Education Council
Senior leaders provide guidance and insights to shape the future of academic success at UNMC.
The Education Council is a committee consisting of senior education leaders from UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and the Student Senate.
The group meets monthly to discuss academic-related curricular and other matters and serves in an advisory role to the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Some of the Education Council's key activities include:
- Developing and revising UNMC policies pertaining to education and students
- Providing a forum for discussion of policies that affect educational units and students
- Providing a forum for discussion of campus services that affect students and faculty
Resources
Council Members
Council Member | Area Represents |
Yun Saksena, DMD — Co-Chair | Dentistry |
Kendra Schmid, PhD — Co-Chair | Academic Affairs & Graduate Studies |
Keith Allen, PhD | Munroe-Meyer Institute |
Brian Boerner, MD | Interprofessional Academy of Educators |
Kelly Caverzagie, MD | Medicine & Nebraska Medicine |
Phil Covington, EdD | Student Success |
Melissa Diers | IT Academic Technologies |
Emily Glenn | McGoogan Library |
Donald Klepser, PhD | Pharmacy |
Nicole Kolm-Valdivia, PhD | Public Health |
Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, PhD, DLitt | Nursing |
Linda Love, EdD | Faculty Development |
Devin Nickol, MD | Interprofessional Education |
Brian Spencer | Facilities Management & Planning |
Ben Stobbe | iEXCEL |
Tammy Webster, PhD | Allied Health |
Gary C. Yee, PharmD | Academic Affairs |
Policy Committee Members
Committee Member | Area Represents |
Phil Covington, EdD (Chair) | Student Success |
Maggie Winnicki | Allied Health |
Yun Saksena, DMD | Dentistry |
Kelly Caverzagie, MD | Medicine |
Lori Turner | Nursing |
Chris Shaffer, PharmD, PhD | Pharmacy |
Jessica Tschirren | Public Health |
Amber Donnelly, PhD | Graduate Studies |
Andrew Faltin, JD | Student Success |