These grants support faculty across campus in their transition from traditional course materials to low or no cost materials.
Spring 2025
Kristin Bradley, UNMC College of Public Health, for ART 2300: Web Design
Herb Thompson & Amanda Von Goodrich, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media, for CMST 2300 & CMST 3300: Intergroup Dialogue and Leadership for Intergroup Dialogue
Laura Grams, College of Arts & Sciences, for PHIL 2030: Introduction to Ethics
Melodae Horst, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media, for JMC 4260: Media Relations
Fall 2024 Cohort
Shannon Gehr, Health and Kinesiology, for ATHT 8530: Therapeutic Interventions
Lyle Kwiatkowski, College of Communication, Fine Arts, and Media, for JMC 3710: Motion Design
Kevin Patton, Philosophy, for PHIL 2030, Introduction to Ethics
Sharon Storch, Casey Reisberg, Chin Chung Chao, Deb Smith-Howell, and Amanda Von Goodrich, Communication, for CMST 3130: Speech in the Business Professions
Ren Mendoza, Teacher Education, for TED 8010, Introduction To Research
Spring 2024 Cohort
Justin Andersson (College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) for TED 3000: Special Projects
Catherine Co (College of Business Administration) for ECON 2200: Principles of Economics
Michael Matthews and Jessica Hoffman (College of Arts and Sciences) for: MTCH 2000 and MTCH 2100: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I & II
Sharon Storch (College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for COMM 8176: Organizational Communication
Dora Velcsov (College of Arts and Sciences) for MATH/CSCI 3100/8105: Applied Combinatronics
Fall 2023 Cohort
Lisette Aliaga-Linares (College of Arts and Sciences), for SOC 2130: Social Statistics
Charlene Donaghy (School of the Arts) for THEA 1010: Theatre Appreciation
Deborah Circo (Abbott School of Social Work) for SOWK 8650: Mental Health Policies for Social Work
Mahboub Baccouch (College of Arts and Sciences) for MATH 2350: Differential Equations
Amy Ellefson (College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for CMST 4800: Conflict Mediation
Jennifer Harbour (College of Arts and Sciences) for BLST 2410: African American History I
Yuliya Lierler (College of Information Science and Technology) for CSCI 2030: Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
Spring 2023 Cohort
Kevin Clouther (College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for WRWS 3100, Intermediate Fiction Studio; WRWS 4100 and WRWS 4110, Advanced Fiction Studio I &II
Jennifer Cohen (College of Arts and Sciences) for PSYC 1010, Introduction to Psychology
Kelly Deurling (College of Arts and Sciences) for GEOL 4540: Geochemistry
Sachin Nedungadi and Douglas Stack (College of Arts and Sciences) for CHEM 2250 and CHEM 2260, Organic Chemistry I&II
Sarah Osborn (College of Arts and Sciences) for ENGL 3610/8615: Linguistics
Susan Reay (Grace Abbott School of Social Work) for SOWK 8510, Social Work Leadership
Yiwei Zang and Laurel Sariscsany (Grace Abbott School of Social Work) for SOWK 3110/8090, Social Welfare Policy
Fall 2022 Cohort
Jamie Chung (College of Business Administration) for RELU 4390, Real Estate & Land Use Economics
Jen Kopanic (College of Arts and Sciences) for CHEM 1010 and 1014, Chemistry in the Environment and Society
Casey Reisberg (College of Communication, Fine arts and Media) for CMST 2410: Small Group Communication and Leadership
Tory Romero (Goodrich Scholarship Program) for GDRH 2110: Core Topics in the Social Sciences
Kim Schwab (College of Arts and Sciences) for ENGL 1020: Introduction to Genre Studies: Poetry Drama and Film
Gwyneth Cliver (College of Arts and Sciences) for GERM 1120: Elementary German II
Chris Moore (College of Arts and Sciences) for PHYS 1350: Principles of Astronomy
Team members include the following faculty in Department of Physics:
Vincent Woolf
Lendell Hillhouse
David Kriegler
Mike Perry
Alfredo Perez (College of Information Science & Technology) for CSCI 8010: Foundations of Computer Science
Miles Waggener (College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for: WRWS 3500, Creative Writing for the Arts; WRWS 1500, Introduction to Creative Writing; and ENGL 1200, Autobiographical Reading and Writing
Summer 2022 Cohort
Maggie Christensen (College of Arts and Sciences) for ENGL 1160/1164: Composition II.
Team members include the following instructors in the College of Arts and Sciences:
Aero Rogers
Jill Quandt
Eric O'Brien
Ryan Parks
Gene Kwak
Nicole Infante (College of Arts and Sciences) for MATH 1320, Precalculus Algebra and Math 1330, Trigonometry
Team members include the following Department of Mathematics faculty:
Keith Gallagher
Leslie McFee
Kenzi Medeiros
Sophia Marks
Spring 2022 Cohort
Cale Corbett (College of Information Science and Technology) for CIST 3110: IT Ethics
Amy Haney (School of the Arts) for ART 1100: Foundation Drawing
Amy Morris (School of the Arts) for ART 2050: Survey of Western Art History I
Njoki Mwarumba (College of Public Affairs and Community Service) for EMGT 10000: Introduction to Emergency Management
Saundra Shillingstad (College of Education, Health and Human Sciences) for TED 2100: Educational Foundations
Andrew Stem (College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for JMC 2100/JMC 2104: Media Writing
Fall 2021 Cohort
Bradley Bereitschaft (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geography 4120: Urban Geography
Karen Falconer Al-Hindi (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geography 4170 and Women's and Gender Studies 4050: Geographies of Sexualities
Melodae Morris (College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for Journalism and Media Communication 3620: Advertising Principles
Nikae Perkinson (Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences) for CHEM 1140: Fundamentals of College Chemistry
Jose Sequeros-Valle (Foreign Languages & Literature, College of Arts and Sciences) for SPAN 4040: Advanced Composition and Stylistics.
Gabrielle Tegeder (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geology 1100: Earth Systems Science
Qiuming Zhu (Computer Science, College of Information Science & Technology) for Computer Science 4470/8476: Pattern Recognition
Spring 2021 Cohort
Becky Brusky (Math, College of Arts and Sciences) for Math 1130: Quantitative Literacy
Ashlee Dere (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geology 1170: Introduction to Physical Geology
Michael Matthews (Math, College of Arts and Sciences) for Math 1210: Intermediate Algebra
Kathy Radosta and Melanie Seitzer (English, College of Arts and Sciences) for English 1100: English as Second Language II
Susan Reay & Emily Soener (Grace Abbott School of Social Work, College of Public Affairs and Community Service) for Social Work 3010/3020/8070/8080: Human Behavior in the Social Environment I & II
Chris Severson (Business Administration, College of Business Administration) for Business Administration 8110: Accounting and Financial Fundamentals
Karina Uhing (Math, College of Arts and Sciences) for Math 1220: College Algebra
Fall 2020 Cohort
Farrah Grant (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geography 1030: Introduction to Physical Geography
Amber Rogers (English, College of Arts & Sciences) for ENGL 1160: Composition II
Communication Studies 1110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking Team (Communication, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media)
Cameron Logsdon, project lead
Stephanie Larsen
Abbie Syrek
Spring 2020 Cohort
Willie Austin (Teacher Education, College of Education) for TED 2200: Human Relations
Derek Babb (School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, College of Information Science & Technology) for CYBR 1100: Intro to Information Security
Kristen Johnson and Katie Shirazi (Biology, College of Arts and Science) for BIOL 2440: Microbiology
Chris Moore (Physics, College of Arts and Sciences) for PHYS 2110: General Physics I with Calculus
Johnathon Strube (School of the Arts, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for ART 3130: Graphic Design I
Craig Tuttle (Business Administration, College of Business Administration) for ENTR 3710: Entrepreneurial Foundations
Qiuming Zhu (Computer Science, College of Information Science and Technology) for CSCI 2410: Introduction to Data Analytics using Python
Marketing 3200: Business Communications Team (Marketing & Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration)
Gregory Morin, project co-lead
Angelika Stout, project co-lead
Avinash Atholi
Steve Chain
Samantha McGill
Huston Pullen
Craig Tuttle
Fall 2019 Cohort
John Conrad (Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences) for Chemistry 1180: General Chemistry I and Chemistry 1190: General Chemistry II
Joshua Darr (Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences) for Chemistry 1180: General Chemistry I and Chemistry 1190: General Chemistry II
Thom Davis (Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis, College of Information Science & Technology) for CIST 3000: Advanced Composition for IS&T
Kelsey Medeiros (Management, College of Business Administration) for Management 4040: Organizational Behavior
Jinlan Ni (Economics, College of Business Administration) for Economics 2200: Microeconomics
Gabrielle Tegeder (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geology 1010: Environmental Geology
Jeremy White (Biology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Biology 1330: Environmental Biology
Summer 2019 Cohort
Mahboub Baccouch (Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences) for Math 2350: Differential Equations
Ashlee Dere (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geology 4330/8336: Soil Genesis, Morphology & Class
Liam Heerten-Rodriguez (Grace Abbott School of Social Work, College of Public Affairs and Community Service) for Social Work 8270: Social Work Practice with Sexual Concerns
Jeff Knapp (Grace Abbott School of Social Work, College of Public Affairs and Community Service) for Social Work 8090: Social Welfare Policy
Jeremy Lipschultz (School of Communication, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media) for Journalism and Media Communication 4040/8046: Social Media Measurement and Management
Andrea Wiggins (Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis, College of Information Science and Technology) for Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis 3420: Managing in a Digital World
Spring 2019 Cohort
Lissette Aliaga-Linares (Sociology/Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Sociology 3510: Research Methods
Melanie Bloom and Tara Toscano (Foreign Languages, College of Arts and Sciences) for Spanish 3030: Spanish Conversation and Pronunciation
Margarette Christensen (English, College of Arts and Sciences) for English 2420: Critical Approaches to Language Studies
Jennifer Harbour (Black Studies, College of Arts and Sciences) for Black Studies 2410/2420/2430: African American History I-III
Stephanie Jesseau (Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Psychology 1010: Introduction to Psychology I
Steven Schulz (Management, College of Business Administration) for Supply Chain Management 4350/Business Administration 8356: Global Sourcing and Innovation
Zac Suriano (Geography/Geology, College of Arts and Sciences) for Geography 1050: Human-Environment Geography
