The COE Update

Faculty and staff website bios

All faculty and staff should have a new basic bio page ready for editing and additional content within the college's Drupal10 website. If content from the former site was not transferred over, you can search for your name in the D7 Faculty Content Folder (link inside this article). Continue reading…

CARE director Wilkinson to present Friday at IE Lunch & Learn

The next Inclusive Excellence Lunch & Learn, scheduled for Friday, April 18 from noon-1 p.m., will feature Melissa Wilkerson, director of the Center for Advocacy, Response & Education (CARE) sharing an overview of the services CARE provides, insights into violence issues and more. Continue reading…

Senior Design Showcase set for May 2, featuring more than 80 student teams

The College of Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Showcase is 1:30 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 2, on three levels of Kiewit Hall. It will showcase more than 80 student projects. Continue reading…

Achievements - April 14, 2025

In the latest installment of this recurring feature, which appears in the COE Update on the third Monday of each month, we recognize some of the recent accomplishments, awards and honors earned by College of Engineering faculty, staff and students:

• Jessica Deters, Neal Lewis, Mehrdad Negahban and Peter Hilsabeck were selected to receive annual honors from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/250414/coe_oevc_awards/
  
• Moe Alahmad received the Outstanding AE Educator Award from the Architectural Engineering Institute. https://go.unl.edu/82bc
  
• Michelle Eble-Hankins received the Outstanding Women in STEM Award from Nebraska Women in STEM. https://go.unl.edu/6xve
  
• Jacob Van Dee, sophomore in construction management, earned All-America status by taking seventh place at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships, leading the Husker team to second place, the best finish in program history. https://go.unl.edu/j8sy

Open AI Impact Program accepting applications

In collaboration with OpenAI, UNL is granting no-cost access to the enterprise version of ChatGPT for up to 200 users, allowing for innovative uses of ChatGPT in the classroom and across campus. Those interested in joining the first cohort are encouraged to apply at the link below.

Volunteers needed May 23-24 for 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament

About 250 volunteers are needed to help the university in hosting the 2025 Science Olympiad National Tournament May 23-24. For more information about volunteer roles or to sign up to volunteer, click the link below.

ORI seeks notifications of intent to submit for EPSCoR RII-FEC program

The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) is soliciting notifications of intent to submit by Monday, April 21 for those interested in applying to the next round of the National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (RII-FEC). Continue reading…

Calendar - April 14, 2025

4/24: WSW Seminar: Aaron Clauset, “Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty,” 11 a.m., Morrison Life Science Center Room 169

5/2: Senior Design Showcase, 1:30-4 p.m., Kiewit Hall. https://events.unl.edu/engineering/2025/05/02/187483/

5/8: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, noon, via Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/graduate-programs/online-info-sessions/

5/9: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, noon-1 p.m., via Zoom. https://unl.zoom.us/j/98375799581

5/16: Scott Campus undergraduate and graduate commencement, 9 a.m., Baxter Arena, Omaha.

5/16: City Campus graduate commencement and doctoral hooding ceremony, 3 p.m., Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln. https://commencement.unl.edu

5/17: City Campus undergraduate commencement (Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Services), 3 p.m., Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln. https://commencement.unl.edu