"We were looking to make university education more accessible to our employees."

Mutual of Omaha is a Fortune 500 company offering insurance and financial products and services to customers throughout the United States. Their Director of Human Resources, Andrea Hargus, believes a learning culture is important to the growth of their associates and the company.

"Mutual of Omaha prides itself on promoting a learning culture. We have implemented several programs designed to encourage our associates to continue their learning, whether through formal education, industry education, internal course offerings, or applicable experiences."

Making University Education More Accessible

"We worked with Bellevue University to make university education more accessible to our associates. Bellevue University supports our tuition reimbursement program, offers courses that work for working adults, and degree programs that are relevant to careers.

"Our hope was that our associates would take advantage of this benefit, and they have! So far, more than 100 associates have either graduated or are currently enrolled.

"Our associates are appreciative of the opportunity, resources, and connection Mutual of Omaha provides through this relationship."