************************************************************** ** 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 4, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. ALERT- UNL Phishing Scam 2. Hazardous-Regulated Waste Collection-Environ. Health and Safety 3. Convocations Committee Application Deadline for Visiting Scholars 4. Rose Frolik Award Nominees Sought 5. OUS Newsletter-March 2008 6. Free Downloadable Budgeting Software 7. Nebraska Colloquium Events - March 2008 8. 2008 Big Red Summer Academic Camps 9. Support the Lincoln Food Bank March 3-March 14 10. Chinese language classes offered to general public EVENTS TO ATTEND: 11. March 29 Dinner dance is UNL Scholarship Fundraiser 12. Olson Seminar to Discuss History of Nebraska Supreme Court 13. SNR and Water Center 2008 Spring Seminars 14. EHS and Office of Research Lab Safety Colloquium Series March 11-12 15. Center for Biology Chemistry and Redox Biology Center 16. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar 17. Chemistry Colloquium 18. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar 19. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar March 7 20. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture 21. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Mar 5 22. Guest Speaker on Women's Literacies March 13 23. One Stop Shopping for UNL Supervisors ARTS AND MEDIA: 24. Lied Center events: March 4-12 25. Honeydripper opening Friday at the Ross 26. School of Music Events: March 4-10 27. Paris Piano Trio on NET Radio's "Nebraska Concerts" March 9 28. NET Radio's "Friday Live" on March 7 29. Sandhill Cranes Subject of Special on NET Television 30. Boys HS Basketball Finals Live on NET Television 31. Husker Women's Basketball on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. ALERT- UNL Phishing Scam An email notice targeting UNL users to update their UNL email accounts IS A SCAM. Do NOT reply or enter any information. You will never be asked by UNL to confirm passwords via email. For more info go to: http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080303.shtml ************************************************************************* 2. Hazardous-Regulated Waste Collection-Environ. Health and Safety EHS needs your help in the collection, management, and proper disposal of hazardous-regulated waste. The list for everyday office and shop hazardous-regulated waste includes, but is not limited to: rechargeable batteries (all types but alkaline); light bulbs (all types but incandescent); aerosol cans; used oil (all types); and light ballast (all types). Containers are available for each type of hazardous-regulated waste, which has its own set of procedures that must be followed. Visit the EHS Web site at the URL below for waste management and disposal procedures. For more information, contact Mark Clark, 450-6079 or email, mclark3@unl.edu. http://ehs.unl.edu/sop/#waste ************************************************************************* 3. Convocations Committee Application Deadline for Visiting Scholars The Convocations Committee deadline date for submitting applications for funding for guest speakers during the fall semester is April 4. The application and guidelines can be found at the Web site listed below or by contacting the Faculty Senate Office at 472-2573. http://www.unl.edu/asenate/welcome.htm ************************************************************************* 4. Rose Frolik Award Nominees Sought UNOPA is seeking nominations for their annual Rose Frolik Award. The nomination deadline is March 7. Nominee must be active members of UNOPA. More information is available by contacting Diane Wasser at dwasser@unl.edu or 472-6251. http://unopa.unl.edu/rose.htm ************************************************************************* 5. OUS Newsletter-March 2008 The Office of Undergraduate Studies newsletter for March 2008 is available at the URL below: http://www.unl.edu/ous/welcome/ousnews_mar2008.shtml ************************************************************************* 6. Free Downloadable Budgeting Software The University of Nebraska Credit Union is offering free budgeting software on their Web site. This easy-to-use software tool uses simple graphics, "pop-up" boxes and bar charts to help you manage your money more effectively. Simply go to the URL below and click on the BudgetSmart logo to download the program to your computer free of charge, and you're on your way to creating your own personalized budget. If you have any questions call the credit union at 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 7. Nebraska Colloquium Events - March 2008 Check out Nebraska Colloquium initiatives for March 2008 available at the Web site below. The Nebraska Colloquium engages the entire University of Nebraska-Lincoln community in thoughtful discussion of issues of overriding importance. http://www.unl.edu/nc/ ************************************************************************* 8. 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 ************************************************************************* 9. Support the Lincoln Food Bank March 3-March 14 In support of National Nutrition Month, members of the Lincoln District Dietetic Association, Nutrition and Health Promotion Association and UNL Student Housing encourage students, faculty and staff to donate food to the Lincoln Food Bank. Barrels will be set up in UNL residence halls, 200 Nebraska Union, 110 Ruth Leverton Hall, 105 Home Economics Building and 314 East Union. ************************************************************************* 10. Chinese language classes offered to general public The Confucius Institute at UNL is offering non-credit Chinese Language classes, starting March 10. Beginning Chinese I and II (CICL 101 and 102) are designed for the general public including adults, middle school and high school students, and teach the basics of the language. For more information, call 472-2175 or e-mail extservice@unl.edu. See the Web site listed below for a registration form. http://extended.unl.edu/confucius ************************************************************************* 11. March 29 Dinner dance is UNL Scholarship Fundraiser UNL Faculty Women's Club will sponsor "One Enchanted Evening," a dinner dance to raise funds for UNL scholarships, on March 29 at the Nebraska Champions Club. No host cocktails will be served starting at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and dancing to the Tunafish Jones Band at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Tickets are $50 per person ($12.50 tax deductible). Make checks out to UNL Faculty Women's Club and mail to Carol Riefler, 3221 Weaver Lane, Lincoln NE 68506. Reservations must be received by March 17. For more information, call 489-1432. ************************************************************************* 12. Olson Seminar to Discuss History of Nebraska Supreme Court James Hewitt, attorney and adjunct professor of history at Nebraska Wesleyan University, author of "Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court," will speak from 3:30 to 5 p.m. March 12 at Great Plains Art Museum, Hewit Place. Hewitt is author of the first book-length study of a Great Plains state supreme court. The seminar and a 3 p.m. reception are free and open to the public. http://www.unl.edu/plains ************************************************************************* 13. SNR and Water Center 2008 Spring Seminars "Estimating Riparian Evapotranspiration - An Application of Remote Sensing Technology," will be presented by Zohrab Samani, New Mexico State University, at 3:30 p.m. March 5 in 107 Hardin Hall Auditorium. http://watercenter.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 14. EHS and Office of Research Lab Safety Colloquium Series March 11-12 The focus of the March 11 and 12 colloquia is "Preventing Laboratory Fires." The goal of this Safety Initiative is to assist the Principal Investigators (PI), staff and students in conducting their expert research by providing voluntary training in the latest laboratory safety procedures. Visit the Web site below for session dates and locations, as well as previous colloquia presentations. For more information, contact Betsy Howe at 472-5488 or ehowe2@unl.edu. http://research.unl.edu/lsi_9-06.shtml ************************************************************************* 15. Center for Biology Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Dr. Jane Grande-Allen, Bioengineering department of Rice University, will present "Biomechanical and Biological Roles of Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans in Heart Valves and Engineered Tissues," at 4 p.m. March 4 in N172 Beadle. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend. http://biochem.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 16. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar Dr. Mark R. Cookson with the National Institute on Aging Laboratory of Neurogenetics at NIH, will present "Pathways to Parkinsonism," at 4 p.m. March 11 in Beadle N172. Refreshments will be available prior to the seminar and all are welcome to attend. http://biochem.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 17. Chemistry Colloquium Professor John Klassen, from University of Alberta, Canada will present "Structure and Stability of Protein Complexes in Solution and the Gas Phase Studied by Electrospray Ionization and Fourier-transform Mass Spectrometry," at 3:30 p.m. March 7 in Room 112 Hamilton Hall. This is a Michael L. Gross Award Lectureship. The lecture is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 18. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Seminar Namal Liyanage, PhD candidate, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences will present, "Induction of Epithelial Cell Apoptotic Death by Helicobacter Hepaticus Cytolethal Distending Toxin," at 4 p.m. March 10 in 145 VBS. The seminar is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 19. Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar March 7 "Agriculture in China," will be presented by Xiaolin Li, visiting scientist, China Agricultural University, at 3 p.m. March 7 in 327 Keim Hall. Refreshments will be served at 2:30 p.m. ************************************************************************* 20. Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture Dan Engstrom, Science Museum of Minnesota, will present "The River We Have Wrought: Two Centuries of Human Impact on Soil Erosion in the Upper Mississippi," at 3:30 p.m. March 7 in Bessey Auditorium. ************************************************************************* 21. Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Mar 5 "Managing Soil Microbial Community Structure for Disease Suppression," will be presented by Dr. Mark Mazzola, USDA-ARS, Washington State University, at 4 p.m. March 5 in E103 Beadle. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. This event is open to the public. ************************************************************************* 22. Guest Speaker on Women's Literacies March 13 Charlotte Hogg, author of From the Garden Club: Rural Women Writing Community, and co-author of Rural Literacies, will present her talk "Literacy's Laborers: Beyond Marking Women's 'Ordinary' Work," from 3:30 to 5 p.m. March 13 in the Dudley Bailey Library, 229 Andrews Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 23. One Stop Shopping for UNL Supervisors Learn about UNL Human Resources policies and practices in one 3 1/2 hour seminar on April 3 at the East Union. Various aspects of UNL employment, compensation, risk management, employee relations, employee assistance program, employee engagement and employee performance planning practices will be covered. Training syllabus and registration link is available at URL below. Questions may be directed to Nancy F. Myers at 472-8033. http://hr.unl.edu/hrtraining.shtml ************************************************************************* 24. Lied Center events: March 4-12 UNL faculty/staff can use their 10 percent discount on two tickets to Lied Center season events. * March 4: State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico - performing works by Brahms, Chavez and Rodrigo. * March 6-7: Aquila Theatre Company performs Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." * March 8: Aquila Theatre Company performs Joseph Heller's "Catch-22." * March 10-12: Broadway smash "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" - based on the hit movie that starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin. http://www.unl.edu/lied ************************************************************************* 25. Honeydripper opening Friday at the Ross * Honeydripper (March 7-13) - Tyrone (Danny Glover) is the proprietor of the Honeydripper juke joint. When business at the once-popular club begins to trail off and Tyrone hires unpredictable electric guitarist Sonny (Gary Clark, Jr.) against his better judgment, Tyrone's last-ditch bid to draw in crowds during harvest time has surprising results that neither desperate Tyrone nor the ambitious Sonny could have ever anticipated. Blues guitarist Keb' Mo' co-stars in a film written and directed by John Sayles. * Also Playing: Persepolis (through March 13). * Ending Thursday: Starting out in the Evening. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 26. School of Music Events: March 4-10 * March 4 at 7:30 p.m., Concert Choir, Collegiate Chorus, and University Singers will give a concert in Kimball Recital Hall. The All-Collegiate Chorus, under the direction of Brian Hart, will perform the Vesperes Solemnes de confessore by W.A. Mozart with chamber orchestra and student soloists. The Concert Choir with Dr. Therees Hibbard will present a varied program ranging from Händel to Moses Hogan. The evening concludes with a DMA recital given by James Wilson with the University Singers performing both sacred and secular works by Johannes Brahms. * March 6 at 7:30 p.m., faculty artist William McMullen, oboe, and Catherine Herbener, piano, will give a recital in Kimball Recital Hall. * March 7 at 7:30 p.m., the Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Barber will give a concert in Kimball Recital Hall. The repertoire will include the world premiere of Eight Untitled Pieces (2006) by UNL faculty artist, Randall Snyder and featuring faculty artist Rusty White on bass, the Nebraska premiere of Diaghilev Dances (2002) by Kenneth Hesketh, and the regional premiere of Kingfishers Catch Fire (2007) by John Mackey. * March 8 at 7:30 p.m., the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Tyler Goodrich White will give a concert in Kimball Recital Hall. It's Student Soloist Night featuring winners of the 2007-2008 Graduate and Undergraduate Solo Competitions. * March 9 at 3 p.m., the Symphonic Band under the direction of Anthony Falcone will give a concert entitled Explorations of Form in Kimball Recital Hall. UNL faculty artist John Bailey, piccolo, will join the Symphonic Band in a performance of The Wren (1879) by Eugène Damare. 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 ************************************************************************* 27. Paris Piano Trio on NET Radio's "Nebraska Concerts" March 9 Listen to NET Radio's "Nebraska Concerts" at 2 p.m. on March 9 for a Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music concert by the Paris Piano Trio. Selections include Saint Saens' "Trio No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18;" Faure's "Trio in D Minor, Op. 120;" and Dvorak's "Trio #3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130." Tune in at 91.1 FM or listen live at the Web site below. http://www.netNebraska.org/radio ************************************************************************* 28. NET Radio's "Friday Live" on March 7 Join host William Stibor at 9 a.m. March 7 for previews of upcoming events, including UNL assistant professor Kwakiutl Dreher's appearance at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, the Prairie Winds Art Center's Spirit of the Cranes show, Aquila Theatre productions at the Lied Center and First Presbyterian Church's concert series. Tune in at 91.1 FM in Lincoln or listen live on the Web by going to the site below and clicking Listen Now! http://www.netNebraska.org/radio ************************************************************************* 29. Sandhill Cranes Subject of Special on NET Television "Crane Song," airing at 5:30 p.m. March 9 on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD, is a stunning visual essay of the Sandhill crane's migration through Nebraska, weaving together striking images and majestic sounds of the birds' journey with the stories and insights of the individuals who observe these creatures, as well as landowners endeavoring to ensure a habitat that is welcoming to the cranes. ************************************************************************* 30. Boys HS Basketball Finals Live on NET Television A week ago, the best girls' high school basketball teams in the state battled it out for the state championship titles. On March 8, the boys get their chance as the championship games in six different classes of the Nebraska boys' high school basketball tournament are broadcast live from the Bob Devaney Sports Center on NET1 Channel 12 and for the first time in high-definition on NET-HD. The championship games begin at 9:30 a.m. with Class C-1, followed by Class D-1 at 11:30 a.m.; Class B at 1:30 p.m.; Class C-2 at 5 p.m.; Class A at 7 p.m.; and Class D-2 at 9 p.m. ************************************************************************* 31. Husker Women's Basketball on NET Television Connie Yori and the Nebraska women's basketball team close their regular season Big 12 Conference play with a contest against the Iowa State Cyclones broadcast live at 7 p.m. March 5 on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *