************************************************************** ** 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: Oct 3, 2006 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. College and Campus-Wide Award Nominations for 2006/2007 2. Cather/Bessey Professorships Announcement for 2006-2007 3. Cash Handling Policies, Revised September 2006 4. Credit Union Closed for Columbus Day 5. Bedding Drive For People's City Mission 6. UNOPA Oct. 10 meeting registration 7. Fidelity October 2006 Counseling Schedule 8. TIAA-CREF October Counseling Schedule 9. OUS Newsletter-October 2006 EVENTS TO ATTEND: 10. Real Men, Real Depression Campaign Launched Oct. 4 11. National Depression Screening Day Oct. 5 12. Celebrate Nebraska's Forests on Oct. 7 13. 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff Oct. 20 14. "A Long Day's Dying: Genocide by Attrition in Darfur" 15. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Oct. 11 16. Department of Chemistry Colloquium Oct. 6 17. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Oct. 6 18. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar 19. Psychology Colloquium Oct. 11 20. Agronomy and Horticulture Fall Seminar 21. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2006 Seminar Series 22. Water Colloquium Features Latest Research, Programming 23. GLBT History Month Presentation: Safe College Campuses 24. Meet Lilly and Her Purple Plastic Purse Oct. 6 25. Free E-Services Seminar Lunch n' Learns 26. Role of the Supervisor in the New Environment Seminar 27. Zev Kedem: Holocaust Survivor Speaks Out 28. UNL Template, Excel, Access, Word, EDU and MyUNL workshops next week ARTS AND MEDIA: 29. Quilt Exhibition opening at Great Plains Art Museum 30. Lied Center events: Oct. 3-11 31. School of Music Events: Oct 3-9 32. Alloy Orchestra at the Ross Media Arts Center 33. Live from the Mill for Oct. 6 34. Kansas State/Nebraska Volleyball Live on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. College and Campus-Wide Award Nominations for 2006/2007 Nominations are being sought for the Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award, College Distinguished Teaching Awards (DTA), the Distinguished Teaching Award in the Humanities (Sorensen), and the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Nominations for these awards are due in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs by the third Friday in January 2007. http://www.unl.edu/svcaa/honors/ ************************************************************************* 2. Cather/Bessey Professorships Announcement for 2006-2007 The Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs invites and encourages applications and nominations from the campus community for the Willa Cather/Charles Bessey Professorships. Deadline for application is Oct. 27. For more information visit the website listed below. http://www.unl.edu/svcaa/honors/internal/catherbessey.shtml ************************************************************************* 3. Cash Handling Policies, Revised September 2006 As a matter of good business practice, all departments and individuals receiving funds on behalf of UNL must review the UNL Cash Handling Policies at least once a year. Direct any questions or needs for assistance to the Bursar's Office at 472-1734 or bursar@unlnotes.unl.edu. The policy can be viewed at the following website: http://bf.unl.edu/bursarpolicy/CashHandling.shtml ************************************************************************* 4. Credit Union Closed for Columbus Day The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be closed Monday, Oct. 9 in honor of Columbus Day. You can access your account 24-hours a day with their free on-line banking service, e-Teller. To sign-up for e-Teller, call 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 5. Bedding Drive For People's City Mission More than 1,800 people lack housing on any given night in Lincoln causing a need for twin sheets, blankets and pillows. During the month of October, the University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be collecting these items for the mission. Members and non-members are asked to drop off their donations at either of their locations during normal business hours. If you would like more information, call 402-472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 6. UNOPA Oct. 10 meeting registration Registration for the Oct. 10 meeting can be done on the website listed below. The meeting will be at the Lied Center with a special behind-the-scenes tour. Have your registration along with your sandwich selection to Pat DeStefano by Wednesday, Oct. 4. Guests are welcome. http://www.unl.edu/unopa/ ************************************************************************* 7. Fidelity October 2006 Counseling Schedule A Fidelity consultant will be available on Oct. 18 at the East Union and on Oct. 24 at the Nebraska Union (room to be posted), to provide free one-on-one counseling sessions. Sign up by calling Reservation Systems at 1-800-642-7131. For more information, contact Ethel Beetley at 472-0937 or ebeetley1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 8. TIAA-CREF October Counseling Schedule A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available at Wick Alumni Center Library on Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 and 26, and at the East Union on Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25 (room posted), to provide free one-on-one counseling sessions. Sign up by calling the Omaha Office 1-866-842-2908, ext. 6210 or visit the website listed below. For more information, contact Ethel Beetley at 472-0937 or ebeetley1@unl.edu. http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc ************************************************************************* 9. OUS Newsletter-October 2006 The October 2006 issue of the Office of Undergraduate Studies Newsletter is available at the URL below: http://www.unl.edu/ous/welcome/ousnews_oct2006.shtml ************************************************************************* 10. Real Men, Real Depression Campaign Launched Oct. 4 The "Real Men, Real Depression" campaign will be launched Oct. 4 at UNL. Dr. Aaron Rochlen, a researcher and counseling psychology faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin will lead the following sessions: *Training Session, 3 p.m., in the Nebraska Union - primarily reserved for faculty, clinicians and graduate students. * Program Launch, 7 p.m., Love Library Auditorium. Both events are free. For more information call 472-7450. http://www.unl.edu/health/students/caps/rmrd ************************************************************************* 11. National