Author: T.J. Thomson

Nebraska’s Auditor of Public Accounts raised concerns about foundation employees from each of the three colleges participating in the Nebraska State College System’s health insurance program.

A search committee chaired by Joel Hyer, dean of B.E.A.M.S.S., welcomed candidate Rachel Anderson, of Eureka, Calif., to campus Monday for on-campus interviews and meetings with faculty, staff, and students.

In a Jan. 6 email from Nebraska State College System Chancellor Stan Carpenter stated that he was informed Jan. 5, “after the BKD report was issued some folks came forward to disclose other accounts.”

Computer system security was one of the three “significant deficiencies” the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts identified in its management letter of the Nebraska State College System, released Tuesday.

In a college-issued press release, Chadron State College President Janie Park stated today that NCAA-personnel would return to campus beginning the week of Feb. 27 to continue CSC’s ongoing NCAA investigation.

A flood of calls, letters, and emails to the Nebraska State College System about its handling of the NCAA investigation and firing of former Head Football Coach Bill O’Boyle has prompted the System Office to hire a public relations firm to restore its tarnished public image.

The Nebraska State College System’s Board of Trustees unanimously-approved a motion Wednesday to formally enter into a contractual agreement to provide academic courses to students in China.

Nebraska Appropriations Committee to begin decision debate regarding Chadron State’s $13 million funding request sometime this week, source says.

Tim Freburg, spokesman for Sen. Lavon Heidemann, chair of the Nebraska Appropriations Committee, said Tuesday morning “They still have a week before they go to the all-day debate for it, so I’m sure some sort of action will be taken sometime this week.”