In an effort to streamline communications from Academic Affairs we will be sending a monthly email filled with notifications, reminders, upcoming meetings and deadlines. These are items that have previously been sent in separate emails or other forms of communication. All bulletins will be archived on Academic Affairs Communications webpage as well as saved in the College Resources SharePoint. We hope this creates open lines of communication across campus. Please let us know if you have any feedback regarding these bulletins by emailing academic.affairs@unomaha.edu.
Reminder: 2023-2024 Course, Lab and Misc. Fee Proposals Due January 13, 2023
The deadline for the Course, Lab, and Misc. fee proposals will not have a grace period this year as the Provost has moved up the timeline for our campus to submit these fees. Our campus timeline remains the same. We wanted to share that the timeline is a hard deadline this year.
All student awards information is due to Denise Devney, by February 1, 2023. For more detailed information on the awards please visit the Awards Information page. This year's ceremony will be held on April 28, 2023 3:00-5:00pm with a reception immediately following in Strauss.
Please note that college deans will establish the deadlines for departments/schools to provide their Undergraduate Major Nominees to the Dean's Office.
Thank you for your nominations that allow our students to be recognized for their exemplary accomplishments
The catalog for the 23-24 academic year is now open for revision. All updates, changes and additions are done in the system at the college and/or unit levels, and representatives are responsible for ensuring that all content has been submitted, reviewed, and approved before forwarding for final processing. Please let us help with any catalog revision questions at: unocourseleaf@unomaha.edu.
Catalog Timeline
March 1st: Sign-off Representatives (all pages completed in workflow)
March 1st - July 1st: Final processing/restricting of "Front End" - Final Process Catalog
July 1st: 2023-2024 catalog goes LIVE (no further changes to the catalog can be made after this date)
All full-time faculty are required to participate in the annual review process through the Watermark Faculty Success (WFS) platform by entering their professional activities and then submitting their reports digitally. Questions? Please contact Candice Batton or Dan O'Dell for technical questions about WFS.
Key Dates
January 10th: Updates to WFS workflow due to Dan O'Dell
January 17th: Annual review process kick-off with email to full-time faculty from SVC
February 17th: Faculty reports on 2022 activities and 2023 goals and objectives due to chairs/directors
March 17th: Chairs/directors evaluation of faculty due to deans
April 1st: Recommendations for salary increases based on satisfactory performance due to faculty
Academic Affairs is delighted to call for applications for the 2023-25 cohort of the University of Nebraska Developing Excellence in Academic Leaders (NU DEAL) program. This leadership development program includes site visits to all four NU campuses and the opportunity to network and grow professionally with colleagues from across the system. Learn more about the program here; applications are due March 1st.
Campus-wide Chairs/Directors Meetings
Spring 2023 campus-wide Chairs/Directors meetings will be held on the following dates from 3:00-4:30pm
February 2nd: via Zoom
March 7th: in person in MBSC
April 4th: via zoom
Faculty Workload Updates
Faculty workload updates for Spring 2023 are due to Academic Affairs by February 15th. College spreadsheets will be distributed for updates by Jenn Swartzendruber in mid-January.
Important Dates
January 10th: College reports on Year 1 Faculty reappointments for Year 2 due to Jenn Swartzendruber in Academic Affairs; Colleges notify Faculty by 2/1. All RPT dates can be found here.
February 7th: Recommendations for promotion and tenure due to Academic Affairs via Watermark.
Staff from dual enrollment will be visiting each of our partner high schools from the beginning of January through the middle of February to talk with students about dual enrollment opportunities and explain the application and enrollment process. On average, over 3,000 students complete at least one dual enrollment course throughout the year. Please contact unodualenroll@unomaha.edu if you have questions.
General Education Review of Requirements
As highlighted at UNO's recent Strategic Planning Forum, the General Education Committee is undertaking a broad review of UNO's general education requirements to identify opportunities to increase the flexibility, coherence, and relevance of this part of the curriculum. The General Education Committee will continue engaging faculty during the spring semester to discuss potential initiatives, share ideas, and provide feedback.
Programs on the 2022-2023 end-of-program assessment cycle should submit their assessment reports using the online submission systemno later than Jan 27th. There are four virtual drop-in sessions prior to the due date in which faculty/staff can participate if they need assistance submitting their reports.
Jan 12 - 10:00-11:00 AM
Jan 18 - 1:00-2:00 PM
Jan 23 - 9:00-11:00 AM
Jan 26 - 2:00-4:00 PM
Interested faculty/staff can join anytime during the available windows using this zoom link. Participants will be directed to a virtual waiting room if other faculty/staff are already receiving assistance. Please contact programassessment@unomaha.edu if you need assistance outside of these times.
Upcoming Meetings & Events
January 11th: Assistant and Associate Deans and Vice Chancellors meeting
The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its education programs or activities, including admissions and employment. The University prohibits any form of retaliation taken against anyone for reporting discrimination, harassment, or retaliation for otherwise engaging in protected activity. Read the full statement.
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Academic Affairs, 6001 University Dr., Eppley Administration Building 202, Omaha, NE 68182, 402.554.2262, academic.affairs@unomaha.edu
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