Applications are being accepted for student representative(s) on the UNL Publications Board.
The UNL Publications Board meets monthly and helps choose future editors, forges publication policy and approves budgets for the Daily Nebraskan and the Dailyer. The board consists of two journalism professors, two journalism professionals and five students. The board oversees the use of student fees used to support the printing of the two papers.
Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Publications Board. The Board shall hire the editor and business manager of each student publication under its jurisdiction, and a part-time professional journalist to advise the publication's editor and staff. The Board shall meet at least quarterly and shall specifically concern itself with the observance of the canons of professional ethics followed generally in the professional journalism field in Nebraska. The Board may create an executive board to assist with routine problems occurring between the meetings of the committee. Any executive board shall have at least two student committee members, one faculty member, and the professional adviser described in these UNL Bylaws. The Board may select ex-officio members to meet with it, but they shall possess no right to vote. The Board shall act as nearly like a publisher of the publication as its nature will permit. The Board shall serve as a liaison between student publications and their university constituencies, paying particular attention to complaints against and access to student publications.
Additional bylaw information: https://www.unl.edu/chancellor/bylaws/04
** Student members of the UNL Publications Board cannot work for the Daily Nebraskan.
To apply, complete the application found here: https://asun.unl.edu/Applications/Student_Publications_Board_Application.pdf and email completed document to Jessie Matthes, jmatthes2@unl.edu.