The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s ongoing response to COVID-19, and plans for a return to in-person instruction for the fall 2020 semester, are being led by the COVID-19 Task Force and six committees. These groups, listed below, include leaders representing student, faculty and staff populations.
COVID-19 Task Force
Formed in early March, the COVID-19 task force is intended to shape campus decisions in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic. The team is divided into subgroups that evaluate possible changes in key areas: academic planning, budget, campus operations, research, student life, health, legal, international, information technology, and campus communications.
- Renee Batman
- Laurie Bellows
- Beth Benson
- Josh Davis
- Heather Eberspacher, M.D.
- Troy Fedderson
- Deb Fiddelke
- Lauren Gayer
- Laura Gonnerman
- Amy Goodburn
- Deb Hamernik
- Dave Long
- Bill Nunez
- Britt Otte
- Mark Robertson
- Larry Shippen
- Heath Tuttle
- Judy Walker
- Bob Wilhelm
- Becky Zavala
- Mike Zeleny, Chair
Academic Committee
- Shannon Bartelt-Hunt
- Renee Batman
- Tim Carr
- John Carroll
- Justin Chase Brown
- Josh Davis
- Amy Goodburn
- June Griffin
- Drew Harrahill
- Tiffany Heng-Moss
- Dave Johnson
- Sherri Jones
- Julie Kundhi
- Chris Marks
- Tawnya Means
- John Raible
- Shawn Ratcliff
- Suzi Tamerius
- Ann Tschetter
- Judy Walker, Chair
- Bill Watts
Budget Advisory Committee
- Ken Bloom
- Mark Button
- Jennifer Clarke
- Richard Edwards
- Sherri Jones
- Martha Mamo
- Bill Nunez, Co-Convenor
- Elizabeth Spiller, Co-Convenor
- Becky Zavala
- Jeff Bassford, ex officio
- Mary LaGrange, ex officio
- James Volkmer, ex officio
- Mike Zeleny, ex officio
Forward to Fall Committee
- Joe Baumert
- Laurie Bellows
- Steve Booton
- Matt Davidson
- Jack Dohrman
- Matt Ellis
- Troy Fedderson
- Nkenge Friday
- Amy Goodburn, Co-Chair
- Deb Huryta
- Jim Jackson
- Megan Kelley
- Michelle Krehbiel
- Roni Miller
- Brenda Osthus
- Lance Perez
- Tony Rathgeber
- Eric Rodene
- Jennifer Ryan
- Heath Tuttle
- Bob Wilhelm, Co-Chair
- Catherine Wilson
International Committee
- Rebecca Baskerville
- Josh Davis, Chair
- Dave Long
Research Committee
- Tala Awada
- Eric Berger
- Rick Bevins
- Archie Clutter
- David Doty
- Sara Frizzell
- Kurt Geisinger
- Deb Hamernik
- Rumiko Handa
- Kelly Heath
- Dan Hoyt
- Jim Jackson
- Liz Lorang
- Christopher Marks
- Margarita Marroquin Guzma
- Janet Near
- Jennifer Nelson
- John Osterman
- Brenda Osthus
- Mark Riley
- Daniel Schachtman
- Sue Sheridan
- Ashley Washburn
- Joel Webb
- Rachel Wenzl
- Bob Wilhelm, Chair
- Changmin Yan
- Becky Zavala
Student Affairs Committee
- Dave Annis
- Tricia Besett-Alesch
- Laurie Bellows, Co-Chair
- Connie Boehm
- Charlie Francis, Co-Chair
- Brent Freeman
- Lauren Gayer
- Jake Johnson
- Ryan Lahne
- Amy Lanham
- Britt Otte
- Tony Rathgeber
- Veronica Riepe
- Larry Shippen
- Hollie Swanson
- Leigh Thiedeman
- Callie Wilhite
- Keith Zaborowski