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Council ArchivesEducationPeter Kiewit Institute Tue 30 Mar 2004 In this collaboration, traditional boundaries do not exist. The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s College of Information Science and Technology (IS&T) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Engineering and Technology (E&T) offer a variety of degrees while they work closely together inviting students to explore courses and labs in both colleges. The end result, for example, is a computer science student who not only understands the issues of data collection, data mining and systems architecture but has a working knowledge of hardware requirements necessary to ensure efficiency and connectivity of purpose. Educators no longer work in a vacuum, apart from real-world applications. Faculty spend time in businesses to learn about the high-tech problems facing industry and to offer their expertise. They bring these experiences back to the classroom providing relevant instruction with a futuristic bent. Students, too, are enriched by internships and summer jobs in their field of study, establishing connections with local business leaders eager to turn today’s bright students into tomorrow’s expert employees. A final design of the Institute was approved in June 1996, and construction began one year later. At a cost of $26.5 million, the building was completed under budget and on time, ready for the fall class of 1999.
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