************************************************************** ** 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 9, 2010 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Associate Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs (UNL Employees Only) 2. Library Multi-Search unavailable March 16 3. Student Money Management Center Offering Peer Mentoring Sessions 4. Body Composition Testing March 10-11 5. Itty Bitty Youth Sports at UNL Campus Recreation 6. Adult Swim Lessons begin March 29 7. 5-Week Fitness Boot Camp starts March 30 8. Student Impact Awards Nomination Deadline Extended 9. Spirit of Service Awards 2010 10. Limited Submission - William T. Grant Foundation 11. Limited Submission - U.S. Department of State EVENTS TO ATTEND: 12. Status of Women Awards reception/ceremony March 11 13. Larry Schweiger - National Wildlife Federation CEO to visit UNL 14. Geography General Seminar 15. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series 16. Water Seminar March 10 featuring Edella Schlager, U of Arizona 17. March Olson Seminar - Immigration to Great Plains 1865-1914 18. Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar Series 19. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar Series 20. Gerontology Spring Colloquium - Differentiating the Dementias 21. Organizational Communication - March 17 22. Ethics Center Brownbag Lunch: Responding to Plagiarism, March 25 23. Senior Day - Nebraska Women's Gymnastics vs Iowa State 24. Monitoring Assessment Quality in the Age of Accountability 25. Register Now for Water for Food: Growing More with Less 26. Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association Conference, May 13-14 27. Free Brown Bag Session: Drug Orientation 28. Toastmasters meet March 11 ARTS AND MEDIA: 29. Writer and filmmaker Sandra Hochman in person at the Ross 30. Celebration of Graduate Student Work March 11 31. Rotunda Gallery features "Native Daughters" exhibit 32. School of Music Events: March 9-15 33. One Night of Queen Guaranteed to Rock 34. Sheldon Hosts Performances and Nebraska State Poetry Contest 35. Morrill Hall's 'Colorful Creature' Art Contest Entries Due April 16 36. The Last Station and Seraphine open Friday at the Ross 37. Boys High School Basketball Tournament on NET Television Saturday ************************************************************************* 1. Associate Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs (UNL Employees Only) The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is seeking nominations and applications for the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. This position will have primary responsibility for coordinating faculty personnel actions, advising and consulting on faculty personnel issues. See the Web site listed below for entire description. http://www.unl.edu/svcaa ************************************************************************* 2. Library Multi-Search unavailable March 16 The Library Multi-Search will be down for an upgrade on March 16. This will not affect the Catalog Search, Course Reserves, Online Journals, or other electronic resources. http://iris.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 3. Student Money Management Center Offering Peer Mentoring Sessions Students can now participate in peer-to-peer mentoring sessions with money management mentors at the new Student Money Management Center, located in room 237 of the Nebraska Union. The goal of mentoring sessions is to help students develop ways to successfully manage their finances and empower them to make responsible financial decisions. For more information, visit the Web site listed below. http://www.unl.edu/smmc ************************************************************************* 4. Body Composition Testing March 10-11 Learn your personal percentage of lean muscle and body fat at the Body Composition Testing from 3 to 4 p.m. March 10 and March 11 in the Strength and Conditioning Room of the UNL Campus Rec Center. The cost is $3 for UNL students and CREC members; $9 for non-members/general public. A 3-pinch caliper computer testing system will be used. If you cannot attend these sessions, a private appointment can be scheduled. For more info, call Shinya, 472-6170. ************************************************************************* 5. Itty Bitty Youth Sports at UNL Campus Recreation The Itty Bitty Sports program will be offered from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from March 23 to April 27 at the East Campus Activities Building. This session be a "Soccer" theme and focus on the basic skills of kicking, trapping, throw-ins, and running. Open to both girls and boys ages 3-5 years. The cost is $45 per child for UNL students and CREC members; $55 per child for general public. Registration deadline is March 19. Additional information and registration forms are available at the Campus Rec Center, EC Activities Building, by calling 472-367, or visiting the Web site listed below. http://crec.unl.edu/youth/ittybitty.shtml ************************************************************************* 6. Adult Swim Lessons begin March 29 UNL Campus Recreation is offering Adult Swim Lessons on Mondays, March 29-April 19, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at the Campus Rec Center. Pre-registration is required; space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Lessons are open to the UNL community and the general public. The cost is $24 for UNL students and CREC members; $32 for non-members and general public. Register at the Campus Rec Center or EC Activities Building. For more info, call 472-3467 or visit the Web site listed below. http://crec.unl.edu/aquatics/swim.shtml ************************************************************************* 7. 5-Week Fitness Boot Camp starts March 30 UNL Campus Recreation is offering a 5-week early morning Fitness Boot Camp, March 30 - April 29, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 7 a.m. at the Mabel Lee Rec Fields. Program will offer great fitness instruction with motivational training - perfect for all adult ages and fitness levels. Both first-time exercisers and long-time workout buffs are invited to join. Workouts will be high impact interval training which will add elements of strength, cardio, and core exercises. The cost is $100 for UNL students and CREC members; $175 for non-members and general public. Register at the Campus Rec Center or EC Activities Building. Future boot camp sessions will begin June 8 and July 12. For more info, call Cathy at 472-4753 or visit the Web site below. http://crec.unl.edu/recclasses/index.shtml ************************************************************************* 8. Student Impact Awards Nomination Deadline Extended The nomination deadline for the Student Impact Awards has been extended until March 12. Student groups can nominate their officers, members, advisors and programming. The Student Impact Awards will be held on April 6 in the Nebraska Union. For more information and the nomination forms, visit the Web site below. http://involved.unl.edu/events/awards/index.php ************************************************************************* 9. Spirit of Service Awards 2010 There is still time to nominate a student, RSO, staff, faculty, or community partner for their involvement with service-learning or volunteer work. Descriptions of each award along with the application can be found at the Web site listed below. Nominations are now due by March 12. http://involved.unl.edu/events/awards/service.php ************************************************************************* 10. Limited Submission - William T. Grant Foundation The application deadline for the William T. Grant Foundation, William T. Grant Scholars Program is July 7. Only one applicant may be nominated from a major division of an institution (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences) each year. If you are interested in developing a nomination, complete a Notification of Intent to Submit no later than March 22. For more information, visit the Web site below or contact Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, 472-2851. http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/limited_sub.shtml ************************************************************************* 11. Limited Submission - U.S. Department of State The application deadline for the U.S. Department of State, Youth Ambassadors Program with North America, Central America, and the Caribbean is April 22. Organizations may submit one application in response to this competition. If you are interested in developing a nomination, complete a Notification of Intent to Submit no later than March 22. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit the Web site below or contact Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, 472-2851. http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/limited_sub.shtml ************************************************************************* 12. Status of Women Awards reception/ceremony March 11 Chancellor Harvey Perlman will present the awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Status of Women at 3 p.m. March 11 in the Nebraska Union. Award recipients are Evelyn Jacobson, the Sheldon Museum of Art, and the Eating Disorders Education Program (EDEP). The University Chorale, directed by Rhonda Fuelberth, will perform. ************************************************************************* 13. Larry Schweiger - National Wildlife Federation CEO to visit UNL Larry Schweiger, CEO of the National Wildlife Federation will visit UNL on March 10. He will present a seminar on his book Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth at 1:30 p.m. in Room 116 of Chase Hall on East Campus. He presents the science of global climate change, and how it is affecting the world. The event is free and open to the public. http://snr.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 14. Geography General Seminar Julie Urbanik, PhD, Department of Geosciences at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, will speak on the topic, "Hooters for Neuters: Sexist or Transgressive Animal Advocacy Campaign," at 2 p.m. March 12 in room 228 in Hardin Hall. http://snr.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 15. Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series "From Molecules to Materials: Flow-induced Crystallization of Isotactic Polypropylene," will be presented by Lucia Fernandez-Ballester, PhD, research assistant professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, UNL, at 3:30 p.m. March 11 in 105 Othmer Hall. There will be an informal reception in W317.7 Nebraska Hall at 3 p.m. prior to the seminar. The public is welcome. ************************************************************************* 16. Water Seminar March 10 featuring Edella Schlager, U of Arizona "The Impact of Flow Variability on the Likelihood of Cooperation Among International Bilateral River Basin Riparians" will be presented by Edella Schlager, University of Arizona, at 3:30 p.m. March 10 in the first floor auditorium of Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege Street, East Campus. The event is sponsored by UNL Water Center, WRRI and School of Natural Resources. http://watercenter.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 17. March Olson Seminar - Immigration to Great Plains 1865-1914 The mass immigration to the Great Plains that occurred between the Civil War and World War I might be best understood in the international context that emerged in the 1860s out of four large wars. That context will be the subject of the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies, when UNO historian Bruce Garver presents "Immigration to the Great Plains, 1865-1914: War, Politics, Technology and Economic Development." Garver's talk will be at 3:30 p.m. March 10 in the Great Plains Art Museum. The lecture and a 3 p.m. reception in the museum are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies. http://www.unl.edu/plains ************************************************************************* 18. Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar Series Professor Franky So, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida-Gainesville, will present "Interface Effect and Bulk Carrier Transport in Organic Photovoltaic Cells" at 1:30 p.m. March 10 in 237 Scott Engineering Center. All are welcome to attend. http://www.unl.edu/ncmn/seminars.shtml ************************************************************************* 19. Agronomy and Horticulture Friday Seminar Series The March 12 guest speaker for the Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series is Etsuko Moriyama, associate professor of the School of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation. He will present "Evolution of G-Protein Signaling Pathway in Eukaryotes?" at 3:30 p.m. in Room 280 in Plant Science Hall. ************************************************************************* 20. Gerontology Spring Colloquium - Differentiating the Dementias "Differentiating the Dementias: What if it's Not Alzheimer's Disease?" is the topic for the Gerontology Spring Colloquium. Dr. Steve Wengel, chair, UNMC Department of Psychiatry, will speak at 2 p.m. March 10 at the Nebraska Union. The public is invited to attend. Call 472-0754 for more details. ************************************************************************* 21. Organizational Communication - March 17 Analyze your communication behavior for strengths and weaknesses and discover how to use language more effectively at the "Organizational Communication" seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 17 at the Ferguson Center in Lincoln. Presented by Dr. Tom O'Connor. UNL faculty and staff receive a 30 percent discount. To register or for details, call the Department of Management Business Seminars at 472-0860 or visit: http://www.mds.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 22. Ethics Center Brownbag Lunch: Responding to Plagiarism, March 25 UNL's Ethics Center invites you to join them once a month for conversation about ethics in context. The next brownbag will be from noon to 1 p.m. March 25 in the Nebraska Union. Dr. Jitender Deogun and Dr. Charles Riedesel will lead a discussion on Responding to Plagiarism. If you would like to attend the March 25 brownbag and would like a lunch provided, email Steven Swartzer at swartzer@unlserve.unl.edu by March 22. Or, if you prefer to bring your own lunch, just show up. For more information visit their Web site: http://ethics.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 23. Senior Day - Nebraska Women's Gymnastics vs Iowa State Nebraska Women's Gymnastics invites you to their meet against Iowa State and Senior Day (Kylie Stone and Kathryn Howard) at 2 p.m. March 14 in the Devaney Sports Center. It is Pepsi Pack the House Day with $1 admission and $1 Pepsi products. Fans are encouraged to wear green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. ************************************************************************* 24. Monitoring Assessment Quality in the Age of Accountability The Monitoring Assessment Quality in the Age of Accountability conference, commemorating 70 years of the Mental Measurements Yearbook series and 30 years of the Buros Center at the University of Nebraska, will be held April 9-10 at the Champions Club, 7007 Stadium Drive. Professional presentations and CE Credits will be available. Additional information and registration available at the Web site listed below. http://www.unl.edu/buros ************************************************************************* 25. Register Now for Water for Food: Growing More with Less World experts will discuss growing more food for an increasing population with limited water supplies at the second Water for Food international conference May 2-5. Registration is open to faculty, staff, students and the public. It is sponsored by the University of Nebraska and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. http://waterforfood.nebraska.edu ************************************************************************* 26. Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association Conference, May 13-14 The 2010 NJJA Conference has been scheduled for May 13-14 at the Holiday Inn, Kearney, Neb. This is an opportunity for professional development, learning about new practices and programs, and networking in the field of juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and child abuse/neglect. For more information, visit the Web site listed below. For registration information contact Glenda Hinz, glenda@hinztime.com. http://www.njja.org/ ************************************************************************* 27. Free Brown Bag Session: Drug Orientation Drug Orientation The University Police Department will host a free brown bag session titled "Drug Orientation" from noon to 1 p.m. March 15 at the Nebraska Union. The room will be posted. This session will cover the different types of drugs abused on campus and what to look for if you feel someone is using. You may register at the link below but walk-ins are always welcome. http://itgtraining.unl.edu/ ************************************************************************* 28. Toastmasters meet March 11 A new Toastmasters club has formed on city campus. Learn how to build your communication and speaking skills in a fun and non-threatening atmosphere. The group will meet from noon to 1 p.m. March 11 at the Nebraska Union. Check the calendar for room assignments. For more information contact Colleen Huls, 472-2131, chuls1@unl.edu. ************************************************************************* 29. Writer and filmmaker Sandra Hochman in person at the Ross Filmmaker and writer Sandra Hochman will be at the Ross Media Arts Center on March 10 to speak after a screening of her film "Year of the Woman." The screening begins at 5 p.m., with Q&A to follow. Hochman is a Yale Younger Poet and author of 30 books, two of which were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. She was ranked one of the five most important women writers in America by Esquire Magazine, and was voted one of the hundred outstanding women in America by Harper's Bazaar. She is a poet, novelist, playwright and filmmaker. Admission to the film is at regular Ross prices, admission to the discussion is free. Year of the Woman and Hochman's appearance are part of UNL Women's Week 2010. http://www.theross.org/wmm ************************************************************************* 30. Celebration of Graduate Student Work March 11 The annual Celebration of Graduate Student Work will be from noon to 4 p.m. March 11 in the Van Brunt Visitors Center at 13th and Q Sts. The event is free and open to the public. The event features the work of graduate students in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, College of Architecture and College of Education and Human Sciences. For a full listing of projects or for more information, visit the Web site listed below. http://www.unl.edu/finearts/ ************************************************************************* 31. Rotunda Gallery features "Native Daughters" exhibit An exhibition of photographs featuring Native American women will be displayed March 8-12 at the Rotunda Gallery in the Nebraska Union. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, is in honor of Women's Week 2010. The exhibit is part of the Native Daughters depth-reporting course in the J school. The course was funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. http://journalism.unl.edu/cojmc/news/nativedaughters.shtml ************************************************************************* 32. School of Music Events: March 9-15 * March 9 at 7:30 p.m., UNL Dance students will present a dance concert entitled Shrew'd Moves in the Great Hall and the North Gallery of Sheldon Museum of Art. The concert is part of the Tuesday Nights at Sheldon: A School of Music Performance Series. This event is free and open to the public. There will be an informal reception in the Great Hall after the last dance. * March 10 at 7:30 p.m., Student Soloists Night featuring the winners of the 2009-10 Undergraduate and Graduate Solo Competitions with the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Tyler White. Excerpts from Wagner's Die Meistersinger will be featured. The concert will take place in Kimball Recital Hall. * March 11 at 7:30 p.m., the Symphonic Band will give a concert in Kimball Recital Hall. The concert, entitled American Voices, features works by Mark Camphouse, Larry Clark's Shenandoah's Simple Gifts, and Aaron Copland's An Outdoor Overture (1938) with graduate assistant conductor Raul Barcenes conducting, and Copeland's Lincoln Portrait with narration by faculty artist Dr. William Shomos. 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. http://www.unl.edu/music ************************************************************************* 33. One Night of Queen Guaranteed to Rock The UK's hottest and most successful rock show, One Night of Queen, which celebrates the music of Rock and Roll legend Freddie Mercury, will rock the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. March 11. Performed by Gary Mullen and 'The Works,' One Night of Queen celebrates and recreates the music of Queen. Together they play hits including "We Will Rock You," "A Kind of Magic," "We Are The Champions," "Somebody to Love" and "Bohemian Rhapsody." http://liedcenter.org ************************************************************************* 34. Sheldon Hosts Performances and Nebraska State Poetry Contest * March 9, 7:30 p.m. - Performing in the Tuesday Nights at Sheldon, the UNL Dance Ensemble presents "Crossed Purposes," a piece to Richard Strauss's Suite for 13 Woodwinds, Op. 4. The event is free and the public is welcome. * March 12, 8 to 9:30 p.m. - Performing in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium, The Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music will perform. Featured in the performance is Matt Himovitz, an international cellist, Andy Simionescu, a violinist who has played with the Bowdoin Trio, and Nokuthula Ngwenyama, a violinist and frequent collaborator of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. A fee is required for admission. * March 13, 1 to 4 p.m. - Competing for the Nebraska state champion title, The Nebraska State Finals of the "Poetry Out Loud" National Recitation Contest will be held in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. Winners of the contest will participate in the national competition in Washington, D.C., where they will compete for $50,000 in prizes. The event is free and the public is invited. http://Sheldon.unl.edu ************************************************************************* 35. Morrill Hall's 'Colorful Creature' Art Contest Entries Due April 16 The State Museum is conducting its 2nd annual 'Colorful Creature' art contest now through April 16. Children in pre-school through fifth grade are invited to participate in this fun challenge to create the most wildly colorful version of their favorite ancient or modern creature. All entries will be displayed at Morrill Hall as part of a special exhibit in May. For official rules and entry forms visit the Web site listed below. http://www.museum.unl.edu/artcontest/index.html ************************************************************************* 36. The Last Station and Seraphine open Friday at the Ross * The Last Station (March 12-25) - In 1910, famed novelist Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer) and his wife Sofya (Helen Mirren) vehemently disagree over the rights to Tolstoy's literary legacy. Sofya believes her husband should bequeath them to her upon his death, while Tolstoy's chief disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti), has nearly convinced the writer to sign the rights over to the Russian people. To this end, Chertkov inserts a spy James McAvoy) into Tolstoy's household, who promptly falls for one of the novelist's daughters. * Seraphine (March 12-18) - Seraphine vividly recounts the tragic story of French naive painter Seraphine Louis aka Seraphine de Senlis, a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. http://www.theross.org ************************************************************************* 37. Boys High School Basketball Tournament on NET Television Saturday On March 13, "NSAA Boys State High School Basketball Tournament" is broadcast live from the Bob Devaney Sports Center on NET1 Cable 12, over-the-air 12.1 and in high-definition on NET-HD. Coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. with the Class D-1 finals. The day-long coverage continues with the Class C-1 championship game at 11:30 a.m. and the Class B title game at 1:30 p.m. The match-ups continue at 5 p.m. with the championship game for Class D-2, followed at 7 p.m. by the Class A final. The Class C-2 championship game concludes the day's action at 9 p.m. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *