You’re invited to a celebration and information session for the Weitz Fellows Program on Thursday, October 10 at the Weitz Center, Room 236. Please register via Handshake.
Dinner from Desi Diner and refreshments from Tin Tea will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Special guests include Barbara Weitz ’70, P ’96, P ’99, P ’02, Katie Weitz ’96, Jack Becker ’86, Jack Becker ’86, Spencer Wigmore ’11, Julia Olson ’13, Avery Davis ’20, Erica Helgerud ’20, Bill Yang ’21, Natalia Tu ’21, and Clarissa Guzman ’22.
The Weitz Fellowship provides one-year, full-time jobs for nine Carleton 2025 grads at nonprofit organizations in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. Fellowship organizations have missions in the areas of Advocacy & Education, Arts & Film, and Law & Policy.
Fellowship sites that will hire for 2025-26 include:
- ACLU of Nebraska
- Film Streams
- I Be Black Girl (IBBG)
- Joslyn Art Museum
- Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest
- Nebraska Civic Engagement Table
- The Rose Theater
- The Union for Contemporary Art
- Women’s Fund of Omaha
Established by Wally Weitz ’70, P ’96, P ’99, P ’02 and Barbara Weitz ’70, P ’96, P ’99, P ’02 over a decade ago, the Weitz Fellow Program provides one-year, paid positions for Carleton graduates at multiple nonprofit organizations in Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. The jobs include benefits and funding for professional development and grant practical learning experiences in community engagement, fundraising, marketing, and policy work for students interested in arts management, nonprofit management, and/or social change. Fellows also benefit from a built-in support system when they move to Nebraska, including the cohort of other Carls, the Weitz family, and fellowship coordinator Jack Becker ’86, Executive Director and CEO of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha.