Student Exchange Program
As part of the University's commitment to diversity and diversity education, you have the unique opportunity to take classes at a Historically Black College/University or Hispanic Serving Institution while pursuing your degree from Nebraska.
Background
Over the last two decades, U.S. institutions of higher education have confronted a number of new and continuing challenges. Institutions struggle to meet the challenges of diversifying both their student bodies and their faculty at the same time that federal and state dollars committed to the support of higher education are declining. Therefore, collaborative partnerships between minority serving colleges and universities and research intensive universities have particular promise. These partnerships have the potential for:
- Boosting minority enrollment in graduate research programs
- Improving the quality of minority undergraduate science education
- Creating new opportunities for collaborative and independent research
- Creating opportunities for immersing students in a culture other than their own home institution's culture
Institutions secure and share the resources necessary to prepare students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds for productive and rewarding careers and lives.
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, located in Lorman, Mississippi, was founded in 1871 and has the distinction of being the first historically Black land-grant institution and the first state-supported institution for the higher education of Blacks in the United States. The student body is predominantly Black; however, it includes Caucasian, Asian, African, and West Indian students.
The instructional program is divided into seven schools, with programs offered on the associate, baccalaureate, masters, and specialist degree levels. Graduates of ASU can be found in almost every field of human endeavor. Alcorn State University has grown from a small center of liberal arts preparation to an agricultural and mechanical college of wide recognition and has emerged as a multifaceted state university. For more information, visit Alcorn State University's website at http://www.alcorn.edu/.
Grambling State University, located in Grambling Louisiana, was founded in 1901 by Charles P. Adams as a relief school for black farmers. Grambling State is a state-supported coeducational institution, originally created for the purpose of meeting the educational, cultural, and social needs of the black citizens of the north central region of the state of Louisiana. Through the years, Grambling has acquired the prestige and academic strength noted among much larger institutions.
Grambling is one of the most educationally-diverse institutions in the state of Louisiana. The University current ranks fifth on the list of Black Issues in High Education's "Top 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities" in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to African-American students in the United States. For more information, visit Grambling State University's website at http://www.gram.edu/.
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University, located in Las Vegas New Mexico, was founded in 1893 for the purpose of meeting the higher educational needs of the people of New Mexico.
The University recognizes the increasing importance of the Spanish language and culture in tomorrow's world. The University, therefore, takes advantage of its unique environment and student population to promote the development of interdisciplinary programs with international profiles that focus on the Hispanic world, reinforcing the cultural identity and the unique assets of the largest population group in the region. For more information, visit New Mexico Highlands University's website at http://www.nmhu.edu/.
Important Information
Alcorn State University
Institutional Contact: Dr. Melvin Davis, Associate Vice President for
Academic Affairs
(601)877-6142
Grambling State University
Institutional Contact: Ruby Higgins, Vice President for Student Affairs
(318)274-6120
Delcom Delcambre, VP for Enrollment Management (318)274-7798
Students apply by completing the regular admission application form. The students will be coded to distinguish them as partnership students from UNL. Applicants will need to check the immunization waiver box or provide an immunization history.
New Mexico Highlands University
Institutional Contact: Dr. Clarence Sanchez, Director of Enrollment
Management (505)454-3233
Student must complete the entire application process if they are attending full-time and will be receiving financial aid. If only taking a class or two, they will be admitted as a visiting student (less than ½ time, students are charged in-state tuition. More than 6 credit hours, students are charged out-of-state tuition.)
Students are admitted as regular students and work with the appropriate dean. The dean will refer students to an advisor for a listing of course alternatives appropriate for their degree program. Courses must be shared with a UNL advisor to insure proper transfer credit.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Students from UNL interested in attending our partner institutions
begin by making an appointment with the Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs, Dr. James Griesen.
106 Canfield Administration Bldg.
402-472-3755
Students from the partner institutions must request visiting student application forms from the UNL Admissions Office and indicate that they are part of the Institutional Partnership Program. Proof of good standing (2.0 GPA or above) must be provided for Registration and Records office at UNL.
Advising
Students must have a contact on their home campus who can decipher course content to ensure satisfactory transfer credit.
When calling advising offices, please identify yourself as a student participating in the Institutional Partnership Program.
UNL Advising contacts by college
- Arts & Sciences Advising Center
472-4190 - Fine & Performing Arts
472-9349 - Journalism & Mass Communications
472-3045 - Architecture
472-4065 - College of Business Administration
472-2310/6720 - Education & Human Sciences
472-2931 - Engineering
472-3181 - General Studies
472-3605 - College of Public Affairs & Community Service
472-6759 - College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
472-1629/7908
Alcorn State
Director of Housing, Laura Johnson
(601)877-6478
Off-Campus arrangements is Wiley Jones
(601) 877-6150
Grambling
Director of Housing, Mr. D.C. Hoard
(318)274-3133
New Mexico-Highlands
Dr. Linda Kaiser
(505) 454-3193
Off Campus arrangements, Generose Trujillo
(505)454-3193
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Sylvana Airan
402-472-3561
Financial Aid
The home institution will provide financial aid for the semester the student is attending the host institution. A special consortium agreement form for the exchanges is being created and will be available at each partnership institution.
Alcorn State
Juanita Russell, 601-877-6190
Grambling
Alvin Malone, 318-274-6104
New Mexico Highlands
Eileen Sedillo, 505-454-3318
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Deana Unger, 402-472-0616
UNL faculty members interested in an exchange opportunity begin by
contacting:
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
208 Canfield Administration Bldg.
402-472-3751
UNL students interested in student teaching at a partner institution
should contact:
Dr. Thomas Wandzilak
Director of Field Experiences and Certification
Education & Human Sciences
104 Henzlik Hall
402-472-8626
