Karen Burbach

Strategic plan booklet available online

An eight-page booklet highlighting UNMC’s 2008-2011 Strategic Plan is now available on the UNMC Intranet.

Sep 5, 2008

Center for Healthy Living update

Employee Center for Healthy Living (CFHL) membership fees paid by payroll deduct will be suspended for the month of September and will resume on October paychecks.

Sep 4, 2008

Lookin’ at U – Lindsay Martinez

Quick, think of five things others should know about you. That’s the theme behind a series in UNMC Today called “Lookin’ at U.” Each Thursday, we will randomly select a medical center employee or student to feature. This week, we feature Lindsay Martinez, a second-year physicians assistant student in the School of Allied Health Professions.

Sep 4, 2008

Sorrell Center Web site features virtual tour, opening videos

Video from the formal grand opening ceremonies of the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education and a tour of the College of Medicine’s new home are featured on the Sorrell Center’s Web site.

Sep 4, 2008

Urgent call for donors for Thursday blood drive

The Red Cross needs your help! About 50 donation slots remain open for those who would like to give blood during a blood drive on campus on Thursday. UNMC students and faculty are welcome to give during the drive, which will be held in Wittson Hall, Room 3010, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sep 3, 2008

Employee satisfaction survey to begin Sept. 10

The satisfaction and commitment of faculty and staff continues to be a critical success factor in the strategic plan for UNMC. As in 2002, 2004 and 2006, a 32-question confidential survey will be sent to reassess the perceptions of current, regular employees, beginning Sept. 10.

Sep 3, 2008

Sidewalk closing on 42nd Street

Starting Thursday, the sidewalk on the east side of 42nd Street from Emile Street north to the cross walk at Wittson Hall will be closed for concrete replacement.

Sep 2, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty — meet Ge Lin, Ph.D.

Ge Lin, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of health services research and administration in the College of Public Health, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Sep 2, 2008

Spotlight on new faculty – meet Beau Konigsberg, M.D.

Beau Konigsberg, M.D., assistant professor in the department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Aug 29, 2008

Distinguished lectureship examines education of tomorrow

Daniel Pesut, Ph.D., says society has moved from an information age to an age of searching and managing information.

Aug 28, 2008