Reflecting on a year for social change
Each year, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln memorializes the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a week-long celebration, honoring his life and work while recognizing campus and community members whose impacts epitomize the ideals, life, and work of the civil rights leader. This work has become more pronounced and visible during historical unrest and a surgency of social and political activists in the last year.
2020: A year like no other
For many, the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered as the darkest moment of a lifetime. More than 300,000 Americans have been lost to the virus. Millions more have dealt with unemployment and financial struggles, and nearly everything about how we live, work and connect with one another has shifted.
Wolf, multilingual outreach project going to bat for keystone species
In any language, 2020 has been a rough year for bats. The only mammal capable of true flight saw its already-spotty reputation dragged through more mud as conjecture, then early research, suggested that SARS-CoV-2 may have evolved from a coronavirus ancestor dwelling in some bat species.
Brianne Wolf, a part-time graduate student in natural resource sciences and a global programs manager for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, acknowledges that bats could use some help in the PR department.
11 Huskers earn Gilman scholarship for education abroad
Eleven University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduates have earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to support credit-bearing study abroad, an internship abroad or virtual international opportunities between Dec. 1, 2020, and Oct. 31, 2021.
Nguyen graduates with legacy of advancing allied community
Kennedy Nguyen arrived at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln apprehensive about the next steps ahead in his journey.
After interning in We Are Nebraska and sharing his experience as a transgendered male, the senior marketing major from Saigon, Vietnam, is graduating with confidence in his future and strong support from the community he helped start at the College of Business.
Nothhorn goes around the world with technology
Katie Nothhorn was going to travel to Holland in April 2020 for an international competition as a member of Sue’s Stepper-ettes, a baton-twirling club based in Omaha. She would write a paper about the trip to fulfill the study-abroad requirement for an international studies minor.
Unique Connection Really Adds Up: Professor bonds with master’s student forming an African-Nebraskan network
Michelle Hom, an assistant professor of practice at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, first met Masake (Kane) Ly through an online course. A high school math teacher from Dakar, Senegal, Ly was enrolled in my mathematics course for teachers in 2014. Ly’s enthusiasm immediately stood out to Hom.
Through OASIS, Wisniewski-Pena finds his place at Nebraska
Fernando Wisniewski-Pena found himself at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He credits the Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services for his success on campus. He is among the nearly 1,400 Huskers who will graduate on Dec. 19.
A Magnificent Milestone: A decade of warm welcomes to all who enter.
The old Culture Center — a former church squeezed between Wendy’s and the previous Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity location near 14th and R streets — was quaint, but simply not functional. So, after a years-long standstill, students voted to fund 50% of a new Culture Center. That was 2006. Four years later, on April 16, 2010, the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center opened its doors. It was 30,000 square-feet of potential.
Education Abroad launches new program development fund for faculty, staff
The Education Abroad Office invites all faculty and staff to submit requests for the new Global Experiences Innovation Fund to develop virtual, on-campus or U.S.-based, globally focused programs for summer and fall 2021. The Fund is designed to provide students with engaging global experiences next summer despite the challenges caused by the pandemic. Created by the Education Abroad Office in partnership with the Office of Global Partnerships & Initiatives, the funding opportunity will also allow faculty and staff to engage in long-term efforts to integrate education abroad into the curriculum.