************************************************************** ** 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: Jun 24, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Parking Lot Closures Due to Maintenance 2. Year-end Store Closures 3. 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 4. ILLiad Maintenance June 25 5. Transportation Services Vehicle Rental Rates 6. No Open House at Inventory on June 25 7. Limited Submission - NSF TeraGrid Phase III EVENTS TO ATTEND: 8. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series ARTS AND MEDIA: 9. Battle for Haditha and My Brother is an Only Child Open at the Ross ************************************************************************* 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. * June 28 to July 3 - Devaney South (A/C), overlay, lot closed. Park in the Court Street parking lot or Devaney north lot. * June 30 - Law South (C), patch/seal, partial closing. Beginning with east half of parking lot. Additional parking north of the College of Dentistry. * July 1 - Law South (C), patch/seal, partial closing. Work on west half of the parking lot. Additional parking north of the College of Dentistry. 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 to 12 - Quilt Center (A/C), overlay, lot closed. Additional parking in the area E Burr Fedde. http://parking.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 2. Year-end Store Closures Due to year-end inventory, the UNL Computer and Phone Stores will be closed at the end of June. The Nebraska Union store will be closed June 30. The 501 Building store will be closed on June 27 and 30. The East Union store will be closed June 26, 27 and 30. Call 472-5785 for your computer needs. http://sales.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 3. 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) An institutional summary of the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results is now available at the link below. The institutional summary discusses and explores UNL's score as compared to scores of peer institutions and over time on five clusters of survey items identified by NSSE administrators as benchmarks of effective educational practice. Additional questions about the results can be directed to Dean Rita Kean or Jessica Jonson in the Office of Undergraduate Studies. http://www.unl.edu/ous/faculty_resources/assessment/nsse/nsse2007.shtml ************************************************************************* 4. ILLiad Maintenance June 25 The University Libraries' Interlibrary Loan system, ILLiad, will be down from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 25 for needed maintenance. Interlibrary Loan and document delivery services will be unavailable during this time. If you have any questions, contact 472-2522. http://iris.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 5. Transportation Services Vehicle Rental Rates Fiscal year 2008-09 is the fourth year of Transportation Services' fleet improvement project to utilize more fuel efficient vehicles that continue to meet their customers' needs. Following evaluation of departmental vehicle requests, projected vehicle replacement and associated acquisition costs, and the requirement to cover escalating operational costs, vehicle rental rates will be adjusted effective July 1. Daily rate increases for passenger vehicles range from $1 to $3; mileage rates with a variable fuel surcharge are unchanged. Vehicle coordinators for departments with monthly rental vehicles should have received e-mail notifications with vehicle specific rate changes. The July 1 standard rental rates are listed on Transportation Services Web page. For questions or additional information call 472-2422. http://transportation.unl.edu/rental/#rates ************************************************************************* 6. No Open House at Inventory on June 25 There will be no Open House at Inventory on June 25 due to preparation for the auction on June 28. More information can be found on the inventory Web site: http://inventory.unl.edu/auctions/ ************************************************************************* 7. Limited Submission - NSF TeraGrid Phase III NSF has announced a limited submission. TeraGrid Phase III: eXtreme Digital Resources for Science and Engineering. The deadline is Nov. 4 (preliminary proposals for Integrated Services, required); Nov. 4 (full proposals for High-Performance Remote Visualization and Data Analysis Services); June 15, 2009 (full proposals for Integrated Services). A proposing organization may submit (or be a sub-awardee on) either a proposal for a single one of the four services listed in the Integrating Services section of the Program Description (Section II of the solicitation), or a proposal for the XD Coordination and Management Service and one or more of the other three Integrating services. If you are interested in developing a proposal, complete a Notification of Intent to Submit no later than July 25. For more information, visit the Web site below or contact Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, 472-2851. http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/limited_sub.shtml ************************************************************************* 8. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "Dynamic Methods for Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials," PhD Dissertation Defense by Philip Abuor Yuya, will be presented at 3:30 p.m. June 26 in 106 Othmer Hall. The event is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 9. Battle for Haditha and My Brother is an Only Child Open at the Ross * Battle for Haditha (June 27-July 3) - A narrative retelling of the real life massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by four U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb. * My Brother is an Only Child (June 27-July 3) - Set in a small Italian town in the 60's and 70's, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world-but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico (Riccardo Scarmaccio), is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, (Elio Germano) the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. * Ending Thursday: The Visitor, Chop Shop, and Shotgun Stories. http://www.theross.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *