Researchers from the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility conducted a rare-but-successful tractor-tanker crash Dec. 8 to test the performance of a newly designed and significantly shorter concrete roadside barrier when it is contacted by a tractor-tanker truck weighing 40 tons and traveling 50 mph.
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/i28h
Shane Farritor, Lederer Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, will deliver the address at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s undergraduate commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 18 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Engineering Business team reminds faculty, staff and students of the University’s travel policy regarding the purchase of flights. Some are bypassing the policy and paying for airline tickets personally and some aren’t being fully or partially reimbursed. Read the travel policy at link below. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/huq2Monthly employees and supervisors are reminded that there will be no automated postings of floating holiday hours for the Holiday Closedown. Employees will need to enter their own floating holiday hours and vacation leave in ESS Leave. Continue reading this article at the link below. Continue reading…
As part of the college's annual charitable drive, please consider donating new (or gently used) blankets. Blankets may be dropped off at the Dean's Offices on City Campus (114 Othmer Hall) and Scott Campus (100 PKI) until Wednesday, Dec. 15. Continue reading…
Deadlines have been extended to 11:59 p.m. Friday (Dec. 17) for graduate students to register to participate and/or present work at the Graduate Student Symposium in February. Please encourage graduate students to present or attend. For more information, click the link below. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/gradsymposium22
The Office of Research and Economic Development is hosting a Grand Challenges Scoping Workshop – Jan. 11-13 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. each of those days – to spark new ideas and teams positioned to pursue funding through the Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition. Continue reading…
W-2 forms for employees who elect to receive them electronically will be available via Firefly mid-January. Paper W-2 forms will be mailed by the end of January 2022. Please update your permanent address in SAP to ensure timely receipt of your W-2. Continue reading…
The Engineering Staff Council is a team from City and Scott Campuses that works to positively impact the college and provide opportunities for greater access and inclusion for staff. Click the sign-up link below to receive Staff Council communications.
More details at: https://engineering.unl.edu/staff-council/staff-council-communications/
Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff: (click for full calendar):
12/17: Commencement (Scott Campus), 9 a.m. (doors open 8 a.m.), Baxter Arena https://www.unomaha.edu/special-events/commencement/index.php
12/17: Graduate Commencement (City Campus), 3 p.m. (doors open 1:30 p.m.), Pinnacle Bank Arena https://commencement.unl.edu/welcome
12/18: Undergraduate Commencement (City Campus), 9 a.m. (doors open 7:30 a.m.), Pinnacle Bank Arena https://commencement.unl.edu/welcome
12/24-1/2: Holiday shutdown (City and Scott Campus offices closed)
1/11-13: Grand Challenges Scoping Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Nebraska Union. https://research.unl.edu/events/event_nuramp.php?EMSEventUUID=5b522dac-1acc-4bd4-a3b1-f0b68fa6b1c0