University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association (UNOPA)
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Education is the birthright of every person. We as members of the University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association pledge ourselves to safeguard that right. We acknowledge the unique role of educational office professionals and the importance of their contributions to the university and the community. The purpose of UNOPA is to provide professional growth and promote high professional standards for educational office professionals with the University of Nebraska, as partners upholding the quality of service to the university educational system and the community. Karen Jackson, Webmaster
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Welcome to the University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association Home Page! We hope you find exciting opportunities and events here. We invite all office support staff at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to attend one of our meetings and get enthused about this special organization. May General MeetingInstallation of 2008-2009 Officers Tuesday, May 13, 2008 UNOPA Summer SocialTour the newly renovated Johnny Carson Theatre & Film Building Thursday, June 5, 2008
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Please fill out the form-field ready registration and mail the form by May 30, 2008, to: Barbara Homer 310 NH (0561) Mary Guest Receives University Kudos Award
Mary Guest, UNOPA's President-Elect, received the University of Nebraska Kudos Award at the March 7 Board of Regents meeting. Cited by her nominator were examples of Mary’s organizational skills and her willingness to help as needed regardless of the task. Her nominator went on to acknowledge Mary’s genuine and sincere approach to helping students and staff: “She possesses the ability to make people feel comfortable, while always considering the confidentiality and seriousness of the situation.” Mary has had many responsibilities within the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office, including working with students who have been deployed by our military, sending out student absence notices in emergency and/or long-term situations, responding to a wide variety of WAM questions, facilitating the student funding process, handling the planning and implementation of the successful Empowerment Forum, providing support for the UNL Student Affairs Graduate Program, and more. She is a team player and always maintains a positive demeanor. Congratulations, Mary! We are very proud of you! 2007-2008 Floyd S. Oldt Silver Pen and Outstanding Staff Awards Congratulations to Linda Thelen, Room Assignment Clerk, Registration and Records and Debra Underhill, Staff Secretary, Panhandle Research and Extension Center for winning the Floyd S. Oldt Silver Pen Award at the February UNOPA General Meeting. Linda was nominated by Tony Schkade, Registration and Records. Debra was nominated by John Smith of the Panhandle Research and Extension Center.
Congratulations to all the nominees of the Floyd S. Oldt Silver Pen and Outstanding Staff Award. Silver Pen nominees were: Lori Drake, Accounting Clerk, Business Operations of Extended Education and Outreach; Debra Underhill, Staff Secretary, Panhandle Research and Extenion Center; Betty Tutt, Administrative Technician, Budget Department; Juanita Jackson-Stoner, Administrative Technician, Senior Vice Chancellor's Office for Academic Affairs; and, Linda Thelen, Room Assignment Clerk, Registration and Records. Outstanding Staff nominees were: Kimberly Christiansen, Program Assistant, INTSORMIL; and, Barbara Homer, Secretary Specialist, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Well done, ladies! Dean Marjorie Kostelnik Named
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UNOPA, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, P.O. Box 880541, Lincoln, NE 68588-0541, Fax #: 402-472-6921
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Congratulations also goes out to Barbara Homer, Secretary Specialist for the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, for winning the Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding Staff Award at February's UNOPA General Meeting. Barbara was nominated by Dr. Colleen Kadleck and Karen Fulton from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Dr. Z B Mayo, Interim Associate Dean and Director of the Agricultural Research Division at UNL, was named NEOPA's Educational Administrator of the Year for 2007-08 at NEOPA's Fall Workshop on Friday, October 12, 2007, at the Southeast Community College of Continuing Education Center in Lincoln. Dr. Mayo was nominated by his staff; Dora Dill, Nelvie Lienemann, Nancy Shoemaker, and Karen Jackson, all UNOPA members.
Dr. Giacomo Oliva, Dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has been named National Educational Administrator of the Year. Dr. Oliva won the Nebraska Educational Office Professionals Association (NEOPA) Educational Administrator of the Year award in October, 2006, which made him eligible to compete on the National level.
