Karen Burbach
Nurses share defining moments
UNMC College of Nursing recruiter Dani Eveloff recently polled new and long-term nurses about their defining moments in nursing. Here are a few of their edited responses.
Dec 23, 2004
UNMC hosts pre-party for Night of 1,000 Stars
UNMC netted more than $13,000 for the Nebraska Aids Project (NAP) through its pre-party for “The Night of 1,000 Stars” on Dec. 4.
Dec 23, 2004
Mail Service to relocate Dec. 29, service temporarily suspended
UNMC Mail Services, currently in the Academic and Research Services Building, will relocate on Wednesday, Dec. 29 to the east side of the newly remodeled Campus Training Center building along 42nd Street between Emile and Leavenworth streets. The bulk of the move will take place Tuesday, Dec. 28. As a result, mail service will be suspended following the 11 a.m. mail run on Tuesday, Dec. 28 and resume for the 11 a.m. mail run on Wednesday, Dec. 29. If anyone has an urgent mail request during this period, they should call 559-5315 and special arrangements will be made.
Dec 22, 2004
UNMC Child Development Center teachers honored
UNMC’s Child Development Center teachers were the recipients of this winter’s Team Excellence and Merit Awards (T.E.A.M.) from UNMC Business and Finance.
Dec 21, 2004
Increasing salaries, research funds among top goals
UNMC has made great strides in building a strong research program. This year, it also hopes to improve employee salaries and benefits.
Dec 20, 2004
Silver U recipients announced for December
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.
Dec 16, 2004
Adolf receives Chancellor’s Gold U Award
When she’s not meeting with nursing home patients, Vicki Adolf is traveling to another long-term care facility in her red Jeep Liberty. As a nurse coordinator in UNMC’s Department of Psychiatry, Adolf logs nearly 6,000 miles a year traveling between 11 Omaha-area nursing homes and her office on the Richard Young Center campus.
Dec 16, 2004
Golden Apple Awards announced
UNMC students Tuesday recognized two outstanding teachers with the 2003-04 Golden Apple Award. James Booth, Ph.D., associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology, received the award from the Class of 2006, while the Class of 2007 posthumously recognized Michael Dalton, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy.
Dec 16, 2004
Students deck the halls at the Ronald McDonald House
UNMC’s Radiation Science students decorate the Ronald McDonald House for the holidays. Click for photos.
Dec 15, 2004
Understanding refugee culture crux of Ghana trip
Valda Boyd Ford will spend the New Year in the largest refugee camp in Ghana. Ford, director of UNMC’s Community and Multicultural Affairs, will spend eight weeks in the 140-acre Buduburam Refugee Camp working with Unite for Sight, an organization dedicated to health promotion and disease prevention. She leaves at the end of the month.
Dec 15, 2004