************************************************************** ** 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: Dec 16, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Dec. 26 Holiday 2. City Campus Chilled Water Outage Jan. 5-9 3. Register NOW for the N-Lighten Nebraska UNL Challenge 2009 4. Do you plan to be well during the holidays? 5. Time-to-Give Promotion: $20 Printers 6. Smoking Cessation Program 7. MyUNL/Blackboard Closedown 8. Winter Break Hours - UNL Campus Rec Centers 9. UNL Campus Recreation Guide (Spring 09) - Now Available 10. UHC Pharmacy Wants Your Feedback 11. 20 percent tuition discount for 2009 summer study-abroad trips 12. New ACE Web Site Resource: View Course Proposals for ACE EVENTS TO ATTEND: 13. Data, Donuts, Surveys and Solutions 14. UNL invited to UNMC for Pfizer talk 15. Foundation Resources: A Demonstration 16. Managing Conflict - Dec. 17 ARTS AND MEDIA: 17. Tomaseen Foley Brings "A Celtic Christmas" to Life 18. School of Music Events: Dec. 16-22 19. Happy-Go-Lucky and Let the Right One In now playing at the Ross 20. Met Opera HD Live: Thais shows Saturday and Sunday at the Ross ************************************************************************* 1. Dec. 26 Holiday President Bush has declared Dec. 26 as a Federal Holiday. In observance of this Federal Holiday, Governor Heineman has declared that all Nebraska State Offices observe Dec. 26 as a State Holiday. Accordingly President Milliken has authorized University of Nebraska employees who are eligible for holiday leave be granted Dec. 26 as a day of "Administrative Leave." Most UNL employees had planned to use a floating holiday for Dec. 26 and take Dec. 31 as a day of vacation. Due to this additional Federal Holiday, UNL will post an administrative leave day for Dec. 26 and move the floating holiday to Dec. 31 so employees do not need to take a vacation day for that day of the UNL holiday closedown. For further information, contact the Department of Human Resources at 472-3101 or hroffice2@unl.edu. Detailed information on payroll processing for holiday closedown is available online at the Web site listed below. http://hr.unl.edu/new/whatsnew.shtml ************************************************************************* 2. City Campus Chilled Water Outage Jan. 5-9 A City Campus Chilled Water Outage is tentatively planned to occur Jan. 5 to Jan. 9. These dates were selected to coincide with a low level of student activity on the campus. The outage is necessary to perform maintenance at the City Campus Utility Plant that is not possible during normal operations. During this Chilled Water Outage, there will be no chilled water for equipment cooling or air-conditioning. Building air-conditioning will continue to be provided using cold outside air. If warm days occur during this outage, interior building temperatures may be elevated. Contact Charlie Griesen at 472-8612 or cgriesen@unlnotes.unl.edu if you have any questions or concerns. ************************************************************************* 3. Register NOW for the N-Lighten Nebraska UNL Challenge 2009 Registration is now open for the annual N-Lighten Nebraska Team Wellness Program. This three-month endeavor (Feb. 1-May 1) encourages Nebraskans to develop sustainable healthy physical activity and eating habits. The unique team format encourages teammates to work together toward the common goal of living healthier lives. Nebraskans are encouraged to form teams of up to 10 people. The entry fee is $17 per person. All UNL employees are encouraged to register for the program and are eligible for additional incentives, including a membership to UNL Campus Recreation Centers for the month of February. Follow the link and use the UNL code "UNLNLN09" when registering. For more details, email wellness@unl.edu. http://www.n-lightennebraska.com/ ************************************************************************* 4. Do you plan to be well during the holidays? The Chancellor's Committee on Wellness wants you to sign up today to be a UNL Wellness Ambassador. The wellness ambassadors are people interested in helping themselves and others within their process of awareness to make healthy choices in order to meet their individual goals. There is no body type, education level, department or position to become a Wellness Ambassador - only the desire to help promote wellness at UNL and encourage others to work toward a more balanced lifestyle. If you are interested in becoming a Wellness Ambassador, register online at the link below. For more details, email wellness@unl.edu. http://wellness.unl.edu/wellness_ambregform.shtml ************************************************************************* 5. Time-to-Give Promotion: $20 Printers Have you picked up your printer yet? The promotion ends Dec. 23 or until supplies last at the UNL Computer and Phone Shop locations. Bring in five nonperishable food items for the Lincoln Food Bank and receive an HP Deskjet F4280 printer for only $20 (plus tax). Bring in a new unwrapped toy along with your five nonperishable food items, and for $20 (plus tax) the choice of printer is yours: HP Deskjet F4280 or the Epson Stylus R280. In addition to your donation, you will receive a coupon from the UNL Phone Shop good for $10 off a new activation for a cellular phone. You must present your NCard at time of purchase. Limit two printers per customer. Printers are brand new. For more information call Mana at 472-2049. http://sales.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 6. Smoking Cessation Program Get support for your New Year's Resolution of finally ending your smoking habit by participating in the four week long Smoking Cessation program sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The program will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning Jan. 13 through Feb. 3. To register for the program call the EAP at 472-3107. Look forward to a 2009 that allows you to breathe a little easier. ************************************************************************* 7. MyUNL/Blackboard Closedown Your My.UNL team will be upgrading the Blackboard software to version 8 over the holiday closedown in December. My.UNL will not be available from Dec. 27 through Jan. 2. The Gradebook has been transformed into the Grade Center. Go to the Web site listed below and look in the What's New area for more information and training opportunities. If you have any questions, contact the Help Desk at 472-3970 (outside of Lincoln, toll free at 866-472-3970), or via email at helpdesk@unl.edu. http://training.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 8. Winter Break Hours - UNL Campus Rec Centers The Campus Rec Center and EC Activities Building will observe adjusted hours of operation during the Winter Break beginning Friday, Dec. 19. A complete listing of daily hours is available at this Web link: http://crec.unl.edu/facilities/holiday/winterbreak.shtml ************************************************************************* 9. UNL Campus Recreation Guide (Spring 09) - Now Available The Spring/Summer 09 edition of the UNL Campus Recreation Activities and Events Guide is now available for download at the Web link below. Printed copies will be available beginning the week of Jan. 5. The guide includes information for: fitness and Yoga classes, youth summer camps and activities, adventure trips, personal training, and leisure classes. Download your copy at: http://crec.unl.edu/PDF/crecguide.pdf ************************************************************************* 10. UHC Pharmacy Wants Your Feedback The University Health Center Pharmacy would like to serve you better. Take the time to complete an on-line survey in order for them to plan accordingly for the future. It should take less than two minutes for you to complete the survey. If you have any questions you may contact the University Health Center Pharmacy at 472-7457. The survey can be found at the link listed below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gy8MhmfNblnC0uT_2fsQdVSQ_3d_3d ************************************************************************* 11. 20 percent tuition discount for 2009 summer study-abroad trips For Summer 2009, UNL will offer a 20 percent tuition discount for summer study abroad trips. This discount applies for trips in which students are taking UNL credit. Destinations for faculty-led trips for this coming summer include: China, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, Namibia, Thailand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. http://www.unl.edu/iaffairs/study_flyers/summer/summerindex.shtml ************************************************************************* 12. New ACE Web Site Resource: View Course Proposals for ACE The Achievement Centered Education (ACE) Program web site has a new resource. You can now view the proposals submitted for certified ACE courses at the Web site listed below. http://ace.unl.edu/certifiedcourses.shtml ************************************************************************* 13. Data, Donuts, Surveys and Solutions Bring your research questions to the Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) and Survey, Statistics and Psychometrics (SSP) free drop-in session from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 18 in 107 Benton Hall. Brainstorm ideas for designing, collecting, analyzing and funding research, and enjoy some donuts, too. http://bosr.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 14. UNL invited to UNMC for Pfizer talk UNeMed, the University of Nebraska Medical Center's technology licensing arm, is hosting a talk on drug development by Christine Smith, a vice president of Pfizer Inc. The talk is geared to researchers, health professionals and others interested in learning about Pfizer's drug development and pipeline of drugs. It is from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 18 in the Durham Research Center Auditorium. Lunch will be served starting at 11:45 a.m. ************************************************************************* 15. Foundation Resources: A Demonstration Fund raising strategies are more important than ever. To help grant seekers identify and research the private foundations most likely to funds their grant proposals, Love Library, a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center, will host two presentations that will feature online resources produced by the Foundation Center, a nonprofit organization that serves grant seekers. Demonstrations will be followed by hands-on practice time. The first session at 2 p.m. Jan. 7 is for nonprofit organizations. The second session at 10 a.m. Jan. 8 is for individual grant seekers. Both sessions will be held in Room 111 of Love Library. There is no cost but registration is required. To register, contact Jeanetta Drueke at 472-2525 or mdrueke1@unl.edu. Each session is limited to 15 participants. http://iris.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 16. Managing Conflict - Dec. 17 Develop the means to effectively handle conflict in a wide variety of work place situations, at this interactive seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 17th at Gallup University in 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 ************************************************************************* 17. Tomaseen Foley Brings "A Celtic Christmas" to Life On Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Tomaseen Foley will create an old-fashioned Christmas scene with traditional Irish music, step dancing and tales to warm the heart. UNL students with a valid I.D., and youth age 18 and younger, may purchase tickets for half price. ************************************************************************* 18. School of Music Events: Dec. 16-22 * Dec. 21 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. the School of Music with the Hixson-Lied College and Fine and Performing Arts, the Friends of Opera, Lincoln Public Schools, and the Lincoln Arts Council present the annual holiday favorite, "Amahl and the Night Visitors" in the Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater at 11th and R St. This event is free and open to the public but reservations are required. Call 472-2494 to reserve your seats. The School of Music's Spring 2009 Calendar of Events will be in the mail soon and the on-line version will be available at their Web site. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 19. Happy-Go-Lucky and Let the Right One In now playing at the Ross Showing through Dec. 21: * "Let The Right One In" - Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire. * "Happy-Go-Lucky" - Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a 30-year-old Londoner with a bright outlook on life. Mike Leigh's critically-acclaimed new film follows her over a few weeks one spring as she learns to drive and embarks on a new romance. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 20. Met Opera HD Live: Thais shows Saturday and Sunday at the Ross Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera stage. Renee Fleming stars as the Egyptian courtesan in search of spiritual sustenance. Thomas Hampson is the monk who falls from grace. Massenet's sensual opera is presented in a new production by John Cox. Broadcast live at 11 a.m. Dec 20, with an encore presentation at 1 p.m. Dec. 21. Visit the Ross Web site for more information. http://www.theross.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *