OUS Newsletter 2005-2006

Contents

Welcome from the UCARE Program
OASIS Activities for January 2006
Tau Sigma Scholarship Winner

Special Announcement

Welcome back!

Hope your holiday break was a happy and restful one! Second semester is beginning and with it another application deadline is approaching for the UCARE program. This year the deadline is Friday, February 10.

Close to 370 undergraduates at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are currently working one-on-one with faculty mentors in over 60 disciplines through UCARE (or Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences). This innovative program enriches the academic experience of undergraduate students at UNL by allowing them to explore a field of particular interest and learn alongside faculty mentors in a creative activity or research area. Students are paid through payroll; funds are generated by the Pepsi Endowment, created by the contract between the University and the Pepsi-Cola Company, or by the University Program of Excellence. (To learn more about the UCARE program, please visit the UCARE website: http://www.unl.edu/ucare or visit with Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research, Ldamuth1@unl.edu or 472-5024.)

--Laura Damuth

Announcements & Events

OASIS Activities for January 2006

• January 12 - Exploring Academic Success II Workshop, 6:00 p.m., Culture Center
• January 19 - Workshop with Women's Studies, 6:00 p.m., Culture Center
• January 26 - Find Out Your Motivational Sources, 6:00 p.m., Culture Center

Contact the Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services (OASIS) for more information.

Tau Sigma Scholarship Winner

Craig Pfeifer

Tau Sigma of Nebraska is pleased to announce that Craig Pfeifer has received one of five scholarships awarded nationally by the National Honor Society for Transfer Students. Tau Sigma began in 1999 to recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students, and was chartered on the UNL campus in 2002.

Pfeifer, a native of Madison, Nebraska transferred from Northeast Community College where he completed an Associate of Arts in Business Administration in 2003. Majoring in Business Administration and Marketing, Craig expects to graduate from the College of Business Administration in May 2006 and plans to pursue a Masters of Business Administration.

Besides his office as Secretary of the Nebraska chapter of Tau Sigma, Pfeifer is a Student Ambassador for the College of Business Administration, secretary of the American Marketing Association, a member of the Society of Human Resource Managers, and finds time to play in the university pep band.

He is also active in the community through organizations like Knights of Columbus, American Cancer Society, and the Heartland Big Brother Big Sister program.

Dr. Rita Kean, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Textiles, Clothing and Design
Jamar Banks, Interim Director of OASIS
Dr. Patrice Berger, Director of NU Honors Program and Professor of History
Dr. Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Advisor
Dr. Donald Gregory, Director of General Studies and Associate Professor of English
Gail Hackwith, Administrative Assistant
Dr. Jessica Jonson, University-wide Assessment Coordinator
Jennifer Lantz, Staff Assistant
JoAnn Moseman, Academic Transfer Coordinator
Dr. Debra Mullen, Academic Learning Communities Coordinator