The Division of Innovative & Learning-Centric Initiatives seeks to listen to the needs of the UNO community, to align our projects to the campus’s strategic goals, and to serve faculty, staff and students with enthusiasm and high-quality service. We embrace UNO’s culture and rich history of shared governance through the counsel and guidance of two faculty advisory committees.
Online Development & Leadership Committee
This group provides feedback related to developing online courses and leading online programs, supporting learners who enroll in online and flexible offerings, and considering policies and processes related to online learning. The committee meets monthly on the third Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 PM.
Staff Coordinators:
- Dan Hawkins, Director of Online Development
- Colton Janes, Assistant Director of Online Development
Committee Members:
- College of Arts & Sciences
- College of Business Administration
- College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
- College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
- College of Information Science & Technology
- College of Public Affairs and Community Service
- Criss Library
- Office of Academic Affairs
- Graduate Studies
- Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success
Academic Technology Committee
This group provides feedback about the strategic portfolio of academic technologies used for teaching and learning at UNO including feature updates, pilots, ongoing assessment of tools, change management, and faculty communication. The committee meets monthly on the third Tuesday from 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM.
Staff Coordinator:
- Rick Murch-Shafer, Director of Academic Technology
- College of Arts & Sciences - Dana Richter-Egger, Ph.D.
- College of Business Administration - Anne Herman, Ph.D.
- College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences - Sara Churchill, Ed.D.
- College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media - Russ Nordman, MFA
- College of Information Science & Technology - Martina Greiner, Ph.D.
- College of Public Affairs and Community Service - Yiwei Zhang, Ph.D.
- Criss Library - Monica Maher, M.S.