University of Nebraska–Lincoln

New Fellowship Program

The Department of Educational Administration is pleased to announce the creation of a new Fellowship program for graduate students interested in research in community colleges. The fellowship is sponsored by the National Council of Instructional Administrators and can provide up to $3,000 to assist doctoral students in research that addresses one of the major issues developed by this national council. Information about this award can be obtained by contact Professor Brent Cejda (bcejda2@unl.edu).

Academic Program Reviews--February, 2006 (Supporting Documents link--pdf files )

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln requires that all academic departments periodically conduct what are called Academic Program Reviews. To facilitate this review, the members of the department conduct a self assessment that is then reviewed and evaluated by a review team consisting of outside reviewers, internal members, and student representatives. The report of the review team is then given to the university’s Academic Program Review Committee (APR).

The department has now prepared its self assessment and will welcome its review team to campus in early February. The review team consists of the following:

Outside Members

Dr. Marilyn Amy, Chair, Michigan State University (Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Learning Department)
Dr. Grayson Noley, Chair, University of Oklahoma, (Department of Educational Administration)
Dr. John Fero, Superintendent, Crete Public Schools

Internal Members

Dr. James King, ALEC, Faculty Representative
Dr. Jeff Keown, Animal Science, APR Monitor

Student Representatives

Rachel Larson, MA Student in Higher Education
Lori Calkins, Doctoral Student in EDAD and SPED Coordinator at Lincoln North Star High School

Outstanding Book of the Year--Academy of Human Resource Development

A new book in the area of Human Resource Development has just been recognized as the outstanding book of the year by the Academy of Human Resource Development.  Research in Organizations: Foundations and Methods of Inquiry (R Sawson & E Holton, III Eds) contains chapters by Professors Richard Torraco and Miles Bryant.  Another CEHS faculty member, John Creswell, also wrote a chapter in the publication, available from Berrett-Koehler Publishers or through usual outlets like Amazon.com.