************************************************************** ** 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: Jul 1, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Parking Lot Closures Due to Maintenance 2. New Mileage Reimbursement Rate 3. UNL Computer and Phone Shop is Open 4. Limited Submission - NSF High Performance Computing System 5. Credit Union Will Be Closed For Independence Day 6. Fidelity July 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule 7. TIAA-CREF July 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule EVENTS TO ATTEND: 8. Free Workshop - Get It Together: Organize Your Financial Records 9. Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program Seminar ARTS AND MEDIA: 10. Nebraska Repertory Theatre Opens 41st Season 11. Cornhusker Summer Music Games-DCI 12. Ross closed July 4-10 13. Nebraska High School Rodeo Championships on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. Parking Lot Closures Due to Maintenance The following list of parking lots will be closed or partially closed on the dates specified for maintenance. Lot closing signs will be posted at the entrance of the lot 24-48 hours before the scheduled date of maintenance. If weather delays the project a new date will be posted on the Parking and Transit Services Web site listed below. * July 2 - Food Stores/Land (A) - patch, partial closing. Patching north end of the parking lot. Additional parking to the south. * July 3 - Food Stores/Land (A) - crack seal - rain delay - partial closing. Beginning with the north half of the parking lot. * July 7 - 13th and R (visitor meters) - crack seal- rain delay - lot closed. * July 7-12 - Quilt Center (A/C) - overlay, lot closed. Additional parking in the area E Burr Fedde. * July 7-9 - Law College (A) - crack seal/sealcoat, lot closed. Additional Parking in the area C south of McCollum Hall. * July 8 - Alexander South (F12) - crack seal - rain delay - lot closed. Park in the 17th and R Garage, or the parking lot east of the Alexander Building. * July 9 - Alexander East (Visitor) - crack seal - rain delay. * July 10-11 - EHS (A/C) - sealcoat, lot closed. Additional parking located on East Campus Loop, 37th and Fair A/C or rock portion of parking lot. * July 10 - Beadle (AR/C) - crack seal - rain delay - lot closed. Park in the Area C/R at 19th Street between R and Vine Streets west of the Beadle lot. * July 12-18 - Burr/Fedde/Activities (E/A/C) - overlay, partial closing west of Activities building and to the north. Park in the area E south at Burr Fedde. http://parking.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 2. New Mileage Reimbursement Rate UNL's mileage reimbursement rate will increase from $.505/mile to $.585/mile for UNL travel occurring on or after July 1. UNL adheres to the federal mileage reimbursement rate. With the recent increases in fuel costs, the federal government has implemented a rate change. Travel occurring on or before June 30, will be reimbursed at the old rate of $.505 per mile. When traveling by vehicles on official university business, UNL faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to rent a vehicle from Transportation Services. If a sedan travels more than 44 miles in a day, it is more economical for the department to rent a vehicle from Transportation Services than to pay personal mileage reimbursement. Transportation Services offers other cost saving rentals such as a limited number of Omaha airport sedans or Enterprise Rent-A-Car one-way rentals to Epply Airfield. Employees that drive their personal vehicle for university business need to be aware that their personal insurance is the primary coverage, not only for themselves, but also for their passengers. The university insurance serves as a secondary coverage only. The university's insurance also does not provide physical damage coverage for the employee's personal vehicle. When employees operate university-owned vehicles on official university business this transfers the liability and physical damage to the university. Call Transportation Services, 472-2659, for additional information. ************************************************************************* 3. UNL Computer and Phone Shop is Open The year-end inventory closing has been concluded. All three UNL Computer and Phone Shops are reopened and ready again to serve your technology needs. The shops are located in the Nebraska Union, East Union and the 501 Building. http://shop.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 4. Limited Submission - NSF High Performance Computing System NSF has announced a limited submission for the High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering. The deadline is Nov. 28. An organization may submit only one proposal but may be a sub-awardee on other proposals responding to this solicitation. If you are interested in developing a proposal, complete a Notification of Intent to Submit no later than Aug. 1. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit the Web site below or contact Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, 472-2851. http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/limited_sub.shtml ************************************************************************* 5. Credit Union Will Be Closed For Independence Day The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be closed July 4 in honor of Independence Day. Keep in mind, you can access your account 24-hours a day at over 25,000 free ATMs, their telephone teller service or with their on-line banking service, e-Teller. For more information, call 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 6. Fidelity July 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A Fidelity consultant will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 15 at the Nebraska Union, and from 8 a.m. to noon July 16 at the East 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. TIAA-CREF July 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available July 3, 9, 10 and 31 at Wick Alumni Center Library, and on July 9, 10, 17 and 31 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 ************************************************************************* 8. Free Workshop - Get It Together: Organize Your Financial Records Due to requests, the credit union has added another session of the popular seminar, Get It Together: Organize Your Financial Records, from noon to 1 p.m. July 16 at the Nebraska Union. Learn the benefits of getting organized, why some record keeping systems fail, how to develop an efficient bill-pay system, what records to keep and for how long, what to have handy in case of a natural disaster and more. Seating is limited so call 472-2087 to reserve a spot. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 9. Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program Seminar The Food Processing Center is offering a one-day seminar for all individuals interested in exploring the idea of starting a food manufacturing business. The "From Recipe to Reality" seminar will be offered on Aug. 8. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. The registration deadline is July 28. Contact Jill Gifford at 472-2819 or jgifford1@unl.edu for an information packet. ************************************************************************* 10. Nebraska Repertory Theatre Opens 41st Season Nebraska Repertory Theatre, the professional company of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, opens its 41st season with Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins on July 10. Other productions are Doubt, A Parable, opening July 16, and The Cripple of Inishmaan opening July 23. Tickets and season passes are available at the Lied Center Ticket Office, or by phone at 472-4747. http://www.unl.edu/rep ************************************************************************* 11. Cornhusker Summer Music Games-DCI The Cornhusker Summer Music Games returns to UNL at 7:30 p.m. July 14 in Memorial Stadium. Performing Corps will be Blue Devils, Concord, Calif.; Phantom Regiment, Rockford, Ill.; Pioneer, Milwaukee, Wis.; Troopers, Casper, Wyo. Tickets are $25, $20, $15, on sale at the Web site listed below or call 317-275-1212 ext. 3. Group rates are available. http://www.dci.org/tickets/ ************************************************************************* 12. Ross closed July 4-10 The Ross Media Arts Center will not be showing films July 4-10. They will re-open on July 11 with the films Mongol and The Edge of Heaven. * Mongol (July 11-24) - This Academy Award nominated film recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world, including Russia in 1206. * The Edge of Heaven (July 11-17) - Multi-layered and poignant, The Edge of Heaven delves into German-Turkish relations and age-old generational divide. Winner of the Best Screenplay in the Cannes Film Festival 2007. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 13. Nebraska High School Rodeo Championships on NET Television Tune in for plenty of ropin', ridin' and wranglin' when the top high school rodeo competitors from across the state are featured on the "Nebraska High School Rodeo Championships," airing at noon July 6 on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *