Mission Statement
We support and empower our diverse community of learners to innovate, create, discover, and inspire.
Vision Statement
CASNR is a community where everyone challenges themselves and each other to be the best we can be.
We are curious and ask bold questions.
We innovate, create, and discover.
We inspire and are optimistic about the future.
Through our collective work, we positively transform the lives of our learners, Nebraskans, and the world.
Strategic Priorities
Dedicated to providing an experiential education that propels the college to the forefront of cultivating the next generation of change-makers poised to tackle local and global challenges.
- Be THE place for diverse educational pathways at the nexus of food, energy, water, health, and society.
- Focus relentlessly on learner access and success.
- Prepare a talented and diverse workforce poised to support the economic growth and vitality for Nebraska and beyond.
Attributes of a CASNR Graduate
CASNR Graduates shape our shared future. The CASNR community cultivates resilient and adaptive change-makers poised to tackle the local and global challenges spanning food, energy, water, health, and society by providing a holistic educational experience integrating curricular, co-curricular, and experiential learning.
Engage diverse perspectives for personal and professional success.
Solve problems with validated evidence, systems-thinking, and responsible stewardship.
Impact communities and the world through service, civic engagement, entrepreneurship, and leadership.
Teaching at CASNR
- Academic Dishonesty Policy for CASNR
- Academic Success Resources (PDF)
- Advising Outcomes @ CASNR (PDF)
- Best Practices for Integrating & Engaging International Students (PDF)
- CASNR Undergraduate Catalog
- CASNR Policy on Use of Funds to Temporarily Replace Faculty Member Course Instruction (PDF)
- CASNR Protocol for Student Emergency Notification (PDF)
- CASNR Minimum Enrollment Guidelines (PDF)
- Education Abroad Guidelines in CASNR (PDF)
- Education Abroad Proposal Agreement (PDF)
- GPIDEA/Ag*IDEA Enrollment and Course Offering Policy (PDF)
- Inclusive Teaching Checklist (PDF)
- MAS Advisor Travel Fund Request (PDF)
- New Student Enrollment
- Framework for Graduate Education
- SCIL 101 Waiver Policy (PDF)
- Teaching Planner (PDF)
- Teaching at UNL - available through Canvas - is designed to answer questions about policies, procedures, and resources for teaching in seven modules:
- Getting Started
- Designing Your Course and Syllabus
- UNL Expectations, Policies, and Processes
- What should I do if?...Addressing Students' Needs
- Student Resources and Programs
- Classroom & Learning Spaces, Digital Exams & Safety Protocols
- Your Teaching Development
Promotion, Tenure, and Annual Evaluation of Teaching
- Criteria for Appointment and Promotion in Rank
- Self Reflection of Teaching
- Purpose of Teaching and Learning FTE and Student Evaluations
- Teaching Improvement & Reflection Options
Teaching and Learning FTE
Curriculum
- CASNR Capstone Requirements
- CASNR Core General Education Requirements (PDF)
- CASNR Residency Requirement (PDF)
- College Introductory Core Course
- Student Absence Policy (PDF)
- University Curriculum Committee Handbook (PDF)
- Curriculum Action Committee Summaries
- Checklist for New Undergraduate Degree Programs
- Checklist for New Graduate Degree Programs
- Curriculum Committee Best Practices
- Experiential Learning (EL) Course Designation Form (PDF)
- Curriculum Committee Approval Process Flowchart
- Syllabus Elements Required for Curricular Approval
- Proposal for Catalog Edits to Major or Minor (PDF)
To propose a new course, modify an existing course, or delete a course, visit: https://nextcatalog.unl.edu/courseadmin/ . To propose a new course, click the “Propose New Course” box. To modify or delete an existing course, enter the course prefix and number into the text box, and click “Search.”
Advising and Undergraduate Resources
Undergraduate Forms
NOTE: These undergraduate forms are available in the CASNR Dean's office and the links below are samples only unless otherwise noted (*).
- Academic & Advising Calendar
- Contract Form (PDF)
- Credit Hour/Grade Type Override Form (PDF) *
- Drop/Add Form (PDF) *
- Electronic CDMA Policy (PDF)
- Revision of Minor Form (PDF)
- Schedule Adjustment Form (PDF) *
- Substitution/Waiver Form
- Thesis Prospectus Form (PDF)
- Thesis Evaluation Form for a Degree with Distinction (PDF)
- UNL Application for Academic Bankruptcy
Student Eligibility
Education Abroad
Science Literacy 101
- Apply to be a Learning Assistant
- Curriculum
- Guest Speakers
- Reports
- SCIL 101 Waiver Policy (PDF)
- More Information
General Resources
- MyRED
- CASNR Residency Requirement (PDF)
- CASNR Degree Programs that Include Health Science Prerequisites (PDF)
- Childcare Information
- Huskers Don't Haze
- Nebraska's Commitment to Preventing Academic Dishonesty
- Parking Services
- University Health Center
- University Libraries
Student Organizations
- CASNR Clubs & Organizations
- Travel Policy for Undergraduate Student Organizations (PDF)
- Itinerary Form (PDF)
- Permission Form (PDF)