The meeting is held in the Renaissance Room located on the 2nd floor. Rotary 14 meets in a hybrid format. Join us at The Cornhusker or on Zoom. https://bit.ly/rotary14zoom
Dr. Darrin Good, President, Nebraska Wesleyan University Dr. Darrin Good is beginning his 8th year as President of Nebraska Wesleyan University. Prior to coming to NWU, he served as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Whittier College near Los Angeles, but his roots are here in the Midwest. He has served as Associate Provost and Dean of Science and Education at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., and prior to that, he was a biology professor at his alma mater, Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. He serves on the Board of the Council for Independent Nebraska Colleges and is past chair of the Board of the Council of Nebraska Independent Colleges Foundation and past chair of the American Rivers Conference Presidents Council. He also currently serves on the CHI Health Saint Elizabeth/Nebraska Heart Hospital Community Board of Directors, the Kansas IMBRE Advisory Board, and the UNMC Board of Counselors. President Good embodies a community spirit and servant leader that motivates Nebraska Wesleyan’s faculty, staff, and students to give selflessly of their time and talent to the campus community, and to see themselves as integral parts of our local community and as global citizens.
Art Wilson, Director of the Philip S. Mullin Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, Nebraska Wesleyan University Art Wilson's approach to life is like an oak tree growing in a flower vase: ten tons of raw power rooted in style and grace. He believes a community is only as strong as the ideas that shape it, and those ideas come from people who need the skills to bring them to life. As Director of the Philip S. Mullin Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Nebraska Wesleyan University, he equips forward-thinking students with the skills to drive community impact. Through speaking and coaching, he helps entrepreneurs and small businesses channel their potential into real-world opportunity. He invites you to reach out and explore how local businesses and organizations like yours can partner with innovative students to build a stronger local economy.
Here are some exciting volunteer opportunities at Everett School. Please take a moment to check out the links below to sign up and get involved. Your support truly makes a difference in the lives of the students and the community.
As many of you know, ten years ago, Rotary 14's board decided to focus our efforts on Everett. Our first big project was funding the new playground equipment, which the students really enjoy. To celebrate this special 10-year partnership, we're happy to introduce a new way for Rotary 14 to help out — by supporting Everett's monthly Food Market Program. We’re looking for 25 volunteers each month to lend a hand and help distribute food to the students. It would be wonderful to have you join us.
Thanks so much for your ongoing dedication and kindness. Together, we can continue to make a positive impact in Everett. Please review the attached links and consider volunteering
Rotary Reserved is back! Are you new to Rotary 14 and want to get to know other members over good food and interesting conversation? Maybe you are a long-time member who hasn't had a chance to connect with the many new Rotarians who have joined our club in the last few years.
Strengthening our connection with other members of Rotary 14 is an important part of keeping our club strong. And a dinner party can create an intimate, intentional space to combat modern isolation and foster genuine human connection. Our Connections Committee members are ready to host small dinners in the coming month as an opportunity for members to get to know one another over a meal.
The Dictionary Project is a long-standing Rotary tradition and a collaboration between three Lincoln Rotary clubs to provide a dictionary to every third grade student in the city of Lincoln (both public & private schools). There are 2 parts to the project: (1) the Labeling Party, and (2) Dictionary Delivery. We invite you to be part of both!
Labeling Party This gathering of volunteers from 3 Lincoln Rotary clubs is an evening of fun as we gather to place Rotary labels in the front inside cover of almost 4,000 dictionaries. Then we box them up in the quantities needed for each school. If you are also delivering dictionaries, you can take your boxes with you after the labeling party. Come hungry, as pizza will be provided! Here are the details for the party:
Tuesday, September 29 at 5:30 p.m. until done (usually 60-90 minutes) St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M Street (south entrance) Sign up for the labeling party here: Fall 2026 Dictionary Labeling Party
Dictionary Delivery Between October 1 and 31, we need volunteers to deliver dictionaries to third grade classrooms. There is not a specific date for delivery, but a time frame during which volunteers contact the school and set up a date and time. The schools on the sign-up are the ones that Rotary 14 is assigned. Other schools are assigned to the other Rotary clubs.
Note: Lincoln Public Schools will begin a dictionary unit for their third graders in November, so our goal is to have all dictionaries delivered in time for that.
We hope you can make it to the labeling party. It's a great opportunity to come together as a Club, along with the Lincoln South and East Rotary Clubs, for an evening of connecting, collaboration, and FUN!
Salute to Business 2026 Celebrate Clark & Enersen as the Rotary Clubs of Lincoln's 2026 Salute to Business honoree! Tuesday, October 27, 11:30 am - 1 pm
Salute to Business, an event of the four Rotary Clubs in Lincoln, honors a local business that is growing employment and furthers the Rotary motto of “Service Before Self.”
Agenda: 11:30am - Doors open; 12:00pm - Program begins and lunch is served; 1:00pm - Event ends
At its meeting on Wednesday, September 9, the Rotary 14 Board of Directors implemented a new safety policy. The policy reads:
If any guest attending a Rotary 14 meeting or event makes a Club 14 Member feel unsafe, said member can reach out to the Sergeant-at-Arms or another Club officer, who may ask the guest to leave.
We sincerely hope this policy never needs to be implemented. However, creating an environment where our members feel safe, supported, and comfortable is a priority for Rotary 14.
