************************************************************** ** 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: Mar 27, 2007 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week April 2-6 2. COBRE Internal Competition - Request for Proposals 3. Credit Union Offers Online Financial Resource Center 4. Add Funds to Uniprint Online 5. Faculty/Staff software training available 6. UTAC - Call for Nominations 7. Fidelity April 2007 Counseling Schedule 8. TIAA-CREF April 2007 Counseling Schedule EVENTS TO ATTEND: 9. Donna Friedrichsen Retirement Reception 10. Findings of the Downtown Retail Survey Presented April 4 11. Game Night at the Ross March 31 12. PERSUNL Open House March 28 13. Help your employees perform at their potential April 4 14. Research Seminar Scheduled 15. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar March 28 16. Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar March 30 17. Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar April 4 18. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture 19. Agricultural Economics Spring Seminar Series March 30 20. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar 21. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar 22. MyUNL, Photoshop, HTML, Word, Acrobat, Access, Breeze workshops 23. Personal Statement Workshop March 29 24. Learn Over Lunch: Brown Bag LGBTQ/Sexuality 25. SSP Brown Bag - "Unit Nonresponse When Collecting Data" 26. "Perennials for Northern Gardens: Tried and True, Old and New" 27. Improving Student and Customer Service Workshop ARTS AND MEDIA: 28. Sheldon College Night April 5 29. School of Music Events: March 27-April 2 30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 31. MFA Thesis Exhibition I on display at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery 32. The Namesake opening Friday at the Ross 33. NET Radio's "Friday Live" for March 30 34. Live Tax Tips Call-In Program on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week April 2-6 The UNL Graduate Student Association is sponsoring events for Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week April 2-6. See the website listed below for a full listing of events or email gsa@unl.edu for details. http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/gsa ************************************************************************* 2. COBRE Internal Competition - Request for Proposals The Office of Research has announced the COBRE (Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence) internal competition. The goal of this program is to strengthen an institution's biomedical research infrastructure through establishment of multi-disciplinary centers. Only one application may be submitted from an institution. The Office of Research will select the proposal to go toward for full development and submission to NIH. Deadline for proposals is May 15. For complete details, visit the website below. http://www.unl.edu/research ************************************************************************* 3. Credit Union Offers Online Financial Resource Center The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union is offering a new financial resource center on their website. The new service is an online library called Home and Family Finance Resource Center. The site contains free articles, videos, calculators and more on most every financial topic you can think of. All University of Nebraska faculty, staff and students are welcome to use this free online resource. Just visit the credit union's website and click on the Home and Family Finance Resource Center logo. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 4. Add Funds to Uniprint Online Use your NCard charge account to add money to your Uniprint account without leaving your computer. It's now possible for students, faculty and staff to add money to their Uniprint account online with their NCard charge account and NCard Personal Identification Number (NPIN). For more information visit the NCard website at the URL below. http://ncard.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 5. Faculty/Staff software training available Information Services offers various training to keep your technology skills fresh at little or no cost to you. Offerings during the week of April 2 through April 5 include: Blackboard training; Instructional Design for Online Courses; Communication tools - Discussion board and live chat; Graphics and banners; Microsoft Word - Document production made simple; Access - Queries, forms and reports; Adobe Dreamweaver - Introduction; Acrobat - User Meeting; Acrobat Professional; InDesign Web; UNL Template Training; Breeze Meeting - Real-time meetings online; Cascading Style Sheets Introduction - with UNL templates etc.; Scanning 35mm slides - Digitize for computer use. For more information and to register, visit the website listed below. http://training.unl.edu/faculty ************************************************************************* 6. UTAC - Call for Nominations Faculty interested in participating in the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Corps (UTAC) program are asked to nominate a student to serve as their UTAC student peer mentor who has completed the course and received a minimum grade of A. UTAC students are trained in the Supplemental Instruction