Karen Burbach
Reflecting on compliance and ethics
This week, May 25-31, is National Compliance and Ethics Week. It is a good time to reflect on what you can do to promote a culture of ethics and compliance at UNMC.
May 29, 2008
Spring safety tips from the poison center
If there was any doubt that spring is here you only have to ask the nurses at the Nebraska Regional Poison Center. The calls on carbon monoxide and cough and cold medicines have been replaced by gasoline, ant killer, fertilizers, spring cleaning chemicals and critters that bite and sting.
May 28, 2008
Nominate that super co-worker for a Gold ‘U’ award
Do you a have a co-worker or colleague at work that without whom the office would cease to run smoothly? Why not take the time to nominate him or her for the Chancellor’s Gold U award?
May 27, 2008
Lookin’ at U – Margaret Boyce
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 to feature. This week, we feature Margaret Boyce, an employee relations technician in UNMC Human Resources.
May 22, 2008
Nominate excellent co-workers for the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’
Got an excellent co-worker? Nominate him or her for the monthly Chancellor’s Silver U award.
May 21, 2008
UNMC employees save on Rose memberships
A drive is on for UNMC employees to become members of the Rose Theater.
May 19, 2008
May Silver ‘U’ recipients announced
To find out this month’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’ Award click on Reward and Recognition (the left hand side of UNMC Today) and scroll to the Silver ‘U’ section.
May 16, 2008
Music as Medicine to feature chamber music
A violin player and pianist from the Omaha Chamber Music Society will perform during today’s Music as Medicine concert at noon in the Durham Outpatient Center Atrium.
May 15, 2008
Lookin’ at U — Bill O’Neill
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 to feature. This week, we feature Bill O’Neill, senior associate director of public affairs.
May 15, 2008
Weaving cultural competency across campus
In 2005, campus leaders discussed cultural competency as being more than a series of diversity projects. It is an attitude, they said, that values differing experiences and perspectives and welcomes culture, world viewpoints and gender. In 2006, the goal formally became one of UNMC’s critical success factors complete with action steps.
May 14, 2008