Amy Goodburn leads university-wide student success and degree completion initiatives and provides strategic direction to academic support and engagement units focused in three areas: advising and career development; teaching and learning; and student success and retention programs. She leads campus-wide councils and advisory boards charged with eliminating institutional barriers to degree completion and formulating recommendations and policies that promote an inclusive campus culture of learning, belonging, and engagement. These include the Academic Solutions Council, the Retention Leaders Council, First Generation Nebraska, and the Faculty Fellows for Student Success Program.
Goodburn also serves as the university’s representative in national consortia such as the APLU Powered by Publics initiative to increase degree completion and close equity gaps; the NASPA and Suder Foundation First Forward Program for institutions committed to first generation scholars; and Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU, a national network of U.S. research universities dedicated to strengthening undergraduate education). She is a board member of UNIZIN, a multi-institutional consortium focused on learner success, access, and affordability through digital teaching and learning ecosystems. More...
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor & Dean of Undergraduate Education Portfolio | UESS Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence
Undergraduate Academic Support and Engagement
Academic Solutions Council
The Academic Solutions Council is charged by the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office to review academic policies and practices in order to increase student retention and eliminate institutional barriers to degree completion. It is comprised of an associate dean from each academic college, a Faculty Senate representative, and leaders of Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management. The Council meets monthly to gather input from campus and make recommendations related to issues such as:
- Scheduling and course delivery models that enhance learning and assist department planning
- Transfer credit policies and practices to support seamless transition
- Curricular processes and criteria for transcripted credentials (minors, majors, emphases)
- University-wide enrollment and curricular processes and requirements (registration holds, the ACE program, the N 2025 experiential learning requirement, etc.)
Retention Leaders Council
The Retention Leaders Council is charged by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor to identify and address key issues related to student retention across academic and student affair units and discuss, develop and share best practices. The RLC regularly reviews data to collectively assess and improve university-wide and college-specific retention programs and services.
First-Generation Nebraska Advisory Board
The First-Generation Nebraska Advisory Board promotes visibility of first-generation scholars, organizes networking, mentoring, and social programs, and provides professional development workshops for faculty and staff on supporting first -gen scholars’ needs.
Faculty Fellows for Student Success
This program is designed to help faculty gain expertise and build university networks around issues related to student success. Fellows meet monthly to discuss research literature, review data, and discuss university initiatives with Student Success Team members. The call for applications happens annually in spring. Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year are: