Individuals should include/disclose proposals to engage in outside activity via their conflict of interest form in NuRamp.
Completing Your Disclosure Form:
Login to NuRamp using your University credentials at nuramp.nebraska.edu;
On your welcome page, select ‘COI/COC Disclosure Form’ at the left side of the page under ‘Quick Add Actions’;
Alternatively, you may select the ‘three horizontal line icon’ in the top left of your page, followed by COI/COC Disclosure, and then ‘Add Disclosure’.
Select ‘Start an Annual Disclosure Form’;
Acknowledge at the bottom of the ‘Policy Notice and Confidentiality Statement’ page;
Answer the ‘Overview Questions’
If you selected ‘yes’ on any of the overview questions you’ll be asked to provide more information as it relates to that item or activity;
Complete route setup and sign off.
Course, Lab, and Misc. Fees
Wondering if the fee changes submitted in January will be in effect this fall? Each fee has been reviewed by the Provost’s Office and will next be reviewed at the June 19th Board of Regent’s meeting. As soon as our office has news about any proposed changes for fall, we’ll reach out to each unit that submitted a fee change proposal to let you know the decision of the Board of Regents on each fee change.
Summary of Curricular Changes
Over the past year, the EPAC committee reviewed many programs and courses, and the committee’s contributions were instrumental in making the detailed decisions necessary to ensure our campus offerings are relevant and effective. Specifically, the committee reviewed 29 new programs, 16 revised programs, and deactivated 35 programs. We also had 4 new prefixes added and revised CIP codes for 3 programs. In addition, the committee reviewed and approved 71 new courses, revised 20 courses, and deactivated 29 courses.
Many thanks to the committee members below for their dedication this past year:
Christina Dando, College of Arts and Sciences (Fall 2024)
Huchen Liu, College of Arts and Sciences (Spring 2025)
Elizabeth Wessling, College of Business Administration
Kenneth White, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
Gabriel Gutierrez, College of Education, Health, and Human Services
Agatha Owora, College of Information Science & Technology
Julie Blaskewicz Boron, College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Isabel Soto Luna, Criss Library
EPAC Representative Change
While we’ll miss Huchen and Gabriel on EPAC as they have both completed their terms, we’re excited to welcome Paula Jakopovic and Claudia Garcia to the committee.
New Faculty Onboarding
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. Please ensure that all hiring paperwork is complete to ensure that new hires have their UNO credentials to receive communications from CFE that begin mid-June. New faculty will meet in person on the afternoon of Monday, August 18. If possible, avoid scheduling departmental meetings at that time.
Questions? Contact Connie Schafer, Director, CFE.
NU DEAL
The 2025-27 cohort of the University of Nebraska Developing Excellence in Academic Leaders program will include a broadly representative group of academic leaders at UNO:
Julie Blaskewicz Boron, Associate Dean, CPACS, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, and Professor of Gerontology
Brian Dorn, Associate Dean, IS&T and Associate Professor of Computer Science
Beth Leader-Janssen, Chair and Professor of Special Education and Communication Disorders
Jody Neathery-Castro, Interim AVC Global Engagement and Professor of Political Science
Programming for the incoming cohort launches in September with a kick-off event at Varner Hall sponsored by the President’s Office.
Fall 2025 Part-time Faculty
Fall 2025 semester planning is already underway. Signed contracts for part-time faculty teaching in the fall including E-PAF/PAFs for new/rehires, and the PT spreadsheet,, are due to Academic Affairs via SharePoint by the end of the third week of July (i.e., 7/21).
Reminder for NU Collaboration initiative Grant Awardees
NU Collaboration Initiative grant funds must be fully spent by June 30, 2025. Carry-forward is not allowed. A final report will be due 60 days following the award’s end date and must include a draft federal proposal, SAP expenditure report(s), and submission to NuRamp. Failure to meet requirements may impact eligibility for future NU funding.
ORCA Hosts Central Plains Statistical Research Data Center (CPRDC) - Virtual Training Sessions
This spring, ORCA hosted a series of virtual training sessions for faculty to learn more about the CPRDC and how to use it for research. UNO researchers now have access to restricted-use datasets from the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies for approved projects. ORCA is pleased to make all of the meetings' recordings, slides, and other documents available to UNO faculty in Canvas.
ORCA Hosts Faculty Workshop on "Exploring AI Use in Research"
ORCA's Sara A. Myers, PhD, and Brenda Kolobara, JD, hosted a workshop that offered a comprehensive overview of how researchers can effectively incorporate generative AI into their work.
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