Depression Screening Day Oct. 5 Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) of the University Health Center and the Employee Assistance Program are offering education and screenings for a range of common emotional conditions in accordance with the National Depression Screening Day on Thursday, Oct. 5. The free, confidential screenings will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Nebraska Union and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the East Campus Union for UNL students, faculty and staff. All UNL students who complete the screening will be entered into a raffle for a 30-gigabyte iPod Video. For more information call 472-7450. http://www.unl.edu/health/ ************************************************************************* 12. Celebrate Nebraska's Forests on Oct. 7 Join the Nebraska Forest Service and UNL Extension from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 for Wild Fruit and Nut Jam at the Kimmel Education and Research Center, and Forestry Field Day, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Horning State Farm near Plattsmouth. Both events are free and open to the public. For more information contact Becky Erdkamp at 472-9869 or rerdkamp2@unl.edu. http://www.nfs.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 13. 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff Oct. 20 Pick up applications for the 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff at Student Involvement, Room 200 Nebraska Union, or Room 300 Nebraska East Union. Contestants can enter their recipes to win prizes in one of three categories: red chili, white chili or vegetarian chili. Applications due Oct. 18. The Cookoff will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Great Plains Room of the East Union. http://www.unl.edu/involved ************************************************************************* 14. "A Long Day's Dying: Genocide by Attrition in Darfur" "A Long Day's Dying: Genocide by Attrition in Darfur," by Professor Eric Reeves, Smith College, Northampton, Mass., will be presented from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Human Rights/Human Diversity Initiative and the Schlesinger Fund for Social Justice of the Harris Center for Judaic Studies. http://www.unl.edu/judaic/pdfs/js-reeves%20poster.pdf ************************************************************************* 15. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Oct. 11 "Regulation of wild-type gene expression by the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway," will be presented by Dr. Audrey Atkin, UNL, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 in E103 Beadle. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. http://biotech.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 16. Department of Chemistry Colloquium Oct. 6 Professor Michael O'Keeffe, Arizona State University, will present "Geometry and Chemistry: Reticular Chemistry and the Search for Open Framwork Materials," at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 in 112 Hamilton Hall. Open to the public. ************************************************************************* 17. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Oct. 6 David Erickson, Oak Ridge National Lab, will present "Fully Integrated Earth System Modeling in a Petaflop World: Financial Feedbacks and Beyond," at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in Bessey Hall Auditorium. ************************************************************************* 18. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar Dr. Vincent Hascall with Biomedical Engineering at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation will present "Size Matters in Hyaluronan's Roles in Inflammation," from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 in Beadle N172. All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be available. ************************************************************************* 19. Psychology Colloquium Oct. 11 Dr. Jenn Hunt, assistant professor of Psychology, UNL, will present "Katrina in my Community: How Intergroup Contact, Individuating Information, and Perceived Threat Affect Stereotypes and Prejudice," from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 11 in 107 Burnett Hall. ************************************************************************* 20. Agronomy and Horticulture Fall Seminar "Skip Row Corn For Improved Drought Tolerance in Rainfed Corn," will be presented by Bob Klein, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, West Central Research and Extension Center, at 3 p.m. Oct. 6 in 327 Keim Hall. Refreshments at 2:30 p.m. Call 472-2811 for more information. ************************************************************************* 21. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2006 Seminar Series Rod Heitschmidt, rangeland scientist and research leader at the USDA Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Lab in Miles City, Montana, will present "Some Observations on the Ecology, Economics, and Sustainability of Great Plains Rangeland Agriculture," at 3 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Nebraska East Union. Refreshments available. Dr. Heitschmidt is this year's Leu Distinguished Lecturer. http://www.grassland.unl.edu/semf06.html ************************************************************************* 22. Water Colloquium Features Latest Research, Programming Current research and programming in water science, economics and law will be featured at the 2006 Water Colloquium sponsored by the UNL Water Center and Water Resources Research Initiative on Friday, Oct. 27 at Embassy Suites in Lincoln. Program, registration online. Register by Oct. 13 for lunch. The event is free and open to all. http://www.wrri.unl.edu/archives/WaterColloquium.asp ************************************************************************* 23. GLBT History Month Presentation: Safe College Campuses Dr. Sue Rankin will present "If You Think It's a Level Playing Field, You Probably Have Box Seats: Creating and Maintaining Safe College Campuses for Underserved Populations," at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Nebraska Union. This event is free and open to the public. Contact Debbie Krahmer at dkrahmer2@unl.edu or 472-5410 for more info, or see the flyer link below. http://www.unl.edu/cglbtc/rankinflyer.doc ************************************************************************* 24. Meet Lilly and Her Purple Plastic Purse Oct. 6 Meet Lilly, the children's book character on Friday, Oct. 6 at the University Bookstore, in the lower level of the Nebraska Union. Lilly, along with her famous purple platic purse, will join us for storytime at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call the Bookstore at 472-8523. ************************************************************************* 25. Free E-Services Seminar Lunch n' Learns The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be offering two free Lunch n' Learns on Oct. 17 and Oct. 19. Members who attend the seminar will be taught how to use the credit union's electronic services including: e-Teller, e-Statements, EZ Card Info and Telephone Teller. Lunch will be provided and seating is limited so make your reservations today by calling 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 26. Role of the Supervisor in the New Environment Seminar Are you a sponsor, team leader, internal consultant, or coach? Today's manager must be all these. Learn approaches and techniques to succeed in today's environment at this seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Oct. 11, at Gallup University, Omaha. UNL faculty and staff receive a 30 percent discount. To register or for details, call the Department of Management Business Seminars at 472-0860 or visit: http://www.mds.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 27. Zev Kedem: Holocaust Survivor Speaks Out Zev Kedem will present "Schindler's List: A Survivor Tells His Story," at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Nebraska Union auditorium. Students get in free and public admission is $5 at the door. Arrangements made possible through Greater Talent Network, Inc., New York, N.Y. http://www.unl.edu/involved ************************************************************************* 28. UNL Template, Excel, Access, Word, EDU and MyUNL workshops next week * EDU Training will be presented at 9 a.m., Monday, Oct. 9 in 142 TEAC. * Dreamweaver Template Training for UNL Web Developers will be presented at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 9 and 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 12 in 107 Architecture Hall. * Excel 101: Fast and Fabulous Charts will be presented at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9 in 107 Architecture Hall. * B&F only: PowerPoint 100 Quick and Easy Presentations will be presented at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10 in 11A BSC. * MyUNL Assignment Manager and Adaptive Release will be presented at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10 in 107 Architecture Hall. * Access 201: Tables will be presented at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11 in 107 Architecture Hall. * B&F only: Word 200 Using Tables and Creating Forms will be presented at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 12 in 11A BSC. 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/ ************************************************************************* 29. Quilt Exhibition opening at Great Plains Art Museum "Reading, Writing and a Ryhthmic Stitch: Doll Quilts from the Mary Ghormley Collection" opens Friday, Oct. 6, at the Great Plains Art Museum, 12th and Q. Free public hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The show is a joint project of the Great Plains Art Museum and the International Quilt Study Center. For more exhibition information vist the URL below. http://www.quiltstudy.org ************************************************************************* 30. Lied Center events: Oct. 3-11 * Oct. 2-6: CrimeThink: The 1984 Symposium - this weeklong symposium explores issues such a human rights, surveillance, etc., that are raised in George Orwell's classic novel "1984." * Oct. 6: The Actors' Gang performs "1984" on the Lied Center main stage. * Oct. 11: The Passing Zone - comedy/juggling duo performs a family-friendly show. LiedFamFest precedes the show with food, fun, and hands-on activities. More information on all of these events on the Lied website. http://www.unl.edu/lied ************************************************************************* 31. School of Music Events: Oct 3-9 * Tuesday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall - Faculty artist, Scott Anderson, trombone, will give a recital of musical works performed in Trombone solo competitions from the Paris Conservatory from 1897¿1938. Michael Cotton, piano, will accompany. Tickets will be available at the door approximately one hour before the performance and are $5 general admission, $3 students and seniors. * Sunday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall - Faculty artist, Kevin Hanrahan, tenor, will give a recital. Accompanying will be guest artist, Matthew Larson, fortepiano. They will perform Die Schöne Müllerin, op. 25 D. 795 by Franz Schubert. Tickets will be available at the door approximately one hour before the performance and are $5 general admission, $3 students and seniors. * Monday, Oct. 9, all day, Kimball Recital Hall - Men¿s Choral Festival will take place Kimball Recital Hall on the UNL Campus. The festival will include appearances by numerous, noteworthy male ensembles. * Monday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall - The Men's Choral Festival will conclude with the Grand Finale concert being conducted by guest composer, conductor, and arranger, and associate conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mack Wilberg. The concert is free and open to the public. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 32. Alloy Orchestra at the Ross Media Arts Center * Thursday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.: The Alloy Orchestra will accompany the classic silent horror film Phantom of the Opera. Tickets available at the Ross box office. * Friday, Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.: The Alloy Orchestra will conduct two free and open-to-the public master classes comprised of an informal Q&A session and a brief performance. Still showing at the Ross: Drawing Restraint 9 and Who Killed the Electric Car? http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 33. Live from the Mill for Oct. 6 Join host William Stibor Friday at 9 a.m. to hear about a film festival in Scottsbluff, a community reading project in Lincoln and concert news from Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra and the Omaha Chamber Singers. 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 ************************************************************************* 34. Kansas State/Nebraska Volleyball Live on NET Television Live Big 12 Conference volleyball action will pit the Kansas State Wildcats against the powerful Nebraska Huskers when "Nebraska Volleyball" airs at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m. on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *