The Nebraska Opportunities for Volunteers in ACTION (NOVA) was an experiment at the University of Nebraska aimed at welding traditional academic instruction and year-long community service experience into an educational alternative for undergraduates. It was initiated on July 1, 1971 as the first University Year for ACTION (UYA) program in the nation. It was also the first to be discontinued on June 30, 1974. The experience of the University of Nebraska with NOVA, both concept and program, has been mixed. This report gives examples of the problems that were faced in the design, funding, management, and operation of the NOVA program. (Author/KE)