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BiblioTech, May 2025
Get PDFCriss Libraries\u27 Digital Newsletter, BiblioTech, May 2025 Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/bibliotech/1034/thumbnail.jp
The Future Of Work: Examining New Graduate Sentiment On Remote Work And Return To Office Mandates
Get PDFAs the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic dwindles, companies that had leveraged Work from Home (WFH) flexibility are now implementing Return to Office (RTO) mandates. While 70% of employees prefer a hybrid work model, 61.4% are expected to work full-time in-office due to these mandates, leading to widespread employee discontent. This study investigates whether such dissatisfaction extends to new graduates entering the workforce. A pilot survey revealed that 68% of new graduates prefer a hybrid work modality, yet 52% stated that work modality would not significantly impact their job decision-making process, and 46% said they would be unlikely to leave a company due to an RTO mandate. These findings were supported by interviews with recruiters across various work environments, including one at a company with an RTO mandate, and a new graduate seeking full-time employment after experiencing different work modalities. The results suggest that while new graduates do prefer flexible work environments, other factors weigh more heavily in their career decisions. These insights offer valuable perspective for companies aiming to attract and retain new graduate talent in a post-pandemic landscape
The Value of an Academic Library as Told by Its Users
Get PDFAcademic libraries serve many purposes and many users, and no one library is exactly alike. This project seeks to begin pinpointing the value of UNO’s own academic library, Criss Library, through the voices of students, faculty, and staff. These primary users will be the focal point, and their responses will aid in analyzing the common concerns, appreciations, and themes surrounding a library’s value. There will be an analysis and synthesis of insights that is based on both user perspectives of the individuals who have offered responses and broader trends in the perception of academic libraries. It is evident that academic libraries hold many purposes, and through a combination of oral interviews of eight students and seven faculty and staff members, online surveys with 107 respondents, and external pieces of literature from around the United States, it will become apparent which purposes people see merit in. With this, a more complete picture will begin to emerge of what people value about their academic library. The result brings actionable insights to library staff and clarity of what things they should focus on for the future
Rapid Review B: Risk Factors in Terrorist Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems
Get PDFThe National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) has been tasked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support evidenced, novel frameworks that accurately represent the current nature and future trajectory of the terrorist use of unmanned aerial system (UAS) threat. In support of a subject matter expert summit meeting to be hosted in early 2025, the project team has completed three rapid review reports, which focus on key dimensions of the issue, which include emerging trends, the logic of terrorist UAS exploitation, and related risk factors
Life of Nancy Belck
No full textFukuda\u27s project is meant to cover the life of Nancy Belck, the former Chancellor of UNO from 1997-2006, and her impact on the university.
***Note: There is only one image for this presenation.*** Image Description: The image shows a collection of items arranged on a white table, featuring photographs, printed texts, a tablet, headphones, and brochures. On the tablet, a video of a person in a green blazer and sunglasses is displayed, with headphones resting on top. Two photographs depict formal gatherings, with individuals in academic regalia. Another photo shows two women shaking hands. Multiple documents, including a booklet and correspondence from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, are present. There are booklets titled Life of Nancy Belck with floral designs, and a booklet titled A New Era at UNO. Additionally, a pamphlet with a photograph of a woman in a houndstooth suit stands out. Various texts and articles, some with titles partially visible, are scattered on the table.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/tellallthetruthspring2025/1003/thumbnail.jp
The Colors of Change: Creativity and Civic Engagement
No full textPoster presentations on activists in the Omaha area.
***Note there are multiple PowerPoint files for this under the Additional Files, the download is an image of the first poster.***https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/tellallthetruthspring2025/1012/thumbnail.jp
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN U.S. SCHOOL DISTRICT DISCIPLINE POLICIES: ASSOCIATIONS WITH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE OUTCOMES
No full textAs more studies highlight the harmful and disparate impacts of exclusionary discipline for students, schools and school districts are increasingly implementing alternative discipline approaches like restorative justice (RJ). To understand the state of school district policies incorporating RJ in discipline and how these policies inform school discipline practices, I conducted a content analysis of 122 district policies. I also assessed whether districts with RJ discipline policies are associated with reduced rates of exclusionary discipline, or indirectly associated through reduced criminal offenses and/or harassment. Further, I investigated whether these RJ policies are associated with reduced rates of exclusionary discipline for student populations disproportionately excluded (i.e., Black students and students with disabilities). Data from 122 U.S. school districts and 2,016 public schools from the Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2017 through 2018 school year were assessed using negative binomial generalized linear mixed models with an offset for school enrollment populations. Content analysis results indicate nearly 40% of districts incorporated RJ into discipline policy, but that policies did not consistently define RJ or provide detailed guidance to schools for implementation. Quantitative findings suggest school-level, more so than district-level, factors are strongly associated with school outcomes. Having a district-level RJ policy was not significantly associated with reduced exclusionary discipline for any students or offenses. Higher quality RJ policies were associated with reduced rates of race- and disability-based harassment allegations, but not with overall harassment or sex-based harassment. Implications for policy and implementation processes to improve successful integration of RJ responses in school discipline practices are discussed
The Everglades, Caloosahatchee, and Lake Okeechobee: Challenges and Opportunities
No full text“There are no other Everglades in the world” and nothing anywhere else is like them (Douglas, 1947, p.1). Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, a Medal of Freedom recipient, and author of the famous book The Everglades: River of Grass, helped bring the Everglades to the world’s attention with that opening line. The Everglades are now recognized as a cultural icon, a World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere Reserve, and perhaps the most famous wetland on Earth. The Everglades have also been reviled by both politicians and the populace as a Godforsaken swamp and suitable only for the home of noxious vermin. But that defamation is not accurate if for no other reason than the heart of the Everglades is technically a marsh, not a swamp, because its primary vegetation is grassy, not woody—although some would argue it is both
LGBTQIA2S+ Histories at Universities and College in Nebraska
No full textUniversities and colleges have served as a space for community building, scholarship, and activism. This is no different for the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Nebraska. Colleges and universities provided space for groups to form, giving Nebraskan LGBTQIA2S+ students, faculty, staff, and allies avenues for collaboration, celebration, and activism. This zines highlights student experiences at UNO, but includes institutions across the state.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/prideandjoy/1005/thumbnail.jp