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making rank

For fourth consecutive year, G.I. Jobs names UNL a ‘Military-Friendly School’

Story by Mara Klecker Photos by Amber Baesler

Daniel Moseman, UNL Student Veterans Organization treasurer, aims to improve student veteran support programs on campus. Moseman hopes to see a full-time veterans representative and one-stop service desk established at UNL.

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fter 20 years in the military as an Air Force mechanic, Daniel Moseman felt he had gained valuable skills and experience. He was 47 years old and though he had benefits from the military, he figured he would keep working. He’d find a job that would utilize the lessons and management skills he’d acquired over two decades. But then Moseman started reading the

newspapers. Article after article quoted veterans who were struggling to find jobs and feeling like their time in the military wasn’t understood, wasn’t transferable. They were settling for entry-level positions that weren’t rewarding or challenging. And if they went back to school, they faced the challenges there too, being an older student with experiences that their peers wouldn’t understand. Providing programs to serve student vet-

Flipped courses leave student opinions mixed Colleen Fell DN Watching lectures online before attending class may not help students learn more easily than in-class lectures, according to an ongoing National Science Foundation study on “flipped” classrooms. The three-year study is taking place at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., and preliminary research shows that there is no statistical difference between students who take a flipped, or blended, classroom course and students attending traditional lectures. But despite this research, some UNL professors, like James Schmidt, will continue to use their flipped format style of teaching. Although such courses may not help students learn faster, they gives students more time to learn about the subject in depth, he said. As an economics professor, Schmidt uses what he calls a “flip-

flex” format for some of his undergraduate classes. Schmidt said he estimates that a typical student will show up to discussion about 50 percent of the time. And so instead of students being required to attend class twice a week, they can simply complete the online lecture. Schmidt began seeing the benefits of flipped courses when he switched to the new approach about four years ago. “I was running out of time in class to show examples,” Schmidt said. “Now, we don’t necessarily move quicker in the class, but we are able to go into more depth.” Schmidt said even though this approach has its benefits, it does put more responsibility on students to make sure they are completing lectures. “Students can not count on me to be their first encounter when learning the material,” he said. “But that’s why we have discussion, and students can then count on me to answer any questions or

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A veteran himself, Moseman believes UNL needs to expand support services for student veterans. He said being named military friendly is a step in the right direction but thinks there is more work to be done. erans and ease the transition from military to student life has been a focus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, primarily in the past two years. G.I. Jobs recently named UNL a “Military-Friendly School,” a title UNL has earned all four years the list has been published. The list is compiled based on universities’ offering of programs for military students and includes the “top 15 percent of America’s colleges, universities and voca-

tional schools that offer the best support, flexibility and value for active duty and military veterans pursuing an education,” according to the G.I. Jobs website. Twenty-two Nebraska schools made the list. UNL earned the title in part because of its participation in the Yellow Ribbon program, which helps students cover educational costs

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Innovation Campus expands team Leadership team additions to help facilitate UNL, business partnerships Tyler williams dn Nebraska Innovation Campus has added two new members to its leadership team: Kate Engel and Terence Bowden. Engel is the new community engagement and operations manager and Bowden is the business accelerator director. Innovation Campus is a research campus that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln administration hopes will facilitate partnerships between UNL and businesses, providing opportunities for students, faculty and companies. “I’m excited about being part of building NIC from the ground up,” Engel said. In her new role, Engel is responsible for creating programs that will develop a culture that allows university faculty, staff, students, industry and commu-

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Construction workers survey facilities at Nebraska Innovation Campus. UNL administrators hope the new research hub will spark partnerships between the university and businesses. nity members to collaborate and form partnerships. Her first task as part of the Nebraska Innovation Campus team is to finish the building and leasing of the new construction. Bowden is joining the cam-

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pus from Dublin, where he was the head of the Propeller Venture Accelerator at Dublin City University’s Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurs, the seventh-ranked accelerator in Europe. His role is to survey the existing start-up

community at UNL and in Lincoln. He will take this data and use it to create a business plan that will help faculty, students and

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