Upcoming Events
ORED Staff Recognition Event – Reminder to Register
The ORED Staff Recognition Event will be held on Monday, December 12, 2022, from 11:45-3:00 at Sun Valley Lanes, 321 Victory Lane. There will be awards, prizes, food, and fun. Please RSVP by the end of the day on December 7, to let us know if you will be able to attend and if you wish to bowl. We will need to know your shoe size if you are bowling, so your shoes can be waiting for you at your lane. Gather your team and create a team name as prizes are awarded for the best team name voted on by your peers. When you register to attend, you can choose your team (limit six bowlers per team/lane).
Submit Kudos for Your Teammates
ORED team members are great at recognizing one another for their work and kudos are a foundation of our celebration. Submit your kudos by end of the day on December 7 to have them included in the presentation at the event.
ORED Team Spotlight – Save the Date and Register
We will showcase the Nebraska Innovation Campus team on January 6, 2023, 10:00-11:00 a.m. via Zoom. Join us to learn more about the work this team does and for whom. Register at: https://nebraska.bridgeapp.com/learner/training/90c9cc73/enroll Previous ORED Team Spotlights are available to view on-demand.
Oshibana Nebraska – Natural Element Art, An Artwork Display by Suzanne Spiehs
Date: Dec. 1 – 20, 2022
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2nd Floor Link (free and open to the public daily from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
Contact: Brooke Goedert, (402) 472-5535, bgoedert2@unl.edu
Oshibana Nebraska is a collection of flowers and other botanicals grown in Nebraska that have been dried and pressed to create stunning pieces of art. Some natural elements have been picked from the wild, while others have been gathered from a garden.
Suzanne has a deep love of nature and the outdoors and began her journey as an artist by taking landscape photography. One day while taking a picture of some dried grass, she found herself wanting to preserve it just as was, because it was so beautiful. Two years later and after many hours spent picking, cleaning, drying and pressing all types of flowers and botanicals, she is ready to share some of her creations with the world.
Suzanne Spiehs is a NIC Partner and an administrative coordinator for UNL Industry Relations.
Training and Development
Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
ORED Learning and Development in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s #NCLUDE program will be facilitating a Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge from January – March 2023. The format for the challenge is committing to attend a one-hour Zoom group discussion approximately every other week. You will also be prompted to access readings, videos or other resources based on that week’s theme. It should take approximately, one-two hours to read/watch/listen to the resource materials prior to the Zoom group discussion.
The content was culled by CUPA-HR (College and University Professional Association for Human Resources) and UNL employees. It is expected that you commit to attending each session as capacity is limited.
- Meetings: Tuesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. Central Time on January 17, 31, February 14, 28, March 7, and 21, 2023 Click here to register
- Content covered: History Through the Lens of Race; Microagressions, Whiteness and Implicit Bias; The Media and Race; and Allyship and Action Steps
Gender Equity Habit Building Challenge
ORED Learning and Development in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s #NCLUDE program will be facilitating a Gender Equity Habit Building Challenge from January – March 2023. The challenge includes committing to attend a one-hour Zoom group discussion approximately every other week. You will be prompted to access readings, videos or other resources based on that week’s theme. It should take approximately, one-two hours to read/watch/listen to the resource materials prior to the Zoom group discussion.
The content was culled by CUPA-HR (College and University Professional Association for Human Resources) and UNL employees. It is expected that you commit to attending each session as capacity is limited.
- Meetings: Thursdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. Central Time on January 19, February 2, 16, March 2, 9, and 23, 2023, via Zoom Click here to register
- Content covered: Heightening Awareness of Women’s Issues and Challenges; Working to Create Equity for Women at Work; Exploring the LGBTQ+ Community in the Workforce; and Opportunities to Advocate for Our LGBTQ+ Colleagues.
Welcome New ORED Team Members
Sehrish Andleeb, Evaluation Project Associate, Methodology and Evaluation Research Core (MERC) – started on October 3rd
You can read more about MERC team members at https://merc.unl.edu/merc-faculty-and-staff.
