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05 Mar 2014    

Hahn honored by UAAD

Next time you see Donna Hahn, business manager for the East Campus CEHS Business Team, tell her congratulations for receiving the Carl A. Donaldson Award for Excellence in Management from the University Association for Administrative Development. Hahn received the award Feb. 19 at a UAAD luncheon.



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05 Mar 2014    

Susan Swearer receives Willa Cather/Charles Bessey professorship

Susan Swearer, professor of educational psychology, joined UNL in 1997 and is one of the preeminent leaders in the field of bullying prevention. Her research and contributions have positively impacted the lives of fellow researchers, colleagues, clinicians and children around the world. Swearer has been honored with fellow status by the American Psychological Association, has been elected to the Society for the Study of School Psychology, and is a recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award.

 



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04 Mar 2014    

Strautkalns receives Feb. CEHS Staff Council Star Award

Congratulations to Rasma Strautkalns, Staff Secretary for the Buros Center for Testing, who has received the February Staff Star Award.

Supporters of Strautkalns’ nomination had the following to say:

“Rasma manages the front office of the Buros Center and is the sole provider of clerical support for the publications unit, which publishes three major reference book series. She is both dependable and conscientious and demonstrates a natural tendency to help others.



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03 Mar 2014    

Levy named executive director of quilt museum

The International Quilt Study Center and Museum at UNL has named Leslie Levy the new executive director of Quilt House and the International Quilt Study Center.



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Brent Cejda portrait

21 Feb 2014    

Cejda selected for CSCC honor

Brent Cejda, professor and chair of the Department of Educational Administration at UNL, has been selected to receive the Senior Scholar Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC).



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19 Feb 2014    

New Hillestad exhibition features Japanese kimonos

"Japan and Fashion: Influence and Impact" opens in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. The exhibit, curated by Barbara Trout, features Japanese influenced garments from the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design’s historic costume collection, along with traditional Japanese garments on loan for the exhibition. The exhibit is devoted to the interface between traditional Japanese dress and contemporary Western fashion.

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19 Feb 2014    

Omaha Westside's Mitchell to receive McAuliffe Award from UNL

Creativity and inspiration in the classroom has earned Omaha Westside Community Schools fifth grade teacher Pam Mitchell the Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education.

The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents the annual award to a teacher who exemplifies the character of Christa McAuliffe, an educator who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. Mitchell will be recognized at a banquet March 9 in Lincoln.



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14 Feb 2014    

HSDO builds entrepreneurial skills with gift basket sales for Student Appreciation Week

Students in the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program are getting some hands-on entrepreneurial experience as they also raise funds to support the Hospitality Student Development Organization. HSDO is offering appreciation baskets for sale to celebrate Student Worker Appreciation Week, Apr. 14-18.



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14 Feb 2014    

Beukelman retirement reception May 5

Passion for teaching and keeping students actively engaged in the learning process is John Maag’s trademark as a professor of speech language pathology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s College of Education and Human Sciences. For his talents as a teacher, Maag has been selected for the Donald R. and Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence.



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14 Feb 2014    

Phishing: What you need to know

Phishing Explained

Phishing is an attempt to get you to provide personal information to unscrupulous persons. They try hard to deceive you with fake emails and web sites that look very real.

The Phisher’s Goal



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