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02/06/2013 Steering Committee / Executive Committee

The Online Worldwide Steering Committee, appointed by the President in consultation with Chancellors, includes the Distance Education Director at each campus and representatives of key stakeholder organizations within the University. The Steering Committee will provide advice on budgeting and strategic planning, and may recommend changes in distance education fees and financial protocols and other policies. On operational issues, the Steering Committee functions in an advisory capacity. When addressing policy and procedure issues, especially on new policies or revisions to existing policies, the steering committee will vote and their approval will be used to send the policy up to a higher level as needed.

Committee Members

Name	Campus	Title
Mary Niemiec*	CA	Assoc. Vice President for Distance Education, Director, Online Worldwide
Sharon Stephan	CA	Assoc. Vice President for Communications and Marketing, VP for University Affairs
Marty Mahler	CA	Executive Director, Nebraska P-16
Gloria Vavricka*	UNK	Director, eCampus
Kenya Taylor	UNK	Dean, Graduate Studies/Research
Marie Barber*	UNL	Executive Director, Office of Online & Distance Education
Chris Marvin	UNL	Assoc. Professor, Advisor/Coordinator of Early Childhood Special Education
Alan Cerveny	UNL	Dean of Academic Services and Enrollment Management
Jane Meza	UNMC	Director of Center for Research Design & Analysis, College of Public Health
Jan Tompkins*	UNMC	Director of Academic/Student Affairs, School of Allied Health
Lanyce Keel*	UNO	Director of Academic Computing, Academic Partnerships for Instruction
David Boocker	UNO	Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

