University has been getting a lot of press lately. No, it’s not because the annual “U.S. News & World Report” magazine ranked Creighton the No. 1 Midwest University for the 10th year in a row, even though that is a tremendous achievement. Rather, it is because of two New York based television personalities.
Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, who host the fourth hour of NBC’s “The Today Show,” are hosting a competition to find the most spirited school in the nation. The Today Show with Kathie Lee & Hoda will broadcast live from the winning campus
the week of Oct. 1.
Currently, the top six schools have been announced and are eligible for public voting. The other universities are: Syracuse University, Ohio State University, University of Tennessee, University of South Florida and Brandeis University.
Much of the credit for gaining an initial interest can be given to the women
of Pi Beta Phi sorority. They taped a video and submitted it to the contest’s twitter account. The video was played on-air and set off a frenzy on campus. Students took to Twitter to promote Creighton as the ideal hosting site.
All of the attention hasn’t gone unnoticed, even at the administrative level. Official campus social media feeds have been spreading word of the contest, and Fr. Lannon, S.J., president of the university, sent out a personalized message via email on Tuesday.
Voting continues through Sept. 23 and can be done by going to today.msnbc.msn.com and selecting the KLG&H tab.
To see the video submitted by Pi Beta Phi, go to http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/48929404#48929404
10.Creighton has a wide variety of graduate schools, which means there are lots of cute law, dental, pharmacy and medical students.
9. Who doesn’t like to embrace nature? There are tons of friendly squirrels on campus. If you’re lucky, you can feed one.
8. Want a good laugh? The mall is made of cobblestones, which means students trip all the time! How funny!
7. Creighton houses one of the best medical schools in the Midwest. Don’t worry about getting sick, the friendly doctors at Alegent Creighton Health will take care of you.
6. You don’t need to be in New York to rub elbows with the rich and famous. Creighton is in close proximity to one of the world’s nicest billionaires—Warren Buffet.
5. Feeling like Omaha is far away from family? Don’t worry Hoda—your sisters in Delta Delta Delta would love to welcome you to campus.
4.Have you ever walked to a different state? Iowa is a mere 10 minutes away via the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
3. Come experience the beauty that is downtown Omaha—no cornfields in sight! Look at the Omaha skyline from Morrison Stadium and be amazed.
2. Even though we don’t have a football team, our men’s basketball team is on FIRE. Get winked at in person by Grant Gibbs, or have Doug McDermott teach you how to duggie.
1. The Jesuits love their wine, as do you.