“Cornelius” is a new AI-powered chatbot for undergraduate students that will proactively conduct outreach and offer 24/7 assistance to support student retention and degree completion.
Cornelius will conduct outreach to students across four categories: academic, financial, belonging, and well-being. Cornelius will contact students roughly every 10 days to keep them informed of resources and help them stay connected on campus.
The chatbot is a collaborative initiative between Undergraduate Education and Student Success and Student Life. All degree-seeking undergraduate students will have access to Cornelius. Students are encouraged to save the chatbot number in their phone, respond to its check-ins, and text it when they have UNL-related questions.
Cornelius will send its first message to students on Nov. 3, inviting them to use the chatbot. A series of events and giveaways will be held across campus Nov. 3-7 to promote Cornelius.
Learn more about the new chatbot.
More details at: https://studentlife.unl.edu/meet-cornelius/