2. Mission
The College of Education and Human Sciences is dedicated
to enhancing the lives of individuals, families, schools, and
communities and to strengthening the relationships among them.
Values
In pursing our mission, the faculty, staff, students and graduates
of the College of Education and Human Sciences are guided by
shared values that inform every aspect of our work. Specifically,
we value:
• Excellence in all aspects of the life of the College;
• Innovation, creativity, and curiosity as we address the complex
issues facing individuals, families, schools, and communities;
• Respect for diverse people, ideas, voices and perspectives;
• Multidisciplinary approaches to scholarship that integrate
teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and creative
activity, outreach, and service;
• Working together to positively impact the lives of individuals,
families, schools, and communities;
• Partnering with people in the community to support the
mission and vision of the College of Education and Human
Sciences;
• Emphasizing both the creation of new knowledge and its
application to human and community needs thereby combining
the strengths of a research-intensive, land-grant university.
OurMissionandValuesinAction
The mission and values of CEHS come to life through research/
creative work; teaching/learning; and extension/outreach. Each
of these functions informs and affects the others. This report
describes how we are enacting our mission and values at the
University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
MessagefromtheDean
Here at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the College of
Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) brings the power of higher
education to bear on the challenges individuals, families, schools
and communities face every day. That power manifests itself
through the teaching, research and outreach of talented faculty,
staff and students and is demonstrated through the contributions
our alumni make to the communities in which they live.
Approximately 3,000 undergraduate students, 1,200 masters
and doctoral students, and more than 300 faculty and staff
members are part of the CEHS community. Although our interests
vary widely, all of our academic efforts address the physical,
intellectual, social and economic well being of individuals,
families, schools and communities as they function here in
Nebraska and throughout the world. As a result, CEHS programs
are intellectually stimulating and personally satisfying. The
people-oriented focus of the college gives students, faculty and
alumni a world of opportunity in which to achieve their goals and
dreams. High academic standards undergird the knowledge and
skills students, faculty and staff members rely on to pursue those
dreams effectively.
This college, which began in 2003, by combining Teachers
College and the College of Human Resources and Family
Sciences, has come into its own. Since that first year, we have
grown in many ways—in the size of our student body, faculty
and staff; in our scholarly productivity; and in the scope of our
teaching and outreach. Most importantly, the quality of our work
is high and so are our aspirations to make a difference.
I invite you to learn more about us in these pages. We are proud of
our past, enthused about the present, and eagerly looking forward
to the future.
Sincerely,
Marjorie Kostelnik
Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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CEHS FACTS
CEHS graduates find
success in the workplace
as audiologists, athletic
trainers, administrators,
counselors, coaches,
designers, dietitians,
teachers, therapists,
laboratory scientists,
leaders in the restaurant
and food industries, health
and fitness specialists,
nutritionists and special
educators. Still others use
their CEHS degree as the
basis for graduate work at
the masters or doctoral level
as well as for law school or
medical school.
Teachi
ng/Learning • Res
earch/CreativeW
ork•ExtensionO
utreach•
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Programs
Accredited
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Program
Validation
Athletic Training program–
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic
Training Education
Counseling Psychology– Commission
on Accreditation, American Psychological
Association
Dietetic Internship and Didactic
Program in Nutrition and Dietetics
– Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition
and Dietetics, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Marriage and Family Therapy
program– Commission on Accreditation for
Marriage and Family Therapy Education
Nebraska Internship Consortium in
Professional Psychology– Commission on
Accreditation, American Psychological Association
Ruth Staples Child Development
Laboratory– National Academy of Early
Childhood Program Accreditation, National
Association for the Education of Young Children
School Psychology program–
Commission on Accreditation, American
Psychological Association and the National
Association of School Psychologists
Special Education Hearing
Impaired program– Council for
Education of the Deaf
Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology programs– Council
on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and
Speech-Language Pathology of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Teacher and Professional
Education programs– Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (TEAC/
CAEP) and the Nebraska Department of
Education
C
EHS takes pride in its academic offerings and is
dedicated to maintaining excellence in teaching
and learning. We embrace the practice of
program review and believe validation by others
is an important part of continuous improvement.
