Membership and Recognition

Membership

If you are working with UNO students and are looking for a community to connect with on how to best serve and support our students, AAC is the place for you.

To join, or if you have questions about membership, please email unoaac@unomaha.edu.

Recognition

Advisor of the Month

Academic Advisor of the Year

Outstanding Advisor Accomplishments

Advisor of the Month

An honor created to recognize members of the UNO advising community who go above and beyond to provide exceptional service to students, their colleagues and/or the university.

Each month, one advisor will be selected at random from the nominations to receive the award at the Academic Advising Council meeting.

All nominees will be recognized by AAC for their hard work with a certificate and a $25 gift card redeemable on campus.

Nominees must be at least .5 FTE whose primary role is academic advising. Once selected, advisors would not be eligible to receive the award again for one calendar year, although they can still be nominated in recognition of their work.

Nomination Form

Advisor of Month: June 2025

Nazaneen Rahmanzai - Grace Abbott School of Social Work

2024- 2025 Winners

Past Winners

2023-2024 Advisor of the Month List

2022-2023 Advisor of the Month List

2021-2022 Advisor of the Month List

Academic Advisor of the Year

The Academic Advisor of the Year Award recognizes professional academic advisors for their exceptional service to students, their colleagues and/or the university. Candidate

s will be evaluated on their contribution and service, advocacy and collaboration, and initiative and attitude.

Nominees must be employed as professional/managerial staff at UNO for at least one year with primary responsibility dedicated to the academic advising of undergraduate students.

Complete the nomination form

For questions please contact Sammi Kaiser, Ph.D., Senior Director of Academic Advising.

Nominations should be submitted by March 14, 2025.

Contribution and Service

• Contributing to the betterment of the University of Nebraska at Omaha through exceptional service, leadership, and accomplishments.
• Positively and significantly influencing student academic success, or otherwise expanding opportunities for students to maximize their educational experience.

Advocacy and Collaboration

• Fostering a supportive environment for students, creating support for student success in individual or systematic ways, and advocating for the needs of students
• Developing and enhancing relationships with colleagues, faculty, staff, administrators, and other stakeholders
• Demonstrating a commitment to the improvement of advising at the university through ongoing training, feedback, and collaboration with supervisors/supervisees, mentees, colleagues, and other stakeholders.

Initiative and Attitude

• Enhancing the quality of advising with a positive attitude and ready availability for students and colleagues
• Demonstrating an ongoing willingness to go above and beyond the minimum in service to students and the university, consistently surpassing expectations for students and colleagues
• Approaching problems or challenges with a readiness to seek creative and innovative solutions

The Academic Advisor of the Year is awarded a framed certificate and a $500 stipend.

Advisor of the Year 2023-2024

Kristy Schweitz - College of Business Administration

Past Winners

Outstanding Advisor Accomplishments