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The Student Success Fellows have designed this Padlet for everyone to post about someone they are thankful for. It is the perfect time to reflect and share gratitude for the people we work with-those who encourage, inspire and support us.

Scroll down to read about all the amazing people we work with, add comments,  and add your own post at the end.

Please design a post on someone you work with within Student Success. Let us know who it is, what they do, and why you are thankful about working with them. Feel free to be creative! Post pictures, write a past story, or add a fun GIF!

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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ~Melody Beattie

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Grateful for Student Success Staff Members

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Grateful for Student Success Staff Members

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I am feeling extraordinarily grateful for the entire Student Success staff at both UNO and UNMC. Understatement alert....this has been an extremely difficult year for all of us--personally and professionally. And yet, there are so many wonderful examples of grit, determination, empathy, and genuine kindness displayed to each other and to our students. So, thank you all for your leadership and commitment to making 2020 work for our students and their families. Please know your efforts are both recognized and appreciated. Here's to no more 2020...and welcome 2021 :)

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Stacy is the Assistant Director for Injury, Prevention, and Care in Campus Recreation. She is an amazing individual whose passion in life is helping others. Stacy is a wonderful leader. She is a great mentor to her students and I appreciate working with her.

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Thank you, Chris, for your care and compassion.  I really miss talking to you in-person but greatly appreciate keeping the lines of communication open remotely.  Your attention to detail and thoroughness does not go unnoticed.

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I am grateful to be able to work at a place that is so supportive and challenging.  The staff and the students continue to push me to be better in every way.  There is something very special about this place and I can't imagine myself doing anything else.  Thank you for everything.

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I'm grateful for my student workers who keep giving their all to help other students during this difficult year, even when they are also experiencing some hard times.

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Grateful for our Financial Support Counselors & Arnisha Collins

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Grateful for our Financial Support Counselors & Arnisha Collins

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2020 has been an tumultuous year for all of us. My team usually is staffed with 6 great Financial Support Counselors. We had two staff members retire in the Spring semester, then COVID hit (and the transition to remote work), the announcement of Nebraska Promise, and assisting students through hard times became the priority. As the Associate Director of Support & Outreach, I would not be able to do my job without each one of my Counselors. Arnisha Collins, Senior Financial Support Counselor, collaborated with me to provide excellent leadership capability and staff training for 3 new staff members while dealing with increased customer service volume. My staff are often the voice of the University and help us onboard and retain students as the experts on financial support. I can't thank my staff enough (Arnisha Collins, Andrew Landrum, Delaney Vaccaro, Rob Leigh, Patty Saavedra Lazos, and Stephanie Parada) - they day in and day out consistently make differences in our student's lives by guiding our students and families along the financial path to obtain access to UNO.

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Grateful for Campus Rec Team, Cathy Pettid, and Dan Shipp

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Grateful for Campus Rec Team, Cathy Pettid, and Dan Shipp

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I'm grateful for the entire Campus Rec team.  It would be impossible to provide the operation at Campus Recreation without these amazing people.

Additionally, I'm grateful for the support provided by Cathy Pettid  and her tireless work to take care of students, faculty, and staff.

Lastly, I'm grateful that Dan Shipp came back to UNO 12+ years ago.  His leadership has created a  "students first" culture  and he has challenged us all to help students thrive through being our very best.

Joe Kamnski

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I am grateful for the very human compassion so many have shown, particularly in these times that ask us to exist outside the box. This is not a comprehensive list, but those who immediately come to mind are (in alpha order):  Marcia Adler, Jonathan Benjamin Alvarado, Katie Bishop, Kirsten Case Fuller, Arnisha Collins, Sheri Croghan, Trent Frederickson, Brenda Frye, Chris Lode, Tammi Owens, Dustin Pendley, Cathy Pettid, Dan Shipp, Harnoor Singh, Jeffrey Southall, Shannon Teamer and my Project Achieve colleagues Pat Killeen-Brown, Samantha Roberts and Lauren Wyler.  All have gone out of their way to change student lives for the better, and have taken this charge very seriously. I am grateful for the model they provide.  Oh, and given the difficulty I had in getting this posted, I should also thank everyone who helps us maneuver through the minefield of technology!  ;  )

Aaughhh! How could I forget the amazing work that Aaron Krueger is doing?????

Connie Sorensen-Birk

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I am very grateful that I work with such an incredible team of achievers at Campus Recreation. These folks are caring and committed to providing quality programs and services throughout the pandemic. This team are masters of the "COVID Pivot!"
~ Joel Bauch ~

P.S. a few of our awesome team are missing from this photo.

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It isn't often that you get a chance to work with a team like ACDC.  I continue to be amazed at the dedication each ACDC team member has to the success of UNO students.  While a lot of changes have been thrown our way, each person has persevered and most importantly, the group has persevered together.  Grateful for the leadership and service this team brings to UNO.  TEAM ACDC!!!

Sammi Kaiser

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I began working at UNMC on November 30 and was able to meet just a few of my new colleagues in person before setting up my remote working station. Even though I've had to make introductions virtually, I have still felt welcomed and appreciated during my first few weeks with the Student Success team. I'm grateful to have joined such an amazing cause and I am very much looking forward to in-person meetings soon! Thanks for a great start to what will hopefully be a long and fruitful career :)

-Krysta L.

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I am extremely grateful for the strength and steadfastness of this division. Our unwavering commitment to student success, our connection to one another in supporting each other's professional and personal health and our joy, laughter and power!