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UNL students (L-R) Joel Orozco-Almeida, Jessica Weed, Lynn Huynh and Kevin Rush attend 2014 Institute for Social Justice Nov. 9-11 in Seattle.

06 Nov 2014    By Brad Stauffer

EDAD students explore social justice at conference

Four graduate students in Educational Administration are attending the 2014 Institute on Social Justice, Nov. 9-11, in Seattle. Joel Orozco-Almeida, Jessica Weed, Lynn Huynh and Kevin Rush are in the second-year cohort of the student affairs master’s degree program.



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03 Nov 2014    

Nov. 11 Kelley Symposium Addresses Opportunity Gap

A nationally recognized authority on early childhood literacy education, Elfreida "Freddy" Hiebert, will keynote the 2014 Helen Kelley Symposium for Excellence in Education, from 3-5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln East Campus Union, Great Plains Room. Hiebert will speak about how early childhood educators can design early reading literacy programs to help overcome the influences of poverty in the acquisition of literacy skills. The event is sponsored by the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies in the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS).

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31 Oct 2014    

Grossman to present on law and disabled students, veterans on campus

Paul Grossman will present two presentations, one on legal rights of disabled students and the other focusing on helping wounded warriors and other veterans on campus. Grossman’s talks are sponsored by the Department of Educational Administration.

Title: Current Trends in Post-secondary Disability Law and Helping Students Transition from High School to College

Date: Nov. 5th, 2014
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Location: Teachers College Hall, Rm. 105



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31 Oct 2014    

SECD doctoral students awarded New Century Scholarships

Austin Oder and Jessie Patterson, both Ph.D. students in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, were awarded New Century Doctoral Scholarships from the American Speech Language Hearing Association. The New Century Scholarship program supports strong doctoral candidates who will pursue a teacher-investigator career in the academic environment at the university/college level. Oder and Patterson will be recognized at the American Speech Language Hearing Association convention in November.



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21 Oct 2014    

CEHS Research Showcase highlights life-changing work

Research matters in practical and profound ways. Research in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is enhancing the lives of individuals, families, schools and communities. Older adults can live independently longer, athletes can return to the playing field more safely after concussions, and Americans can avoid the health pitfalls of obesity. These are examples of the promise found in research projects that will be featured at the 2014 CEHS Research Showcase from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23 at the UNL East Campus Union in Lincoln.



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14 Oct 2014    By Brad Stauffer

CEHS graduate and student named Nebraska Teacher of the Year

Scottsbluff High School mathematics teacher Shelby Aaberg has been named Nebraska Teacher of the Year by the Nebraska Department of Education. Aaberg earned his bachelor's degree in math education from CEHS and Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education in 2004. He's currently a Ph.D. student in TLTE and advisee of Dr. Del Harnisch.


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10 Oct 2014    

CEHS Student Research Conference Nov. 8

The 2014 CEHS Student Research Conference will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8. All undergraduate and graduate CEHS students are invited to share their work with fellow students, faculty, other educators, alumni, friends and community members. The aim of the conference is to give students an opportunity to showcase their work and dialogue about important issues in education and the human sciences.



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07 Oct 2014    By Brad Stauffer

UNL couple completes lifetime of giving

Their married life was spent in the Washington, D.C. area where John Phillips worked his entire career as a U.S. Navy ordnance engineer. However John and Lorraine Phillips never lost their love of Nebraska and their alma mater. They met at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and when it came time to make estate plans, they remembered the place that brought them together. A place where they forged lifelong friendships. A place that provided a foundation for their life together.



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30 Sep 2014    

Entrepreneur Walter T. Wilhelm Visits UNL October 7-8, 2014

On Tuesday and Wednesday October 7 and 8, 2014, the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design (TMFD) will host Walter T. Wilhelm, chairman of Walter Wilhelm Associates, LLC, a Utah-based boutique consulting organization that helps retail and brand clients refine “front-end” processes. As a management consulting firm, WWA focuses on empowering apparel, footwear, and retail executives with the strategies, processes, and technologies that create tangible business value and sustainable competitive advantage. Their team’s deep industry expertise and their best practice knowledge base built from hundreds of successful projects around the globe, make WWA unique among consulting agencies. Their experts in the apparel, footwear, and interiors markets offer valuable domain expertise from product development, to supply chain, to retailing.

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29 Sep 2014    

CEHS students crowned royalty

Congratulations to CEHS seniors Shelby Kruse, a nutrition science major, and Jeffrey Story, a political science and English major with a minor in education. Kruse and Story were coronated as homecoming king and queen Saturday, Sept. 27 during halftime of the Nebraska-Illinois game.

Kruse is president of her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta, and staff adviser for the Nebraska Human Resources Institute. Her parents are John and Stephannie Kruse of Lincoln.


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