************************************************************** ** 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: Aug 8, 2006 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Archive Your Blackboard Courses 2. Academic Conference Planning and Management (ACPM) Moves 3. United Airlines Contract Update EVENTS TO ATTEND: 4. Renewble Energy Conference Aug. 10 5. Come to the Kids Invent Toys Camp "Toy Fair" Aug. 11 6. Dr. C.B. Peters talks about Teaching First-Year Students 7. Campus-wide Workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants 8. GIS Metadata Training 9. Computer Store Clearance Sale ARTS AND MEDIA: 10. Free concert in memory of In-Keun Choi Aug. 11 11. Lied Center individual event tickets go on sale Aug. 14 12. The War Tapes and Stolen at the Ross 13. "In the Wake of Castrophe" documentary premieres at the Ross ************************************************************************* 1. Archive Your Blackboard Courses On Sept. 1, Information Services will delete all Blackboard courses created before the Fall 2003 term. To keep a copy of the content of your courses prior to 2003, you must create archives of your courses. For detailed information and instructions on archiving your courses, view the web address below. http://my.unl.edu/bbcswebdav/orgs/Blackboard_Team/Archive_and_Delete/archive_memo.htm ************************************************************************* 2. Academic Conference Planning and Management (ACPM) Moves Academic Conference Planning and Management has moved to Benton Hall, 3rd floor. The office telephone numbers and email addresses remain the same. The new mailing address is: Department of Academic Conferences, PO Box 886100, Benton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-6100. ACPM offers conference planning and management services from on-line registration to on-site management for workshops, institutes, local and regional conferences. Academic Conferences can be contacted at conferences@unl.edu. Visit their website for more information. http://conferences.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 3. United Airlines Contract Update Effective Aug. 1, 2006, the United Airline discount for tickets purchased through Travel and Transport (T&T) expired. Ticket purchases made through T&T, the United Airlines reservation desk or United website will be priced the same. Effective Aug. 1, the Transaction Fee on United Airline tickets purchased through a T&T representative will be the same as airline ticket purchases from all other carriers - phone assisted tickets will be charged $20; tickets purchased through the T&T's website will be charged $10. For further information, call Jim Vogel at 472-3330. ************************************************************************* 4. Renewble Energy Conference Aug. 10 The Office of Research is will host a conference on renewable energy on campus Aug. 10, in conjunction with the Office of Congressman Jeff Fortenberry. "An Energy Conversion: Making Renewable Energy America's Energy" will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (registration at 8:30 a.m.) in the Nebraska Union. Reservations are required. Visit the website for complete details: http://www.unl.edu/research/biofuels_8-06.shtml ************************************************************************* 5. Come to the Kids Invent Toys Camp "Toy Fair" Aug. 11 See toys invented by 6-8th grade campers. Sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship and Students In Free Enterprise, this week-long camp teaches kids about creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The Toy Fair will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 11 in the CBA Atrium (2nd floor). It is free and refreshments will be served. For details call 472-3353 or visit the URL below. http://www.cba.unl.edu/outreach/ent/kit/ ************************************************************************* 6. Dr. C.B. Peters talks about Teaching First-Year Students Dr. C.B. Peters, University of Rhode Island and co-author of Teaching First Year Students, will kickoff the annual Fall Campuswide TA Workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants, sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies, on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Pre-register at the Office of Graduate Studies web site. http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/gsapd/programs/ta/ ************************************************************************* 7. Campus-wide Workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants There's still time to register for the Fall Campus-wide TA Workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants, scheduled for 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15. Find more information, including an online registration form, at the Office of Graduate Studies web site. http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/gsapd/programs/ta/ ************************************************************************* 8. GIS Metadata Training A free 2-day workshop will be offered at Love Library, Room 111 (east side of main floor) on Tuesday, Aug. 29, through Wednesday, Aug. 30. The goal of this hands-on metadata training is to provide participants with the understanding, the tools, and to actually assist them in creating metadata that meets the FGDC's Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata. Bring any data that you would like to document, and/or any metadata that you would like to adjust to be compliant with the FGDC Metadata Standard. No registration fee. Space is limited. Register early. Contact Adonna Fleming, 472-3920, dfleming2@unl.edu, and provide your name, department, phone number and email. More information at URL below. http://iris.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 9. Computer Store Clearance Sale The UNL Computer Store is holding an end of the summer Clearance Sale from Tuesday thru Friday, Aug. 8-11. Clearance items include IBM Laptops and Desktops, Epson and HP Printers, HP and Nikon Cameras. Sale good for clearance items only while supplies last. http://sales.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 10. Free concert in memory of In-Keun Choi Aug. 11 The Department of Management will sponsor a free concert in honor of In-Keun Choi who died of cancer while completing his dissertation. Donations will go to his wife and three children. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at the UNL Lutheran Chapel, 16th and "Q" st. Two performers from the Julliard School of Music and others will perform. ************************************************************************* 11. Lied Center individual event tickets go on sale Aug. 14 The 2006-2007 season of the Lied Center for Performing Arts begins in September. Individual event tickets for all Lied season shows will go on sale at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14. Tickets can be purchased at the Lied ticket office, by phone at 472-4747, or online at the address below. UNL faculty/staff will receive a 10% discount on individual event tickets with their UNL ID. If you wish to take advantage of season discounts and preferred seating, the Lied Center encourages patrons to place season orders (four or more events) before the 14th. Season orders are only accepted in person, by mail, or by fax. http://www.unl.edu/lied ************************************************************************* 12. The War Tapes and Stolen at the Ross * The War Tapes (now playing): Called up for service in Iraq, several members of the National Guard were given digital video cameras. This film, edited from their footage, provides a perspective on a complex and troubled conflict. * Stolen (opening Aug. 11): A real-life whodunit with colorful characters, especially art detective Harold Smith, this documentary is a fascinating peek into the world of art collecting. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 13. "In the Wake of Castrophe" documentary premieres at the Ross Student journalists explore two horrific events: an Asian island tsunami that killed more than 35,000 and a Gulf Coast hurricane that ravaged a unique American city. To understand these two disasters - what they had in common and how they were different - the students traveled to Sri Lanka and New Orleans. Throughout the yearlong experience students questioned themselves and their role in the complex, interrelated world they will soon inherit. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Ross Media Arts Center. http://www.theross.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *