************************************************************** ** 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: Feb 28, 2006 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. UNOPA Rose Frolik Award 2. Signups for Residence Halls Currently On-going 3. Nebraska Research Expo 4. Strategic Research Cluster Grants - Request for Proposals 5. Opportunity for Youth to Experience UNL at Big Red Summer Camps 6. TIAA-CREF March 2006 Counseling Schedule 7. Summer Reading Course (SRC) Registration is Now Open 8. Fall 2006 Emerging Leader Class EVENTS TO ATTEND: 9. Women's Week Observed at UNL March 2-10 10. Retirement Reception for Bill Bode 11. Susan Nichols Reception March 10 12. Celebration of Graduate Student Work March 3 13. 54th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation 14. UNOPA General Meeting March 14 15. Patrick Kuhse provides an ethics wake-up call 16. OASIS Lecture Series: Help-Seeking in Latino/Hispanic Communities 17. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture 18. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar 19. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar 20. Engineering Mechanics Centennial Seminar Series 21. Water Center and School of Natural Resources Seminar March 1 22. Mathematics colloquium March 3 23. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar March 3 24. Sigma Xi Public Lecture on Science and Science Issues 25. Join the West Wing Federal Job Search Workshop March 7 26. Malaysian Night 2006 27. Blackboard, Dreamweaver Template Training and Photoshop workshops 28. No Limits Conference March 3 & 4 29. Credit Union Annual Meeting Will Be Held April 25 ARTS AND MEDIA: 30. Kloefkorn and Schaffert to read from their works 31. UNL production of The Learned Ladies to open Thursday 32. School of Music Events: Feb. 28 to March 6 33. Cache and Jesus is Magic open Friday at the ROSS 34. NET Radio's Live from the Mill on March 3 35. NET Plans Big Band Concert/Dance at Omaha's Sokol Hall on March 3 36. Girls' High School Basketball Championships on NET Television 37. Soldier's Story, Education Issues on NET Television's "Statewide" ************************************************************************* 1. UNOPA Rose Frolik Award Nominate a UNOPA member for the annual Rose Frolik Award which will be given at the Awards luncheon on April 11. Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 10. See the UNOPA web site for information and directions or call Becky Hastings at 472-2085. http://www.unl.edu/unopa/awards.htm ************************************************************************* 2. Signups for Residence Halls Currently On-going Signups to live in the residence halls for the 2006-2007 are currently ongoing. Visit the Housing website for a signups schedule. http://www.unl.edu/housing/signup ************************************************************************* 3. Nebraska Research Expo Nebraska EPSCoR is sponsoring the Nebraska Research Expo on March 29 to provide academic and business researchers an opportunity to showcase research, hear distinguished speakers, and exchange ideas. Free online registration closes March 17. For more information including an RFP, go to our web site or call EPSCoR at 472-8946 with questions. http://epscor.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 4. Strategic Research Cluster Grants - Request for Proposals The Office of Research has announced the Strategic Research Cluster Grants Request for Proposals. The goal of this program is to foster and support interdisciplinary research groups at UNL in developing their competitiveness for large-scale, multi-million dollar grants. These funds are to support interdisciplinary groups of researchers whose research targets an area where there is a known opportunity for obtaining competitive federal funding. The proposal deadline is April 17, 2006. For complete details, see the URL below. http://www.unl.edu/research ************************************************************************* 5. Opportunity for Youth to Experience UNL at Big Red Summer Camps Several academic departments across campus are teaming up with Nebraska 4-H to host a series of career exploration camps open to all youth who will be in grades 9-12. At the 2006 Big Red Summer Camps, scheduled during the week of June 11-16, youth can choose from topics such as Child Development, CSI Nebraska, Culinology, Fashion Design, Horsemanship, Media Mania, Movie-Making, Theatre, Web Design and Animation, and Unicameral Youth Conference. For more information, contact the UNL Extension State 4-H Office at (402) 472-2805. http://bigredcamps.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 6. TIAA-CREF March 2006 Counseling Schedule A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available at Wick Alumni Center Library on March 1, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 29 and 30, and at Nebraska East Union on March 2, 3, 9, 23 and 29 (room posted), to provide free one-on-one counseling sessions. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to discuss investment planning issues? Sign up today by calling the Omaha Office at 1-866-842-2908 ext. 6210 or log on to the web page listed. For further details, contact Ethel Beetley at 472-0937 or ebeetley1@unl.edu. http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc ************************************************************************* 7. Summer Reading Course (SRC) Registration is Now Open March 1-May 31. If you have students who are traveling, interning or studying abroad this summer, tell them about the SRC program. No matter where they go, students can earn credit through online SRC courses. To register, they can stop by an Open House at the Union on March 29 or 900 N. 22nd St. http://extended.unl.edu/programs/summer/index.shtml ************************************************************************* 8. Fall 2006 Emerging Leader Class Be a part of the fall 2006 Emerging Leader Class. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, March 24 in Student Involvement. Find out more and apply online: http://www.unl.edu/involved ************************************************************************* 9. Women's Week Observed at UNL March 2-10 * Women's Leadership Exhibit - An exhibit featuring information about Nebraska women suffragists and women in science will be presented from March 6 to 10 in the Alcove of the Nebraska Union. * A Women's Week Art Show will be presented from March 6-10 in the Rotunda Gallery of the Nebraska Union. An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m., Monday, March 6. * Leadership Luncheon - "The Ruff: The Power Zone of the 16th Century" will be presented by Barbara Trout, associate professor, Department of Textiles, Clothing, and Design, at noon Monday, March 6 in Love Library. This presentation is part of the Queen Elizabeth Exhibit, sponsored by Love Library. Feel free to bring your lunch. * Leadership Luncheon - "A Transformational Journey: Women and Leadership" will be presented by Dr. Gina Matkin, senior lecturer of Leadership Studies in the Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communciation department, at noon Tuesay, March 7 in the Nebraska Union. Register by March 3 to recieve a free lunch at (wc_programs@yahoo.com). * A Women's Folk Dance Workshop will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 in Abel Ballroom. Learn traditional women's dances from all over the world. * A Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women Award Reception will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 in the Nebraska Union. * Leadership Luncheon - "Equality, Responsibility, and the Social Spider" will be presented by Jan Gradwohl, Lancaster County's first Female judge, at noon, Wednesday, March 8 in the Nebraska Union. Register for a free lunch by March 3 (wc_programs@yahoo.com). * Nebraska Next!, a theatrical look at Nebraska's struggle for women's voting right will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9 at theThe Loft at The Mill. * Shakespeare's Sister, a celebration of women's words, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9 in Bailey Library, 228 Andrews Hall. * Leadership Luncheon - "Fight the Power! How Women Can Change their Communities, Countries, and the World," will be presented by Beth Meyers, the executive director of STITCH, Washington D.C., at noon Thursday, March 9 in the Nebraska Union. http://womenscenter.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 10. Retirement Reception for Bill Bode A reception will be held for Bill Bode from 2 to 4 p.m. March 2 in the Nebraska Union to give the campus an opportunity to thank him for his commitment to customer service and sound business practices. Bode, director of Purchasing and Inventory, is retiring from the University after 28 years of service. Letters of congratulations may be sent to Rhonda Zugmier, 1700 Y St., 0646. These letters will be placed in a book to be given to Bode at his reception. Assistant director Carl Hutchison will serve as interim director effective March 6 during a national search for a permanent director. ************************************************************************* 11. Susan Nichols Reception March 10 Extended Education and Outreach will host a reception for Susan Nichols from 2 to 4 p.m. March 10 at Extended Education and Outreach, 900 N. 22nd St., in honor of her many years of service to UNL. Nichols, an office supervisor in EE&O Business Operations, is retiring after working at UNL for 28 years. ************************************************************************* 12. Celebration of Graduate Student Work March 3 The annual Celebration of Graduate Student Work, featuring the research and creative work of 25 graduate students from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, and the Colleges of Architecture and Education and Human Sciences, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 3 in the Van Brunt Visitors Center. The event is free and open to the public. See the website for a full listing of the participating students and their projects. http://www.unl.edu/finearts/gradshow06.shtml ************************************************************************* 13. 54th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation The Department of Psychology will present "Contemporary Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Identities," at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 30 and Friday, March 31 in the Nebraska Union. The symposium is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested online at URL below. http://www.unl.edu/psypage/symposium/ ************************************************************************* 14. UNOPA General Meeting March 14 The University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association will hold their general meeting at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 14 in the East Campus Union. The guest speaker will be Carolyn Ducey, curator with the College of Textiles, Clothing and Design. Reservations are due to Karen Randall at 313 AG Hall 0705 by March 8. If you have questions, contact Karen at 472-5233. For more information visit UNOPA's website. http://www.unl.edu/unopa/programs.htm ************************************************************************* 15. Patrick Kuhse provides an ethics wake-up call Patrick Kuhse, who learned the hard way about the price of ethical lapses after beinging drawn into a financial fraud, will speak at 4 p.m. March 1 in the Nebraska Union auditorium. Sponsored by the CBA's Program in Business Ethics, Kuhse will present "The Eight Critical Thinking Errors that can Wreck a Career." http://www.speakingofethics.com ************************************************************************* 16. OASIS Lecture Series: Help-Seeking in Latino/Hispanic Communities In the 3rd installment of the 2005-2006 OASIS Lecture Series, Dr. Gonazalez-Kruger, examines barriers to help-seeking behaviors in Hispanic/Latino populations and their relationship to mental health and illness. