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Omaha university asks for financial help to sustain school

grace-universityOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials at Grace University in Omaha are asking alumni and students for financial support as the institution looks to restructure.

President Emeritus James Eckman said in separate letters to alumni and students that the university is asking for a “sacrificial gift” to “sustain the school during these summer months.”

Eckman said in the letter that the board is assessing the school’s entire athletic program. He said that the board believes that significant changes need to be made at the school, which will necessitate the reallocation of university funds.

The newspaper says that Grace listed two lots for sale at its Little Italy campus last month, and that data from Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education shows the school had an estimated enrollment of 465 students last year.

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