************************************************************** ** 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: Aug 18, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Enter your calendar items now 2. Beware of "Phishing" 3. Windows 7 Available for Departmental Purchases EVENTS TO ATTEND: 4. UNL Children's Center hosts Open House Aug. 20-21 5. APC hearing Sept. 18 6. Harry Markopolos to Speak: Blowing the whistle on Bernie Madoff 7. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series 8. CSI - Capturing the Fingerprint - A Brown Bag Special Presentation 9. Liferay Users Group Meeting Aug. 20 10. Nanoindenter Workshop Aug. 26 11. Brule events Sept. 1 12. Toastmasters Club at East Campus 13. First Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day Reception 14. Evidence-Based Practice Policy Research Consortium Aug. 21 ARTS AND MEDIA: 15. Food, Inc. and Every Little Step open Friday at the Ross 16. Mueller Planetarium announces fall fulldome schedule ************************************************************************* 1. Enter your calendar items now UNL units, departments and groups can enter their events on the UNL Web Calendar by going to the URL below. You must have a Blackboard account to submit items. The UNL Web Calendar database is also used for the calendar section in The Scarlet. Call the Help Desk at 472-3970 with Blackboard questions. For calendar questions, contact Diane Taurins at 472-8518 or dtaurins1@unl.edu. http://events.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 2. Beware of "Phishing" The start of a semester is a prime time for Universities to be besieged with email scams, commonly known as "phishing." These emails are sent to users under the guise of confirming an email account and requesting personal information, passwords, etc. Do not respond to these emails. You will never be asked by UNL to confirm passwords via email. UNL Information Services makes every effort to prevent phishing emails from entering UNL's email gateways, and can often block them once they are reported. If you have questions or are suspicious about an email you receive, check the phishing Web site at: http://is.unl.edu/phishing ************************************************************************* 3. Windows 7 Available for Departmental Purchases Computer Sales now carries Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) departmental licenses. For details visit their Web page listed below. http://sales.unl.edu/catalog/Windows_7.asp ************************************************************************* 4. UNL Children's Center hosts Open House Aug. 20-21 The new Children's Center at UNL will host an open house from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 20-21. The center is located in the north annex of the former Whittier Junior High School building at 22nd and W Streets. There will be no guided tours during the open house, however staff will be on-hand to field questions. The open house provides an opportunity for members of the UNL and Lincoln communities to explore the center's state-of-the-art facility before its grand opening Aug. 24. People attending the open house are invited to participate in a "Book Shower," by donating favorite children's books to the center. http://childcare.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 5. APC hearing Sept. 18 The final hearing Sept. 18 of the Academic Planning Committee on the chancellor's proposed budget reductions will be on reductions mainly affecting academics. Read the list and information at the Web site below. Anyone wanting to respond Sept. 18 to the proposals should submit a written notice of intent to appear, by Sept. 4, to Dr. William Nunez, APC secretary, 332 Canfield Administration Building, 0435 or wnunez2@unl.edu. http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/chancllr/2009budget ************************************************************************* 6. Harry Markopolos to Speak: Blowing the whistle on Bernie Madoff Harry Markopolos will speak at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Lied Center. His talk is titled, "Blowing the Whistle on Bernie Madoff: Gift Wraping and Delivering the Truth about the Largest Ponzi Scheme Ever." His talk is free and open to the everyone. Sponsored by the CBA Business Ethics Program and the University Programs Council. Contact Janice Lawrence, 472-5152, or jlawrence1@unl.edu, with questions. http://www.unl.edu/e-news/submissions/Harry-Markopolos.html ************************************************************************* 7. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "Modeling and Simulation of Wave Propagation Through the Skull," MS thesis defense, will be presented by Niklas Carl Petter Lingesten at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 in 237 SEC. The public is welcome. ************************************************************************* 8. CSI - Capturing the Fingerprint - A Brown Bag Special Presentation The Instructional Technology group will hold a special brown bag event at noon Aug. 31 in the Nebraska Union. Ever wonder how the police are able to obtain fingerprints? How fingerprints are used? This is your chance to get 'hands on' with one of CSI's most used technique. Come join them in learning and a bit of fun as well. To register for the class go to Web site listed below. http://itgtraining.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 9. Liferay Users Group Meeting Aug. 20 The next Liferay Users Group, sponsored by Communications and Information Technology, will show how you can convert a site's content to Liferay in minutes, review how your site can be ready to run in the new UNL templates, and going to the next level of data driven web design by further tracking student recruitment. The meeting is at 10 a.m. Aug. 20 in the Nebraska East Union. For more info go to the Web site listed below. http://liferay.unl.edu/home ************************************************************************* 10. Nanoindenter Workshop Aug. 26 Engineering Mechanics in the UNL College of Engineering will offer a Nanoindenter Workshop with the Hysitron Bio Ubi VII on Aug. 26 (pre-registration required by Aug. 21). Training space is limited. For more information, contact Dr. Susan Enders, senders2@unl.edu. http://engineering.unl.edu/academicunits/engineeringmechanics/enders-nanoindentflyer.pdf ************************************************************************* 11. Brule events Sept. 1 The 5th annual Great Plains Conference on Improving Crop Water Productivity and West Central Water Resources Field Laboratory Open House will be held at Brule on Sept. 1. The conference will offer a unique opportunity for farmers and policy makers to learn and see irrigation practices and cropping systems on a farm scale that maintain or increase crop production while conserving water. The conference begins with registration at 8 a.m. MDT at Purty Punkins, 350 Road West M South, near Brule. There is no cost to attend and a complimentary meal will be served. RSVP by Aug. 26 to Linda Lehmann, WCREC, 402 W. State Farm Road, North Platte, NE 69101-7751, phone (308) 696-6727, fax (308) 696-6780 or by e-mail at llehmann@unlnotes.unl.edu. http://westcentral.unl.edu/gpconference ************************************************************************* 12. Toastmasters Club at East Campus Toastmasters offers a way to improve your communication skills. By participating in the fun and supportive Toastmasters group, you'll become a better speaker and leader and gain confidence. The meetings are open and visitors are always welcome. Toastmasters meets every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Nebraska East Union. More information can be found at: http://toastmasters.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 13. First Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day Reception To help celebrate the First Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day, the UNL Office of Postdoctoral Studies and the Postdoc Advisory Council are hosting a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the Van Brunt Visitors Center, 313 N 13th Street. All postdocs, PIs, faculty, and administrators are invited to come and recognize the significant contributions postdocs make to UNL's thriving research enterprise. To register, go to: http://www.unl.edu/postdoc/rsvp.html ************************************************************************* 14. Evidence-Based Practice Policy Research Consortium Aug. 21 Dr. John R. Weisz will present "Evidence-Based Practice and Everyday Clinical Care: Harmony for a Reluctant Couple?" from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 21 in the Wick Alumni Center's Great Hall. Dr. Weisz is a professor of Psychology in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and in Harvard Medical School. He is also president and CEO of the Judge Baker Children's Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. http://ebp.nebraska.edu/ ************************************************************************* 15. Food, Inc. and Every Little Step open Friday at the Ross * Food, Inc. (Aug 21-Sept 3) - Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner explores where the food we purchase at the grocery store really comes from, and what it means for the health of future generations. By exposing the comfortable relationships between business and government, Kenner gradually shines light on the dark underbelly of the American food industry. * Every Little Step (Aug 21-Sept 3) - Every Little Step explores the incredible journey of "A Chorus Line", from ambitious idea to international phenomenon. Through 15 years of continuous performances from the 70's to 90's and a revival beginning last year, A Chorus Line has touched generations around the world with stories so poignant, they could only have come from truth. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 16. Mueller Planetarium announces fall fulldome schedule Mueller Planetarium at the NU State Museum has set its fall schedule of fulldome shows. Aug. 17 through Oct. 1 (except UNL home football game Saturdays) the schedule will be: Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. - "Two Small Pieces of Glass;" Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. - "Dawn of the Space Age;" Thursdays at 7 p.m. - "Black Holes." http://www.spacelaser.com ************************************************************************* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *