OPEN Book is a monthly electronic newsletter that highlights upcoming activities, office news, and accomplishments. The OPEN Book newsletter is sent on the last day of the month.
Upcoming Events
OPEN Forum – Register by May 7
ORED’s Spring OPEN Forum will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 8:15-10:00 a.m. at the Cather Dining Complex at 530 N 17th Street in meeting room Red Cloud A.
The presentation will focus on ORED’s Vision, Mission, Values, Goals, and the Path to AAU. Sherri Jones, Interim Vice Chancellor will give a high-level presentation on our vision, mission, values, functions, and goals. Becky Zavala, Assistant Vice Chancellor will follow with some information on the AAU membership indicators and the importance of becoming a university of AAU stature.
A continental breakfast will be served at 8:15 a.m. The program will begin around 8:45 and will conclude by 10:00. Please RSVP your attendance plansby May 7.
OPEN Forum is a quarterly meeting for all ORED staff; it is an opportunity to gather with colleagues, have fun, and learn about an important aspect of the office. If you have questions regarding the OPEN Forum contact Becky Carter.
Kudos for Your Colleague – Submit by May 7
A regular feature at our OPEN Forum is to take time to celebrate our colleagues. Please submit a kudo to a colleague that will be shared at the event and in the OPEN Book Newsletter.
Welcome New ORED Team Members
Elzbieta Korlacka, Project Specialist I, Sponsored Programs, started March 18, 2024.
I am Elzbieta (Ella) Korlacka and I am thrilled to join the OSP team as a Project Specialist. I am Nebraskan by choice, born in Poland, where I graduated from Cracow University of Economics with a master’s degree in marketing and management. I am a mother of two boys, both engineering students. In my free time, I like hiking, exploring new places, baking for my loved ones, and rescuing distressed houseplants from some of my friends.
Jenny Zhang, Project Specialist III, Sponsored Programs, started April 15, 2024.
I’m graduated from University of Texas at Dallas with a Master’s degree in Accounting and got my CPA license a year after graduation. Moving to Lincoln in 2018, I’ve been part of UNL, working as the Physics, Biology, and Chemistry departments financial specialist in the past five years. Outside of work, I love spending time with my husband and two young kids, aged 4 and 7, gardening and hiking. It’s all about finding that balance between work and family for me!
Craig Mulligan, Project Specialist III, Sponsored Programs, started April 15, 2024. (No photo available.)
I began my career in higher education as a Grants & Contracts Administrator at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. After earning a M.S. in Management Information Systems, I took other positions at NIU and Wheaton College which ended up be more technical in nature than I anticipated. I recently began looking for a new position within finance or grants administration when a position at UNL was brought to my attention. I did not initially believe I would be able to work fully remote from Illinois, but here I am. I am happy to join the team!
Ben Rogers, Project Specialist II, Sponsored Programs, started April 15, 2024.
Greetings, my name is The Benjamin Rogers but most people call me Ben. After receiving my Bachelors in Accounting I found my niche in the grant world, gaining knowledge/experience from places like the Nebraska Crime Commission, Lancaster County, and NIC Business Center. Wanting to get back to my post awards roots I found the perfect opportunity to bring my talents/skills/humor to the Office of Sponsored Programs as a Program Specialist II. When I’m not crunching numbers and dominating spreadsheets, you can find me hanging with my daughter, fishing, camping, at the gym, with friends or napping.
Farewells
Kerry Eddy‘s last day with the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior will be May 1. In the interim, please contact Jess Cronin.
Do you know someone who should join our team? Share these opportunities!
Associate Director for Research and Open Rank Research Professor, Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, application review date begins, 5/31/2024
Research Assistant Professor, Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior, application review date begins, 5/31/2024
Research Technician, Research, application review date begins, 5/1/2024
The Month in Pictures
OPEN Book Submissions
If you enjoyed the news and photos, please consider sharing some for the next OPEN Book Newsletter.
Thank you to the OPEN Book reporters:
Mardi Bonner (Office of Sponsored Programs)
Megan Ebbers (Institutional Animal Care Program)
Tisha Gilreath Mullen (Office of Proposal Development)
Nova Gocchi Carrasco (Methodology and Evaluation Research Core)
Brooke Goedert (Nebraska Innovation Campus)
Mari Greer (Vice Chancellor’s Office)
Casey Lundberg (NUtech Ventures)
Sara Quinn (Research Compliance Services), and
Ashley Washburn (Research Communications).
If you have anything you would like to include in the monthly OPEN Book newsletter, please reach out to one of these reporters or send it directly to Becky Carter (Vice Chancellor’s Office).
