Contents
- Welcome Back
- Welcome for New Students
- GPS for your Future (Majors and More)
- UCARE Deadline for AY 2008-09
- 2006-2007 PEARL Best Practices
- PEARL Presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of AAC&U
- NU-PATHS Scholar Information Workshop - Jan. 18
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 15.
Over 400 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 or visit with Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research, ucare@unlnotes.unl.edu or 472-5024.)
--Laura Damuth
Announcements and Events
GPS for your Future (Majors and More)
On January 30 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom, the Office of Undergraduate Studies and New Student Enrollment will host GPS for your Future (Majors and More).
This is an opportunity for entering first-year and transfer students to learn about the university and for all undeclared or undecided UNL students to visit with faculty and staff representing UNL academic departments/ units.
Participating students will be provided:
- a list of questions they might consider asking department/unit representatives, including questions about specific majors, opportunities to work with faculty on the faculty member's research, study abroad experiences, internships, career opportunities, student organizations, etc.
- the opportunity to complete an assessment of their interests and from that information, visit with faculty and staff from related departments about their undergraduate programs.
In addition to information about interests and majors, students will be able to attend sessions on academic success such as Time Management and Effective Study Techniques.
Welcome for New Students
On January 30, at 5:00 p.m., immediately following the Majors and More, GPS for your Future, the Office of Undergraduate Studies will host a welcome in the Union for all new students. This includes new transfer students and first time students entering UNL in the Spring 2008 Semester. Join us for refreshments and a short program featuring a panel of recent transfer students who will talk about their transition and offer advice to new students. Stay to mingle and meet our new students. Please contact JoAnn Moseman, Academic Transfer Coordinator, at jmoseman2@unl.edu or 472-9455 if you would like to participate.
UCARE Deadline for AY 2008-09
UCARE applications for 2008-09 are due February 15, 2008. Faculty: please send your UCARE opportunities for 2008-09 to ucare@unlnotes.unl.edu to be included on the UCARE Opportunities webpage (www.unl.edu/ucare/positions.shtml). Include a description of the position and your contact information. For more information or to discuss the feasibility of a proposal please contact Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research at 472-5024 or email Ldamuth1@unl.edu.
2006 - 2007 PEARL Best Practices
PEARL "Best Practices" for the 2006 - 2007 PEARL cycle have been awarded to the following programs:
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
| Program Agricultural Economics Agronomy and Horticulture Biological Chemistry Insect Science Food Science Technology Natural Resources (consolidated) Natural Resources Graduate (consolidated) Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences |
PEARL Program Leader Rosalee Swartz Dennis McCallister John Markwell and Cheryl Bailey Tiffany Heng-Moss David Jackson and Michael Zeece David Gosselin and Elizabeth Walter-Shea David Gosselin and Elizabeth Walter-Shea Rodney Moxley |
Education and Human Sciences
| Program School Psychology, EdS and PhD Dietetics Special Education and Communication Disorders Teacher Education |
PEARL Program Leader Edward Daly Linda Young Marilyn Scheffler William Latta |
PEARL Presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities
Jeremy Penn, Assessment Associate for PEARL (Office of Undergraduate Studies), Nancy Mitchell, Professor in Advertising (Journalism and Mass Communications), and Kim Bender, Colorado State University, will present Using Technology to Build Collective Responsibility for Improving Student Learning: Two Universities Collaborate to Develop One Organizational Learning Environment at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities in Washington D.C.
NU-PATHS Scholar Information Workshop - Jan. 18
If students are interested in continuing their education in the health sciences or graduate studies at UNMC, this information session is for them. To learn more about the program before the workshop, the web link is http://www.unl.edu/ous/student_programs/nupaths.shtml.
The Office of Undergraduate Studies would like to invite interested students to an informational workshop about the NU-PATHS scholarship program on Friday, January 18, from 3:00-4:30 pm at the Nebraska Union.
The NU-PATHS scholarship program is designed to help students who have demonstrated background of economic or educational disadvantage or first generation to attend a four-year institution. The NU-PATHS scholarship is a collaborative effort between the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). The NU-PATHS program assists selected students in their undergraduate pre-health or graduate studies related curricula at the UNL campus, and guarantees admission to the selected UNMC program upon successful, and timely, completion of the student's undergraduate pre-professional program of study or related bachelor's degree. The NU-PATHS scholarship also provides full undergraduate tuition until the student matriculates into their professional program.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the informational workshop to learn more about the process of applying, benefits of the scholarship and requirements. Please feel free to contact Maggan Quist, NU-PATHS Coordinator, with any questions at 472-2278 or mquist2@unl.edu. Her office hours are M/T 8:00-2:00 pm and Wed 8:00-4:00 pm.
Office of Undergraduate Studies |
(402) 472-1185 |
Dr. Rita Kean, Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Textiles, Clothing and Design
Jamar Banks, Director of OASIS
Dr. Patrice Berger, Director of NU Honors Program and Professor of History
Dr. Laura Damuth, Director of Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Adviser
Dr. Donald Gregory, Director of General Studies and Associate Professor of English
Gail Hackwith, Administrative Assistant
Dr. Jessica Jonson, Director of Institutional Assessment
Jennifer Lantz, Administrative Technician I
JoAnn Moseman, Academic Transfer Coordinator
Jeremy Penn, Assessment Associate for PEARL
Marcia White, E.N. Thompson Coordinator and Political Science Adviser
AnnMarie Williams, Academic Learning Communities Coordinator
