Dr. Richard J. Hoffmann has been named Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Research for the University of Nebraska effective May 1.

As part of an ongoing effort to increase Nebraska's college-going rate, the University of Nebraska is providing new materials to help 8th grade students and their families better prepare for college. Packets of materials, in English and Spanish, have been sent to all middle schools in the state with brochures, posters and checklists in a take-home packet.

An item has been added to the agenda for the March 7, 2008 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

The agenda for the March 7, 2008 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents has been updated to include two additional items.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet on Friday, March 7, at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St., Lincoln. Committee meetings begin at 9 a.m. and the board meeting begins at 1 p.m.

Internationally known entrepreneurship expert Carl Schramm will highlight the second annual Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship on Monday, February 25, when hundreds of educators, business leaders, government officials, entrepreneurs and small business owners from across the state will gather at the Qwest Center in Omaha.

The Business Affairs Committee of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 21, at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St., Lincoln.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will make a campus visit to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Friday, Feb. 22.

University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has announced the appointment of Joel D. Pedersen of Lincoln as Vice President and General Counsel. Pedersen will succeed Richard R. Wood, who retired at the end of 2007 after serving the University for nearly 30 years.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously passed a resolution Friday affirming its commitment to broad diversity among students and faculty at the University of Nebraska. The board took a position on a petition currently being circulated in Nebraska that would prohibit the use of race, gender and other factors in the operation of public higher education: in recruiting, hiring and admission decisions at the University.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today elected Chuck Hassebrook as the chairperson for 2008. Hassebrook, from Lyons, represents District 3 and has served on the Board of Regents since 1994. He has been re-elected to two additional terms, most recently in 2006, and previously served as chair in 2000 and as vice chair in 2007 and 1999.

The agenda for the January 18, 2008 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents has been updated to include one additional item.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet on Friday, January 18, at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St., Lincoln. Committee meetings begin at 9 a.m. and the board meeting begins at 1 p.m.

High school students who are searching for the right college or university have a new resource to help in their decision process: the College Portrait, a web-based program that allows prospective college students, their families and others to compare costs, graduation rates, degree offerings and other important factors at colleges and universities across the U.S. And the University of Nebraska is one of the first to sign on to the new program.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet on Friday, November 9, at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St., Lincoln. Committee meetings begin at 8 a.m. and the board meeting begins at 1 p.m.