eNews: A Newsletter from Academic Affairs and Student Life
Preparing Students for Careers and Citizenship
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Volume 1, Number 7
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NCA Focused Visit Positive, with Recommendations for Future
On April 28-29, the review team of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA) met with various groups/individuals on campus. The team member evaluating assessment was impressed with all that has been accomplished since 2004. She emphasized the importance for continued progress, to ensure that UNK will be prepared for the next regularly scheduled NCA visit in 2014. She recommended refinement of both the processes and the instruments departments/programs use in assessing student learning outcomes. In October, the Office of Assessment will provide more detailed feedback on assessment reports in order to help refine the process. Other recommendations were made for continuing the process of revising General Studies for more direct assessment of General Studies, as well as WI and CD. The team is recommending that UNK be required to provide a progress report on General Studies assessment to the HLC in 2011.
During the exit interview, reviewers informed the administration of the recommendations they will make to the HLC, who will review the information and, if in agreement, will issue the outcomes decided upon to UNK.
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NCA Team to Recommend Approval for eCampus Request to Expand Online Offerings
During the visit to UNK, the review team from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA) also evaluated the request by UNK to expand online degree offerings. In the exit report, the NCA reviewer noted favorable progress in eCampus since the NCA visit in 2004 and indicated that they will recommend approval of the accreditation to expand online programs. "The visit went better than expected and we were all pleased with the results," explained Gloria Vavricka, Director of eCampus. If approved by the HLC, "eCampus will be able to collaborate with departments to expand UNK's online degrees and provide more opportunities to those students requesting more online offerings."
Status of General Studies Renewal: Faculty Senate Advances Program Document to GS Council for Consideration
After the Faculty Senate’s review of the proposed changes to the General Studies program, the Senate voted narrowly to forward the document to the General Studies Council. The Council will review the document, as well as other information from other sources, including comments and ideas from the Colleges. The work of the Council will be reported to campus in regular meeting minutes and on the GS website. The Council will look specifically at the strong points of the document and determine what concepts might best suit the students at UNK.
Selection Process Continues for New Student Information System
In mid-April over 120 people from across the University of Nebraska and the State College System attended vendor demonstrations by Oracle and Sungard. Later, four vendors made implementation presentations. Reference checks have also been completed. Over the next three weeks, various groups will submit their final rankings to help determine the best software solution. Participants hope to make a selection by the end of May so that negotiation discussions can begin. Those involved are anxious to move forward to the next phase of the project.
ROTC Returns to UNK
Tomorrow, the Military Science Program will mark the return of Army ROTC to UNK. A UH-60 (Blackhawk) helicopter will land at 10 a.m. on the practice field, just west of COE, carrying ROTC cadre from Lincoln, officials from the Nebraska National Guard, and the UNK ROTC guidon. Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Cisne, Professor of Military Science at UNL, will present the guidon to Chancellor Kristensen who will then pass it to UNK ROTC cadre. The passing of the guidon will be followed by a short question and answer session. UNK Faculty and staff are invited to attend and are asked to gather on the sidewalk south of URS until the helicopter has landed.
1984 Graduate Speaks at Spring Commencement
Curt Coffman will be speaking at Friday's commencement. He is a native of Kearney, a graduate of Kearney High, and a 1984 graduate of Kearney State College with a B.S. in Psychology. Visit www.curtcoffman.com for more information about him.
Recognition
Outstanding Student Achievements
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Becky Benson
Angela Reynolds
Caprice Miner
Jamison Christensen
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honored with "Collegiality Award" for their sportsmanship and professionalism at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)"HR Games" April 11-12 |
Publications and Honors
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Teara Archwamety (CSP)
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Max McFarland (CSP)
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"Accreditation and the Academic Program Review (APR)" published in Journal of Research Methodology 20(2), 131-147 (2007) |
| Vijendra Boken (Geography) |
co-authored with Haque, C.E. and Hoogenboom, G.: "Predicting drought using pattern recognition" published in Annals of Arid Zone, 46(2):133-144 (2008) |
| Greg Brown (HPERLS) |
"Evaluating a Nutritional Supplement with SOAP Notes to Develop CT Skills" published in Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning in Health Sciences edited by N.C. Facione and P.A. Facione and published by The California Academic Press, La Cruz, CA, 2008 |
| Jason Combs (Geography) |
"Trading America’s Past on eBay: The Case Study of Northwood Carnival Glass and Roseville Pottery" published in Material Culture 40(1): 41-55 |
| Diane Duffin (Political Science) |
co-authored with Daniel Cox: "Cold War, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy Spending Decisions: Dynamic Representation by Congress and the President" published in Congress & the Presidency, Vol. 35, No.1, Spring 2008 |
Joan Lewis (Teacher Education)
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Patricia Cruzeiro (Educational Administration)
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co-authored with C.A. Hall: "Impact of two Elementary Principals' Leadership on Gifted Education in their Buildings" published in Gifted Child Today 3(2), 56-62 (2007) |
Joan Lewis (Teacher Education)
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Max McFarland (CSP)
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Teara Archwamety (CSP)
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co-authored with S.S. DeCamp-Fritson and J.C. Ramage: "Selecting for Ethnically Diverse Children who May be Gifted Using Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices and Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test" published in Multicultural Education, 37-41 (Fall 2007) |
| Miechelle McKelvey (Communication Disorders) |
co-authored with A. Dietz, K. Hux, K. Weissling, D. Benkelman: "Performance of a Person with Chronic Aphasia Using a Visual Scene Display Prototype" published in Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology 15(3), 305-317 (2007)
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Rick Miller (Psychology)
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Joe Benz (Psychology)
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"Techniques for Encouraging Peer Collaboration" in the Journal of Instructional Psychology, 35, 87-93 |
Rick Miller (Psychology)
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Jeanne Butler (CTE) |
"Using an adversary hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of a military program" published The Qualitative Report 13, 12-25 |
| Marta Moorman (HPERLS) |
co-authored with B.E. Schlatter and A.R. Hurd: "Adventure Recreation: Coming Soon to your Community" published in JOPERD, 78(9), 22-26 (2007) |
| Chris Stevens (Political Science) |
"Identity Politics and Nuclear Disarmament: The Case of Ukraine" published in Nonproliferation Review 15, 1 (March 2008): 43-70 |
Jane Ziebarth (Teacher Education)
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co-authored with R. Bovill: "A Partnership in Progress" published in Education 128(3), 441-459 (2008) |
Grant Recipients
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| Chris Stevens (Political Science) |
Summer Travel Grant from the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) to conduct research in Kazakhstan this June and July |
Calendar of Events within the Academic Affairs and Student Life Division
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| May 7 |
ROTC Press Conference - 10:00 a.m. at the Practice Field between WSTC & COE |
| May 9 |
Spring Commencement - 10:00 am. - live webcast available for those unable to attend, visit http://www.unk.edu/about/commencement/
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| May 9 -June 18 |
Summer Institute for Online Teaching Face-to-Face Session: Institute Orientation - contact Steve McGahan (865-8341 or mcgahansj@unk.edu) or Karen Premer (865-8840 or premerk@unk.edu) for more information
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| May 26 |
Memorial Day |
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Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Life
University of Nebraska at Kearney
905 West 25th Street
Kearney, NE 68849
Phone: (308)865-8209