4. One in four graduate students at UNL is
enrolled in CEHS. The college has more
graduate students than any other college
on campus.
In addition to our on-campus programs,
CEHS offers via distance education
• 1 undergraduate degree completion
program
• 18 master’s degrees, specializations,
concentrations or areas of study
• 3 doctoral degrees
• 8 graduate certificates
• 10 teaching endorsements
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Doctoral
SpecializationsandMastersPrograms
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Curriculum Studies, Teacher Preparation and Professional
Development (M.A.)
• German Language Education (M.A. online)
• Instructional Technology (Ed.D., Ph.D.)
• Internet-Based Education (Ed.D., Ph.D.)
• Language, Literacy and Culture (M.A.)
• Master’s Plus Teaching Certificate (M.A.)
– Elementary Education
– English (7-12)
– Language Teaching and Acquisition/ELL (7-12)
– Mathematics (7-12)
– Science (7-12)
• Social Analysis, Educational Policy and Reform (M.A.)
• STEM Education (M.A.)
• Teaching and Learning with Technology (M.A.)
• Teaching, Curriculum & Learning (Ed.D., Ph.D.)
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
• Merchandising (M.S.)
• Specialization in Merchandising – Great Plains IDEA (M.A. online)
• Textile and Apparel Design/Quilt Studies/Costume History (M.A.)
• Textile Science (M.S.)
• Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design (Ph.D.)
Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Child Development/Early Childhood Education (M.S., Ph.D.)
• Family and Community Services (M.S.)
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education (M.S.)
• Family Financial Planning (M.S.)
• Global Family Health and Wellbeing (Ph.D.)
• Human and Family Services Administration (M.S.)
• International Family Studies (M.S.)
• Marriage and Family Therapy (M.S.)
• Youth Development (M.S.)
Educational Administration
• Educational Administration
– P-12 School Leadership (Ed.D.)
– School Leadership (M.Ed.)
– Higher Education (M.A.)
– Student Affairs (M.A.)
• Educational Studies – Educational Leadership and
Higher Education (Ph.D., Ed.D.)
Educational Psychology
• Cognition, Learning & Development (M.A., Ph.D.)
• Counseling Psychology (M.A., Ph.D.)
• Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods (M.A., Ph.D.)
• School Psychology (Ed.S., Ph.D.)
Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Biochemical & Molecular Nutrition (M.S., Ph.D.)
• Community Nutrition and Health Promotion (M.S., Ph.D.)
• Dietetics (M.S.)
• Exercise Physiology & Nutrition (M.S., Ph.D.)
• Food Literacy, Quality & Safety (M.S., Ph.D.)
• Hospitality Management (M.S.)
Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Audiology (Au.D.)
• Educational Studies (Ph.D.)
• Human Sciences (Ph.D.)
– Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science specialization
– Speech-Language Pathology specialization
• Special Education (M.A., M.Ed.)
• Speech Language Pathology (M.S.)
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Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Child Development/Early Childhood Education
• Child, Youth and Family Studies/Journalism and
Mass Communications
• Early Childhood Education in a Mobile Society
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• Family Science
• Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Birth to Grade 3
Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Athletic Training
• Culinary Science (Culinology®)
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science
• Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management
• Nutrition Science
• Pre-Physical Therapy
Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Elementary Education and Special Education (K-6)
• Special Education (7-12)
• Speech-Language Pathology—Pre-professional
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Elementary Education (K-6)
• Secondary Education (7-12)
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design
• Merchandising
• Textiles and Fashion Design
• Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design/Communications
• Textile Science
Programs
Undergraduate
CEHS FACTS
CEHS awards 39 teaching
endorsements
Since 2003, CEHS has graduated
over 5,000 new teachers for the
nation’s schools
Our college graduates are in every
Nebraska county and in all 50 states
100% of CEHS undergraduate
students complete a practicum,
internship or field experience for
their degree
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6. Study Centers
Research and
Our college holds an annual
student research conference
to give undergraduate
and graduate students an
opportunity to showcase
their work and dialogue with
faculty and peers.
CEHS partners with the
Institute of Agriculture
and Natural Resources to
conduct federally mandated
research through the UNL
Agricultural Research
Division.
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Academy for Child and Family Well
Being is a collaborative project with Boys Town,
Nebraska to develop, implement, and evaluate
services for families and youth, support educational
providers, and improve the quality of services
delivered throughout the continuum of care.
Buros Center for Testing
provides national leadership in the advancement
of testing practice.
Buros provides test reviews and information
through authoritative reference materials including
critical evaluations of commercially available
tests. Buros publications comprise expert and
independent sources of information about tests.
Buros offers expert psychometric services to assist
proprietary testing programs and improve the
quality of their programs and validity of results.
Buros also provides instructional and educational
resources that improve the ability of individuals to
select, develop and use tests and assessments.
Center for Instructional Innovation
applies basic research from cognitive psychology,
linguistics, and cognitive science to the design
and evaluation of educational practices in the
nation’s schools.
International Quilt Study Center
and Museum’s mission is two-fold: to study
those past and present who have practiced the
tradition, the objects they have made and the
materials they have used, and to collect, conserve
and exhibit quilts and associated textiles.
National Center for Research on
Rural Education (R2Ed)is committed
to improving students’ acquisition of reading
and science by identifying practices that lead to
the provision of evidence-based instruction in
rural settings; and establishing an infrastructure
for conducting and disseminating research and
leadership related to rural education.
Nebraska Bureau of Education
Research, Evaluation and Policy
conducts education evaluation and policy
relevant research from preschool through higher
education with special attention to accountability
policies which promote improvement in
education systems.
Nebraska Center for Research
on Children, Youth, Families and
Schoolsconducts high-quality interdisciplinary
research to promote the intellectual, behavioral
and social-emotional development and functioning
of individuals across educational, familial and
community contexts. Central to this is enhancing our
understanding of how these complex systems work
dynamically to support the future of our nation.
Nebraska Evaluation and Research
Centersupports faculty and students with
research projects by providing consultation and
assistance with quantitative, psychometric and
qualitative analysis.
Nebraska Center for the Prevention
of Obesity Diseases through
Dietary Molecules (NPOD) is an NIH
funded research center seeking innovative
approaches to combating major health threats to
our nation. Research is focused on nutrients in our
diet and the potential nutrients have for decreasing
obesity and related diseases such as diabetes and
cardiovascular disease.
Nebraska Prevention Center for
Alcohol and Drug Abuseprovides
leadership and technical assistance to government,
educational, and voluntary organizations working
to prevent health-risk behaviors, such as alcohol and
other drug use, particularly among adolescents and
young adults.
Office of Qualitative and Mixed
Methods Researchprovides consultation
and assistance with qualitative and mixed
methods analysis.
7. Our Newest
C e n t e r
Research
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NIH COBRE
grant fuels
research lab to
study nutrition
and obesity
“Through this center, we’ll develop science-based strategies using dietary
compounds to improve human health,” says Janos Zempleni, NPOD
director and Willa Cather Professor of Molecular Nutrition in NHS. “Our
focus on nutrient signaling and the prevention of obesity and obesity-
related diseases makes NPOD unique in the United States and globally.”
What is the cost of obesity? In medical care costs alone, one 2008
estimate puts it at a staggering $147 billion annually. Obesity-related
diseases include diabetes, cardiovascular disease and non-alcoholic fatty
liver disease. The personal costs to individuals’ and families’ quality of
life are incalculable.
Zempleni is building a center that will become a global leader in nutrient
signaling research. Collaborating with the University of Nebraska
Medical Center and other strategic allies, NPOD is establishing a
community of nationally recognized researchers in nutrition, genetics,
biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology and bioinformatics.
Nutrient signaling research explores how nutrients initiate biochemical
chain reactions that cause a cellular response, including fat storage and
disease-causing inflammation. Many nutrient-dependent signaling
pathways await discovery and are promising targets for consumer-
friendly, cost-effective methods to prevent and treat obesity-related
diseases, according to Zempleni.
“NPOD has a genuine interest in translating research discoveries into
patient care and consumer behavior,” says Zempleni. “The services
offered by our core facilities will accelerate the rate of discovery.”
NPOD facilities, located on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East
Campus, provide services for UNL-based researchers and external
collaborators that include bioinformatics, biostatistics, large-capacity
and high-speed computation, molecular biology, animal imaging and
phenotyping, and metabolomics.
Construction on the core research facility at UNL is scheduled
for completion in October of 2015. The facilities, coupled with the
scientific expertise of researchers, hold tremendous potential for
discovering molecular secrets that nutrients may possess. It is hoped
those discoveries will lead to nutritional solutions for decreasing the
risk for obesity and related diseases. But Zempleni and his colleagues
are not waiting for construction to be completed. Research is
underway in other locations on campus, and a network of collaborative
researchers across the globe is being assembled.
With a healthy appetite for discovery, NPOD researchers hope their
menu of nutritional expertise, persistence, fresh resources and
innovation will result in a diet that Americans can swallow.
O
besity is eating away at our
country’s health and economy.
At epidemic proportions,
America’s collective weight gain
shows no signs of slowing. Even
though the “cure” to obesity
is relatively simple—balancing caloric intake
with an appropriate amount of exercise—it
seems many Americans aren’t willing, or in
some cases able, to get in step.
Enter the Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity
Diseases through Dietary Molecules (NPOD). Funded by a five-
year, $11.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), NPOD
is researching nutritional solutions to obesity at the molecular
level. The grant was awarded in 2014, and the center is housed in
the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences (NHS) in the
College of Education and Human Sciences.
8. Supported
Projects
F u n d i n g
External
Through
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SOURCE OF EXTRAMURAL FUNDS Evidence-Based Interactions between Indoor
Environmental Factors and Their Effects on K-12
Student Achievement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
Bovaird (Educational Psychology, Nebraska Center for Research on
Children, Youth, Families and Schools)
Food Safety for Diverse Families with Young Children,
U.S. Department of Agriculture–NIFA; Albrecht (Nutrition and
Health Sciences)
Indigenous Roots Teacher Education, U.S. Department of
Education; Engen-Wedin (Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education)
Innovation and Collaboration: Creating a Transdisciplinary
Childhood Obesity Prevention Graduate Program, U.S. Department
of Agriculture–AFRI; Carr, Fischer, Takahashi (Nutrition and Health
Sciences); DeGuzman (Child, Youth and Family Studies)
Language Bases of Skilled Reading Comprehension,
U.S. Department of Education; Bovaird (Educational Psychology,
CYFS); Nelson (Special Education and Communication Disorders)
Math Early On, Buffett Early Childhood Fund; Heaton (Teaching,
Learning and Teacher Education); Edwards, Molfese (Child, Youth and
Family Studies)
Midwest Regional Robert Noyce Connections 2014-
2015: Building Communities of Practice, National Science
Foundation; Lewis, Pedersen, Swidler (Teaching, Learning and
Teacher Education)
NebraskaMATH, National Science Foundation; Heaton
(Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education); Edwards (Child, Youth
and Family Studies)
Nebraska Multi-Tiered System of Support
Implementation Support Team, Nebraska Department of
Education; Ihlo (Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth,
Families and Schools)
NebraskaNOYCE, National Science Foundation; Kauffman
(Educational Psychology); Fowler, Swidler (Teaching, Learning and
Teacher Education)
Nebraska Wearable Technologies, National Science
Foundation; Nugent (Nebraska Center for Research on Children,
Youth, Families and Schools); Weiss (Textiles, Merchandising and
Fashion Design)
Parent Connectors: An Efficacy Study of Peer-
Support for Parents of Middle-School Youth with
Emotional Disturbance, U.S. Department of Education–IES;
Duppong-Hurley, Epstein, Torkelson-Trout (Special Education and
Communication Disorders)
Promoting Transition Outcomes in Youth with LD
and EBD: An Efficacy and Replication Study of the On the Way
Home Aftercare Intervention, U.S. Department of Education–IES;
Duppong-Hurley, Epstein, Torkelson-Trout (Special Education and
Communication Disorders)
A Meta-Analysis of Parent Involvement
Interventions and Family-School Partnerships’
Effects on Student Outcomes, U.S. Department of
Education; Kim, Sheridan (Nebraska Center for Research on Children,
Youth, Families and Schools)
A Randomized Trial of Conjoint Behavioral
Consultation (CBC) in Rural Educational Settings:
Efficacy for Elementary Students with Disruptive Behaviors, U.S.