*Executive Committee - distance education director from each campus

Date	Recipient
02/06/2013	Letter to Parents More Information Call Our Service Center 888-215-4321 (Toll Free) M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST NEWS RELEASES News Release #1 - Breach announcement, May 25, 2012 News Release #2 - Notification regarding parent and employee data, May 27, 2012 News Release #3 - Individual identified in breach, May 30, 2012 News Release #4 - Call Center opened, June 1, 2012 Presentation to Board of Regents, June 8, 2012 NOTIFICATIONS Letter to Bank Account Holders Letter to NU employees Letter to current NU students Letter to Applicants Letter to Parents ASK A QUESTION Comments/Questions? Dear parent: We are writing to let you know of a security breach that may affect your personal information. On Wednesday night, May 23, an unauthorized individual gained access to the University of Nebraska’s student information system. The system contains Social Security numbers, date of birth and addresses for current and past students, and also for students who applied to the University of Nebraska but did not enroll. If your son or daughter applied for admission to the University of Nebraska within the last three years, their personal information is in our system. If your son or daughter applied for federal financial aid (FAFSA) and were required to include parent data, or if you applied for a PLUS loan, your personal and financial information is also included in the system. No credit card information is stored in the system. A small number of individuals also had bank account information associated with their account; those individuals have already been notified. We are working with authorities and an outside security firm to help analyze the level of risk of personal information being misappropriated and to make recommendations for any additional safeguards that are needed. Authorities have identified a student who they believe was responsible for this incident. Police have seized computers and related equipment and that equipment is undergoing analysis by law enforcement authorities. What you can do now 1. We recommend that you contact one of the three primary credit reporting agencies to place a free Initial Security Alert (90-day) to your credit report. This can be done online or via phone and will alert you to any attempt to establish or extend credit in your name. The three companies are TransUnion (“Initial Fraud Alert”) (800) 680-7289, Experian (“Initial Security Alert”) (888) 397-3742 or Equifax (“Initial 90-day Fraud Alert”) (800) 525-6285. You need only register with one agency and the others will be alerted. 2. Follow updates on the situation and access additional resources, including a video on using fraud alerts, at our website: http://nebraska.edu/security. In addition, you can submit questions and comments regarding this incident at the website. We will monitor these comments and respond to all questions submitted as quickly as possible. 3. A telephone service center has been opened to respond to questions and concerns from those whose personal information may be vulnerable. You may call the center from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST Monday through Saturday at 888-215-4321. We appreciate your patience as we work through this difficult situation.
02/06/2013	Letter to NU students More Information Call Our Service Center 888-215-4321 (Toll Free) M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST NEWS RELEASES News Release #1 - Breach announcement, May 25, 2012 News Release #2 - Notification regarding parent and employee data, May 27, 2012 News Release #3 - Individual identified in breach, May 30, 2012 News Release #4 - Call Center opened, June 1, 2012 Presentation to Board of Regents, June 8, 2012 NOTIFICATIONS Letter to Bank Account Holders Letter to NU employees Letter to current NU students Letter to Applicants Letter to Parents ASK A QUESTION Comments/Questions? Dear University of Nebraska student: On Wednesday night, May 23, a security breach of NeSIS, the university-wide student information system, was detected. NeSIS (known as MyRed at UNL and NCTA, MyBlue at UNK, mavlink at UNO and myrecords at UNMC) contains Social Security numbers, date of birth, address, grades, financial aid and housing information for current students. If you filed for federal financial aid in the last three years and were required to provide parent personal or financial information on the FAFSA, the parent’s information is included in the system. We are working with authorities and an outside security firm to help analyze the level of risk of personal information being misappropriated and to make recommendations for any additional safeguards that are needed. Authorities have identified an individual who they believe was responsible for the recent security breach. UNL Police have seized computers and related equipment and that equipment is undergoing analysis. What you can do now We recommend that you contact one of the three primary credit reporting agencies to place a free Initial Security Alert (90-day) to your credit report. This can be done online or via phone and will alert you to any attempt to establish or extend credit in your name. The three companies are TransUnion (“ Fraud Alert”) (800) 680-7289, Experian (“Initial Security Alert”) (888) 397-3742 or Equifax (“90-day Fraud Alert”) (800) 525-6285. You need only register with one agency and the others will be alerted. If you have a bank account associated with your student information account, you should have already received an advisory notice. Monitor your bank accounts carefully and report any suspicious activity to your financial institution immediately. Follow updates on the situation and access additional resources, including a video on using fraud alerts, at our website:http://nebraska.edu/security. In addition, you can submit questions and comments regarding this incident at the website. We will monitor these comments and respond to all questions submitted as quickly as possible. A telephone service center will be instituted in the future to assist employees, students, parents and alumni whose personal information may be at risk. Check the website for information on contacting the service center. We appreciate your patience as we work through this difficult situation.
02/06/2013	Letter to Applicants More Information Call Our Service Center 888-215-4321 (Toll Free) M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST NEWS RELEASES News Release #1 - Breach announcement, May 25, 2012 News Release #2 - Notification regarding parent and employee data, May 27, 2012 News Release #3 - Individual identified in breach, May 30, 2012 News Release #4 - Call Center opened, June 1, 2012 Presentation to Board of Regents, June 8, 2012 NOTIFICATIONS Letter to Bank Account Holders Letter to NU employees Letter to current NU students Letter to Applicants Letter to Parents ASK A QUESTION Comments/Questions? Dear student: We are writing to let you know of a security breach that may affect your personal information. On Wednesday night, May 23, a security breach of the University of Nebraska’s student information system, was detected. The system contains Social Security numbers, date of birth and address for current and past students, and also for students who applied to the University of Nebraska but did not enroll. If you applied for federal financial aid through the FAFSA process and identified one of the University of Nebraska campuses (UNL, UNO, UNK, UNMC, NCTA) to receive the results in the last three years, your personal information such as Social Security number and date of birth is stored in the University of Nebraska’s student information system. You may have been required to include parent data on the FAFSA as a part of the application process. If so, their information is included as well in our system. A small number of individuals also had bank account information associated with their account; those individuals have already been notified. We are working with authorities and an outside security firm to help analyze the level of risk of personal information being misappropriated and to make recommendations for any additional safeguards that are needed. Authorities have identified an individual who they believe was responsible for this incident. Police have seized computers and related equipment and that equipment is undergoing analysis. What you can do now 1. We recommend that you contact one of the three primary credit reporting agencies to place a free Initial Security Alert (90-day) to your credit report. This can be done online or via phone and will alert you to any attempt to establish or extend credit in your name. The three companies are TransUnion (“Initial Fraud Alert”) (800) 680-7289, Experian (“Initial Security Alert”) (888) 397-3742 or Equifax (“Initial 90-day Fraud Alert”) (800) 525-6285. You need only register with one agency and the others will be alerted. 2. Follow updates on the situation and access additional resources, including a video on using fraud alerts, at our website: http://nebraska.edu/security. In addition, you can submit questions and comments regarding this incident at the website. We will monitor these comments and respond to all questions submitted as quickly as possible. 3. A telephone service center has been opened to respond to questions and concerns from those whose personal information may be vulnerable. You may call the center from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST Monday through Saturday at 888-215-4321. We appreciate your patience as we work through this difficult situation.
02/06/2013	Letter to NU employees More Information Call Our Service Center 888-215-4321 (Toll Free) M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST NEWS RELEASES News Release #1 - Breach announcement, May 25, 2012 News Release #2 - Notification regarding parent and employee data, May 27, 2012 News Release #3 - Individual identified in breach, May 30, 2012 News Release #4 - Call Center opened, June 1, 2012 Presentation to Board of Regents, June 8, 2012 NOTIFICATIONS Letter to Bank Account Holders Letter to NU employees Letter to current NU students Letter to Applicants Letter to Parents ASK A QUESTION Comments/Questions? On Wednesday night, May 23, a security breach of NeSIS, the university-wide student information system, was detected. NeSIS contains Social Security numbers and date of birth for all employees. When the initial announcement was made Friday evening, it was unclear that employee data was included. At this time, we have no direct evidence that this information was downloaded and we have no reports of identity theft stemming from this breach. We are working with an outside security firm to help analyze the level of risk of personal information being misappropriated and to make recommendations for any additional safeguards that are needed. What you can do now We recommend that you contact one of the three primary credit reporting agencies to place a free Initial Security Alert (90-day) to your credit report. This can be done online or via phone and will alert you to any attempt to establish or extend credit in your name. The three companies are TransUnion ("Initial Fraud Alert"), Experian ("Initial Security Alert") or Equifax ("Initial 90-day Fraud Alert"). You need only register with one agency and the others will be alerted. Bank account information for most employees is not stored in the NeSIS database and no credit card data is stored in the database; however, we suggest you monitor your bank accounts carefully and report any suspicious activity to your financial institution immediately. Employees who are in the database in another capacity – as students, parents or alumni, for example – will be notified if they have a bank account associated with their NeSIS account. Follow updates on the situation and access additional resources, including a video on using fraud alerts, at our website: http://nebraska.edu/security. In addition, you can submit questions and comments regarding this incident at the website. We will monitor these comments and respond to all questions submitted as quickly as possible. A telephone service center will be instituted in the future to assist employees, students, parents and alumni whose personal information may be at risk. Check the website for information on contacting the service center. We appreciate your patience as we work through this difficult situation.

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