This engaging series offers an opportunity to build practical skills and deepen understanding of digital accessibility best practices. New events have been added for the summer!
The end of the academic year is almost here. This is a great time to reflect on the year’s successes and to celebrate the wins that we have collectively achieved.
Commencement
Let’s celebrate! Encourage your faculty to attend commencement to celebrate with and show support for our graduating students and their families. Full regalia is required. Additional information on the May commencement ceremonies can be found on the Commencement website. The morning ceremony is for CAS, CEHHS, and UNL Engineering; the afternoon ceremony is for CBA, CFAM, CPACS, and IS&T.
Important Dates
May 14: Assistant and Associate Deans and Vice Chancellors Meeting
May 15: Commencement
SAVE THE DATE: 2025 Service Learning Seminar
The Office of Engagement (OE) Service Learning Academy’s Annual Seminar is set for the week of July 21, 2025. This dynamic 4.5-day interactive workshop unites P–12 educators, UNO faculty, after-school program facilitators, and community partners. The seminar’s goal is to foster the development of collaborative service learning courses, designed for implementation within the following 18 months.
Seeking Campus Wide Stories of Community Engagement
Last year, the Office of Engagement (OE) published its inaugural annual report, highlighting impactful stories and key data related to community engagement across campus. The report aims to foster greater awareness and involvement by showcasing how university initiatives connect with and support the broader community. It also features updates on OE’s units and programs. Do you have a story or data point that reflects meaningful community engagement? We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to Robyn Loos to share your story.
We hope to include as many stories as possible, but if your story doesn’t make this edition, we hope to build a repository of great stories to use throughout the year.
UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair Recap
This year, ORCA held a competition to spark an increase in student participation in the Fair among the Colleges.
ORCA awarded $2,000 in travel funds to two departments to help students present at national meetings:
Social Work: Awarded for the greatest percentage of increase in the number of students presenting.
Biomechanics: Awarded for the greatest number of students presenting.
Next event:
October 23, 2025: 3 to 5 PM, MBSC
UNO Faculty Research and Creative Activity Celebration
As of February 2025, UNO is a member of the Central Plains Research Data Center (CPRDC) Consortium. Through this partnership, funded by the Office of Research and Creative Activity (ORCA), UNO researchers now have access to restricted-use datasets from the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies. The CPRDC provides a secure computing lab for approved projects, creating new opportunities for groundbreaking research across disciplines.
This spring, ORCA hosted informational sessions about the CPRDC and its resources. Recordings, presentation slides, and other materials from these sessions are available on Canvas.
New Federated Login for eRA Commons & Research.gov
The Office of Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce that UNO faculty and researchers can now use their institutional credentials to log in to eRA Commons and Research.gov through federated login. This eliminates the need to manage separate credentials, such as Login.gov, providing a more streamlined and secure access experience.
To log in, select the institutional/federated login option on either platform and choose the University of Nebraska Omaha from the list. You will then be able to sign in using your UNO credentials.
Tip: Rather than scrolling through the drop-down list, enter "Omaha" or "Nebraska" as a search term to quickly find Omaha's identity provider.
For questions or assistance, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at unosponspro@unomaha.edu.
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