************************************************************** ** 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: Nov 25, 2008 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. No campus mail delivery/pickup on Nov. 27 and 28 2. MyUNL/Blackboard Closedown and Version 8 Changes 3. Outstanding Student Leadership Award Nominations Due Dec. 10 4. Credit Union Will Be Closed For Thanksgiving Day 5. Holiday Hours at the UNL Campus Rec Centers 6. Annual Scholarship Contest - Top Prize $1,200 7. Time-to-Give Promotion - UNL Computer and Phone Shop 8. MLK Freedom Breakfast 2009 9. Need data? Got NASIS? 10. TIAA-CREF December 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule 11. Fidelity December 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule EVENTS TO ATTEND: 12. UNOPA's Holiday Celebration Luncheon 13. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar 14. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar 15. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences 16. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2008 Seminar Series 17. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar ARTS AND MEDIA: 18. Movie Night - Yesterday 19. Happy-Go-Lucky opens Friday at the Ross 20. Frankie Avalon visits Lied Center for Performing Arts ************************************************************************* 1. No campus mail delivery/pickup on Nov. 27 and 28 There will be no campus mail delivery/pickup on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28, due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Regular campus mail service will resume on Dec. 1. ************************************************************************* 2. MyUNL/Blackboard Closedown and Version 8 Changes Your My.UNL team will be upgrading the Blackboard software to version 8 over the holiday closedown in December. My.UNL will not be available from Dec. 27 through Jan. 2. The latest Blackboard release builds on the student engagement tools in earlier releases, and improves the performance of the software. Most noticeably, the Gradebook has been transformed into the Grade Center. Instructors will be able to enter scores more efficiently, select specific display types, freeze names for easier scrolling, and drop lowest/highest scores. The new Grade Center will also allow faculty to print progress reports and access powerful analysis tools. Go to the Web site listed below and look in the What's New area for more information and training opportunities. If you have any questions, contact the Help Desk at 472-3970 (outside of Lincoln, toll free at 866-472-3970), or via email at helpdesk@unl.edu. http://training.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 3. Outstanding Student Leadership Award Nominations Due Dec. 10 Nominations can be submitted electronically at the Web site listed below and must be received in the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office by Dec. 10. For more information or a nomination form, contact Tonda Humphress, 106 Canfield (472-3755; thumphress1@unl.edu). http://stuafs.unl.edu/sa_awards.shtml ************************************************************************* 4. Credit Union Will Be Closed For Thanksgiving Day The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be closed Nov. 27, in honor of Thanksgiving Day. Keep in mind that you can access your account 24-hours a day at over 25,000 free ATMs, with the telephone teller service or with the on-line banking service, e-Teller. For more information, call 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 5. Holiday Hours at the UNL Campus Rec Centers Hours for the Campus Rec Center and EC Activities Building will be adjusted for the Thanksgiving holiday (Nov. 26-30) and the Winter Semester Break (Dec. 19-Jan. 12). A day-to-day listing is available at the following Web site link: http://crec.unl.edu/facilities/holiday/index.shtml ************************************************************************* 6. Annual Scholarship Contest - Top Prize $1,200 The University of Nebraska Credit Union and The Lincoln Chapter of Credit Unions is sponsoring a scholarship contest for credit union members who are high school seniors and college or trade school students who will be either full or part-time students for the academic year 2009/2010. Contestants are asked to write a short research paper that answers the question - "Why My Accounts are Secure at the Credit Union." Entries must be postmarked by March 27, 2009. For complete rules, call 472-2087 or visit the Web site. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 7. Time-to-Give Promotion - UNL Computer and Phone Shop The UNL Computer and Phone Shop is holding their annual Time-To-Give promotion beginning Dec. 1. Bring in five nonperishable food items for the Lincoln Food Bank and receive an HP Deskjet F4280 Printer for only $20. If you bring in a new unwrapped toy along with your five nonperishable food items, and for $20 the choice of printer is yours: HP Deskjet F4280, Canon Pixma iP4500 or Epson Stylus R280. In addition to your donation, you will receive a coupon good for $10 off a new activation for a cellular phone. Promotion valid through Dec. 23 or while supplies last at the UNL Computer and Phone Shop locations. Only available to students and employees of UNL. Limit two printers per customer. For more information, call Mana at 472-2049 https://sales.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 8. MLK Freedom Breakfast 2009 The MLK Freedom Breakfast 2009 is scheduled for Jan. 16 at Embassy Suites. The Honorable Judge John Gerrard,Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court will be the keynote speaker. Purchase two tickets at $20 each to be listed as sponsor. Nonsponsor tickets are $10. For tickets or questions call Nancy at 472-1663. ************************************************************************* 9. Need data? Got NASIS? There's still time to get involved in this year's Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey (NASIS) conducted by the Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) at UNL. NASIS is a survey of 1,800 Nebraskans where you can collect representative data at a cost-effective price. If you have research questions that need to be answered, NASIS may be the right data collection vehicle for you. For more information about NASIS or the many data collection services offered by BOSR, visit the Web site listed below, send an e-mail to bosr@unl.edu, or call Stacia at 472-3672. http://bosr.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 10. TIAA-CREF December 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available Dec. 15 at Nebraska Union and on Dec. 17 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. ************************************************************************* 11. Fidelity December 2008 Free One-On-One Counseling Schedule A Fidelity consultant will be available on Dec. 12 at the Nebraska Union and on Dec. 10 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. ************************************************************************* 12. UNOPA's Holiday Celebration Luncheon Connect with other UNL Office Professionals at UNOPA's general meeting at 11:45 a.m. Dec. 9 in the Nebraska Union for UNOPA's Holiday Celebration with music provided by Judy Anderson. Reservations for the luncheon are due by Dec 4 to Belva Harris, 205 FYH, East Campus 0956, 472-2354. For reservation form see the Web site listed below. http://unopa.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 13. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar "A Type III Effector from the Phytopathogenic Bacteria, Pseudomonas syringae, Targets Mitochondria, Alters Plant Development and Suppresses Plant Innate Immunity" will be presented by Anna Block, postdoctoral researcher, Plant Pathology, at 3 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Nebraska East Union. ************************************************************************* 14. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar "Cytoplasmic Variation of Agronomic Value in Higher Plants," will be presented by Sally Mackenzie, Ralph and Alice Raikes Professor, at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Nebraska East Union. Refreshments begin around 2:30 p.m. Check kiosk for room assignment at the Union. ************************************************************************* 15. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Hiep Vu, masters candidate in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences will present "Sub-typing of PRRSV Isolates by Means of Measurement of Cross Neutralization Reactions," at 4 p.m. Dec. 1 in VBS 145. ************************************************************************* 16. Center for Grassland Studies Fall 2008 Seminar Series Sandra Schaeffer, graduate student, Department of Entomology, UNL, will present "Molecular Insight into Buffalograss Resistance to Chinch Bugs" at 3 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Nebraska East Union. Refreshments will be available. More information and a complete list of all seminars in the series is available from the Web site below, or by calling the Center for Grassland Studies office, 472-4101. The seminars are free and open to the public. http://www.grassland.unl.edu/semf08.html ************************************************************************* 17. Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar Dr. Cheryl Bailey with the Department of Biochemistry at UNL will present "Transforming Undergraduate Education: Moving from Instructor-centered to Student-centered Learning" at 4 p.m. Dec. 2 in Beadle N172. All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be available. http://biochem.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 18. Movie Night - Yesterday For Worlds AIDS Day 2008, OASIS at the Culture Center will present a Movie Night with the showing of Yesterday, at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Nebraska Union Crib. The event is free and open to the public. ************************************************************************* 19. Happy-Go-Lucky opens Friday at the Ross * Opening Friday: "Happy-Go-Lucky" (Nov 28-Dec. 21): Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a 30-year-old Londoner with a bright outlook on life. Mike Leigh's critically-acclaimed new film follows her over a few weeks one spring as she learns to drive and embarks on a new romance. * Now Playing: "A Girl Cut In Two" (Nov. 21-Dec. 4): A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 20. Frankie Avalon visits Lied Center for Performing Arts Join the Lied Center for a nostalgic trip with one of America's legendary performers, Frankie Avalon at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25. Tickets for this performance are $30, $35 and $40. UNL students with a valid I.D., as well as youth age 18 and younger, may purchase tickets for half price. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *