Congratulations to AnnMarie Gottner, the latest Staff Star Award recipient! Gottner is the Director of Advising for CEHS, and works closely with central UNL offices as well as all of the CEHS departments. Her innovative ideas for engaging stakeholders and improving processes and services are validated through quantitative and anecdotal data.
Forty recent high-school graduates have been selected to join the Teachers Scholars Academy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this upcoming fall semester. The academy was created in order to grow the teaching workforce in the state of Nebraska and address the future teacher shortage. These students will mark the inaugural cohort of the academy thanks to a generous donation from the William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation.
Alyssa Mount, a master’s student in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s speech-language pathology program, wanted to increase the general public’s knowledge about aphasia. She found a new platform by getting Aphasia Awareness Month included in the June 17 proclamation ceremony with Governor Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska State Capitol.
“I always have a goal in mind that if we can teach at least one person in the community what aphasia is and how it can impact people, then that’s one more person who can use that knowledge,” Mount said.
Dipra Jha, associate professor of practice in Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management has been conferred Doctor Honoris Causa by Kyiv Cooperative Institute of Business and Law during a recent sabbatical visit to Ukraine. Jha was invited by the Institute to deliver a guest lecture for students, faculty and guests on May 6, 2019. He also met with faculty and senior administrators to explore areas of potential collaboration.
For students struggling to learn math, confusion and frustration can be common denominators. A new Nebraska research project is aiming to help remove those negative factors from the equation.
Eric Einspahr received the Excellence in Advising Award from NACADA this year! NACADA is an association of professional advisors, counselors, faculty, administrators, and students working to enhance the educational development of students.
One of the values CEHS espouses is dedication to excellence. Another is valuing community. On April 12 CEHS faculty/staff gathered at the Sheldon Museum of Art to salute this year's faculty, staff, and student award recipients in CEHS. Each one is an example of excellence in teaching, research, creative work, engagement, mentoring as well as dedication to supporting the CEHS mission.
Staff Award Jim Benes-SSC Ben Lennander-CEHS Business Team
Outstanding Teaching Award Jennifer Johnson Jorgensen-TMFD Deryl Hatch-EDAD Natalie Williams-CYAF
The Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design is hosting “Crafting Culture: Women and the Business of Textiles in Nebraska,” an exhibition at the Nebraska History Museum, in partnership with the museum and the Asian Community and Cultural Center.
Sathish Kumar Natarajan and Karsten Koehler, Assistant Professors in NHS, were nominated for the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award from UNL. Karsten Koehler was selected for the award. He will receive $1000, and will be recognized at the Laurels.
