Two offices merge ... .
Job hunting is more convenient
By Melissa Dunne
Staff Reporter
The merger of two UNL offices
will provide students with convenient
“one-stop shopping” when looking
for a job or internship, a university
official said.
Marcia Phelps, coordinator of In
ternships and the Cooperative Educa
tion office, initiated the marriage of
the Student Employment Office and
the Internship Office.
The new office, called the Intem
ship/Cooperative Education Office,
is located in room 345 of the Ne
braska Union.
“From my perspective, it makes a
lot of sense to offer * one-stop’ shop
ping. Students now have the conven
ience of one central clearinghouse of
information,” she said.
The Intemship/Cooperalive Edu
cation Office also has added a student
employment job line. The job line
offers brief descriptions of available
jobs and contacts.
Phelps said she has received posi
tive feedback from students, employ
ers and faculty about the merger.
“I think students really appreciate
the consolidation, centralization and
simplification of the job process,”
she said.
Before the merger, the employ
ment office was located in room 236
of the Nebraska Union and focused
on work-study and other jobs that
were not necessarily related to a stu
dent’s major.
Initially, the employment office
operated through the Financial Aid
Office. It posted job openings on boards
and assigned work-study jobs.
“Since the change, we’ve had a
significant increase in the number of
students accepting their work-study
and a significant decrease in turn
over,” Phelps said.
The internship office, before the
merger, offered students entry-level
professional experience specifically
related to their career and academic
interests.
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Nelson appoints members
to education commission
By Dionne Searcey
Senior Editor _
Gov. Nelson delayed appoint
ing members of a postsecondary
coordinating commission until
Thursday because of the impor
tance of the tasks that the group
will tackle, an official said.
Jeff Barnes, spokesman for the
governor, said Nelson carefully
chose members of the new com
mission. “It was a long and thor
ough process,” he said.
The former coordinating com
mission was abolished July 1. Since
then, a transition commission has
handled the function of the office.
The new commission will begin
work in January.
The announcement ended a
lengthy study conducted by
Widmayer and Associates, a i~m
cago-based consulting firm. The
firm studied statewide meetings and
hearings on the structure of Ne
braska higher education.
NU Regent Don Blank iaiA Nel
son’s delay paid off because "qual
ity people” were selected to serve
on the commission.
‘‘(Nelson) made a good selec
tion. ... It sounds like he’s got a
good group,” he said.
Nelson appointed 11 members;
six commissioners will represent
districts, and five were named as
at-large representatives.
District representatives arc Jane
Renner Hood of Lincoln, execu
tive director of the Nebraska
Humanities Council; Dick C.E.
Davis of Omaha, director of ad
ministration for Northern Plains
Natural uas Lo.; Rudi Mitchell of
Macy, a Native American consult
ant; Randolph Ferlic of Omaha, a
cardiac surgeon; Christine Peter
son of Grand Island, associate di
rector of Leadership Tomorrow
and Janice Carlson of Lodgepolc, a
homemaker who is involved in a
family farming operation.
At-large commissioners are Eric
Seacrest of North Platte, publisher
of Western Publishing Co. and a
member of the old coordinating
board; Norman Otto of Lincoln
chief of staff for former governors
Frank Morrison and Jim Exon; John
Emery of Omaha, an employee of
Ameritas and former Hastings
College Teacher; Scottsbluff at
torney John Wright and Sheila
Griffin of Lincoln, a consultant
and a director of the Federal Re
serve Bank of Kansas City.
Barnes said the group’s purpose
is to develop a comprehensive plan
for higher education, role and
mission statements and a capital
facilities plan.
The commission will also make
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eliminate duplicate programs.
“It’s a tough job., And quite
often I’d have to say ‘no,’ it won’t
be fun,” Blank said.
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may face tougher decisions, the
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Blank said the old group could
only make recommendations. The
new coordinating commission will
have more power to eliminate
duplicate programs and make budg
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