Full-time Faculty Newsletter | September 2025

        A focused newsletter for UNO 

Dr. Connie Schaffer

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

CFE events:

TANDEM mentoring program application due September 15: Participate in TANDEM, an incentivized and popular faculty mentoring program open to second- and third-year faculty members. First-year faculty, chat with your chair or director about a unit mentor who can guide you in your initial year on campus.

Walking tour of downtown Omaha and happy hour at Sips on 10^th:  September 18, 4:30 – 6:00, Durham Museum. Socialize with your new colleagues, have fun, and learn some local history. Register here.

Watermark Faculty Success preview session: October 1, 12:00 – 1:00, Faculty Study Lounge (Criss Library 320). We’ll help you log into Watermark and preview the end-of-course evaluation instrument and process. Register here.

Opportunities to support your teaching and include in your RPT and annual review files:

• TABS (Teaching Analysis By Students) – Rolling deadlines; get more details and register here.
• UCAT and Digital Learning Teaching Observations; Get more details and apply here. Options for in-person or online courses. Each participant earns $300 - while funds last.

Communities of Practice applications are open. Earn $200 in professional development funds. Register here.

Events around campus:

• IRB Office Educational Session for UNO Faculty: September 8, 12:00 – 1:00 (virtual). Register here.
• Getting the Most Out of ChatGPT EDU: September 8, 2:00 – 3:00 (virtual). Register here.
• Digital Accessibility Workshop: September 11, 11:00 -12:00 (virtual). Register here.
• Campus Services Series - Focus on Accessibility Services Center: September 11, 2:00 – 3:00, Criss Library 249. Contact Craig Finlay (sfinlay@unomaha.edu) for more information.
• ORCA Grant Writing Cohort application deadline: September 12
• ORCA Open Writing Sessions: Learn more here.

UNO’s Accessibility Services Center (ASC) assists faculty by providing disability syllabi statements and support in managing academic accommodations. ASC’s Instructor Portal provides faculty secure access to lists of accommodated students and accommodation plans for individual students, as well as other features.

ASC also supports UNO’s medical supervision process that helps students regain lost attendance points and make up assignments and exams missed due to health-related absences. Remember, faculty should not ask a student for a doctor’s note or accept documentation related to a medical issue from a student. Rather, refer students to the ASC staff who are skilled in helping students navigate these situations.

Over the summer, UNO went through a significant Microsoft update. Here are important reminders for faculty.

• Use NUID@nebraska.edu to log in to university-managed computers, Microsoft 365, and SAP/Firefly.
• Your @unomaha.edu email address is still your official email address.
• Your Microsoft 365 profile will display NUID@nebraska.edu. This is normal and does not affect your email address.
• Canvas, Zoom, and other tools continue to use your usual credentials.
• If you link SharePoint files in Canvas, those links may be broken due to the migration.

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