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the lecture will begin at 6 p.m. March 2 at the UNL Culture Center, 333 N 14th St. http://www.unl.edu/oasis_culturecenter ************************************************************************* 17. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Michael Gooseff, Colorado School of Mines, will present "Baked Alaska Stew: How Climate Change is Affecting Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in Northern Alaska," at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 3 in 117 Bessey Hall. http://www.geosciences.unl.edu/colloquia.htm ************************************************************************* 18. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar Dr. Michael C. Wiener with the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics at The University of Virginia, will present "TonB-Dependent Outer Membrane Transport: Structural Answers and Mechanistic Questions," from 4 to 5 p.m. March 7 in N172 Beadle. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. http://biochem.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 19. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar Dr Robert Lewis from the Eppley Cancer Institute at UNMC will present "The molecular scaffold KSR2 regulates energy balance in vivo", at 4 p.m. Monday, March 6 in 145 VBS. The public is welcome. ************************************************************************* 20. Engineering Mechanics Centennial Seminar Series "Deposition and Integration of Novel Porous Low Dielectric Constant (low-k) Thin Films," Dr. Jianing Sun, Lecturer, Department of Engineering Mechanics, UNL, will be presented at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2 in W183 Nebraska Hall. The lecture will be preceded at 3 p.m. by a reception in W317.1 Nebraska Hall. Open to the Public. ************************************************************************* 21. Water Center and School of Natural Resources Seminar March 1 The Water Center and School of Natural Resources seminar, "The North American Monsoon in Current and Future Climates," will be presented by Raymond W. Arritt from the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 in 116 L.W. Chase Hall. ************************************************************************* 22. Mathematics colloquium March 3 Roberto Triggiani, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, will speak on "Mixed problems for linear and non-linear Schrodinger equations on a bounded domain," at 4 p.m. March 3 in 115 Avery Hall. The talk will be preceded by refreshments in 348 Avery. http://www.math.unl.edu/pi/colloquia/spring-2006 ************************************************************************* 23. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar March 3 "The Future of Food and Other Things Agricultural" will be presented by Sandy Scofield, director of the Nebraska Rural Initiative at 3 p.m. Friday, March 3 in 327 Keim Hall. Refreshments will be served at 2:30 p.m. ************************************************************************* 24. Sigma Xi Public Lecture on Science and Science Issues Joany Jackman, senior scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, will present "Agroterrorism" at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the UNL Chapter of Sigma Xi and the UNL Department of Animal Sciences. http://www.sigmaxi.org/chapters/web/nebraska ************************************************************************* 25. Join the West Wing Federal Job Search Workshop March 7 Join the West Wing Federal Job Search Workshop will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the Nebraska Union. Career Services will provide students info on resources for a federal job search, how to write a federal resume, and how to network with federal employers. In addition, an employer panel discussion with speakers from the FBI, Veterans Affairs, and more will provide an inside look. Please encourage students to take advantage of this opportunity. http://www.unl.edu/careers ************************************************************************* 26. Malaysian Night 2006 Nebraska University Malaysian Students Association (NUMSA) will hold its annual Malaysian Night from 6 to 10 p.m. March 4 in the Nebraska Union. Tickets may still be available: Students $14, non-students $16. Contact contact@numsa.org for more information. http://www.numsa.org/ ************************************************************************* 27. Blackboard, Dreamweaver Template Training and Photoshop workshops Information Services workshops for UNL faculty and staff for next week: * Intro to Blackboard at 1 p.m. Monday, March 6. * Dreamweaver Template Training for UNL Web Developers at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7. * Intro to Photoshop at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 8. All classes are in in 107 Architecture Hall. Go to the website to register. http://training.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 28. No Limits Conference March 3 & 4 The No Limits Conference will be held Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4 at the University of Nebraska Omaha. The theme is "Riding the Waves: Feminism Across Generations, Differences and Community." For more information or to register, visit: http://www.unl.edu/womenssp/events/noLimits.html ************************************************************************* 29. Credit Union Annual Meeting Will Be Held April 25 The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union's Annual Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. April 25 at the East Union. There is no cost to attend the dinner and meeting, but reservations are required by calling 472-2087. For information on voting visit our website. To request an absentee ballot please submit a written request to the Credit Union, no later than March 22, by the end of the business day. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 30. Kloefkorn and Schaffert to read from their works William Kloefkorn and Timothy Schaffert will read from their works at 3:30 p.m. March 6 in 228 Andrews as part of the Plains Humanities Alliance's Research and Region colloquium series. They will read from "At Home on This Moveable Earth" and "The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God." Books will be available for purchase and signing. http://www.unl.edu/rcplains ************************************************************************* 31. UNL production of The Learned Ladies to open Thursday UNL Theatre's production of the Moliere comedy The Learned Ladies opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2 in the Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on March 3 and 4 and March 8-11. A pre-performance talk by Russell Ganim, chair of Modern Language and Literature, will be held prior to the March 4 performance. Call 472-1619 for details. Performance tickets available through the Lied Center Ticket Office, 472-4747. http://www.unl.edu/theatrearts ************************************************************************* 32. School of Music Events: Feb. 28 to March 6 * Symphonic Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Kimball Recital Hall. * The UNL Wind Ensemble will give a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 5 in Kimball Recital Hall. * Faculty artists, University of Nebraska Brass Quintet will give a recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 6 in Kimball Recital Hall. ** Tickets for these events are $5 general admission, $3 student/senior and will be available at the door. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 33. Cache and Jesus is Magic open Friday at the ROSS Showing March 3-16. * Cache: Writer/director Michael Haneke delivers a masterpiece of unsettlement in this psychological thriller focusing on a married couple who are terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch. * Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic: Comedienne Silverman's outrageously funny 2004 stand-up act interjected with off-set skits and songs. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 34. NET Radio's Live from the Mill on March 3 Join series host William Stibor this Friday at 9 a.m. when ukulele artist Jake Shimbakuro stops by, along with members of the famed Szymanowski String Quartet and poet Felix Freeze. Also, learn more the Angels Company's statewide tour with a theatre piece on Nebraska's suffrage movement. 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 ************************************************************************* 35. NET Plans Big Band Concert/Dance at Omaha's Sokol Hall on March 3 To recapture the feel and sound of the '30s and '40s for a future production, NET will host a big band concert and dance staged for NET Television cameras at the historic Sokol Auditorium in Omaha at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 3. The event is free and open to the public. Call 800-634-6788 or visit the URL below. http://www.netnebraska.org/ ************************************************************************* 36. Girls' High School Basketball Championships on NET Television The best girls' basketball teams in Nebraska invade Lincoln to battle it out for the state championships in six different classes with the finals telecast live across the state from the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday, March 4, on NET1 Channel 12. The "Nebraska High School Girls' Basketball Championships" will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the Class C-2 finals. The day-long coverage continues with the Class D-2 championship game at 11:30 a.m. and the Class A title game at 1:30 p.m. The match-ups continue at 5 p.m. with the championship game for Class D-1, followed at 7 p.m. by the Class C-1 final. The Class B championship game concludes the day's action at 9 p.m. ************************************************************************* 37. Soldier's Story, Education Issues on NET Television's "Statewide" This week NET Television's "Statewide" has the first-person account of a Nebraska soldier living and fighting in Iraq. Plus a look at how schools decide what to teach and how to teach it, a report on concerns over the number of teachers nearing retirement, and a feature on a new partnership between the art and business worlds. "Statewide" airs Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at noon on NET1, and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. on NET2. "Statewide," Nebraska's award-winning weekly news magazine, is a University Television production. http://www.netnebraska.org/ click on "Television" and then "News" ************************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *