************************************************************** ** 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: Mar 25, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. EAP Moves 2. Make Your Research Easier 3. Want to Fly on an Army Helicopter? 4. Convocations Committee Applications Deadline Date 5. FREE Health Challenge 6. National Endowment for the Humanities - Challenge Grants 7. SPSS WARNING: Bug in SPSS v16 Software May Cause Data Loss 8. Free Financial Check Ups 9. Husker Hockey Golf Scramble April 20 10. 2008 Big Red Summer Academic Camps 11. Registration begins for the Summer Institute for Online Teaching EVENTS TO ATTEND: 12. UNL Research Fair is April 1-3 13. Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium 14. CCSW Awards ceremony March 26 15. Summer Independent Study Open House March 26 16. East Campus Community Garden Meeting 17. UNL Faculty Style Show and Luncheon 18. Center for Biology Chemistry and Redox Biology Center 19. Center for Biology Chemistry and Redox Biology Center 20. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar March 28 21. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture 22. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar March 26 23. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series 24. Chemistry Colloquium March 28 25. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series 26. Plant Pathology Seminar April 1 27. SNR and Water Center 2008 Spring Seminars 28. Dept. of Agricultural Economics Spring Seminar Series 29. 2008 Environmental Studies Seminar - Senior Student Teams 30. Mediating Hillary Rodham Clinton: The News Media as Arbiters ... 31. Support Group for Adult Children with Aging Parents (ACAP) 32. Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program Seminar 33. Deciding Market Strategies April 2 ARTS AND MEDIA: 34. International Quilt Study Center and Museum Grand Opening March 30 35. The Comedy of Scott Blakeman 36. Lied Center events 37. The Band's Visit and City of Men open Friday at the Ross 38. School of Music Events: March 25-March 31 39. New Exhibit Opens at the Kruger Gallery of Miniature Interiors ************************************************************************* 1. EAP Moves After 18 years in the Lewis Syford House at 700 North 16th Street, UNL's Employee Assistance Program is changing its location. The Wells Fargo Center at 1248 "O" Street, Suite 960, will be the new location as of April 1. The "P" Street entrance to Wells Fargo is located just two blocks south of Love Library. Parking will be available in the Rampark Parking Garage. This location will continue to insure confidentiality for UNL employees and their family members. Their phone number, 472-3107, will remain the same. They will continue their efforts to address a wide variety of personal and work related concerns of our clients. http://hr.unl.edu/new/whatsnew.shtml ************************************************************************* 2. Make Your Research Easier A pilot program will begin on April 1 to provide electronic copies of articles from journals housed in the LDRF (the Libraries storage facility for lesser used materials) to graduate and undergraduate students. Articles will be scanned and delivered electronically to students via their ILLiad accounts. They scan the article for you. Journal volumes can still be loaned at the users request. Pilot program ends during the summer and will be reviewed for possible continuation in Fall of 2008. Any questions, contact the ILL Office at 472-2522. Open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (M-F), and located at 221 Love Library. If you don't have an ILLiad account visit the Web site listed below. http://129.93.17.103/illiad/logon.html ************************************************************************* 3. Want to Fly on an Army Helicopter? UNL Army ROTC has a limited number of open seats for UNL faculty and staff. The Army ROTC Department will be conducting its annual air assault training session on April 3. The Nebraska Army National Guard is providing helicopters to airlift the cadets from the State Fair Grounds to the Doane College campus, where they will conduct a series of tactical missions. This year there are open seats available to faculty/staff interested in riding in an Army Blackhawk helicopter and follow the cadets as they conduct their missions. The lab begins at 3 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 6 p.m. (weather permitting). If you are interested in participating, e-mail Captain Dan Behn at dbehn2@unl.edu with your name, department and contact information. Submit your name no later than 4 p.m. on March 27. They will draw names at noon, March 28 and make notifications the same day. The winners will be required to provide their social security number to be added to the flight list. ************************************************************************* 4. Convocations Committee Applications Deadline Date The deadline date for submitting applications to the Convocations Committee to bring in guest speakers during the fall semester is April 4. Go to the Faculty Senate Web site for guidelines and application form or call the Faculty Senate Office at 472-2573. http://www.unl.edu/asenate/welcome.htm ************************************************************************* 5. FREE Health Challenge Scorecards are now available for the 2008 Health Challenge. This free program sponsored by the Community Health Endowment (CHE) is for anyone living, working or attending school in Lancaster counter age three and up. Go to the following Web site for more information and to print your scorecard. Be sure to list UNL as your school/business name. http://www.chelincoln.org/08HlthChlng/08.hlthchlnghmpg.htm ************************************************************************* 6. National Endowment for the Humanities - Challenge Grants The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced a call for proposals for Challenge Grants (regular NEH and Digital Humanities Initiative). The deadline is May 1. Organizational limit: an institution may apply for both a regular challenge grant and a