The third annual University of Nebraska-Lincoln All-Staff Conference is soliciting proposals for workshop presentations. The conference will feature workshops that engage staff in conversation and interactive experiences around a variety of subthemes focused on the impact NU staff make on the campus community.

The 2023 conference theme is IMPACT: Cultivating change through action to create lasting impact. The conference will be held May 22-23 in Nebraska East Union.

Proposals for presentations that align with one or more of the following subthemes are being requested:

• Include: Proposals to this theme will highlight positive diversity, inclusion and accessibility efforts on campus and how they might be implemented across campus.

• Mentor: Proposals to this theme will illustrate successful mentoring relationships, whether formal programs or informal interactions.

• Partner: Proposals to this theme will describe collaborations that solve problems, innovate and increase efficiency.

• Amplify: Proposals to this theme will share how staff are celebrated and their voices lifted on campus, and how these practices may be adopted in other units.

• Creativity: Proposals to this theme will focus on ideas about how the workplace can be transformed by creativity and influenced by atmospheric shifts.

• Technology: Proposals to this theme will allow presenters to demonstrate how they use technology to simplify and standardize tasks, increase accessibility, and promote a productive hybrid work environment.

Additional information about these categories, and the full request for proposals document, is provided on the NU ALL-Staff Conference website. 

Proposals are due Jan. 27, with acceptance or declination announced in March 2023.

Proposals must be submitted online via NuRamp by Jan. 27. Submit all proposals here.

For questions about the submission process, review process or the conference in general, please contact staff.conference@unl.edu.

Learn more about the 2023 All-Staff Conference and see past conference information.