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UNO Alert: Normal teaching, working, and learning operations resume Thursday Dec. 5.
Electrical power has been fully restored to the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Dodge Campus. Normal Dodge and Scott Campus teaching, working, and learning operations will resume Thursday, Dec. 5.
Please note: There will be limited Dodge Campus retail dining options Thursday due to Wednesday’s electrical power outage. The Criss Library Starbucks will open at 9 A.M. Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) Maverick Den will be open. All other Dodge Campus dining locations will be closed.
Please report any facilities issues to [email protected] or 402-554-3600. Stay tuned for additional information.
Open Nebraska Initiative at the University of Nebraska
The University of Nebraska is committed to student affordability by supporting faculty in adopting free or reduced-cost digital course materials in their courses. Beginning with the Spring 2022 semester, campuses at the University of Nebraska have included a new Open Nebraska course attribute in the searchable web-based course schedules with three categories:
- Open Nebraska: No Cost Materials
- Open Nebraska: Low Cost Materials
- Open Nebraska: Low Cost E-Book
These course attributes were proposed to Information Technology Services by Student Government representatives from each campus to increase transparency at the time of registration about which UNO courses are using free and reduced-cost digital course materials. Students choosing Open Nebraska courses who are taking a full course load can save up to $500 per semester, amounting to a potential savings of $4,000 over the course of their academic career.
UNO students are able to search for which classes are a part of the Open Nebraska initiative as they select and register for specific course sections.
Scheduling units (e.g., colleges, departments, or programs) are responsible for properly marking course sections as Open Nebraska: No Cost Materials, Open Nebraska: Low Cost Materials, or Open Nebraska: Low Cost E-Book when applicable.
Designating Open Nebraska Courses in CLSS
The CLSS system allows scheduling units to update the Open Nebraska section attribute during the Class Schedule Building Timeline. Adding this designation during the Schedule Build process ensures that students will be able to find Open Nebraska sections before they add courses to their cart or enroll.
If you are considering adopting free or reduced-cost digital course materials, UNO staff are here to support faculty members in making their courses part of the Open Nebraska Program.
The Impact of Open Nebraska at UNO
As part of its commitment to student access and affordability, the UNO Department of Sociology & Anthropology launched the first Open Nebraska degree program in the University of Nebraska system in Fall 2021. Students can complete a path through the Sociology major and minor taking only courses that use no cost or low cost materials.
