************************************************************** ** 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: Sep 25, 2007 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Wednesday deadline to register for Winning with Wellness 2. Archive Your Blackboard Courses by Oct. 21 3. GEAC releases Proposal 3 and 4 EVENTS TO ATTEND: 4. State Museum's Research Collections host Open House for UNL 5. Scholastic Book fair Oct. 1-5 6. Office of Research - Faculty Forum - Request for Proposals 7. Over 300 Employers at Fall Career Fair Week, Oct. 2-4 8. Turn on, Plug in, Connect Now. 9. Fifth Annual LGBTQA History Month Banquet Oct. 8 10. Steinhart Lecture Series presents Paul Wesselmann 11. William Cronon to give Research and Region Lecture 12. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Sept. 26 13. SNR Seminar Sept. 26 14. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Oct. 2 15. Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Sept. 27 16. Psychology Department Colloquium 17. WGS Colloquium - Women in STEM 18. Department of Chemistry Colloquium Sept. 28 19. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture 20. Patent 101 Seminar Oct. 1 21. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2007 Seminar Series 22. Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar Sept. 28 23. Free Identity Theft, Frauds and Scams Seminar 24. Peace Corps General Information Session Oct. 4 25. University Bookstore Player of the Week 26. Managing Multiple Demands Oct. 3 27. Use Week Without Violence Events to Complement Your Curriculum ARTS AND MEDIA: 28. Celebration Honors Woods Family for Dedication to the Arts 29. Raag presents Hindustani Classical Music Concert 30. School of Music Events: Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 31. Rocket Science opening Friday at the Ross 32. Lied Center events: Sept. 25 to Oct. 6 33. "Resurrection Symphony" on NET Radio's "Nebraska Concerts" 34. NET Radio's "Friday Live" for Sept. 28 35. "Lakota Star Knowledge" This Week on "Great Plains Great Books" ************************************************************************* 1. Wednesday deadline to register for Winning with Wellness The deadline for submitting your registration for Winning with Wellness, is noon on Sept. 26 at the City or East Campus Rec Centers. If you would like more information, go to the Web site listed below or contact Angie Frederick at 472-9480 or afrederick2@unl.edu. http://crec.unl.edu/fitness/workwell.shtml ************************************************************************* 2. Archive Your Blackboard Courses by Oct. 21 On Oct. 21, Information Services will delete all Blackboard courses created before the Fall 2004 term. To keep a copy of the content of your courses prior to Fall 2004, you must create archives of your courses. Click the link to download detailed information and instructions. If you have technical questions about this process, contact the Help Desk at 472-3970 (or if 'you're outside of Lincoln, toll free at 866-472-3970) or via email at helpdesk@unl.edu. For any other questions, contact Heath Tuttle at htuttle2@unl.edu. http://tinyurl.com/2d7k2z ************************************************************************* 3. GEAC releases Proposal 3 and 4 With feedback from across the University, GEAC has re-drafted ACE Proposals 3 and 4. These new drafts are available at the Web site listed below. The members of the General Education Advisory Committee want your feedback now so that you can help shape these proposals before you are asked to approve them. Time is short. Take a look at these new drafts and offer GEAC your feedback. You may contact your college representative (see http://www.unl.edu/svcaa/gened/review.shtml for a list of GEAC members) or John Janovy, Jr., Rita Kean, and Dave Wilson with questions and feedback. http://www.unl.edu/svcaa/gened ************************************************************************* 4. State Museum's Research Collections host Open House for UNL The Friends of the University of Nebraska State Museum and the Museum's Research Staff invite the UNL community to attend a special Open House and Behind the Scenes Tour of the Museum Research Collections from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the west entrance of Nebraska Hall (on 16th between X and W Streets). The event is free. Call 472-3779 for more information. ************************************************************************* 5. Scholastic Book fair Oct. 1-5 Ruth Staples Child Development Laboratory will host its annual Scholastic Book Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1-5 in the vending area of Henzlik Hall. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. Proceeds will be used to purchase books for the Child Development Laboratory. ************************************************************************* 6. Office of Research - Faculty Forum - Request for Proposals The Office of Research will hold a Faculty Forum to discuss projects for three internal competitions currently available. The forum is designed for discussion of potential projects with the Vice Chancellor for Research and will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 28, in the Nebraska Union. Deadline for proposals for all three competitions is Oct. 25. For complete details visit the Web site below. http://www.unl.edu/research/ ************************************************************************* 7. Over 300 Employers at Fall Career Fair Week, Oct. 2-4 Over 300 employers from across the country will discuss internship and full-time opportunities at Career Fair Week Oct. 2-4 in the Nebraska Unions. Oct. 2: All Majors including Business, Liberal Arts, Government, Non-Profit, and Science. Oct. 3: College of Engineering. October 4: College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the new Actuarial Science Career Fair. For information on participating employers, visit: http://www.unl.edu/careers/fallfair ************************************************************************* 8. Turn on, Plug in, Connect Now. See the latest and greatest at the 2007 Technology Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 2 in the East Union and Oct. 3 in the Nebraska Union. Hosted by the UNL Computer Store and Information Services and sponsored by Adobe, Apple, Dell, HP, Gateway, Lenovo, Sony, and others. For more info go to Web site listed below or visit any UNL Computer Store location. http://sales.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 9. Fifth Annual LGBTQA History Month Banquet Oct. 8 UNL's LGBTQA History Month Banquet will be at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts at 6 p.m. Oct. 8. Tim Miller, keynote speaker will address the theme, Hope, Humor, Heart!: Telling Our Stories and Claiming Our Lives. Tickets available at the Nebraska Union Information Desk, $12 with student ID, $20 non-students. Check the Web for other events. For info call 472-1752. http://si.unl.edu/lgbtqa ************************************************************************* 10. Steinhart Lecture Series presents Paul Wesselmann Paul Wesselmann, creator of Stone Soup Seminars, will be the featured speaker of the Fall 2007 Steinhart Lecture Series, at noon Oct. 2 at the Harper Dining Hall Multipurpose Room. This free presentation is brown bag luncheon format and open to the all UNL faculty and staff and the general public. Paul's talk is entitled "Strategies for Sanity: Preventing Burnout and Managing Stress." For more info on Wesselmann, Stone Soup Seminars, and a description of his presentation, visit the Web site listed below. For more info on the luncheon, contact Vicki Highstreet at 472-4771. http://www.paulwesselmann.com ************************************************************************* 11. William Cronon to give Research and Region Lecture William Cronon will present "The Portage: How to Read a Landscape," at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Nebraska Union auditorium. Cronon is the Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of "Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature" (1996). The lecture is sponsored by the Plains Humanities Alliance, Center for Great Plains Studies. For more information, call 472-3082. http://www.unl.edu/plains ************************************************************************* 12. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Sept. 26 "Exploring the Regulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes," will be presented by Dr. David Galbraith, University of Arizona, at 4 p.m. Sept. 26 in E103 Beadle. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. This event is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 13. SNR Seminar Sept. 26 "Using Stable Isotopes to Evaluate Animal Movements and Site Fidelity," will be presented at 3 p.m. Sept 26 in Hardin Hall Auditorium by Dr. Larkin Powell. Biologists use a variety of tools to determine animal movements. The recent application of stable isotope techniques to this field of ecology has revealed interesting patterns of movements, previously not available through other research methods. Dr. Powell will show examples of recent work with stable isotopes, including applications for research on grassland songbirds, waterfowl, and mountain lions. http://www.snr.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 14. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Oct. 2 "Buckling of Stiffened Thin-Walled Truncated Cones Subjected to External Pressure," will be presented by Mark E. Barkey, professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The University of Alabama, at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in W183 Nebraska Hall. Preceded at 3 p.m. by a reception in W317.1 Nebraska Hall. The public is welcome. ************************************************************************* 15. Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Sept. 27 "Spintronics: From Ferromagnets to Antiferromagnets," will be presented by Dr. Maxim Tsoi of the University of Texas at Austin, at 4 p.m. in 211 Brace Lab. Refreshments served at 3:30 p.m. in 201 Brace Lab. Free and open to the public. http://physics.unl.edu/news/colloquium.shtml ************************************************************************* 16. Psychology Department Colloquium "Actuarial vs. Clinical Models: A New Look at Affirmative Action," will be presented by Evelyn Maeder, UNL, at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in 107 Burnett. Refreshments will follow the talk. The event is free and open to the public. http://www.unl.edu/psypage/dept/colloquium.shtml ************************************************************************* 17. WGS Colloquium - Women in STEM The Women's and Gender Studies program is co-sponsoring a roundtable discussion with the UNL Office of Research at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at 108 Bessey Hall, titled "A Conversation with Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at UNL." Light refreshments will be provided. http://www.unl.edu/womenssp/ ************************************************************************* 18. Department of Chemistry Colloquium Sept. 28 Professor Oksana Lockridge, from University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present "Mass Spectrometry for Diagnosis of Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides," at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in 112 Hamilton Hall. The lecture is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 19. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Kerry Cook, Cornell University, will present "Climate Change in South America: The Last Glacial Maximum and the Greenhouse Future," at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 in Bessey Auditorium. ************************************************************************* 20. Patent 101 Seminar Oct. 1 The Office of Research and Office of Technology Development invite all faculty to attend a seminar on technology development and patent law from 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 1 at the Nebraska Union, room to be posted. Register at the Web site listed below. http://otd.unl.edu/facultyseminar.php ************************************************************************* 21. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2007 Seminar Series Burke Teichert, operational vice president, Farm Management Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, will present "Managing Rangelands with Cattle and Wildlife for Ecological Sustainability and Economic Return," at 3 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Nebraska East Union. Refreshments available. Faculty, staff and students are also invited to a brown-bag lunch at noon on Oct. 2 in 206 Filley Hall for informal group discussion with Teichert, who is this year's Leu Distinguished Lecturer. http://www.grassland.unl.edu/semf07.html ************************************************************************* 22. Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar Sept. 28 Ian Sheldon, Ohio State University, will present, "Vertical Product Differentiation and Credence Goods: Labeling and the Gains From Trade," at 3 p.m. Sept. 28 in 210 Filley. http://www.agecon.unl.edu/seminar.html ************************************************************************* 23. Free Identity Theft, Frauds and Scams Seminar The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union is offering a free educational seminar about protecting yourself from identity theft and financial scams. A box lunch will be provided. The seminar will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Nebraska Union. Space is limited so call 472-2087 to reserve your seat. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 24. Peace Corps General Information Session Oct. 4 Come learn more about the Peace Corps application process, benefits and challenges of service, and life as a Peace Corps Volunteer, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Nebraska Union (room TBA). Sponsored by Career Services. http://www.unl.edu/careers/events/ ************************************************************************* 25. University Bookstore Player of the Week Meet Eric Anderson from 10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 29 at the University Bookstore in the lower level of the Nebraska Union before the Nebraska-Iowa State game. Anderson was an offensive lineman on the 1997 championship team, and was just inducted into the Hall of Fame. For more information, call the bookstore at 472-7300. ************************************************************************* 26. Managing Multiple Demands Oct. 3 The interactive seminar, "Managing Multiple Demands," will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 3 at the Ferguson Center, Lincoln. 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 ************************************************************************* 27. Use Week Without Violence Events to Complement Your Curriculum The UNL Women's Center is coordinating a series of events in October designed to raise awareness about relationship violence and related mental health issues. Highlights include two Oct. 10 presentations by Dr. Chris Kilmartin, psychologist, actor and comedian, that focus on men, depression and the fictions that rule men's lives; an Oct. 4 presentation by singer Lorna Bracewell about dating violence; and a Speak Out Against Violence on Oct. 9. Contact the Women's Center, 472-2597, for more information. http://si.unl.edu/womens_center/events.php ************************************************************************* 28. Celebration Honors Woods Family for Dedication to the Arts A Sheldon gallery will be formally named in honor of the Woods family at a public celebration from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28. Since the 1940s, the Woods Family and Woods Charitable Fund have donated many iconic sculptures and paintings, such as the Sheldon treasure Mark Rothko's "Yellow Band." http://www.sheldonartgallery.org ************************************************************************* 29. Raag presents Hindustani Classical Music Concert Raag will present a Hindustani Classical Music Concert by Binod Panda, accompanied by Srnivas Ponappan, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Ballroom of the Nebraska Union. Tickets are $5/student, $8/individuals, and $15/families. Call Mithra 613-8665 or Jyothsna 484-0484 for tickets. ************************************************************************* 30. School of Music Events: Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 * Sept 25, 7:30 p.m., guest artist Leonard Garrison, flute, will give a recital in Westbrook Recital Hall, Room 119. This event is free and open to the public. * Sept 25, 7:30 p.m., guest artist Gail Archer, organ, will give a recital in Cornerstone Church, 640 No 16th St. on the UNL downtown campus. This event is free and open to the public. * Sept 27, 7:30 p.m., faculty artist Diane Barger, clarinet, in the company of her friends Gregory Beaver, cello, Catherine Herbener, piano, Alan Mattingly, horn, and Julie Yoon, violin, will give a recital called Conversation with Friends, II in Kimball Recital Hall. * Sept 30, 3 p.m., guest artist Krassimira Jordan, piano, will give a recital 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 approx. one hour before the performance. Additional information and registration can be found on the UNL School of Music website at the Web site listed below. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 31. Rocket Science opening Friday at the Ross * Rocket Science: (Sept. 28-Oct. 11) Hal Hefner is an average sophomore at Plainsboro High School in New Jersey. He stutters and suffers the daily indignities of a typical teenager. With only a little encouragement, Hal falls in love with the star of the debate team, Ginny Ryerson and finds himself suddenly immersed in her ultra competitive world of high school debating, with its players, its politics and its own set of rules. Directed by Jeffrey Blitz (2002's Spellbound). * Also playing: My Best Friend (Sept. 21-Oct. 9). * Final week: Manufactured Landscapes. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 32. Lied Center events: Sept. 25 to Oct. 6 * Sept. 25: Free at 6 concert with Executive Steel Band-outdoors at UNL East Campus (in case of inclement weather, concert will be indoors in East Campus Union). * Oct. 4: Lorna Bracewell workshop "Love 101: Rethinking Love, Sex and Power" - Nebraska Union, Heritage Room - workshop is free, but RSVP to 472-4700. * Oct. 5: Singer/songwriter Lorna Bracewell performs in Great Plains Room in the East Union. * Oct. 6: Lorna Bracewell performs in Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater at 7 and 9:30 p.m. More info and tickets at the Lied Center Web site. http://www.unl.edu/lied ************************************************************************* 33. "Resurrection Symphony" on NET Radio's "Nebraska Concerts" Tune in to 91.1 FM for NET Radio's "Nebraska Concerts" at 2 p.m. on Sept. 30, when Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler's powerful "Resurrection Symphony" from last May. Soprano Esther Heideman, mezzo-soprano Martha J. Hart, the Abendmusik Chorus, Nebraska Wesleyan Choir, Lincoln Civic Choir and LSO perform the only work on the program. http://www.netNebraska.org/radio ************************************************************************* 34. NET Radio's "Friday Live" for Sept. 28 Join host William Stibor Friday at 9 a.m. to hear about Lincoln's "One Book One Lincoln" selection, the 25th anniversary celebration of the Polley Music Library and the new performance series Arts for the Soul, plus "Great Plains Great Books." 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/ ************************************************************************* 35. "Lakota Star Knowledge" This Week on "Great Plains Great Books" "Lakota Star Knowledge" is the focus for this week's "Great Plains Great Books." Tune in to NET Radio at 4:44 p.m. Sept. 25, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Sept. 28 during "Friday Live" or at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 29. Author Ronald Goldman collaborated with Lakota elders, historians and academics to produce this illustrated compendium of tribal knowledge. http://www.netNebraska.org/greatbooks * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *