Dai­ly Reflec­tion
Sep­tem­ber 5, 2025

Dr. Desiree Nownes has spent 30 years on a Jesuit cam­pus. Begin­ning her edu­ca­tion at Reg­is Uni­ver­si­ty in Den­ver, she relo­cat­ed to Oma­ha in July 2000. Over the last 25 years, she has had the priv­i­lege of serv­ing in var­i­ous roles and cur­rent­ly holds the posi­tion of Assis­tant Vice Provost for Stu­dent Life. She col­lab­o­rates with a ded­i­cat­ed team, engag­ing stu­dents in mean­ing­ful con­ver­sa­tions about their iden­ti­ty and aspi­ra­tions. Togeth­er, they wel­come stu­dents and assist them in under­stand­ing the insti­tu­tion’s expec­ta­tions and val­ues. Dr. Nownes is deeply pas­sion­ate about her work and the indi­vid­u­als she col­lab­o­rates with. Dr. Nownes has also had the priv­i­lege to co-teach the Creighton Col­leagues Pro­gram and has expe­ri­enced first­hand the cama­raderie and engage­ment that the pro­gram fos­ters through the Igna­t­ian lens. 

Edu­ca­tion
•    Reg­is Uni­ver­si­ty (Den­ver, CO) – B.A., Crim­i­nal Jus­tice, Soci­ol­o­gy
•    Creighton Uni­ver­si­ty (Oma­ha, NE) – M.S., Coun­sel­ing, Stu­dent Affairs
•    Creighton Uni­ver­si­ty (Oma­ha, NE) – Ed.D., Inter­dis­ci­pli­nary Lead­er­ship