************************************************************** ** 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: Nov 27, 2007 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. University Employee Benefits Enrollment (NUFlex 1) 2. Hazadous Waste Collection Tags Due to EHS by Dec. 12 3. Katrina Relief Service Trip, Trip Leaders Needed 4. NSF IGERT Intent to Submit due Jan. 14 5. TIAA-CREF December 2007 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule 6. Fidelity December Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule EVENTS TO ATTEND: 7. Nancy Aden, Campus Retirement Reception Nov. 30 8. Apple Holiday Reception 9. Economics Seminar Nov. 29 10. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Nov. 28 11. Research Seminar Nov. 28 12. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture 13. Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Nov. 29 14. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar, Nov. 30 15. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2007 Seminar Series 16. EcoEco Group hosts webcast: Smart Growth and Green Infrastructure 17. Borges and the Kabbalah: A Pre-Text to the Core 18. Talk by Dr. Oliva Espin Nov. 29 19. Assertive Skills Training Dec. 5 ARTS AND MEDIA: 20. Final Four Performances of Six Degrees of Separation 21. King Corn opens Friday at the Ross 22. School of Music Events: Nov. 27-Dec. 3 23. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery Events 24. Lied Center events: Nov. 27-Dec. 5 25. NET Radio's "Friday Live" on Nov. 30 26. Husker Volleyball Documentary Premieres on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. University Employee Benefits Enrollment (NUFlex 1) The annual University Employee Benefits Enrollment (NUFlex) period will run Nov. 19 through Dec. 7, 2007 with changes going into effect on Jan. 1, 2008. This is a time when employees may make changes in their benefits program to meet their personal needs, sign up for the Health Care Reimbursement account, and complete the non smoker discount form. This year all employee benefits may be added, changed or deleted depending on the employee's requirements. Review your current Benefits programs to see if any adjustments will be necessary. If you have questions about the annual enrollment, contact the Benefits Office at 472-2600. You will be able to complete your NUFlex annual enrollment electronically through Employee Self Service at the Web site listed below. This on-line enrollment is fast and convenient and may be used in place of your NUFlex Change and Smoker Designation forms. If you have any problems accessing Employee Self Service, contact Beth Benson at 472-2100. http://ess.nebraska.edu ************************************************************************* 2. Hazadous Waste Collection Tags Due to EHS by Dec. 12 In preparation for the holiday shut-down (Dec. 24-Jan. 1), EHS asks that you submit your hazardous materials collection tags to them for those items that you need to have removed from your area on or before Dec. 12. Requests received after that date will be processed by EHS beginning Jan. 2. Contact Melissa Kemling (mkemling2@unl.edu; 472-9553) if you need additional information. ************************************************************************* 3. Katrina Relief Service Trip, Trip Leaders Needed Come be a part of the rebuilding efforts in Waveland, Miss., an area affected by Hurricane Katrina. Student Involvement is looking for trip leaders to lead reflection, work groups, and provide leadership throughout the Jan. 2-10 trip. For more information contact Julie in Student Involvement: jdierberger2@unl.edu or 472-3447. http://si.unl.edu/katrina ************************************************************************* 4. NSF IGERT Intent to Submit due Jan. 14 Faculty are encouraged to submit an online Intent to Submit form for the NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program. Although the 2008 call has not yet been released, they anticipate the program solicitation will be similar to the 2007 version. The program allows UNL to submit up to four pre-proposals as either the primary or sub-award recipient. The intent to submit deadline is Jan. 14, 2008. For more information, visit the Web site below. http://www.unl.edu/research/facultyresources/ ************************************************************************* 5. TIAA-CREF December 2007 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available Dec. 6, 13 and 20 at Wick Alumni Center Library, and on Dec. 12 at the East Union (room posted), to provide free one-on-one counseling sessions. Sign up by calling the Omaha Office at 1-800-732-8353 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST. Messages may be left at the following number, 1-866-842-2908 ext. 0 when calls are made after hours. For more information, contact Ethel Beetley at 472-0937 or ebeetley1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 6. Fidelity December Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A Fidelity consultant will be available Dec. 13 at the Nebraska Union (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. ************************************************************************* 7. Nancy Aden, Campus Retirement Reception Nov. 30 