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  Weitz, Barbara
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  2021-01-01  
 
NameBarbara Weitz
Address110 North 92nd St
Omaha, Nebraska 68114, United States
Emailbweitz@nebraska.edu
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Born in Lincoln, Nebraska
Married to Wally Weitz, three children, 6 grandchildren
Retired UNO Faculty member

Education

Westside High School
Carleton College, BA, 1970
New York University, MPA, 1973
University of Nebraska at Omaha, MSW, 1991
Mandel School at Case Western Reserve University, 1993- ABD

Professional Life

First female summer substitute mail carrier summer of 1969
Administrative Assistant, Governor’s Office, Minnesota, 1970
Assistant for Graphics Firm, Headliners, New York, 1971-1973
Research Secretary, G.A. Saxton, New York, 1973-1974
Office Manager
Christian Education Director, Presbyterian Church of the Master
Graduate Assistant, UNO School of Social Work, 1987
Full time Instructor, School of Social Work, 1991-2007

Community Activity

Treasurer, Methodist Hospital Gift Shop
Volunteer Newsletter Editor, Methodist Hospital

Church-related:

Elder and Deacon, Presbyterian Church
Chair, Peace Education Committee
Chair, Refugee Resettlement Committee
Chair, Counseling Ministry Committee
Founding Board Chair
Samaritan Counseling Center of the Midlands
National Board Member, Samaritan Institute

Community Leadership
Board Leadership

Camp Fire Girls
Methodist Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary Board
Social Settlement
Planned Parenthood
All Our Kids
Carleton Parents Organization
Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha
Building Bright Futures
Avenue Scholars
University of Nebraska Foundation
Chair Grants Committee
Executive Committee
Omaha Girls Rock
Foundation for Community Encouragement
Member of National Advisory Board
Co-Chair, Omaha Ongoing Community
Nebraska Families and Children Foundation
Omaha Social Settlement Advisory Committee
Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Advisory Committee
Omaha Women’s Fund Giving Circle
Co-Chair, Carleton College Capital Campaign
University of Nebraska at Omaha Capital Campaign Committee
Urban League of Nebraska
UNO CPACS Advisory Committee
UNO Community Engagement Center Advisory Committee
Carleton College Capital Campaign, Advisor

Awards/Honors

Four Year Regent Scholarship 1966
Graduate Dean Thesis Award 1991
Lifetime Member of United Presbyterian Women
UNO Outstanding Teaching Award
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Greater Omaha Women’s Fund Women’s Spirit Award
UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Outstanding Alumni Award
Theta Epsilon Phi Alpha Honor Society Inductee
Life Saving Research Association Award with Wally

Publications

“Research: Infusing Service Learning into Research, Social Policy and Community-Based Practice” in Social Work and Service Learning, 2007, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
“Engaging Students in Macro Issues Through Community-Based Learning: The Policy, Practice and Research Sequence” in The Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Vol 27(3/4) 2007.
Women and Leadership Report, 2007, Omaha Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha.

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