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Access to Excellence

“Access to Excellence: A Faculty Guide“ was developed by the Center for Faculty Excellence in collaboration with UNO faculty members with the intent to provide easy access to ideas and strategies to enhance teaching and learning, strengthen UNO’s ability to educate all learners, and provide insights to advance faculty research and creative endeavors.

  • Access to Excellence (PDF)

Mentoring

Mentoring Resources 

The Center for Faculty Excellence will be facilitating two new opportunities related to faculty mentoring. General mentor training is available for current academic mentors and individuals who wish to become mentors. The TANDEM program is open to second and third-year full-time faculty who will be partnered with mentors outside their home academic unit who might share broader social and cultural affinities within our community of scholars.

This program is optional and designed to work in tandem with the mentoring that occurs in the faculty member's home unit. For a screen reader-friendly version of the documents below, please contact the Center for Faculty Excellence.

  • Conversation Catalysts for Mentors and Mentees
  • Mentorship Phases
  • Mentorship Constellations
  • Mentor Map (fillable .pdf)
  • Mentor Map (printable with lines)

Supporting Students at UNO

Quick Tips and Strategies 

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  • Resources for Students Who are Non-native English Speakers
  • Setting Students Up for Successful Group Work

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Syllabus Statements and Communications Tips

Resources to develop syllabi and effectively communicate with students 

Communication is a two-way endeavor. Faculty are encouraged to share these Student to Faculty Communication Strategies with students and implement the parallel Faculty to Student Communication Strategies to help facilitate effective communication.

Course syllabi also serve as a key communication tool. Digital Learning offers an excellent resource including a syllabus template via Canvas. In addition to this resource, find links to other syllabus statements you may want to include below:

  • Accessibility Services Syllabus Statements
  • Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
  • Title IX Statement
  • UNO Math-Science Learning Center
  • UNO Speech Center
  • UNO Writing Center
  • Plagiarism Statement - Faculty members are encouraged to link to the full Academic Integrity Policy

Teaching at UNO

Resources for anyone teaching at UNO 

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Syllabus Information, Teaching Resources, and Canvas Support  

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  • Continuity of Instruction
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  • Retention Resources for Faculty
  • Service Learning Academy
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  • Teaching Analysis By Students (TABS)
  • Teaching with Technology
  • Testing Center
  • UNO Libraries

Academic Support Centers  

  • Computer Science Learning Center
  • Math-Science Learning Center
  • Speech Center
  • Writing Center

Teaching Policies and Support 

The following resource highlights and aggregates UNO policies and procedures in support of teaching and learning and serves as a resource to help faculty prepare for the semester and academic year.
  • Campuswide Teaching Policies and Support

University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT)

Teaching resources and opportunities available through UCAT 

UCAT promotes student learning across the campus by focusing on teaching excellence and pedagogical improvement and innovation. UCAT aligns its resources with opportunities for faculty that have the potential to impact students from multiple disciplines.

UCAT is comprised of an eight-member committee appointed by the Faculty Senate whose members serve three-year staggered terms.

Teaching Observation 

Faculty Resources

  • Energizing the Classroom
  • Effective Use of Feedback
  • UCAT Student Engagement Project Initiative
  • University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT)
  • Instructional Continuity Tips
  • Supporting Neurodivergent Students

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