************************************************************** ** To submit an announcement to E-News or to read this ** ** issue or past issues on the web go to: ** ** ** ** http://www.unl.edu/e-news ** ************************************************************** In this Issue of UNL E-News: Dec 20, 2005 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Holiday Shutdown Building Temperatures 2. Credit Union Holiday Hours 3. State Museum at Morrill Hall Open Over UNL Shutdown 4. Outstanding Staff and Silver Pen Awards 5. Update your home address information online 6. Layman Request for Proposals - Change in Selection Criteria 7. Nebraska Materials Research Sci. & Eng. Center Offers Seed Grants 8. UNL COR Program-Honors Undergrad program for Juniors EVENTS TO ATTEND: 9. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Breakfast 10. "The Integration of Student Health and Student Affairs" 11. NU Skills Event: Small Business Development Series Preview 12. NU Skills: Succeed Against Big Business Jan. 12 13. Disaster Preparedness Course Jan. 19 ARTS AND MEDIA: 14. NET Radio's Live from the Mill Offers Arts & Humanities News ************************************************************************* 1. Holiday Shutdown Building Temperatures While the university community enjoys the holiday shutdown, building temperatures will be reduced to levels similar to those during the weekend. Between Saturday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Jan. 3, building ventilation will be curtailed following the Chancellor's directive last October and temperatures will be reduced. Only those facilities exempted from the curtailment will have normal to near-normal temperatures. So if you intend to work during the holiday shutdown please dress appropriately. Facilities personnel have been instructed not to respond to ad hoc requests for temperature adjustments and accommodations. ************************************************************************* 2. Credit Union Holiday Hours The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be closed Monday, Dec. 26 for the Christmas holiday and Monday, Jan. 2 for the New Year's holiday. Account access is available 24-hours a day with free online banking, the automated telephone teller system, or at one of 40 free ATMs. For more information about any of these services call 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 3. State Museum at Morrill Hall Open Over UNL Shutdown The University of Nebraska State Museum (Morrill Hall) will be open regular hours during the campus shutdown, Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Closed only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Admission is free w/UNL faculty/staff/student ID. General admission is $8 family, $4 adult, $2 child. Located south of 14th & Vine. For more information, call 472-2642. http://www.museum.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 4. Outstanding Staff and Silver Pen Awards Nominate a UNL employee for the Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding Staff or Silver Pen award to be presented at the University of Nebraska Office Professional Association meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14. Call Becky Hastings, 472-2126 or go to UNOPA's web site for information. Deadline for nominations is Friday, Jan. 13. http://www.unl.edu/unopa ************************************************************************* 5. Update your home address information online University employees have the option of updating their home address information online. The permanent address is used for official university mailings such as form W-2 income tax statements. Employee Self Service (ESS) provides benefit eligible employees online access to their personal data stored in SAP, the university's administrative computing system. Through the ESS website employees can update their permanent and current address and emergency contact information online. Employees can also view their work address information. Employees need a user ID/password to access their information. Contact Beth Benson at bbenson2@unl.edu if you do not know your ID information or have problems accessing your account. To learn more about ESS, visit the ESS website at the URL below. http://ess.nebraska.edu ************************************************************************* 6. Layman Request for Proposals - Change in Selection Criteria The Office of Research recently released the call for proposals for the Layman awards. In the call, there was reference to a web-link in the "Selection Criteria" section that is no longer active. The following criterion will be substituted: A clear relationship to identified UNL strategic priorities of the unit and college or to demonstrated areas of current UNL research strengths. Priority also will be given to projects that are consistent with current national funding priorities (e.g. NIH roadmap, etc.). If you have questions, contact Peg Filliez at 472-2851. http://www.unl.edu/research ************************************************************************* 7. Nebraska Materials Research Sci. & Eng. Center Offers Seed Grants Faculty with interests in materials and nanoscience are encouraged to apply for seed grants for emerging research related to the topic of the NSF-supported MRSEC: Quantum and Spin Phenomena in Nanomagnetic Structures. Proposals are due Jan. 17, 2006. Contact Shelli Krupicka at CMRA, 472-7886, skrupicka1@unl.edu, for further information. ************************************************************************* 8. UNL COR Program-Honors Undergrad program for Juniors The UNL COR program is currently recruiting current sophomores that are interested in American Indian mental health research to apply. The application deadline is Feb. 15, 2006. This is a federally funded program for students who meet all the requirements and the application process is competitive. Visit the website for full details or contact Misty Thomas, 472-6042. http://www.unl.edu/bosr/cor/ ************************************************************************* 9. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Breakfast MLK Freedom Breakfast will be held on Friday, Jan. 13, at Embassy Suites starting at 7:30 a.m. Frank Blythe, executive director of Native American Public Television is speaker. Tickets: 2 @ $15 (be listed as sponsor) or $10 each for non-sponsor ticket. Call 472-5126 for information. The deadline is Dec. 22. ************************************************************************* 10. "The Integration of Student Health and Student Affairs" "The Integration of Student Health and Student Affairs" will be presented by Stephen C. Caulfield, MSW, chairman of The Chickering Group from 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 5 in the Nebraska Union. This interactive presentation will address student physical and mental health as it relates to experiential learning, learning communities, interpersonal relations and behavioral health. ************************************************************************* 11. NU Skills Event: Small Business Development Series Preview Join NU Skills Jan. 5, 10 to 10:30 a.m. CST, for a FREE preview of the popular small-business development series, "Running a David Business in a Goliath Economy." This free event will summarize how each of the eight online series seminars will assist small businesses in defeating giant competition. The eight seminar topics include: how to outsmart the big guys; defining your competitive edge; how to create your brand; keys to satisfy customer expectations; balancing price, quality and perception; crafting and implementing a spellbinding marketing approach; tools to increase results without exhaustion; and how to stay on target with your goals. Go to the URL below for more information and to enroll. http://nuskills.webex.com ************************************************************************* 12. NU Skills: Succeed Against Big Business Jan. 12 Join NU Skills online Jan. 12, 10 to 10:30 a.m. CST, for "Running a David Business in a Goliath Economy: Outsmart the Big Guys." Explore the fundamentals that small businesses must understand to level the battlefield against big business. Learn the specific opportunities and threats of competing against a large business, how to identify the weaknesses of your larger competition, key elements to include when determining your market potential, and how to track trends in your own industry. Attend this seminar and enhance your ability to apply the rest of the series content to your particular business. Get more information and register at the URL below. http://nuskills.webex.com ************************************************************************* 13. Disaster Preparedness Course Jan. 19 This course is required by NEMA for incident command supervisors and those who may be in decision making roles during a campus event. University Police will host the class from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Jan. 19 at 17th and R St. Register your name/department to tschmidt1@unl.edu, 472-8419. ************************************************************************* 14. NET Radio's Live from the Mill Offers Arts & Humanities News Join series host William Stibor this Friday at 9 a.m. when Mike Edholm discusses what's happening next semester at the UNL School of Music. Plus, pianist and Union College professor Ryan Wells drops by to chat about his new CD, and Jessica Behn, coordinator of Meadowlark Coffee's poetry open mic nights, talks about the Jan. 29 offering "Glow in the Lark." Tune in to NET Radio on 91.1 FM in Lincoln or listen live on the Web by going to the site below and clicking on Radio and Listen Now! http://www.netNebraska.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *