The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will make a campus visit to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Thursday, April 8, 2022. During the campus visit, hosted by Chancellor Ronnie Green, the Board will hear presentations on a number of strategic priorities for UNL, including updates on leading teaching and research programs in engineering, physics, education, journalism, the fine arts and law. Regents will also tour several facilities and areas of campus growth, including Nebraska Innovation Campus.
The full itinerary for Thursday’s campus visit follows.
9:15 a.m.: College of Engineering – tour and programmatic updates
Host: Lance Perez, dean of the College of Engineering and Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
10:10 a.m.: Overview of award-winning subatomic physics research
Presenter: Ken Bloom, professor of physics and astronomy
10:30 a.m.: College of Education and Human Sciences – tour and programmatic updates
Host: Sherri Jones, dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences and Velma Warren Hodder Professor
11:20 a.m.: College of Journalism and Mass Communications – tour of experiential learning opportunities
11:45 a.m.: Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts – tour and lunch
Host: Megan Elliott, Johnny Carson Director of Emerging Media Arts
12:45 p.m.: Driving tour of University Arts Corridor – Lied Center for Performing Arts, Kimball Recital Hall, Westbrook Music Building
1 p.m.: New Venture Competition at Sheldon Art Museum
1:25 p.m.: Tour of Nebraska Innovation Campus
2 p.m.: Nebraska College of Law – tour and programmatic updates
Host: Richard Moberly, dean of the College of Law and Richard C. and Catherine S. Schmoker Professor of Law
2:30 p.m.: Nebraska Gnotobiotic Mouse Program – tour and research update
Host: Amanda Ramer-Tait, Maxcy Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2:45 p.m.: Campus visit concludes