Eight years ago, Linda Bales needed an escape. Having relocated to Nebraska, Bales spent her days caring for a mother-in-law who suffered a series of strokes and a retired-military husband hampered by alcoholism. “That kind of care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it weighs on you,” Bales said. “I really needed something [...]
An open information session about Nebraska Innovation Campus is 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. The session, which is free and open to faculty, staff and students, will be led by Dan Duncan, executive director of the NIC. A question and answer session will follow the update presentation.
David Bagby and Gregory Dorn received University Kudos Awards at the Oct. 26 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Bagby is information technology services manager for the College of Fine and Performing Arts. Dorn is a research technologist II for the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Christin Mamiya, associate dean of Fine [...]
New federal regulations require all employees give consent to receive W-2 forms in a secure electronic format. Once consent is given, it carries forward each year and does not need to be repeated. Employees will be given an opportunity to change how they receive W-2 forms in 2013. The benefits of receiving W-2 forms electronically [...]
During the holiday shutdown, the UNL mailroom will be open Dec. 27. No mail will be delivered during the shutdown, Dec. 24 to Jan. 2. Staff will work 5 to 11 a.m. Dec. 27. Mail pickup will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. that day. University employees must present a mail authorization card and [...]
Free one-on-one financial counseling sessions are being offered to faculty and staff in December. Remaining TIAA-CREF sessions are at the East Union (room posted) Dec. 19, and at the Wick Alumni Center Library Dec. 20. Sign up by calling 1-800-732-8353 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. After hours messages can be left at 1-866-842-2908, ext. [...]
UNL welcomes these new employees hired in November. For more information on the “New Hires” list, contact Troy Fedderson at tfedderson2@unl.edu or 402-472-8515. Jeffrey Avey, Scholarship and Financial Aid, financial aid specialist Kristin Botz, Law, legal assistant Amanda Colborn, Harper-Schramm-Smith Dining Service, dining service clerical associate Ashley Colee, Financial Services, administrative technician I Mark Doyle, [...]
The Omaha Press Club honored Chancellor Harvey Perlman as the newest “Face on the Barroom Floor” during a Nov. 19 roast and dinner. The event was held at the Press Club, 1620 Dodge St., in Omaha. Presented by the Omaha Press Club since 1971, the award honors newsmakers who have made an impact on the [...]
Paul Haar, associate professor of saxophone and coordinator of jazz studies, has been named Midwest division director for the Jazz Education Network. He will serve as coordinator/liaison between the network and Midwest directors and educators. He has also been named a featured soloist at two festivals in 2013. The Jazz Education Network is an international [...]
Joy Castro, associate professor of English and Ethnic Studies, has picked up another honor for her debut novel. Kirkus Reviews, an American book review magazine, has named her fictional work “Hell or High Water,” to its list of best books of 2012. The book, released last July, is set in 2008 in New Orleans. It [...]
