Verbatem – Chancellor Harvey Perlman issued this Nov. 23 e-mail about filling the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs opening quickly. As you know Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Barbara Couture has accepted the position of president of New Mexico State University effective Jan. 1. New Mexico State had good reasons for wanting her to start […]

Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, has appointed faculty to two committees associated with ADVANCE-Nebraska. Concetta DiRusso, professor, nutrition, is chair of the Recruit-NE committee. Other members are Andrzej Nowak, professor, civil enginering; Elizabeth “Libby” Jones, associate professor, civil engineering; Susan Hermiller, professor, mathematics; Erin Blankenship; associate professor, statistics; an Merlin Lawson, professor […]

Tour expands links to Chinese universities For a group of university officials, a two-week, working trip to China ended like any good journey abroad – they returned buoyed by new friendships, a little too full of good food, and recalling experiences only an ancient culture can offer. However, the Oct. 5 to 18 trip was […]

Approximately 780 students received degrees at UNL commencement exercises Aug. 14 and 15. Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, presided at the Aug. 14 ceremonies for master’s and doctoral degrees and the Aug. 15 presentation of baccalaureate degrees. Mehrdad Negahban, associate professor of engineering mechanics at UNL, gave the address during the postgraduate […]

Anna Shavers, Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law Chair, is interim dean of the UNL College of Law. The appointment was announced May 22 by Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. Additionally, Robert Denicola, Margaret R. Larson Professor of Intellectual Property Law, will serve as interim associate dean of the college. Shavers had […]

In its seventh “quality indicators” report card, UNL shows enrollment growth and increasing diversity among its students, increases in total research funding and research expenditures, and continued improvement in its six-year graduation rate. The report compares data from 2007-08 against longer-term information, offering a 10- to 11-year trend line for most measures. Compiled from internal […]

ROCK STAR – David Manderscheid, dean of Arts and Sciences, plays “Guitar Hero” during the Academic Stars celebration at the Van Brunt Visitors Center, Feb. 11. Academic Stars is a communication campaign that celebrates the achievements of faculty, staff and students in Arts and Sciences. STAR TRIO – (From left) Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor […]

Two-week tour helps expand connections between UNL, Chinese universities For a group of university officials, a two-week, working trip to China ended like any good journey abroad – they returned buoyed by new friendships, a little too full of good food, and recalling experiences only an ancient culture can offer. However, the Oct. 5 to […]

$3.8 million NSF grant to focus on science, technology, engineering and math fields A $3.8 million National Science Foundation grant will help the UNL promote and retain female faculty in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Holmes At UNL, women comprise less than 20 percent of faculty in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics […]