************************************************************** ** 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: Jun 6, 2006 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Degree Application Deadline is June 23 2. Employee and Dependent Scholarship Program New Allocation Site 3. NSave Backup/Restore Service 4. Antelope Valley Project tours in June 5. Kids Invent Toys Camp Sparks Creativity EVENTS TO ATTEND: 6. Retirement Reception for Rodney Moore, June 30 7. MyUNL Communication, Dreamweaver 8, Blackboard and Breeze workshops 8. Phaser Days June 7-9 9. NU Skills: Get Your Message Out to More Prospects for Less 10. NU Skills: Encore Seminar to Feature Direct Marketing ARTS AND MEDIA: 11. Jazz in June Begins Tonight 12. A Prairie Home Companion, C.S.A., and Duck Season at the Ross ************************************************************************* 1. Degree Application Deadline is June 23 Friday, June 23, is the deadline for applying for a degree to be received on Aug. 12. A $25 non-refundable fee must accompany the Application for Degree form. Applications are to be filed at the Graduation Services Office, 109 Canfield Administration Building. ************************************************************************* 2. Employee and Dependent Scholarship Program New Allocation Site The Employee and Dependent Scholarship Program allocation site has been moved to the Employee Self Service (ESS) site (listed below). Employees will no longer use their social security number but instead use their ESS id and password to access the system. A link is available on ESS site for assistance in navigating through the system. For further assistance, contact Beth Benson at bbenson2@unl.edu or 472-2100. http://ess.nebraska.edu ************************************************************************* 3. NSave Backup/Restore Service Do you have a backup program in place to backup your important data files? If your computer had a hard drive crash or virus would you be able to recover your data? Information Services offers a backup/restore service called NSave for a small monthly fee. The software is installed on the desktop and the backup/restores are done over a network connection. For more information contact the NSave Support Specialist at 472-6843. http://nsave.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 4. Antelope Valley Project tours in June A tremendous amount of progress has been made on the Antelope Valley project along the east side of campus. Public bus tours are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. June 10 departing from Lincoln High School. A bike tour is scheduled that same day for 8 a.m., also departing from Lincoln High School. On June 15 bus and bike tours are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. departing from Lincoln High School. RSVP your attendance to Joyce at 458-5901. ************************************************************************* 5. Kids Invent Toys Camp Sparks Creativity At this innovative day camp, kids are challenged to invent a toy, conduct experiments, develop a business plan, display at a Toy Fair and more. Held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the UNL campus, camps are: July 31-Aug. 4 (grades 3-5); Aug. 7-11 (grades 6-8). The $195 fee includes materials, field trip and snacks. Call 472-3353 or visit the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship Web site: http://www.cba.unl.edu/outreach/ent/kit/ ************************************************************************* 6. Retirement Reception for Rodney Moore, June 30 Join the Office of Registration and Records in recognizing Rodney Moore, assistant director, on his retirement from the University of Nebraska. A reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, June 30 in the Van Brunt Vistors Center, 313 N 13th St. ************************************************************************* 7. MyUNL Communication, Dreamweaver 8, Blackboard and Breeze workshops * MyUNL Blackboard Communication Tools will be presented at 10 a.m., Monday, June 12 in 107 Architecture Hall. * Introduction to Dreamweaver 8 will be presented at 2:30 p.m., Monday, June 12 in 107 Architecture Hall. * Introduction to MyUNL Blackboard will be presented at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 13 in 107 Architecture Hall. * Breeze Meeting will be presented at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 15 in 107 Architecture Hall. These workshops are provided by Information Services to faculty and staff at UNL. Go to their website for the complete workshop schedule and to register. http://training.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 8. Phaser Days June 7-9 Need a new printer? The UNL Computer Store sells Canon, Epson, HP and Xerox printers to all faculty, staff and students. They will be featuring the new Xerox Phaser 8550 Solid Ink Jet printer during Phaser Days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7 and 8 at the Nebraska Union, and June 9 at the 501 Building. http://sales.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 9. NU Skills: Get Your Message Out to More Prospects for Less Want to make the most of scarce marketing dollars while gaining new customers and increasing revenue? Join NU Skills for the one-hour encore presentation of "The Shoestring Marketers' Guide" seminar "Get the Word Out." This recording of a previously delivered NU Skills online seminar, offered June 7, will show you how to stop wasting resources on ineffective marketing efforts that don't bring in new business. Go to the URL below for more information about this encore event and to enroll. http://nuskills.webex.com ************************************************************************* 10. NU Skills: Encore Seminar to Feature Direct Marketing Make your marketing efforts more successful. Take advantage of the encore presentation of the previously delivered NU Skills online seminar "Take the Direct Approach" to focus on what marketing venues work and learning to say no to everything else. View the recording of this seminar online anytime between 8 a.m. CDT on June 12 through the end of the day on June 14. You may e-mail the presenter with any questions you have after viewing the recording. Reach more of your qualified prospects with your marketing efforts. Go to the URL below for more information and to enroll. http://nuskills.webex.com ************************************************************************* 11. Jazz in June Begins Tonight Enjoy Great Jazz and Great Outdoors in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, during the annual free Jazz in June concert series Tuesday evenings in June. Enjoy the Jazz in June Market, starting at 5 p.m., then stroll into the Sheldon Sculpture Garden (12th and R St.) to listen to great jazz beginning at 7 p.m http://jazzinjune.com/ ************************************************************************* 12. A Prairie Home Companion, C.S.A., and Duck Season at the Ross Opening Friday, June 9: * A Prairie Home Companion: A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show. * Duck Season : A slice-of-life comedy that takes place over the course of one day in a Mexico City apartment. * C.S.A.: Confederate States of America: Through the eyes of a British "documentary," this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War. http://www.theross.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *