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NEWS AND EVENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

News<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mary Guest<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Guest installed as NAEOP President<\/strong>
After serving as president-elect during 2019-2020, Mary Guest, executive assistant in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, was installed as president of the National Association of Educational Office Professionals<\/a> during a virtual ceremony held on July 24. NAEOP is focused on providing its members with professional growth opportunities through leadership, education, achievement, recognition and networking. NAEOP has nearly 2,200 members who are affiliated with 82 organizations in 28 states. Mary\u2019s term of service as NAEOP president will run from 2020 to 2021. Subsequently, she will serve as immediate past-president during 2021-2022. Congratulations, Mary! We are proud of the national-level leadership you provide to your profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff encouraged to sign Cornhusker Commitment to combat COVID-19<\/strong>
In his July 24 email to the university community, Chancellor Ronnie Green encouraged staff and faculty to voluntarily sign the Cornhusker Commitment, which is a pledge to protect yourself, other people and the Husker community through a set of actions related to COVID-19 prevention and mitigation. ORED staff are encouraged to sign<\/a> and support the campus community as we welcome students back to campus in August. All students will be asked to sign the pledge as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university is also working to launch a testing site through a partnership with TestNebraska and the University Health Center. A designated site for testing will be established on campus. Additional information will be available prior to the start of classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New webpage available focused on remote work<\/strong>
Following the example set by Student Affairs, ORED added a new Working Remotely webpage<\/a><\/strong> to our OPEN site to provide resources for those who are working off campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nthis page you\u2019ll find: <\/p>\n\n\n\n