New faculty onboarding kicks off July 1st with a 6-week program focused on best practices in teaching and learning as well as opportunities to learn about UNO and meet new colleagues. Questions? Contact Connie Schaffer, Director, Center for Faculty Excellence.
Mark your calendars for the Welcome Picnic on August 19th from 5:00 to 6:30.
Important Dates
July 22: Fall 2024 PT faculty signed contracts, E-PAF/PAFs for new/rehires, and the PT spreadsheet due to Academic Affairs via SharePoint
Aug 19: New Faculty Welcome Picnic - deans and C/Ds with new faculty are invited to attend the new faculty welcome picnic at 5:15 at Thompson Alumni Center.
Personal and Academic Advising Support for International Students
International Programs (INPR) in collaboration with New Student and Family Program (NSFP) offers both an online orientation and in-person orientation (22 and 23 August) for incoming international students. Students who live on campus are picked up at the airport (19 and 20 August at specific hours) and taken to university housing. INPR’s Global Diplomat cadre welcomes them, helps them settle in, accompanies them shopping and banking, and to the Henry Doorly Zoo to kick off the semester.
If you have graduating seniors ready to explore the worlds beyond Nebraska, please encourage them to explore the Fulbright Student Program and apply! Students may propose an independent research undertaking or plan on teaching—some but not all countries require language abilities. Students just need to be U.S. citizens with a 2.5 gpa or higher, along with some relevant experiences and a commitment to the place they want to spend a year. Please encourage students to explore all the possibilities at the Fulbright website and then draft the application (a one page, single-spaced personal statement and 1-2 page statement of grant purpose). Help is available at UNO from unoonsf@unomaha.edu, and the mid-September deadline is approaching!
July 10: Asst/Assoc Deans and Vice Chancellors meeting
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