University of Nebraska Board of Regents to make campus visit to UNMC

April 18, 2018

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will make a campus visit to the University of Nebraska Medical Center on Friday, April 20, 2018. The Board will tour several facilities on campus and hear presentations related to learning innovation, research success, strategic planning and other topics.

The full itinerary for Friday’s campus visit is as follows.

8:20 a.m.: Arrival and Light Breakfast at the Lauritzen Outpatient Center, 4014 Leavenworth St. in Omaha, Room 4.14.001 (fourth level)

8:40 a.m.: Welcome & Campus Overview

Presenter: Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.

9:10 a.m.: UNePlan – A Deeper Dive into the Strategic Planning Tool

Presenter and Panel Moderator: Chancellor Gold

Panelists: Rowen Zetterman, M.D., associate vice chancellor for planning and director of the Faculty Mentorship Program; Janet Guthmiller, D.D.S., dean of the College of Dentistry; and Emily McElroy, MLIS, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs and director of the McGoogan Library of Medicine

10 a.m.: E-Learning Presentation and Discussion

Presenters: Dele Davies, M.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs; Betsy Becker, DPT, assistant professor and associate director of physical therapy education; Valery Tran, third-year medical student in the College of Medicine; and Amanda Lauer, third-year physical therapy student in the College of Allied Health Professions

10:40 a.m.: Overview and Tour, Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Advanced Surgical Technologies Laboratory

Presenters: Chris Cornett, M.D., M.P.T., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation; and Hani Haider, Ph.D., professor and director of the Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Advanced Surgical Technologies Laboratory

Location: Lauritzen Outpatient Center, fourth level

11:15 a.m.: Overview and Demonstration, iWall Technology

Presenters: Ben Stobbe, executive director for clinical simulation in the Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL); Suz Wilhelm, Ph.D., R.N., assistant dean of the College of Nursing-West Nebraska Division; Bill Glass, MS, director of visualization and technology at iEXCEL; and Jeremiah Wilt, computer programming visualization specialist at iEXCEL

Location: Sorrell Center, Room 1012

Noon: Lunch and UNeTech Presentation

Presenters: Rodney Markin, M.D., Ph.D., Raymond and Beverly Sackler Director of UNeTech; and H. Joe Runge, J.D., associate director of UNeTech

Location: Linder Reading Room, Sorrell Center, second level

Media Contact:
Melissa Lee
Director of Communications,
University of Nebraska