************************************************************** ** 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 12, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Parking Permit Preorder for 2009-2010 2. The Department of Art and Art History has a new telephone number 3. Sponsored Guests for My.UNL 4. 2009 Big Red Soccer Summer Camps 5. High School Astronomy Camp: Observing the Night Sky EVENTS TO ATTEND: 6. Paul Wesselmann's uROCK Stop May 15 7. Annual Heartland Regional Conference on Aging: June 2-3 8. Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference 9. 2009 Annual Immigration/Emigration Summit: June 16-17 10. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar Thursday May 14 11. Free Seminar: Organize Your Financial Records 12. Data and Donuts: Summer Session 13. Managing Multiple Demands May 20 14. Workshop about Bed Bugs: What You Need to Know 15. Free Shredding Event Has Been Changed From May 23 to May 30 ARTS AND MEDIA: 16. Staff Quilt Show 17. Tokyo! Opens Friday at the Ross, The Great Buck Howard Now Playing 18. "Soft Power" quilt documentary to air on NET2 19. Live Baylor/Nebraska Baseball on NET Television ************************************************************************* 1. Parking Permit Preorder for 2009-2010 Faculty and staff may preorder parking permits on-line for next fall. You are required to have your NU ID number, found on your NCard, to order your permit. You will also need, at the time of on-line ordering, current vehicle information (license plate, state, color, make, model, and year) for those vehicles you plan to have on-campus next year. To renew online go to the Web site below and click the "Parking Permits" button. Over the-counter renewals begin June 1 at 625 Stadium Drive, Suite A. Online preorders made before Aug. 1 will be mailed to faculty and staff offices. Stow the permit in a safe place and do not display until Aug. 17. Individuals wishing to become part of the carpool program can inquire about lots/garages available and carpool program requirements. http://parking.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 2. The Department of Art and Art History has a new telephone number The Department of Art and Art History has a new telephone number: 472-5522. Update your files to reflect this change. The old number (472-2631) has been disconnected. Faculty in the Department of Art and Art History are best reached via e-mail. If you have questions, contact Christy Aggens at caggens2@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 3. Sponsored Guests for My.UNL On May 15, the "Create User" tool in the My.UNL Control Panel will be shut off. If you are an instructor who needs to add a user to My.UNL who is not already faculty/staff/student or an affiliate of UNL, you must use the tool available at the URL listed below. The new process will provide better security and better protect access to student work and grades. The new procedure will also benefit guests by assigning them a single identity across the system with a single login (the guest's email address) and password. Guests will be allowed access for six months. A sponsor may renew a guest account for another six months before requiring registration into SAP as an affiliate. http://login.unl.edu/guests/ ************************************************************************* 4. 2009 Big Red Soccer Summer Camps Still looking for summer activities for your kids? The 2009 John Walker Big Red Soccer Camps will begin in mid June and run through late July. Goalkeeper Residential Camp (Ages 10-18, June 19-21); Boys/Girls Day Camp (Ages 6-15, June 22-24): Girls Residential Camp (Ages 10-18, July 20-24). Camp brochures, details and a link to on-line registration are available at the Web site listed below or by calling 472-0456. Register now to reserve your spot. http://Huskers.com ************************************************************************* 5. High School Astronomy Camp: Observing the Night Sky High School Astronomy Camp: Observing the Night Sky will be offered from July 12 to 18. This is the 7th summer an astronomy camp has been offered at UNL. Their goal is to expose high school students to astronomy in the hope that they will consider pursuing a career in science. Campers will attend classes to discuss questions related to night sky observations during the day and participate in research projects, with telescopes and CCDs, related to them at night. For more information see the Web site listed below or call 472-9312. http://astro.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 6. Paul Wesselmann's uROCK Stop May 15 Paul Wesselman will be making his uROCK (unleashing ripples of compassion and kindness) Stop from 3 to 4 p.m. May 15 in the Nebraska Union. Union. This meetup will be an informal discussion about his journey and is open to anyone interested in hanging out and sharing smiles. The event is sponsored by UNL Wellness, UAAD, and UNOPA. See the URL below for more information. http://urockroadtrip.com ************************************************************************* 7. Annual Heartland Regional Conference on Aging: June 2-3 UNL will present the Annual Heartland Regional Conference on Aging on June 2 and 3 at the Nebraska East Union. The conference will target every area of our society: workplace, family, housing options, technology, financial planning, healthy living and health-care profoundly affected by the Baby-Boomer generation. To register visit the Web site listed below. For more information call Academic Conferences, 472-5733 or e-mail conferences@unl.edu/aging. http://conferences.unl.edu/aging/ ************************************************************************* 8. Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference The annual Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference will be hosted by the Department of Anthropology June 11-14 in Oldfather Hall. There will be papers and presentations by an international group of linguists, graduate students, and native language instruction programs. The conference is open to the public with a $20 registration fee. More information available from local organizer. Call 472-3455 or write mawakuni-swetland2@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 9. 2009 Annual Immigration/Emigration Summit: June 16-17 UNL will host 2009 Annual Immigration/Emigration Summit June 16 and 17 in Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege Street on East Campus. The summit will raise awareness and address regional and national concerns regarding economic, educational, women, youth, housing, health, language, political representation, race relations, criminal justice, etc. To register visit the Web site listed below. For more information call Academic Conferences, 472-5733 or e-mail conferences@unl.edu. http://conferences.unl.edu/immigration/ ************************************************************************* 10. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar Thursday May 14 "Candida albicans: Inter- and Intraspecies Signaling Interactions," will be presented by Dr. Deborah Hogan, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, at 2:30 p.m. May 14 in E228 Beadle Center. This event is open to the public and sponsored by the School of Biological Sciences. ************************************************************************* 11. Free Seminar: Organize Your Financial Records May is a great time for cleaning out your home office. Learn the benefits of getting organized, what records to keep and for how long, and more. Choose from two sessions of "Organize Your Financial Records," noon to 1 p.m. May 20 at the Nebraska Union, or 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 21 at the Nebraska East Union. Lunch will be served so call the University of Nebraska Credit Union at 472-2087 to reserve your seat. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 12. Data and Donuts: Summer Session The BOSR and SSP are partnering with the NEAR Center for their first Data and Donuts summer session from 10 a.m. to noon May 22 at 104 Benton Hall. They will help you brainstorm ideas for designing, collecting, analyzing, and funding your research projects. They can also help you locate specific resources on campus to address your questions or to facilitate your research from start to finish or stages in between. The event is free and open to the public. http://bosr.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 13. Managing Multiple Demands May 20 Discover how values and perceptions can manage or enhance the stress and emotion related to multiple dmands, at this interactive seminar, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 20 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 ************************************************************************* 14. Workshop about Bed Bugs: What You Need to Know UNL Extension and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department will present a workshop "Bed Bugs: What You Need to Know" from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 21 at the Lancaster County Extension Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road. The cost is $20 and the workshop is open to the public, but targeted toward landlords and property managers. http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/BedBugWorkshopBrochure09.pdf ************************************************************************* 15. Free Shredding Event Has Been Changed From May 23 to May 30 The University of Nebraska Credit Union is offering a free shredding event. Note that the date has been changed from May 23 to May 30. They encourage you to safeguard confidential information by disposing of your personal financial information the right way. Shredding Solutions, a professional shredding and disposal company will be on site at the NUFCU's 1630 Q Street location from 9 to 11 a.m. May 30 to provide this service free of charge. If you have questions, call 472-2087. http://www.nufcu.org ************************************************************************* 16. Staff Quilt Show Anyone interested in participating in a Spring UNL Staff Quilt Show, contact Trudy Rhoads at trhoads1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 17. Tokyo! Opens Friday at the Ross, The Great Buck Howard Now Playing * Tokyo! (May 15-21) - Directors Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Bong Joon-ho (The Host), and Leos Carax (Pola X) each direct a segment of this triptych feature about life in 21st century Tokyo. * The Great Buck Howard (May 8-21) - When a law school dropout (Colin Hanks) answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for Buck Howard (John Malkovich) a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 18. "Soft Power" quilt documentary to air on NET2 NET2 will air "Soft Power," a 30-minute documentary on women's uses of quilting as a form of expression. The video is scheduled to air at 9:30 p.m. May 16 and repeat at 2:30 p.m. May 17. The documentary was written by recent broadcasting alums Maika Bauerle and Michaela Stevens and supervised by journalism professor Rick Alloway. The video is a companion piece to a magazine produced by news-editorial students titled "Fabric as Narrative: Constructing a Global Quilting Tradition." http://www.unl.edu/journalism/ ************************************************************************* 19. Live Baylor/Nebraska Baseball on NET Television The Baylor Bears come knocking at the Huskers' Hawks Field as the two Big 12 Conference foes face off in live diamond action on "Nebraska Baseball," at 2 p.m. May 16 on NET1, over-the-air 12.1 and in high-definition on NET-HD. http://www.netnebraska.org/television/sports/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *