National Search Underway for Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is launching a nationwide search for a visionary, global-minded leader to serve as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement (AVCGE). This key role will lead visioning, strategic planning, and implementation efforts for campus international activities and initiatives, expanding the future of Global Engagement at UNO.
Does your department have faculty who will soon be retiring? Emeritus recommendations for faculty retiring midyear in December are due November 15. For additional information on eligibility for emeritus and the recommendation process, see the Emeritus folder in the College Resources SharePoint site. Questions? Contact Candice Batton in Academic Affairs at 402.554.4452.
Important Dates
Nov 1: Academic Administrator Training: Strategic Planning
Nov 8: Academic Administrator Training: Supporting Workforce Development
Nov 13: Asst/Assoc Deans and VCs Data and Dashboard session
Nov 15: Spring 2025 signed contracts, E-PAF/PAFs for new/rehires, and the PT spreadsheet due to Academic Affairs via SharePoint
Nov 21: Chairs and Directors meeting (moved from Nov 14)
Dr. Eleanor Sayre, program officer in the Division of Undergraduate Education in the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation, will be coming to UNO on November 25.
Undergraduate Research Mixer
November 6, 2024 12PM -2PM, UNO Milo Bail Student Center, Nebraska Room
This event is an opportunity for current UNO undergraduates to connect to research and mentoring opportunities with faculty and staff across departments and disciplines. Pizza and soda will be served. Registration at this link:Undergraduate Research Mixer - UNO Events.
Thanksgiving Break: Thursday, November 28th, and Friday, November 29th, 2024
Winter Break: Monday, December 23rd 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025
To ensure timely processing of proposals during these periods, please adhere to the following internal deadlines:
Thanksgiving Break Deadlines:
For proposal with deadlines during the Thanksgiving break (November 28th-29th), all NuRamp approval and proposal documentation must be submitted to OSP no later than 5:00PM, Monday, November 18th, 2024.
Winter Break Deadlines:
For proposals with deadlines during the Winter Break or within the first 3 business days afterward, all NuRamp approvals and proposal documentation must be submitted to OSP no later than 5:00PM, Tuesday, December 10th, 2024.
The Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center will be celebrating ten years of programming on Monday, November 4, from 2 – 4 PM. CEC partner organizations as well as UNO programs will be presenting virtual reality demonstrations, flight simulations, poetry readings, art activities, hot cocoa and cookies, as well as tours of the different resources offered to all community nonprofit organizations.
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