Digital Humanities Initiative (DHI) challenge grant at the annual May deadline, but an institution may hold or have pending only one NEH challenge grant and one DHI challenge grant at a time (a DHI challenge grant may be held concurrently with a regular challenge grant). If you are interested in developing a proposal for an NEH or a DHI challenge grant, complete a notification of intent to submit form at the Web site below no later than March 31. For more information regarding the internal selection process, contact Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, 472-2851. http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/limited_intent.php ************************************************************************* 7. SPSS WARNING: Bug in SPSS v16 Software May Cause Data Loss If a user exits SPSS v16.x without explicitly saving open large data files first, such files appear to save, yet are lost. Workaround: Always save data files explicitly via File->Save or the save toolbar button before exiting SPSS v16. The issue will be addressed by SPSS Inc. with their next hot fix. If you have questions, contact the Site License Specialist at license@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 8. Free Financial Check Ups Get a free copy of your credit report and advice on how to improve your credit score and overall financial situation. This service if free to all University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union members. Call 472-2087 for membership information or to make an appointment for your free financial check up. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 9. Husker Hockey Golf Scramble April 20 Support the UNL Men's Hockey Team by participating in the Husker Hockey Golf Scramble on April 20 at the Highlands Golf Course. The cost is $380 for a team of four, OR $100 if registering as an individual. Green fees, cart, and dinner included. Prizes, raffle and fun. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.unlhockeyclub.com ************************************************************************* 10. 2008 Big Red Summer Academic Camps Big Red Summer Academic Camps are career exploration camps that give all youth the chance to explore the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, meet people from across the nation, and spend time investigating an interest or potential career. Topics include culinary arts, dance, movie making, spiders, theatre and more. Camps run June 15-20. See Web site for more info. http://bigredcamps.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 11. Registration begins for the Summer Institute for Online Teaching Enroll in the Summer 2008 Institute for Online Teaching to learn the latest techniques for online instruction. The institute is offered online via Blackboard with periodic face-to-face meetings and will run May 14 through June 18. The award-winning institute is fast becoming a NU tradition. Visit their Web site or contact Suzanne Becking at 472-5464. http://extended.unl.edu/summerinstitute/ ************************************************************************* 12. UNL Research Fair is April 1-3 The UNL Research Fair, April 1-3, celebrates research and creative activity with three days of events for faculty, staff and students in the Nebraska Union. Hear from representatives of federal funding agencies and other guest speakers, learn about funding opportunities and managing research at UNL, and celebrate faculty and student successes. Events are free and open to the public. Check the Research Fair Web site for a complete schedule of events. The Office of Research sponsors the UNL Research Fair in cooperation with the Office of Graduate Studies and the Office of Undergraduate Studies. http://researchfair.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 13. Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium This year's Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium will focus on the severe weather climatology of the central plains. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 29 in Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St. There will be Spotter Training Courses; Mike Umscheid, Greensburg 5-4-7: Anatomy of a Severe Local Superstorm; Mike Mogil, "How the Weather Works;" Joe Schaefer, director of Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma. The event is family friendly and free. http://www.cpsws.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 14. CCSW Awards ceremony March 26 Chancellor Harvey Perlman will present the annual awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Status of Women at 3:30 p.m. March 26 in the Wick Alumni Center. Award recipients this year are the Department of Geosciences Faculty and Tamy Burnett, a doctoral student in English. The University Chorale, directed by Rhonda Fuelberth, will perform at the reception. Everyone is welcome to attend. ************************************************************************* 15. Summer Independent Study Open House March 26 All staff interested in utilizing their tuition remission to earn UNL credits this summer are invited to attend the Summer Independent Study Open House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Union Square at the Nebraska Union. The Open House allows students to meet with the instructor and discuss the course requirements. For more information, go to the Web address below or call 472-2175. http://independentstudy.unl.edu/summer ************************************************************************* 16. East Campus Community Garden Meeting Sign up for an East campus Agronomy Horticulture garden plot on at a meeting beginning at 5:15 p.m. April 2 in room 148 L. W. Chase Hall, on East campus. Returning gardeners have first choice for plot selection; the remaining open plots will be assigned through a lottery. You must present valid UNL ID for enrollment. Cash or check accepted for use fee. Open to UNL graduate students, staff and faculty. For more information, contact Gail Ogden, 472-3953. ************************************************************************* 17. UNL Faculty Style Show and Luncheon April in Paris will be the theme of the UNL Faculty Women's Spring Style Show and Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. April 9 at The Lodge at Wilderness Ridge. Coldwater Creek will present the newest fashions for the spring season. The cost is $20. Contact Lynne Smith, 438-9917 by March 26. ************************************************************************* 18. Center for Biology Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Dr. Roberta F. Colman, professor of Chemisrty and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, will present "Exploring Interfaces Between Enzyme Subunits," at 4 p.m. March 25 in Beadle N172. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend. http://biochem.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 19. Center for Biology Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Dr. Tasios Melis, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California-Berkeley, will present "Photosynthetic Biofuels: Generating Hydrogen and Hydrocarbons," at 4 p.m. April 8 in Beadle N172. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend. http://biochem.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 20. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar March 28 "What College Teachers Should Know About Learning," will be presented by David Brooks, Professor, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at 3 p.m. March 28 in 327 Keim Hall. Refreshments at 2:30. ************************************************************************* 21. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Lee Kump, Penn State University, will present, "Extreme Warmth 55 Million Years Ago: Fossil-Fuel Burnign in the Early Cenezoic," at 3:30 p.m. March 28 in Bessey Auditorium. ************************************************************************* 22. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar March 26 "The Molecular Genetics of Meiosis," will be presented by Dr. R. Scott Hawley, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, at 4 p.m. March 26 in E103 Beadle. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. This event is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 23. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "Biomaterial Surface Engineering and Biophysical Signal Coregulation of Bone and Stem Cell Functions," will be presented by Dr. Jung Yul Lim, Center for Biomedical Devices and Functional Tissue Engineering, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa., at 3:30 p.m. April 1 in 105 Othmer Hall. Preceded at 3 p.m. by a reception in W317.1 Nebraska Hall. Open to the public. ************************************************************************* 24. Chemistry Colloquium March 28 Professor John L. Markley, from University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present "Metabolomics: New Technology and Applications to Investigations of Gene Knockouts in Arabidopsis and Red Blood Cells," at 3:30 p.m. March 28 in Room 112 Hamilton Hall. Open to the public. ************************************************************************* 25. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "Biomaterial Surface Engineering and Biophysical Signal Coregulation of Bone and Stem Cell Functions," will be presented by Dr. Jung Yul Lim, Center for Biomedical Devices and Functional Tissue Engineering, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa., at 3:30 p.m. April 1 in 105 Othmer Hall. The seminar is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 26. Plant Pathology Seminar April 1 The Plant Pathology Seminar for April 1, will feature two speakers, both graduate students in Plant Pathology. Hu Yin will speak on "Isolation of Lysobacter Strains from Soil," and Jane Okalebo will speak on "Biological Suppression of Velvetleaf," beginning at 4 p.m. April 1 in 327 Keim Hall. All are welcome. ************************************************************************* 27. SNR and Water Center 2008 Spring Seminars "Legal Frameworks for Water and Climate Change," will be presented by Elizabeth Burleson, University of South Dakota, at 3:30 p.m. March 26 in 107 Hardin Hall Auditorium. Hosted by Lorrie Benson. http//watercenter.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 28. Dept. of Agricultural Economics Spring Seminar Series Dr. Steve Polasky, University of Minnesota, will present the seminar, "Modeling Multiple Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs at Landscape Scales," at 3 p.m. March 28 in 210 Filley. http://www.agecon.unl.edu/seminar.html ************************************************************************* 29. 2008 Environmental Studies Seminar - Senior Student Teams Evaluting the Course -"Sustainable Societies-Africa," will be held from at 4 p.m. March 26 in 107 Hardin Hall Auditorium, "Planning-Aggregates- Community-Environment Among Platte River Gravel Miners;" senior seminar student team members; Bailey, Hayashi, McNeil, Mechtenberg and Winter. ************************************************************************* 30. Mediating Hillary Rodham Clinton: The News Media as Arbiters ... Dr. Shawn Parry-Giles, University of Maryland, will deliver a short talk on "The News Media as Arbiters of Political Authenticity," at 3:30 p.m. March 26 at 106 Avery Hall. Dr. Parry-Giles frequently appears in the popular press as a commentator on political communication. Her commentaries have appeared, among other places, in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baltimore Sun, Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Dallas Morning News, and Miami Herald. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. ************************************************************************* 31. Support Group for Adult Children with Aging Parents (ACAP) This Employee Assistance Program (EAP) facilitated support group's next monthly meeting is from noon to 1 p.m. March 27 at Nebraska Union (room to be posted). This month, participants will continue discussion about their respective support roles. The meeting and participation in this support group is open to all interested faculty and staff. For details contact EAP at 472-3107 or visit: http://hr.unl.edu/eap/eapsupportgroup.shtml ************************************************************************* 32. 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 June 2. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. The registration deadline is May 16. Contact Jill Gifford at 472-2819 or jgifford1@unl.edu for an information packet. ************************************************************************* 33. Deciding Market Strategies April 2 In the opinion of Peter Drucker, the renowned management theorist, marketing is the principal business function because without successful marketing there simply is no business. Learn how to decide the best strategies to use in marketing your products or services. Examine and understand the crucial role of marketing in business. Learn about successful marketing strategies. Recognize the role of everyone in your business in marketing the product or service at an interactive seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 2 at the Ferguson Center in 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 ************************************************************************* 34. International Quilt Study Center and Museum Grand Opening March 30 The public grand opening of the new Quilt Museum will be from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 30 at the new facility located at 33rd & Holdrege Streets. Free admission to the public. UNL students, faculty and staff will enjoy free admission year round. Artist Nancy Crow will present a free lecture on contemporary quilting at 4 p.m. in the Hardin Center auditorium. http://www.quiltstudy.org ************************************************************************* 35. The Comedy of Scott Blakeman Scott Blakeman will deliver some contemporary Jewish Humor at 7 p.m. March 27 in room 25 College of Business Administration. Blakeman comes from New York and is slated as "The top political comedian working in New York today" (NBC). He has made more than 30 national television appearances, including Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and co-host of several political humor segments on NBC's "Sunday Today." Blakeman co-founded Standup for Peace: The Two Comedian Solution to Middle East Peace with Palestinian-American comedian Dean Obeidallah and they perform their highly acclaimed evening of Jewish and Arab-American comedy for colleges, theaters, Jewish Community Centers, and Temples across the country. Seating limited. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Harris Center for Judaic Studies. http://www.unl.edu/judaic/news ************************************************************************* 36. Lied Center events * April 1: Electic strings trio Time for Three will perform in the Great Plains Room of the UNL East Campus Union at 7:30 p.m. * April 2: Time for Three will bring their fun and energetic show to the Lied Center's Johnny Carson Theater as part of the Club/Carson series. Two shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. * April 17 - The Friends of Lied will host the first annual "Table Inspirations" with a table gallery by local designers and a presentation by internationally known designer/event planner to the celebrities, Preston Bailey. Visit the Lied Center's Web site for more information on all of these events. http://www.unl.edu/lied ************************************************************************* 37. The Band's Visit and City of Men open Friday at the Ross * The Band's Visit (March 28-April 10) - A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town. * City of Men (March 28-April 10) - Best friends Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas. From the producers of the acclaimed City of God. * Ending Thursday: Funny Games and Nanking. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 38. School of Music Events: March 25-March 31 * March 25 at 7:30 p.m., a wide variety of chamber ensembles will perform in the UNL ChamberFest recital in Kimball Recital Hall. * March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall, UNL Honors ChamberFest will feature student winners of the 2008 "Play with the Chiaras" Competition. * March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Westbrook Recital Hall, Room 119, Student Chamber Brass Ensembles free and open to the public. * March 28, all day in Westbrook Recital Hall, Midwest ClariFest. Clarinet students of all ages participate in a day to celebrate teaching and learning the clarinet. At 7:30 p.m. featured guest artist Nathan Williams will give a clarinet recital in Kimball Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. * March 29, 7:30 p.m., faculty artist Christopher Marks will give an organ recital in Kimball Recital Hall. The program will feature works by 20th century New York composer and organist Seth Bingham and celebrates the release of Marks' new recording of Bingham's works on a Raven CD which will be available at the recital. * March 30 at 7:30 p.m., Jazz Combos will give a recital in Westbrook Recital Hall, Room 119. Dr. Darryl White and graduate student Christopher Barrick conduct the combos. Free and open to the public. * March 31, all day, Flute Festival Day. That evening at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall, the Flute Festival Day Concert will feature the UNL Flute ensembles, trios and quartets, the UNL Flute Choir, conducted by Enrico Sartori and the UNL Flute Festival Flute Choir conducted by John Bailey. Free and open to the public. 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 and registration can be found on the UNL School of Music Web site. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 39. New Exhibit Opens at the Kruger Gallery of Miniature Interiors "Technology's Impact on Design," the Kruger Collection's new exhibition opens on March 28 in Architecture Hall. An opening reception in Architecture Hall will follow a 4 p.m. address by Constance Adams, a space architect of synthesis int'l USA at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. http://krugercollection.unl.edu ************************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *