It’s that time of year when we start preparing to celebrate our many outstanding students who will be graduating this academic year. This year’s Student Honors Convocation will be held on April 26th, 2024from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at Strauss Performing Arts Center.
Thank you, in advance, for your nominations that allow our students to be recognized for their exemplary accomplishments.
Faculty Affairs
December Commencement
Let’s celebrate! Encourage your faculty to attend commencement on Friday, 12/15 to celebrate with and show support for our graduating students and their families. Full regalia is required. The morning ceremony (9 am) is for A&S, CEHHS, and UNL Engineering. The afternoon ceremony (2 pm) is for CBA, CFAM, CPACS, and IS&T.
Per the academic calendar MOU, faculty time is protected during the first two weeks of the j-session (i.e., Tues., 1/2 through Sun., 1/14. Faculty are back on Tues., 1/16 and classes begin Mon., 1/22. Faculty and Chairs/Directors with 12-month appointments and/or with administrative duties are expected to fulfill all obligations starting Tues., 1/2.
Important Dates
Dec 15: Commencement
Jan 26: Academic Administrator Training
General Education & Dual Enrollment
Dual Enrollment
Jacob Eitzen, a UNO dual enrollment math teacher at Bellevue West High School, and UNO alum, was recently awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award. This is one of the nation’s preeminent teacher educator awards and Mr. Eitzen was one of only 28 teachers nationwide to be recognized for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Join us for a Spring 2024 reading circle exploring the value of liberal arts in shaping the structure of a new general education curriculum at UNO. Led by Matt Tracy, Director of General Education in Academic Affairs, and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE), this self-regulated group will discuss a common book and will be considered a Community of Practice by CFE. Communities of Practice participants receive $100 in professional development funds.
Books will be provided to the participants or accessed online through the library. If interested, please complete this short survey with your contact information no later than Dec 13th
Assessment & Accreditation
Program SLO Assessment Reports Due
Programs on the 2023-2024 end-of-program assessment cycle should submit their assessment reports using theonline submission systemno later than Jan 31. There are three virtual drop-in sessions prior to the due date in which faculty/staff can participate if they need assistance submitting their reports. These dates include:
Jan 17: 10:00-11:00 AM
Jan 23: 1:00-2:00 PM
Jan 30: 9:00-10:00 AM
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.
Across Academic Affairs
Competency-based Education Charrette with C-BEN
December 7, 8:30 – 4:00 and December 8, 10:00 – 3:00
UNO will host two days of workshops on competency-based education (CBE). The objectives of the workshops are to help UNO:
Identify the key CBE principles, including its history, pedagogical roots, the national landscape, and implementation approaches
Define a value proposition and vision for CBE
Explore implementation factors for CBE, and review academic, student services, business processes, and systems points of consideration
Generate a project plan to resolve identified barriers on an institutional-specific timeline
Cultivate buy-in and shared ownership of CBE project across stakeholders
Numerous workshops led by the Competency-based Education Network (C-BEN) will be offered and designed for specific audiences including UNO’s Executive Leadership Team, deans, assistant/associate deans, chairs/directors, faculty, instructional designers, business managers, advisors, and other student affairs and operational staff. Contact Jaci Lindburg, Matt Tracy, or Connie Schaffer for additional information.
Ever wondered what the Honors Symposium is? Please drop by the ballroom on Monday, December 4 at 5 pm to see the University Honors Program’s Fall graduates’ work and to celebrate their achievements here at UNO.
Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center’s current exhibition Flight and Hope will close on December 22. Admission is free and open to the public.
The Stories We Share
Join Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center for a free, publicpoetry reading with Dr. Todd Robinson, Ms. Sharmilla Seyyid, and Dr. Lisa Fay Coutley on December 2 at 2:00 PM.
Kudos to the 60+ faculty and graduate students who participated in the fall 10-day writing challenge. Each committed to writing one hour a day for 10 consecutive days (M-F). The next faculty writing opportunity is the Writing J(am) Session, January 8-12, a five-day immersive writing experience.
Avoiding and Addressing Microaggressions in Service Learning and Community Engagement
The Service Learning Academy (SLA) invites you to an interactive workshop for faculty, staff, and community partners exploring key concepts associated with bias and microaggressions and their impact in the service learning setting.
Call for Nominations: Student Service Learning Awards
Every year, SLA invites applications and nominations for the Outstanding Student Service Learning Awards. Service Learning Awards recognize undergraduate and graduate students for their extraordinary efforts in service learning programs. Nominations are due by December 29, 2023.
Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs (VCE) is gearing up for the first Signature Service Day of 2024, Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 15. Information about this and other service events will be available on our website soon. Additional Signature Service Days for Spring 2024 include 7 Days of Service on March 11 - 17, 2024, and Earth Day of Service on April 19th, 2024. If your students are interested in participating in these events feel free to have them reach out to Toni Monette, Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs Coordinator
December 13: Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center - Meet a Bak
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