Aid Counselor (402) 449-2810
Miller, Ray Director of Financial Aid
(402) 449-2920

Food Service

Name Title Phone
Dan Johnson Director, Pioneer College Caterers
(402) 449-2882

Graduate Programs

Name Title Phone
Karl Pagenkemper Director of Graduate Programs (402) 449-2851

Health Office

Name Title Phone
Cindy Costello University Nurse and Nursing Advisor (402) 449-2871

Library

Name Title Phone
Ben Brick Library Director (402) 449-2893
Kathy Walter Assistant (402) 449-2893

Online Learning

Name Title Phone
Wulbecker, Michael
Interim Director of Online Education and Educational Technology
(402) 449-2985

President

Name Title Phone
James P. Eckman President; Professor of History and Biblical Studies (402) 449-2809
Joanne Fast Administrative Assistant to the President (402) 449-2809

Registar

Name Title Phone
Smith, Roy Assistant Regisrar
(402) 449-2833
Kris J. Udd Registrar; Assistant Professor of Bible and Archaeology (402) 449-2838

SBA Office

Name Title Phone
General Main Office (402) 449-2948

Servant Leadership (SLT) and Spiritual Formation

Name Title Phone
Wilmer, Wes Director of Spiritual Formation and Servant Leadership Training
(402) 449-2843

Student Services

Name Title Phone
Marilyn Amstutz Dean of Women (402) 449-2849
Cindy Costello University Nurse, Nursing Advisor (402) 449-2871
Jon McNeel Dean of Men, Men's Soccer Coach; Adjunct & Excel Instructor
(402) 449-2858
Tina Blair Office Manager, Student Services (402) 449-2923
Deb Osmanson Dean of Student Services (402) 449-2844

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