************************************************************** ** 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: May 9, 2006 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Memorial fund established for Card family 2. Richard Eckersley Memory Book - Call for Submissions 3. Safe Assignment Plagiarism Detection Software trial - input needed 4. Free Credit Report Consultations 5. Fraud Alert 6. Transportation Services Fuel Surcharge 7. Big 12 Faculty Fellowships 8. CCSW Seeking New Member Applications 9. Summer 2006 HIV Test Site Hours EVENTS TO ATTEND: 10. Zambia Week Reception Invitation 11. Remembering Richard Eckersley 12. Demo Days at the UNL Computer Store 13. New Signature Authority - Purchasing Training Sessions 14. Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar 15. Judy Carta and Charles Greenwood to speak 16. NU Skills: Prevent Common Business Writing Errors 17. Build Speaking Confidence with Toastmasters ARTS AND MEDIA: 18. Tristram Shandy and Lonesome Jim Open Friday at the Ross 19. Nebraska vs. Creighton Baseball Live on NET Television 20. NET Radio's "Live from the Mill" This Friday, May 12 21. Election Coverage, Hergert Trial NET Television's "Statewide" ************************************************************************* 1. Memorial fund established for Card family Family and friends of the late Cheryl Card have established a memorial fund. Contributions may be made at any Wells Fargo bank location to the "Cheryl Card Memorial Fund," benefitting the family and defraying medical costs for her husband Kirt Card, who is in need of a lung transplant. Cheryl Card, 54, longtime university food service employee, died April 28 in an automobile accident near St. Louis, Mo., and Kirt was seriously injured. Services for Cheryl Card were Monday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home in charge. ************************************************************************* 2. Richard Eckersley Memory Book - Call for Submissions A book is being compiled in honor of Richard Eckersley, senior book designer at the University of Nebraska Press from 1981 until his death in April 2006. His friends at UNL are invited to contribute a short or long piece remembering what it was like to work with or know Richard. A deadline for these contributions has not been set. Email submissions to Richard Hendel at rhendel@email.unc.edu. A website is also being created. For more information contact Erika Kuebler Rippeteau, erippeteau1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 3. Safe Assignment Plagiarism Detection Software trial - input needed The Safe Assignment plagiarism detection software trial will end on May 12. If you have any comments or input on SafeAssignment contact Beth McNeil, 472-2526, or mmcneil1@unl.edu by May 15. A decision about whether or not to license this software will be made this summer. ************************************************************************* 4. Free Credit Report Consultations The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union can provide members with a free credit report and help you review the content. They can also offer information about correcting, maintaining or improving the report, as well as help you discover ways you could save money by consolidating or refinancing debt at lower interest rates. To schedule a free credit report consultation call 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 5. Fraud Alert The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has become aware of a scam wherein people are contacting University faculty and staff. This scam involves a travel-related company "giving away" travel vouchers and claiming to have the employee's bank routing information and name. Be aware that bank routing numbers are public information and easily obtained. It is also fairly easy to "guess" which banks you might be using. Do not give your banking information over the phone to any solicitor. ************************************************************************* 6. Transportation Services Fuel Surcharge Due to the increased cost of fuel, effective May 1, Transportation Services will implement a rental vehicle variable rate fuel surcharge. The fuel surcharge will vary from $.01 to $.05 per mile, and is dependent on the vehicle class fuel efficiency or type of vehicle use. Based on the July 1, 2006 cost of fuel mileage rate increases in the range of $.01 to $.07 can be expected. For additional information contact Transportation Services, 472-2422. ************************************************************************* 7. Big 12 Faculty Fellowships The Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program is intended to stimulate scholarly exchanges with Big 12 institutions. The program offers faculty the opportunity to travel to member institutions to collaborate on projects and research. Deadline for submitting proposals is June 1. The maximum fellowship award per applicant is $2,500. http://www.unl.edu/svcaa/faculty/big12.shtml ************************************************************************* 8. CCSW Seeking New Member Applications The Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women is now accepting faculty, staff and student applications for membership beginning in Fall 2006. Visit the website for applications and more information. http://www.unl.edu/ccsw/MemberNom2.htm ************************************************************************* 9. Summer 2006 HIV Test Site Hours The HIV Test Site will be open every Thursday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. during the summer. The site is located in Room 158D (inside Radiology) at the University Health Center. Stop in for free confidential and anonymous ORASURE testing. For more information contact Pat Tetreault, sexuality education eXchange coordinator, at 472-7447 or ptetreault1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 10. Zambia Week Reception Invitation All faculty and staff are invited to attend a welcome reception for a delegation of representatives from the University of Zambia who will be on campus for Zambia Week. The welcome reception will be held at 5 p.m., Monday, May 15, at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Morrill Hall. For more information about Zambia Week, and for the names and titles of the visitors, visit the website. http://www.unl.edu/research/zambia ************************************************************************* 11. Remembering Richard Eckersley Richard Eckersley's friends will gather to remember him at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street, Hewit Place, where an exhibition of his work will run June 3-11. The university community is invited to attend both the gathering and the exhibit. Eckersley was senior book designer at the University of Nebraska Press from 1981 until his death in April 2006. For more information contact Erika Kuebler Rippeteau, erippeteau1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 12. Demo Days at the UNL Computer Store The UNL Computer Store will be presenting their new line of desktops, laptops, tablets, and printers May 15-19. Plan to stop by and speak with a representative on the great academic deals they have to offer. http://sales.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 13. New Signature Authority - Purchasing Training Sessions UNL Departments will be able to purchase most items up to $24,999 without Purchasing Department involvement beginning July 1, 2006. Purchasing will conduct training sessions in May and June to cover the fundamentals of procurement, provide business forms and helpful tips. Department staff involved with procurement activities are strongly encouraged to attend this training. Sessions will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on May 24 in the Nebraska Union and 9:30 to 11 a.m. May 25 in the East Union. To register for one of these sessions on SAPPHIRE, go to the website below and register using your 5-digit personnel number. http://sapphire.nebraska.edu ************************************************************************* 14. Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar Murray Fulton, professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, will present, "On the Strategic Licensing of Product Innovations to a Competitor," at 3 p.m. Friday, May 12 in 210 Filley Hall http://www.agecon.unl.edu/seminar.html ************************************************************************* 15. Judy Carta and Charles Greenwood to speak Judy Carta and Charles Greenwood of the Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas, will speak from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursday, May 11 in the Nebraska Union. The presentation, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Center at 472-2448. http://www.cyfs.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 16. NU Skills: Prevent Common Business Writing Errors Does your business writing contain harmful grammar errors? The ability to use correct grammar will improve your professional image and give you a competitive edge. Join NU Skills May 17 for "Write Better, Right Now: Common Grammar Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)" to prevent the common mistakes that can trip you up. Don't rely on your computer spelling and grammar checkers to choose the right words; they can be flat-out wrong. Instead, enroll in this seminar to learn to "Write Better, Right Now." http://nuskills.webex.com ************************************************************************* 17. Build Speaking Confidence with Toastmasters Learn the skills to become a confident speaker, leader or listener. You can do it in a supportive and fun atmostphere with Toastmasters. The E.C. Speakers Club meets noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays in the East Union. Call 472-9707 for more information. Visitors are always welcome. http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ecspeakers ************************************************************************* 18. Tristram Shandy and Lonesome Jim Open Friday at the Ross Showing May 12-25: * Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story: (d. Michael Winterbottom) - A comedy on and off the set of the film adaptation of the "unfilmable" novel: The Life and Times of Tristram Shandy. * Lonesome Jim: (d. Steve Buscemi) Failing to make it on his own, Jim (Casey Affleck) moves back in with his parents and is saved from his family's dysfunction by a local woman (Liv Tyler) and her son. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 19. Nebraska vs. Creighton Baseball Live on NET Television With two April wins, the Huskers are up in the three-game competition between in-state rivals Nebraska and Creighton. But the Bluejays are hoping to be the beneficiaries of some home stadium advantage when the Huskers invade Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium on Tuesday, May 16. The Husker/ Bluejay diamond action will be telecast live across the state on "Creighton Baseball" at 7 p.m. on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD. ************************************************************************* 20. NET Radio's "Live from the Mill" This Friday, May 12 Join host William Stibor Friday at 9 a.m. for guests including National Lampoon writer Peter Gaffney, artist Wendy Bantam and dancers with the Lincoln Contemporary Dance Project. 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 ************************************************************************* 21. Election Coverage, Hergert Trial NET Television's "Statewide" This week NET Television's "Statewide" has in-depth coverage and analysis of the primary election, including hotly-contested races for Governor and U.S. Senate. Plus a report on the impeachment trial of NU Regent David Hergert and the story of a Sidney blacksmith turned artist. "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" then "News" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *