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Full-time Faculty Newsletter | February 2026

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        A focused newsletter for UNO 

New full-time faculty

This Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) newsletter includes:

 

Upcoming Opportunities – a curated list of professional development for new faculty

Student Services Spotlight – to help you support your students.

UNO: Did You Know – an interesting tidbit to help you learn more about UNO

2022-c-schaffer

Dr. Connie Schaffer

Director, UNO Center for Faculty Excellence
Professor, Teacher Education Department

Upcoming opportunities

TABS – Spring registration is open through February 20.

 

Elevating Engaged Scholarship - Strategies for Individuals and Academic Units: February 18, 9 to 10:30 A.M., MBSC Dodge Room

 

Engaged Scholarship and Community Engagement in RPT: February 18, 1 to 2:30 P.M., MBSC Dodge Room

 

Community Engagement Roundtable: February 25, Noon to 1 P.M.

  • Topic: Sharing Your Community Engagement Efforts through Scholarly Channels
  • Roundtable Zoom link

Invitation to Join CCSGE

Get involved and meet people from across campus by joining the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Gender Equity (CCSGE), a diverse group committed to making UNO an inclusive community that meets monthly. Join the general group or serve on one of the committees. For more information, visit the CCSGE website or email the co-chairs, Heather Ford (hford@unomaha.edu) or Dr. Kay Siebler (ksiebler@unomaha.edu).

 

Take the HERI

The HERI (Higher Education Research Institute) Survey gathers input on faculty attitudes, workload, and instructional practices. Participants will be contacted by email from UCLA. Due to the NU email platform, this will be tagged as a "Non-NU Email". Please do not delete the email. Questions can be directed to jgutheilbykerk@unomaha.edu.

Student Services Spotlight

 

UNO’s Office of Student Legal Services (SLS) provides free legal advice, consultations, and representation for currently enrolled students. Attorney and paralegal support helps students resolve legal issues so they can continue their journey to graduation.

 

Meet the director and learn more about SLS at the Criss Library on February 5, 1 to 2 P.M., Room 249.

UNO- Did You Know

UNO recently received the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement – a national recognition of our commitment to public service, partnerships, and impact. First awarded to our campus in 2006 and now valid through 2032, the designation places UNO among an elite group of institutions and is a testament to our longstanding commitment to community engagement.

 

Since 2015, UNO has partnered with over 1,400 organizations, offered 5,300 community-engaged courses, and provided hands-on learning to more than 31,000 students. Learn more through UNO’s Office of Engagement.

University of Nebraska at Omaha, Center for Faculty Excellence, 6401 University Dr, Criss Library 320, Omaha, NE 68132, unocfe@unomaha.edu

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