Department of Education-IES; Bovaird, Sheridan, Glover, Kunz
(Educational Psychology; Nebraska Center for Research on Children,
Youth, Families and Schools)
An Ecological Model of Latino Youth Development,
National Science Foundation; Buhs (Educational Pyschology);
de Guzman (Child, Youth and Family Studies)
Child Care and Youth Training and Technical
Assistance Project, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Durden
(Child, Youth and Family Studies)
COBRE: Nebraska Center for the Prevention of
Obesity Diseases through Dietary Molecules, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of
Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Zempleni, Su
(Nutrition and Health Sciences); Computational Creativity to Improve
Computer Science Education for CS and non-CS Undergraduates,
National Science Foundation; Shell (Educational Psychology)
Efficacy of the Getting Ready Intervention at
Supporting Parental Engagement and Positive
Outcomes for Preschool Children at Educational
Risk, U.S. Department of Education-IES; Bovaird (Educational
Psychology); Clarke, Knoche, Sheridan (Nebraska Center for Research
on Children, Youth, Families and Schools); Marvin (Special Education
and Communication Disorders)
Evaluation of Early Steps to School Success, Save the
Children; Raikes (Child, Youth and Family Studies)
3% Federal
State Agencies
Universities
Assoc/Fndtns
Industry
Other
3%
5%
8%
8%
73%
9. CEHS outreach programs serve more
than 5,000 individuals and families each
year through our on-campus facilities.
CEHS faculty and students work in every
Lincoln school and 250 schools outside of
Lincoln.
CEHS faculty and students have
partnerships with communities in all 93
Nebraska counties, and in communities
across the nation and internationally.
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Outreach
Programs,
C l i n i c s
and Galleries
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Counseling and School Psychology Clinic
conducts psychological and educational evaluations of children,
youth and adults to address referral questions from parents,
caregivers and/or schools.
Couple and Family Clinicis a non-profit family therapy
center located on campus providing counseling and therapy for
individuals, couples and families from the community. The center
provides real-life training experiences for students.
Kit and Dick Schmoker Reading Centerprovides
quality literacy instruction for children struggling with reading
and writing. It provides service to the community, training for
CEHS students, and conducts literacy research. Instruction is
individualized for each child with the goal that each improve
reading skills, gain greater confidence as a reader, and develop a
love for reading.
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery is devoted to the
exhibition of textiles—from art to apparel, from East to West, from
past to present, and from emerging artists to the acclaimed.
The gallery is dedicated to Dr. Robert Hillestad, an internationally
renowned fiber artist and professor emeritus of Textiles,
Merchandising and Fashion Design.
Ruth Staples Child Development Laboratoryprovides
students the opportunity to observe and work with children directly.
The Laboratory serves children and families from the United States
and around the world.
Nebraska Extensionis an integral part of CEHS. Programs and
outreach activities translate research into practice, improving the
lives of Nebraska residents. Programs receiving national recognition
include The Learning Child, Community Vitality, Food, Nutrition and
Health, and 4-H Youth Development.
T
he College of Education and
Human Sciences provides
outreach at the local, state
and national level putting our
experience and expertise to
practical use.
UNL Barkley Speech Language and
Hearing Clinic provides services for individuals with
speech, language, hearing and other disabilities. Services
available include hearing evaluations, hearing aid selection,
habilitation and rehabilitation for persons who are deaf and
hard of hearing. The center also houses the Sertoma Hearing
Aid Bank which is available to assist clients who need hearing
aids but lack the resources to buy them.
10. CEHS FACTS
CEHS mission in action
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Schmoker
Center
ReadingThe College of Education and
Human Sciences partners with
others across the University of
Nebraska system to expand the
reach of the university.
Examples include:
• The Buffett Early Childhood
Institute—transforming the
lives of young, at‐risk children
by improving their learning and
development.
• The Rural Futures Institute—
supporting rural communities
and regions in building upon their
unique strengths and assets to
achieve their desired futures.
E
veryone loves
a win-win
scenario, and
that describes
the Kit and
Dick Schmoker
Reading Center. In fact, it’s a
win-win-win scenario.
Win #1:Established in 2004, the center
serves as an integral part of CEHS’s teacher
preparation program. Every student
seeking a teaching certificate at UNL
will spend time working with struggling
readers at the Schmoker Reading Center.
Students from all three CEHS departments
that prepare teachers—Teaching, Learning
and Teacher Education; Special Education
and Communication Disorders; and Child
Youth and Family Studies—are provided
hands-on experiences that will help them
better understand reading and writing
disabilities and how to help children
overcome them.
“Our students learn how to assess a
student for reading problems, interpret
the assessments and determine
appropriate interventions to meet the
student’s needs,” said Michael Hebert,
director of the Schmoker Reading Center.
“Because these children often have
reading disabilities, they need instruction
that is systematic and direct. Our UNL
students need to learn how to provide
explicit skills and strategy instruction
to these children. Struggling readers
need many opportunities to respond
to instruction with immediate and
consistent feedback. We don’t want them
wasting time guessing at the right or
wrong strategies.”
Win #2: The Schmoker Reading Center
is making a difference for Lincoln children
who are reading below their grade level.
While not free, the service is low cost and
scholarships are available for families
who qualify. Approximately 180 students
participated last year with plans to expand
up to 220. During the school year, the
program meets in 24 one-hour sessions
each semester—twice a week. In the
summer, students meet four days a week for
90-minute sessions for a total of 13 sessions.
“We see growth in the reading skills of the
children we work with,” says Hebert. “Our
approach includes explicit instruction in
writing, comprehension strategies, phonics
and spelling, and reading fluency. We tailor
the strategies to the needs of the student—
an important teaching lesson for our pre-
service teachers.”
Win #3: The center also contributes
to the scientific knowledge about reading
and writing development by acting as a
research lab—a way to try promising new
strategies that can help children improve
their reading skills and then duplicate
them elsewhere to help more children.
For example, a study examining using
note-taking strategy for teaching students
about informational text was recently
conducted as was a study using small
group tutoring sessions.
“We’re trying to put more emphasis on
research,” Hebert says. “We want to make
sure that we’re teaching our college students
the most effective and state-of-the-art
approaches. We want to maximize the
instructional time for children and our
UNL students, so we teach our students to
use evidence-based practice shown to be
effective by research.”
While the primary purpose of the Kit and
Dick Schmoker Reading Center is to train
pre-service teachers, the long-term goal
is to improve reading and writing skills
for children. That happens as a result of
the instruction at the center and through
UNL graduates taking their teaching
skills into Nebraska classrooms.
Preparation for pre-service teachers. Win.
Help for struggling readers. Win. Tool for
academic research. Win.
11. Donor
Collegeof
Educationand
Human
Sciences
Support
for the
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D
uring the NU Foundation Capital Campaign, the
College of Education and Human Sciences received
more than $38.3 million in gifts from alumni and
friends. These funds support students and faculty
in the college and have enabled us to enhance our
programs and facilities, including the examples below.
