************************************************************** ** 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: May 6, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Lane, street closures continue 2. Libraries Server Maintenance 3. Blackboard Downtime / Archive Your Blackboard Courses 4. Personal Response System (PRS) - No Support for IR Clickers 5. OUS Newsletter - May 2008 6. Mid Semester Check 2008 7. UNL Confucius Institute offers Chinese Summer Course Options 8. Need to collect data? 9. 2008 Nebraska Women's Basketball Camps 10. 2008 John Walker Big Red Soccer Camps 11. UNL Campus Walking Route Maps Now Available Online 12. Register now for Summer Independent Study Classes 13. NU Intercampus Golf Classic-final days to register 14. Campus Rec Center Closed May 12-18 15. 2008-2009 - Nebraska Colloquium - Democracy 16. Nebraska Athletics Seeking Marketing Student Interns For 2008/09 17. Executive Assistant to the Chancellor EVENTS TO ATTEND: 18. Astronomy Day is May 10 at NU State Museum 19. Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Topology and Representation Theory 20. Rental Property / Business Loan Information Open House 21. Biochemistry Graduate Student Association Ackerson Seminar 22. Managing Conflict May 13 23. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Monthly Support Group ARTS AND MEDIA: 24. Lee White Book signing May 9 25. "Still Life" and "The Violin" open Friday at the Ross 26. The Ross Passport: 4 Movies at the Ross for $15 27. Two Husker Baseball Games on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. Lane, street closures continue Lane and street closures continue near City Campus while the city of Lincoln replaces water mains on 12th, 17th and R streets. R Street will be closed from 16th to 17th streets May 12-19 for work on R street. Northbound 12th Street between Q and R streets will be closed May 12-19. The intersection of 12th and R streets will be closed May 19-26 for work on 12th and R streets. The new mains will improve water distribution on campus and the street closures are needed to accommodate the contractors' work. ************************************************************************* 2. Libraries Server Maintenance The University Libraries' server maintenance will be performed from 8 a.m. to noon May 11 while the Libraries are closed. Services that will be unavailable are: on-line InterLibrary Loan forms, GIS, and the database SciFinder. On-line access to the Libraries' catalog is unaffected and will be available. http://iris.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 3. Blackboard Downtime / Archive Your Blackboard Courses Blackboard will be unavailable from 3 to 9 p.m. on May 17. During that time, Information Services will delete all Blackboard courses created before the Summer 2005 term. To keep a copy of the content of your courses prior to Summer 2005, you must create archives of your courses. Click the link below to download detailed information and instructions. If you have technical questions about this process, contact the Help Desk at 472-3970 (or if you're outside of Lincoln, toll free at 866-472-3970) or via email at helpdesk@unl.edu. For any other questions, contact Heath Tuttle at htuttle2@unl.edu. http://tinyurl.com/yufa8v ************************************************************************* 4. Personal Response System (PRS) - No Support for IR Clickers This Fall, ITG's Classroom Support team will no longer support the infrared (IR) clickers for use with Interwrite's Personal Response System. Students must have the RF clicker (the one with the LCD display) for all PRS classes. For more detailed information, visit the URL listed below. http://itg.unl.edu/classroom/prs.shtml ************************************************************************* 5. OUS Newsletter - May 2008 The OUS Newsletter is available for May 2008 at the Web site listed below: http://www.unl.edu/ous/welcome/ousnews_may2008.shtml ************************************************************************* 6. Mid Semester Check 2008 The purpose of the Mid-Semester Check is to provide first-year and entering transfer students information they might need to better understand academic expectations and requirements, as well as obtain the information necessary to make informed decisions about their academic direction. The fall 2008 Mid Semester Check will be held Sept. 15, 16, 17 and 18 in the Nebraska Union. On Sept. 17 Mid-Semester Check will feature a special event for undeclared majors, GPS: MAJORS and MOREs FAIR. You may want to include this information on your fall 2008 syllabus, particularly if you are teaching first- and second-year general education courses. http://www.unl.edu/ous ************************************************************************* 7. UNL Confucius Institute offers Chinese Summer Course Options CORRECTION - Summer Chinese Language and Martial Arts Classes will be offered June 16-27, Monday through Friday, with the choice of a morning or afternoon session. Beginning Chinese I and II will also be offered May 13-June 10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more nformation or to register, go to the Web site below. http://extended.unl.edu/confucius ************************************************************************* 8. Need to collect data? The Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) at UNL has a trained and professional staff available to assist researchers and departments with a variety of data collection needs (telephone interviews, mail surveys, Web surveys, focus groups, data entry, transcription, etc.). They currently have staff available to work on data collection projects, including telephone interviewing, entry projects and transcription of audio tapes and digital files. As a non-profit organization, BOSR is a cost-effective resource for University and state agencies. For more information, contact Stacia Jorgensen at 472-3672 or shalada2@unl.edu, or visit the Web site: http://bosr.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 9. 2008 Nebraska Women's Basketball Camps Make plans now to send your child to the 2008 Nebraska Women's Basketball Summer Camps. Camp offerings include Elite Camp (grades 6-12; June 19-21), Shooting Camp (grades 4-12, June 22) and Day Camp (grades 1-6, July 7-10). For a camp application, visit the Web site listed below or call 472-6462. http://www.huskers.com ************************************************************************* 10. 2008 John Walker Big Red Soccer Camps The women's soccer program will be conducting summer camps at the Hawks Championship Center. The 2008 John Walker Big Red Soccer Camps will begin in June and run through late July. Camps are open to boys and girls ages 6 to 18, and are available with residential and commuter options. Camp brochures and details are available at the Web site listed below. http://www.huskers.com ************************************************************************* 11. UNL Campus Walking Route Maps Now Available Online Maps featuring walking routes for City and East Campus are now available on the home page of the Campus Recreation Web site. The routes can be found at the URL listed below under "UNL Campus Walking Maps." The UNL campus walking maps are intended to raise awareness of wellness resources on campus. http://crec.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 12. Register now for Summer Independent Study Classes Summer Independent Study Class courses are delivered in a flexible, convenient format for all staff interested in utilizing their tuition remission to earn UNL credits this summer. For a complete listing of courses or for more information go to the Web address below or call 472-2175. http://independentstudy.unl.edu/summer ************************************************************************* 13. NU Intercampus Golf Classic-final days to register The 15th annual University of Nebraska Intercampus Golf Classic will be May 12 at the Meadowlark Golf Course in Kearney. The fee is $50 per player. The registration deadline has been extended until May 8. For information call Mark Powell at 472-4772. Registration forms can be downloaded at the Web site. http://crec.unl.edu/im ************************************************************************* 14. Campus Rec Center Closed May 12-18 The UNL Campus Rec Center will be closed May 12 through May 18 for its annual maintenance shutdown. The EC Activities Building will remain open for recreation and fitness usage. Hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Info at 472-3467 or visit the Web site: http://crec.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 15. 2008-2009 - Nebraska Colloquium - Democracy The goal of the Nebraska Colloquium is to raise the level of intellectual discourse among UNL students, faculty and staff under the framework of a campus-wide theme that serves as an organizing mechanism for unit activities and events that would contribute to the theme. Because of its presence on campus and in the community, they have adopted the yearly themes established by the EN Thompson Forum Committee for its lecture series. The EN Thompson Forum theme for the 2007-08 academic year is Democracy's Future. Professor Patrice Berger, director of the NU Honors Program, will host a series of Honors Forum talks as part of the Nebraska Colloquium to complement the EN Thompson Forum theme. Each Honors Forum talk will feature a UNL faculty member. The Honors Forum talks are open to the public. The Office of Undergraduate Studies invites the campus community to participate in these forums and to contribute to a campus wide discussion of Democracy through the Nebraska Colloquium. Submit information about related activities, events, symposia to rkean1@unl.edu. http://www.unl.edu/nc/ ************************************************************************* 16. Nebraska Athletics Seeking Marketing Student Interns For 2008/09 Nebraska Athletics is seeking aggressive, creative and self-motivated students for their marketing student internship program for the 2008-09 academic year. More details and information, including an application can be found online at the Web site listed below. Inform any students that you feel would benefit from this experience. All application material are due at noon on May 30. http://www.huskers.com/marketingintern ************************************************************************* 17. Executive Assistant to the Chancellor The Chancellor's office is now accepting applications for the Executive Assistant to the Chancellor. The position is open only to University and NU Foundation employees. To apply, go to: http://employment.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 18. Astronomy Day is May 10 at NU State Museum Astronomy Day will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 10 at the University of Nebraska State Museum. There will be family fun with astronomers, and hands on activities, as well as displays of telescopes, computer astronomy and astronomical photos by members of the Prairie Astronomy Club. Fulldome show will be "Extreme Planets" playing at 11 a.m., noon, 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. UNL Faculty, staff and students get in free with their N card, planetarium shows are $3. http://www.spacelaser.com ************************************************************************* 19. Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Topology and Representation Theory The Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Topology and Representation Theory conference, from May 18-22 in 115 Avery Hall, is in honor of Luchezar Avramov's 60th birthday, and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Math, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of Research and the Research Council. Participants from 21 countries are expected. Talks are open to the public. http://www.math.unl.edu/events/special/cac/ ************************************************************************* 20. Rental Property / Business Loan Information Open House The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be hosting a Rental Property / Business Loan Information Open House from 1 to 5 p.m. May 15 at the 1630 Q Street location. Refreshments will be provided. Call 472-2087 to set up an individual appointment with their commercial lending expert during the open house or at another time. For more information visit the NUFCU Web site. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 21. Biochemistry Graduate Student Association Ackerson Seminar Dr. Gregory Petsko, the Gyula and Katica Tauber Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Brandeis University will present "Dimerization as a Way of Altering the Activity of a Protein: When Two Heads are Better Than One" at 4 p.m. May 13 in Beadle E103. There will be a reception 30 minutes prior to the presentation. All are welcome to attend. http://biochem.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 22. Managing Conflict May 13 Develop the means to effectively handle conflict in a wide variety of workplace situations at this interactive seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 13 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 ************************************************************************* 23. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Monthly Support Group Bright Ideas monthly TBI Support Group invites survivors, friends and family to share experiences, offer suggestions, learn strategies, gain awareness and have fun with friends. Open to public and held the 2nd Friday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.. For location, call Gina at 472-5462 or e-mail brightideas_group@yahoo.com. ************************************************************************* 24. Lee White Book signing May 9 The University Bookstore will host a book signing by Lee C. White at 1 p.m. May 9 in the Nebraska Union Bookstore location. White, who was Special Counsel to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, will be signing copies of his book "Government for the People: Reflections of a White House Counsel." An Omaha native, White received his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Nebraska. For more information, contact Stephanie Budell at 472-8523. ************************************************************************* 25. "Still Life" and "The Violin" open Friday at the Ross * "Still Life" (May 9-15): Still Life, winner Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival 2006, is an empathetic portrait of those left behind by a modernizing society. The film follows a seperated couple as they reconnect in the shadow of the Three Gorges hydro project. * "The Violin" (May 9-15): Mexican director Francisco Vargas Quevedo presents the story of Don Plutarco, an elderly farmer and violinist; the aged patriarch of a musical family who has fashioned an ingenious way of smuggling ammunition beneath the noses of government troops. Shot simply and starkly in Black and White this mood-driven character exploration of familial love, duty, conflict and innocence is set in rural Mexico during the peasant revolts of the 1970s. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 26. The Ross Passport: 4 Movies at the Ross for $15 During the month of May, the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center is showing four films from four corners of the world: "Still Life" from China, "Caramel" from Lebanon, "The Violin" from Mexico, and "Body of War" from the United States. All four of these films have received considerable accolades and honors. They represent a diversity of cultures, an array of filmmaking styles, and offer four extremely compelling stories. The Ross is offering a special Passport price of $15 ($10 for students and members of the Friends of the Ross) that will admit their patrons to any screenings of all four films. Passports will be on sale at their ticket counter beginning May 1. "Still Life" and "The Violin" show May 9-15, "Body of War" and "Caramel" show May 16-22. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 27. Two Husker Baseball Games on NET Television Two of the Big 12 Conference's leading baseball teams face-off when the Texas A&M Aggies and the Nebraska Huskers collide in hardball competition on May 10. "Nebraska Baseball" will be broadcast live from Hawks Field in Lincoln at 2 p.m. on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD. Then in-state bragging rights are up for grabs when Nebraska visits the Creighton Bluejays' home diamond at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium on "Creighton Baseball," airing at 7 p.m. May 13 also on NET1 Channel 12 and in high-definition on NET-HD. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *