{"id":111299,"date":"2024-05-08T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=111299"},"modified":"2024-05-07T22:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T03:04:16","slug":"all-campus-forum-updates-budget-unmc-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/08\/all-campus-forum-updates-budget-unmc-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"All-campus forum updates budget, UNMC construction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As he prepares to take office as president of the University of Nebraska System, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, held a monthly all-campus forum that highlighted some of the challenges and projects before UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gold led off by offering the university\u2019s assistance resources and his personal best wishes for people in the med center community affected by the April 26 tornadoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAsking for help is not a sign of weakness \u2013 it is a sign of strength,\u201d Dr. Gold said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information on the resources that Dr. Gold highlighted \u2013 from paid leave and the University of Nebraska\u2019s emergency assistance program to academic flexibility, wellness resources and the Maverick food pantry available for UNMC students \u2013 is available via UNMC Today at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gold also congratulated UNMC\u2019s graduates, who took part in ceremonies last week in Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Kearney and Scottsbluff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an amazing opportunity to literally shake hands with every one of our graduates and to extend my very best wishes to all of them,\u201d he said, calling the time bittersweet after having participated in 31 commencement seasons as chancellor at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, along with more than 90 related graduation ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gold gave an update on the transition for him to become NU president, saying that will take place July 1. He said a lot of discussion is ongoing about the details of the transition planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gold was joined by Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development, and Jennifer Bartholomew, associate vice chancellor for UNMC and vice president for Nebraska Medicine facilities management and planning, to provide other updates around UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding UNMC\u2019s budget, Barnes said campus officials are awaiting more formal instructions from the Office of the President regarding the budget. But she said the University of Nebraska System has provided draft salary guidelines to UNMC, which the campus will be sharing with its colleges, institutes and centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said Dr. Gold, \u201cThe good news is the merit pool information was distributed and hopefully our colleges, institutes and centers can start to begin to act accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bartholomew offered updates on a number of UNMC construction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n