Scholarship and Fellowship Support CEHS had available more than $1.35 million to
award in scholarships and fellowships to CEHS students in 2015. Through the generosity of CEHS
supporters, 120 new scholarships and fellowships have been established through the University of
Nebraska Foundation since 2003.
Professorships for Faculty Support The College of Education and Human
Sciences was pleased to receive funding to add seven new professorships since fall 2014. These
professorships recognize the promise/potential of existing faculty, and may also be used to recruit
new faculty to strengthen our areas of excellence.
Facilities and Program Enhancement A new addition to the Quilt House building is
the most recent college project established through private gifts. A groundbreaking ceremony was held
in 2014 with completion in June of 2015.
Other existing facilities have also been refurbished as a result of initiatives
funded through donor support for capital improvements to education and the
human sciences. Examples include:
The Student Services Center and Field Placement Office, providing academic
and study abroad advising services to CEHS students in every major.
The Henzlik Hall lobby and Pixel Lab(formerlytheInstructional Design Center).
Ruth Leverton Hall, home to the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences.
Home Economics Building, home to the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and
Fashion Design and offices for the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies and the CEHS Dean.
The Alumni Learning Technologies Center (ALTC), providing computers and
technology support to faculty, staff and students in CEHS.
The Angeline Anderson Children’s Garden,transformed the playgroundof the Ruth
StaplesChild DevelopmentLaboratoryintoastate-of-theartoutdoorenvironment.
The Barkley Memorial Center, preparing teachers and other professionals to educate
children and adults with speech and hearing disabilities and which provides clinical services to
individuals with speech and hearing impairments.
The Buros Center for Testing, providing leadership in measurement and testing practices.
The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, the only gallery of its kind in the region
devoted exclusively to the exhibition of textiles.
The Ricketts Computer Classroom, providing instructional space for active student
participation in computing.
12. CollegeofEducationandHumanSciences
Dean’s Office
City Campus
233 Mabel Lee Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0234
402-472-2913
Departments
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Richard Bischoff, chair
135 Mabel Lee Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0236
402-472-2957
Educational Administration
Brent Cejda, chair
141 Teachers College Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0360
402-472-3726
Educational Psychology
RJ De Ayala, chair
114 Teachers College Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0345
402-472-2223
Nutrition and Health Sciences
Timothy Carr, chair
110 Leverton Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0806
402-472-3716
Special Education and
Communication Disorders
Sherri Jones, chair
301 Barkley Center
Lincoln, NE 68588-0738
402-472-2145
Teaching, Learning and Teacher
Education
Lawrence Scharmann, chair
118 Henzlik Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0355
402-472-2231
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion
Design
Michael James, chair
234 Home Economics
Lincoln, NE 68588-0802
402-472-2911
Dean’s Office
East Campus
105 Home Economics Building
Lincoln, NE 68583-0800
402-472-2913
cehs.unl.edu
Speakers
Conferences
Publications
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CEHS sponsors the following Annual
Conferences and Speaker Series:
• Building Family Strengths (international conference)
• International Quilt Study Center & Museum Symposium
(international conference)
• Women in Educational Leadership (national conference)
• Nutrition and Food Update (state conference)
• Student Research Conference (collegiate conference)
• Annual Research Methodologies Series
• Creating Rural Connections (speaker series)
• Helen Kelley Symposium for Excellence in Education
• Charles and Shirley Niemeyer Healthy Housing Seminar
• Critical Issues Forum (statewide conference)
• Sybouts Student Research Conference (annual conference in
Educational Administration)
• Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases (NPOD)
Annual Symposium
• Tech Edge (annual statewide series of conferences)
• Nebraska Gateway to Nutrigenomics (NGN) Seminar Series
CEHS is home to the following publications:
• Instructional Leadership Abstracts (Katherine Wesley, editor)
• Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
(Marilyn Grady, editor)
• Applied Measurement in Education (Kurt Geisinger, editor)
