David Burge, Associate Director of Admissions, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
David Burge is an Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and host of the popular online video program Real Nebraska (realnebraska.unl.edu). Real Nebraska was developed as a recruitment tool and is available to prospective students through the admissions website, vodcast, and on YouTube. The program, in its third season, averages several hundred hits per day and was featured on the TODAY show in early March. Shot, edited, and staffed with entirely in-house talent, the three seasons of Real Nebraska have produced more than thirty 3-4 minute episodes highlighting student life.
David has been the recruitment coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the last four years. He spent the previous five years at the University of Kansas working in a variety of roles, most significantly the Assistant Director for Web-Services. An Associate Consultant for Noel-Levitz, David regularly consults on how to develop an effective website for student recruitment.