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  5. Karima Goodman Earns Board of Regents KUDOS Award

Karima Goodman Earns Board of Regents KUDOS Award

Goodman, an administrative assistant in the Department of Teacher Education, was recognized for her ability to go above and beyond her duties, inclusiveness, a willingness to share institutional knowledge with others, and her problem-solving abilities.

  • published: 2022/09/30
  • contact: Kristina Hoffmann
  • email: kristina.hoffmann@unomaha.edu
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Congratulations, Karima!

The Nebraska Board of Regents recently presented a KUDOS Award to Karima Goodman, who supports the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) Department of Teacher Education as an administrative assistant.

Goodman was roundly celebrated by her peers in her nomination with many calling out her ability to go above and beyond her duties, her inclusiveness, her willingness to share institutional knowledge with others, and her problem-solving abilities.

Among the many tasks Goodman is responsible for in her role include processing travel requests, budget management, hiring, training, and course scheduling. But, beyond that, Goodman has been noted as stepping up to fill in gaps when needed.

“Karima is creative in producing ways to support our faculty and their needs with travel and other assistance,” one nominator says. “She often has other assistants in our college sitting at her desk learning a new system to support their departments and she is always willing to learn and takes part in various trainings throughout the year that expand her knowledge of new systems.”

As a constant learner, Goodman is also someone who challenges conventions in a thoughtful and respectful manner, according to another nominator.

“Karima is willing to pose thoughtful questions, one that stimulate discussion in the department and help to improve the processes and programs she supports.”

Many of her tasks require strong relationship-building and coordinating among multiple stakeholders, which one nominator says Goodman handles with care and intentionality.

“She is always respectful, patient, and kind. She will stop her work to focus on your question and issue. When I have a question and I’m not sure who to ask, I often start with Karima.”

A common theme among her nominators was that the Department of Teacher Education “simply couldn’t run” without Goodman's efforts.

“She makes all of us turn every single form, and she also takes the time to teach us how to work out systems that many times look very complicated,” a nominator said. “I don’t know what Karima did to survive [during] COVID with all the moving pieces … I really hope she never leaves us.”



KUDOS Award Nominations

The University of Nebraska KUDOS award recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding employees and is presented six times a year during NU Board of Regents meetings.

Is there an employee you feel is deserving of the KUDOS award? Nominate them today through People Are Everything.

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