Arek Olson

Arek Olson joined Nebraska Athletics in August 2025 as the Assistant AD of Special Events. Olson is responsible for developing the vision and strategy for securing and executing a variety of special events including external concerts, corporate functions, tradeshows, conferences, private events and banquets. He also assists with services incoming campus and internal special event requests.

Prior to Nebraska, Olson served as Director of Event Operations at the University of Arkansas from August 2021 until August 2025. His primary duties included oversight of all special events, facility changeovers and set ups, facility master calendar and scheduling, inventories, and camps and clinics. Olson also aided in facility maintenance and event management. While with the Razorbacks, Olson helped bring several first-ever public special events to campus including a stadium concert (Garth Brooks), an arena concert (Alan Jackson), an e-sports convention (Rewired Fest), and an arena comedy show (Theo Von). Administratively, Olson implemented a first-ever public tour offering and led the switch to a facility master calendar on Teamworks. He also served as Assistant Director of Championships for the NCAA Gymnastics Regional in 2024.

From August 2018 until August 2021, Olson served as Assistant Director of Facilities and Events at Lehigh University. His primary responsibilities included the management and staffing of over 120 part-time event staff, special event planning and execution, General Managerial duties of the Mulvihill Golf Learning Center, access control, and event manager for a variety of Mountain Hawk athletic programs.

From July 2017 until July 2018, Olson worked as Facilities and Event Operations intern at Syracuse University. His primary sport responsibilities included women’s tennis, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. In addition, he worked on several facility improvement projects and special events. Olson also worked for the Carrier Dome on campus completing facility changeovers as Operations Assistant from August 2016 until July 2018. 

A native of Wellsville, New York, Olson earned his bachelor’s degree (2016) from Cazenovia College (Summa Cum Laude), master’s degree (2018) from Syracuse University and is currently pursuing his doctorate at East Tennessee State University (expected 2027). Olson was a student-athlete and played baseball at Keuka College from 2013-2014 and Cazenovia College from 2015-2016. His hobbies include working out, socializing with friends, singing, being outdoors, attending events, and playing basketball or golf. Arek and his wife Sam have one child, a daughter, Winnie, and a cat, Molly, and reside in Lincoln.