Lori Chleborad, Evaluation Project Manager, Methodology and Evaluation Research Core (MERC) – started on October 3
Lori has worked at the University for the last 15 years on research projects at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools. Lori enjoys gardening in the summer and her 3 cats all year long.
You can read more about MERC team members at https://merc.unl.edu/merc-faculty-and-staff.
Mawada Mohammed, Evaluation Project Manager, Methodology and Evaluation Research Core (MERC) – started on October 3
You can read more about MERC team members at https://merc.unl.edu/merc-faculty-and-staff.
Julie Naughton, Marketing and Communications Manager, NUtech, started on November 28
A little bit about me: I am a 1991 UNL graduate and double-majored in journalism and English and minored in history and political science. After I graduated from UNL, I moved to New York City and worked as a journalist there for 25 years (including 17 years as a daily reporter for a publication called WWD.) I moved back to Lincoln in April 2016 to work as a public information officer for the state Department of Health and Human Services. Since August 2016, I’ve taught UNL undergrads as a lecturer, first teaching beginning reporting and now teaching an evening section of technical communications (a joint effort between the College of Journalism and Mass Communications and the College of Engineering.) For the past 15 years, I’ve also reviewed multiple categories of books for Publishers Weekly. Although I’m a native Southern Californian, my mother is from Lincoln and we came back every summer to see my grandparents and extended family. I love to read and crafting is another huge passion (my Cricut and my jewelry-making tools get regular use.)
Tiffani Hix, Lead Research Project Manager, Vice Chancellor’s Office, starts December 1
Tiffani is returning to ORED tomorrow in the vice chancellor’s office as a Lead Research Project Manager. Tiffani will report to Becky Zavala. Her office will be in Whittier. There will be more information in next month’s OPEN Book introducing Tiffani.
Farewells
Wilma Gerena last day in Sponsored Programs will be December 2. After 18 years at UNL, Wilma is retiring from UNL and heading to Doane University, Crete Campus to serve as Executive Assistant to the Chief Academic Officer. In the interim, please contact Kathi Malone for any assistance.
KUDOS to Our Colleagues
Katelin VanDerslice was promoted to IACP Facility Supervisor on November 1. Congratulations, Katelin!
November marks 10 years since Nebraska Innovation Campus’ groundbreaking. In that time, the campus has grown to include office space, a makerspace, a conference center, a local coffee shop, a hotel, lab space, pilot plant space and greenhouse space.
Enjoy a time-lapse video showing 10 years of campus developments.
Timelapse Video on FB: https://fb.watch/gYDuutFnGl/ or Innovation Campus Social Media Version.mp4
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Financial Specialist Research-50000086
This position provides financial, operational and general business support in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. This individual will monitor internal awards and commitments from the time they are made, until the projects have ended including several points of correspondence in between. Position will oversee reconciliation of cost centers and WBS numbers in Research, will review payroll…View Details Bookmark
Research Communications Specialist Research-50000086
The Research Communications Specialist supports the Research Communication’s team’s efforts to promote research, scholarly and creative activity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This position has primary responsibility for overseeing and creating content for the Office of Research and Economic Development’s social media channels, with the goal of communicating the importance, impact and p…View Details Bookmark
The Month in Pictures
Stefanie Kremer, Institutional Animal Care Program Technician II, and her husband, Luke, welcomed Hank Elliot Kremer on October 31. Hank was 8 pounds, 13 ounces and 22 inches long. Congratulations, Kremer family!
OPEN Book Submissions
Thank you to the OPEN Book reporters Mary Guest, Tisha Gilreath Mullen, Ashley Washburn, Sara Quinn, Mardi Bonner, Suzanne Spiehs, Katherine Pinkerton, Casey Lundberg, David Martin, Brooke Goedert, and Jacque Barmore. 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.
OPEN Book is a monthly electronic newsletter that highlights upcoming activities, office news, and accomplishments. To read previous OPEN Book newsletters, go to research.unl.edu/open.
