The Nebraska Planner is a joint newsletter of APA Nebraska and NPZA

Attend the Omaha Mayoral Forum! APA NE is proud to partner with Omaha by Design for the 2025 Mayoral Forum. Join us and hear directly from the candidates for Mayor of the City of Omaha about their vision for the future of Omaha’s growth and development. The event takes place April 29th 7-8pm (Doors open at 6:30) at Creighton University Harper Center: Hixon-Lied Auditorium. Free & open to all. Register here: https://2025mayoralforum.eventbrite.com.

APA NE Leadership Call for Nominations! Serving as an elected leader in APA offers a tremendous opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your networks, and work directly to strengthen the impact of the organization.  The portal for candidate self-nominations will be open through May 9th at https://apa.directnominations.net/, and includes all the groups and positions up for election this year. Learn more at https://www.planning.org/elections/.

Please Take this Membership Survey! The APA NE Board is looking to improve communications and chapter offerings for the membership. Please take a few moments to provide feedback on your involvement in the chapter and how we can better serve your professional development. Click here to take the survey.

Cornhole tournament raises nearly $2,000 for scholarships! During the 2025 Nebraska Planning Conference after the Banquet on Thursday evening, the third annual scholarship fundraiser cornhole tournament was held to raise money for the Masters of Community and Regional Planning Alumni & Friends Graduate Student Scholarship Fund to support planning students. This tournament was a wild success with a full bracket of 16 teams participating, and approximately $2,000 raised through participant contributions and cornhole board sponsorships.  Congratulations to the winners of the tournament, Ashley Neiman and Emma Castor from team Pop, Lock & Toss It!