study technique. Additional information is available at URL below. Contact Dr. Donald Gregory by April 16 concerning their participation at 472-3605 or dgregory1@unl.edu. http://www.unl.edu/ous/utac.shtml ************************************************************************* 7. Fidelity April 2007 Counseling Schedule A Fidelity consultant will be available at the Nebraska Union on April 17 and at the East Union on April 16 (room 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 April 2007 Counseling Schedule A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available at Wick Alumni Center Library on April 5, 12, 19 and 26, and at the East Union on April 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 log on to the URL listed below. For more information, contact Ethel Beetley at 472-0937 or ebeetley1@unl.edu. http://www.tiaa-cref.org/moc ************************************************************************* 9. Donna Friedrichsen Retirement Reception A retirement reception for Donna Friedrichsen will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. March 28 at the Nebraska Union (room to be posted). Friedrichsen has worked in the Accounting Department for over 17 years and for the last 11 years she has served as the travel coordinator, most recently implementing the new automated travel module in SAP here on Lincoln campus. Refreshments will be served. ************************************************************************* 10. Findings of the Downtown Retail Survey Presented April 4 The results are in. You gave your opinion, now come hear the findings of the Downtown Retail Environment Survey conducted at UNL. Your input is still needed and welcome. A Brown Bag presentation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. April 4 in the Nebraska Union, Georgian Room. Pepsi products provided. http://www.unl.edu/involved/dlainvite ************************************************************************* 11. Game Night at the Ross March 31 Time to get your game on. The UNL Computer Store and the Residence Hall Association are sponsoring a free "Game Night at the Ross," from 2 p.m. March 31 to 2 a.m. on April 1. UNL students, faculty and staff will experience a wide variety of computer and video game play and have the chance to win door prizes. All attendees must register at the UNL Computer Store. IDs required. http://sales.unl.edu/catalog/PR_04_GameNight.asp ************************************************************************* 12. PERSUNL Open House March 28 PERSUNL: Peers Encouraging Responsible Sexuality at UNL will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 in the Nebraska Union (location will be posted). Stop by to meet some of the Peer Sex Educators and find out more about the program and how you can participate. http://www.unl.edu/health/students/education/sexuality ************************************************************************* 13. Help your employees perform at their potential April 4 Learn behavioral management techniques that have demonstrated performance impact at the "Role of the Supervisor in Performance Improvement" interactive seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 4, at the Ferguson Center in Lincoln. 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 ************************************************************************* 14. Research Seminar Scheduled A seminar will be presented at 4 p.m. March 28 in Dixon Lecture Hall, UNMC College of Dentistry. "The Dark Side of Desmosomal Cadherins," will be presented by My Mahoney, associate professor at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa. The seminar is sponsored by the College of Dentistry, Research Committee, Oral Biology and the Nebraska Center for Cellular Signaling. The seminar is free of charge and open to all interested faculty, staff and students. ************************************************************************* 15. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar March 28 "Food and Feed Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops," will be presented by Dr. Richard Goodman, UNL, at 4 p.m. March 28, 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 Mechanical Engineering Seminar March 30 Professor Dimitri Papamoschou, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, will present "Unsteady Phenomena in Supersonic Nozzle Flow Separation," at 2:30 p.m. March 30 in room N129 Walter Scott Engineering Center. Refreshments will follow the seminar in Mechanical Engineering Conference Room, N105 WSEC. Contact Joyce Young 472-2375 for more information. ************************************************************************* 17. Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar April 4 Professor Christopher P.L. Barkan, George Krambles Faculty Fellow and director, Railroad Engineering Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present "Optimizing Railroad Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk Reduction," at 1:30 p.m. April 4 in N129 Walter Scott Engineering Center. The event is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 18. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Martin Gibling, Dalhousie University, will present "Alluvial Architecture of the Ganges Plain: Controlling Factors in the Himalayan Foreland Basin," at 3:30 p.m. March 30 in Bessey Auditorium. ************************************************************************* 19. Agricultural Economics Spring Seminar Series March 30 Jeffrey Royer, professor in the UNL Department of Agricultural Economics, will present "The Effects of Research and Extension Appointments on Teaching Performance: An Analysis of CASNR CIEQ Data," at 3 p.m. March 30 in 210 Filley Hall. Call 472-1913. http://www.agecon.unl.edu/seminar.html ************************************************************************* 20. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar Dr. Asit Pattnaik, professor, Nebraska Center for Virology, UNL, will present "RNA Virus Replication and Assembly," at 4 p.m. April 2 in room 145 VBS. The seminar is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 21. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar Dr. Andrew D. Hanson, CV Griffin, Senior Eminent Scholar, Horticultural Sciences Deartment, University of Florida, will present "Folate Synthesis, Storage, and Salvage in Plants," at 4 p.m. April 3 in Beadle N172. All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be available prior to the seminar. http://biochem.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 22. MyUNL, Photoshop, HTML, Word, Acrobat, Access, Breeze workshops * MyUNL Blackboard Graphics and Banners will be presented at 1:30 p.m. April 2 in 107 Architecture Hall; * Instructional Design for Online Courses will be presented at 10 a.m. April 2 in 107 Architecture Hall; * Adobe Photoshop CS2, Level 1 (2-Day) will be presented at 8:30 a.m. April 2 in TechEd; * MyUNL Blackboard Communication Tools will be presented at 11 a.m. April 2 in 107 Architecture Hall; * B&F Computers will be presented at 1 p.m. April 2 in 11A BSC, 1700 Y St; * SQL Queries and Reporting Services (5-Day) will be presented at 8:30 a.m. April 2 in TechEd; * Introduction to HTML in Dreamweaver will be presented at 10 a.m. April 3 in 107 Architecture Hall; * Microsoft Word 300: Document Production Made Simple will be presented at 10 a.m. April 3 in 11A BSC, 1700 Y St; * Free Seminar - Discover the Possibilities of Adobe will be presented at 8:30 a.m. April 4 in TechEd; * Adobe Acrobat User Meeting will be presented at 5:30 p.m. April 4 in Omaha Meeting; * Microsoft Access 300: More Queries, Forms and Reports will be presented at 2 p.m. April 4 in 107 Architecture Hall; * Introduction to Photoshop will be presented at 11 a.m. April 4 in 107 Architecture Hall; * Scanning 35mm slides will be presented at 2 p.m. April 4 in New Media Center Authoring Lab; * Adobe InDesign CS2, Level 1 (2-Day) will be presented at 8:30 a.m. April 5 in TechEd; * Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional (2-Day) will be presented at 8:30 a.m. April 5 in TechEd; * Breeze Meeting will be presented at 12:30 p.m. April 5 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/ ************************************************************************* 23. Personal Statement Workshop March 29 While your transcripts and credentials will speak to your qualifications for graduate school, the personal statement acts as a window for admissions offices, allowing them to see you as an individual as opposed to a series of documents. In this workshop, hosted by the Writing Center, they will discuss useful rhetorical strategies to keep in mind when constructing a statement of purpose. The workshop will be held at 4 p.m. March 29 in Andrews Hall, room 115. ************************************************************************* 24. Learn Over Lunch: Brown Bag LGBTQ/Sexuality Dr. Debra Hope, Psychology; Dr. Jenn Hunt, Psychology, and Lisa Crockett, Psychology, will speak on issues concerning GLBTA, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6 at Love Library. Cookies and beverages will be provided. Event Sponsored by GLBTA Programs and Services. Visit their website for more information. http://si.unl.edu/glbta/events ************************************************************************* 25. SSP Brown Bag - "Unit Nonresponse When Collecting Data" The SSP Core will be presenting "Unit Nonresponse When Collecting Data - When and How Much Should We Worry?" from 11 a.m. to noon (new time) March 30 in 104 Benton Hall. Methods for assessing nonresponse bias and improving response rates will be discussed. See website for more info. http://ssp.unl.edu/workshops.html ************************************************************************* 26. "Perennials for Northern Gardens: Tried and True, Old and New" Michael Heger of Ambergate Gardens, Minn., will speak on perennials for northern climates at 2:30 p.m. April 1 at the Nebraska Union auditorium. Admission is $5, NSA members and UNL students are free. Refreshments and book signing following talk sponsored by Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, IANR/UNL horticultural organization. http://arboretum.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 27. Improving Student and Customer Service Workshop Interested in providing better departmental service for your students and constituencies? Learn about: (1) Identification of stakeholders and constituencies and how you learn about their needs, expectations and experiences; (2) process improvement strategies that work in higher education; (3) Integration of service with strategic plans; (4) Identification of service "Excellence" indicators, and (5) Evaluation measures of service outcomes. Designed for chairs, directors and managers, the workshop is scheduled for 3 to 4:30 p.m. April 11 at the Nebraska Union and will be presented by Nancy F. Myers. Register through Sapphire at URL below or call Myers at 472-8033. https://unebapps01.nebraska.edu/uwide/trnreg.nsf/unlclass?openform ************************************************************************* 28. Sheldon College Night April 5 The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery welcomes all students and faculty to College Night from 5 to 8 p.m. April 5. Enjoy "The Architect's Brother," "Comic Art," and "Chris Ware" as a class, on a tour, or on your own. Admission is free. Sheldon will provide free subs, chips and drinks. Put your name in a raffle to win goodies from the museum store. To schedule guided group tours in advance call 472-2461. ************************************************************************* 29. School of Music Events: March 27-April 2 * March 27, 7:30 p.m., St. Marks-on-the-Campus, faculty artists and Chiara String Quartet members Rebecca Fischer, violin, and Julie Yoon, violin, will give a recital. This recital is free and open to the public. * March 29, 30, 31, at 7:30 p.m., and April 1 at 3 p.m., Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater, the School of Music presents Dance Concert, Evenings of Dance. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 faculty/staff, $7 student/senior and will be available at the door approximately one hour before the performance. * March 29, 7:30 p.m., 119 Westbrook Recital, Jazz Combos, directed by Peter Bouffard, will perform jazz favorites and a few surprises. This recital is free and open to the public. * March 30, all day, it's the Midwest Clarifest with host, Professor Diane Barger. This year featuring guest artist Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet. * March 30, 7:30 p.m., Kimball Recital Hall, Midwest Clarifest guest artist, Michael Lowenstern, bass clarinet, will give a recital. Tickets are $5 general admission, $3 student/senior and will be available at the door approximately one hour before the performance. * April 1, 7:30 p.m., 119 Westbrook Recital Hall, hold on to your funny bone. It's the April Fool's Concert. Members of the School of Music faculty dismiss their demure demeanor in favor of sidesplitting musical fun. Suggested donation of $3 fundraiser for Pi Kappa Lambda. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The University Bookstore is offering a 40 percent discount off the regular retail price of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on copies ordered before the on-sale date of July 21, 2007. The Bookstore is also planning a blow-out party for Friday evening prior to the midnight release of this last installment in the Harry Potter series. Enjoy live entertainment, movies and free food while you wait to pick up your copy. Call the Bookstore at 472-7300 for more details, or to reserve your copy. ************************************************************************* 31. MFA Thesis Exhibition I on display at Eisentrager-Howard Gallery The Department of Art and Art History presents the first MFA Thesis Exhibitions March 26-April 4 at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. March 30 in the gallery Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information, call 472-5025. http://www.unl.edu/finearts/mfa107.shtml ************************************************************************* 32. The Namesake opening Friday at the Ross * Opening Friday: The Namesake (March 30-April 12) - American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways. Based on the best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. * Now Playing: Berliner Schule: From March 23-April 5, the Ross is presenting a major Retrospective of Contemporary German Cinema, curated by UNL Professor Marco Abel. The retrospective encompasses 12 films and will host two filmmakers. Visit the Ross website for more information. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 33. NET Radio's "Friday Live" for March 30 Join host William Stibor Friday at 9 a.m. as he talks with guests about upcoming performances of Erig Bogosian's "SubUrbia" at UNL's Studio Theatre, "Enchanted April" at the Lincoln Community Playhouse and the Chiara String Quartet at the Brahms Symposium. You'll also hear about the Axtell Area Oratorio Society's 50th anniversary concert in Kearney this Sunday. 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 Listen Now! http://www.netNebraska.org/radio ************************************************************************* 34. Live Tax Tips Call-In Program on NET Television Just about everyone has a question or two about filing their state and federal taxes. Maybe even more than one or two questions. NET Television, along with representatives of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Internal Revenue Service, wants to help with these often confusing issues. Tune in "Tax Tips: A Nebraska Connects Special," airing at 8 p.m. April 3 on NET1 Channel 12, for some free tax advice and helpful hints from experts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *