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2025
October 22, 2025
Newsletter Topics: Launch of Maverick Flex Path as UNO’s official Competency-Based Education (CBE) brand, new guidance for proposing CBE programs, curriculum spotlight on CBE design principles, updates from Q4 implementation and workgroup milestones, subscription-based tuition and student-services model approvals, academic policy and grading framework development, upcoming fall CBE vs. CBL drop-in sessions, and progress toward UNO’s first graduate-level CBE program launches.
September 4, 2025
Newsletter Topics: National spotlight on CBE innovation at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Q3 progress on UNO’s learner and faculty models, curriculum and financial aid system design, and tuition model development; highlights from summer CBE Curriculum Development Workshops and inaugural program portfolio launch; fall drop-in information sessions on CBE vs. CBL; updates from Steering Committee governance and campus workgroups; progress in student services, operations, and marketing strategy; and UNO’s upcoming national presentations at CBExchange 2025.
July 2, 2025
Newsletter Topics: Launch of Quarter 3 Design & Build phase, progress on learner journey and faculty models, C-BEN spotlight on defining mastery, recap of June CBE Curriculum Development Workshops, inaugural program development in CEHHS and CBA, steering committee governance updates, confirmed academic calendar and learning model decisions, and summer workgroup highlights on curriculum, operations, and student support planning.
May 14, 2025
Newsletter Topics: Highlights from the University of Nebraska Omaha + CBE Champions program, updates on new competency-based education pilot pathways, digital learning tools for student-success analytics, Canvas and learning-technology enhancements, upcoming faculty development workshops for mastery-based teaching, badge-issuing and credentialing strategies, and key support services to advance flexible outcomes-driven learning.
April 23, 2025
Newsletter Topics: Latest updates from the UNO + CBE Champions initiative, spotlight on faculty-led CBE program launches, insights into flexible competency-based pathways, upcoming professional development workshops for online and hybrid teaching, new digital learning tools and strategies for student success, assessment and badge-badging enhancements, and community collaboration opportunities for UNO champions.
April 2, 2025
Newsletter Topics: Competency-Based Education (CBE) program highlights, faculty and staff champion spotlights, updates on course development and assessment strategies, new digital learning initiatives, success stories from CBE pilots, upcoming professional development opportunities, and campus events supporting innovation in teaching and learning.
March 19, 2025
Newsletter Topics: Spring course-development grants announced, rollout of AI-powered educator tools, updates to the Canvas LMS (including new analytics and gradebook enhancements), competency-based education (CBE) pilot launch, digital accessibility challenge kickoff, upcoming workshops on interactive content and online pedagogy, and tips for hybrid and remote teaching success.