A retirement reception for Nancy Aden will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 30 at 900 North 22nd Street. Aden, director of Graduate Distance Education Programs at Extended Education and Outreach, is retiring after 20 years with UNL. ************************************************************************* 8. Apple Holiday Reception Visit the UNL Computer Store at the Nebraska Union from 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 4 for refreshments and take advantage of special offers from Apple. http://shop.unl.edu/oas.php ************************************************************************* 9. Economics Seminar Nov. 29 The UNL Economics Department will host a seminar featuring Dr. Charlene Kalenkoski of Ohio University at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Mary Jane Dana Room at the Wick Center. Kalenkoski will present her paper "How Do Adolescents Spell Time Use?" The presentation is free and open to the public. To register, call Barb Keating 472-6349, email bkeating2@unl.edu or stop by 340 CBA. ************************************************************************* 10. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Nov. 28 "A Unifying Concept of Virus Origin and Evolution Derived from Comparative Genomics," will be presented by Dr. Valerian Dolja, Oregon State University, at 4 p.m. Nov. 28 in E103 Beadle. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. This event is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 11. Research Seminar Nov. 28 "Tissue Specific Requirement for TGF-b Signaling During Palatogenesis" will be presented by Dr. Yang Chai, professor, University of Southern California, at 4 p.m. Nov. 28 in Dixon Lecture Hall, UNMC College of Dentistry. 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. ************************************************************************* 12. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Susan van den Heever, Colorado State University, will present "The Impacts of Aerosol on Convective Storms," at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 30 in Bessey Auditorium. http://www.geosciences.unl.edu/news/stout.php ************************************************************************* 13. Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Nov. 29 "Search for Neutrino Oscillation with the MiniBooNE Detector," will be presented by Dr. Hai-Jun Yang of the University of Michigan at 4 p.m. in Brace Lab 211, and refreshments precede the lecture at 3:30 p.m. in Brace Lab 201. The lecture is free and open to the public. http://physics.unl.edu/news/colloquium.shtml ************************************************************************* 14. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar, Nov. 30 "Sweet Sorghum: A Promising Bioenergy Crop," will be presented by Ismail Dweikat, Agronomy and Horticulture, at 3 p.m. Nov. 30 in 327 Keim Hall. Refreshments at 2:30 p.m. ************************************************************************* 15. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2007 Seminar Series Larkin Powell, School of Natural Resources, UNL, will present "Effects of Grassland Management on Upland Game Bird Production," at 3 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Nebraska East Union. Refreshments available. http://www.grassland.unl.edu/semf07.html ************************************************************************* 16. EcoEco Group hosts webcast: Smart Growth and Green Infrastructure On Nov. 28, the EcoEco Interest Group will host and EPA webcast: Smart Growth and Green Infrastructure, from noon to 2 p.m. in Room 207 Hardin Hall, East Campus. No reservation is required. Three speakers will present, so stop in anytime. ************************************************************************* 17. Borges and the Kabbalah: A Pre-Text to the Core Dr. Saul Sosnowski, professor and associate provost for International Affairs, University of Maryland will explore the work of Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, a world renowned Argentinian writer, at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Center for Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street. Borges displayed a strong interest in Judaism and a form of Jewish mysticism called Kabbalahin in the story "The Aleph." This event is sponsored by the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies and the Department of Modern Languages. It is free and open to the public. http://www.unl.edu/judaic/news/index.shtml#UpcomCurrEvents ************************************************************************* 18. Talk by Dr. Oliva Espin Nov. 29 Dr. Oliva Espin, one of the most noted cross-cultural psychologist and gender scholars in the United States, will present a talk entitled "The Colors of the Kaleidoscope: Perils and Possibilities of Multiple Identities," at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Nebraska Union. The talk is free and open to public. ************************************************************************* 19. Assertive Skills Training Dec. 5 Learn the difference, assess your behavioral style in dealing with others and develop plans to assert yourself in certain situations at this interactive seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 5 at Gallup University, Omaha. UNL faculty and staff receive a 30 percent discount. To register or for details, call Department of Management, Business Seminars 472-0860 or visit: http://www.mds.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 20. Final Four Performances of Six Degrees of Separation The final four performances of the Brian LaDuca-directed University Theatre production of Six Degrees of Separation will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 in Howell Theatre, first floor Temple Building. Adult content and male nudity. Tickets: $16/$14/$10 at the Lied Center Ticket Office, 472-4747. http://www.unl.edu/theatrearts ************************************************************************* 21. King Corn opens Friday at the Ross Opening Friday: King Corn (Nov. 30-Dec. 13): King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends who move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat-and how we farm. * Now Playing: What Would Jesus Buy? (Nov. 23-Dec. 6): An examination of the commercialization of Christmas in America while following Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt). http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 22. School of Music Events: Nov. 27-Dec. 3 * Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., Jazz Ensembles I and II will perform a variety of jazz favorites including "Far East Suite" composed and arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Clarinetist, Ed Love is guest soloist and Dr. Anthony Bushard narrates. Dr. Paul Haar directs Jazz Ensemble I while Jeffrey Richmond directs Jazz Ensemble II. The performance is in Kimball Recital Hall. * Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m., Student Composers "Wet Ink" concert will take place in Kimball Recital Hall. * Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m., UNL Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Barber, will give a concert in Kimball Recital Hall. * Dec. 2, 2 p.m., Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Therees Hibbard, will perform in Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. This event is free and open to the public. * Dec. 2, 3 p.m., the Moran Woodwind Quintet will give a recital in Kimball Recital Hall. * Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., Student ChamberFest will feature students of chamber music in a concert in Kimball Recital Hall. Unless otherwise noted tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for students and seniors and will be available at the door approximately one hour before the performance. Additional information can be found on the UNL School of Music Web site. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 23. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery Events * Nov. 27, 5:30 p.m. - Sheldon Survey artist Sandra Scolnik will speak in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. Her talk will be followed by a reception in the Great Hall. All students and staff are welcome. * Nov. 29 5-8 p.m. - College night. Come for the tours stay for the pizza. * Dec. 1, 7 to 9 p.m. - The Clean Part Reading Series continues in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. * Dec. 2, 2 p.m. - Sheldon Sunday. The University Chamber Singers will sing in the Great Hall. ************************************************************************* 24. Lied Center events: Nov. 27-Dec. 5 * Nov. 29 - Comedy juggling team The Gizmo Guys present a family friendly show. Come early for LiedFamFest, a free party for everyone with tickets to The Gizmo Guys. * Dec. 1 - part classical ensemble, part rock band and part jazz sextet, the Bang on a Can All-Stars will perform an eclectic mix of groundbreaking music along with special guests Don Byron and Meredith Monk. Join them for the festival-style marathon which begins at 1 p.m., or the evening concert at 7:30 p.m. * Dec. 5 - Shirim Klezmer Orchestra will put a distinctive twist on Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker.' UNL Faculty/Staff can receive a 10 percent discount on two tickets to Lied Center-presented events. http://www.unl.edu/lied ************************************************************************* 25. NET Radio's "Friday Live" on Nov. 30 Join host William Stibor Friday at 9 a.m. to hear previews of the Bang on a Can series at the Lied Center, as well as holiday concerts and performances. Plus, hear an interview with Wisner farmer Dan Kane, who also operates a high tech recording studio from his farm. 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 ************************************************************************* 26. Husker Volleyball Documentary Premieres on NET Television From former head volleyball coach Terry Pettit to current coach John Cook, follow the Husker volleyball team on its journey to winning the 2006 National Championship title and along the way learn some of the history behind one of the nation's premier women's volleyball programs. An inspiring look at Nebraska's own "Dream Team," "Nebraska Volleyball: Dream Like a Champion," airs at 8 p.m. Dec. 4, and at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 9 on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *