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August 17, 2000
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Aug. 25 Friday Festival in the Arts Quad Celebrates Intellectual, Creative Activity On CampusBy Scott Franzen, Public Relations Intern A new outdoor festival to welcome students to campus and celebrate intellectual and creative activity on campus will close the first week of classes. The Friday Festival in the Arts Quad begins at 5 p.m. Aug. 25. Activities occur in the area bounded by the Lied Center, Kimball Hall, Westbrook Hall, Architecture Hall, Woods Art Building and the Sheldon Gallery. This new festival was established on the recommendation by the Freshman Experience Task Force to expose new students to the intellectual and creative activity that occurs on campus and to tie new students into those activities. The festival is sponsored by Freshman Experience Task Force and UPC. Its planners hope to attract 1,500 students to its various activities and events. Music, dance, and theater performances by UNL faculty and students along with interactive art and science activities have been scheduled. These activities, along with some with food vendors, will give new students exposure to the intellectual and cultural experiences of campus. Performers include music professor Rusty White and his jazz band, blues player Little Slim and Kusi Taki, who play indigeous Andean music. Jeff Elwell, head of the theatre department, has written a play that theatre students will perform. Interactive activities include things such as clay tile building with Pete Pinnell, professor of art and art history; balloon catapult with Jo Anne Ollerenshaw, professor of curriculum and instruction; or a live-cut to the campus radio station with Rick Alloway, professor of broadcasting, will give a tangible experience for new students. Alloway and Tom St. Germain, vice-president of University Program Council, will be the MCs for the evening. The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden will present gallery talks in the museum. The Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater will be showing short cartoon and comedy films from its library along with the regular evening feature, Croupier, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Crane River, Flatwater Grill, NU Dairy Store, and Vien Dong will sell food during the evening. They will be there to provide ideas for the new student on close-to-campus dining experiences other than the traditional burgers, hotdogs or pizza. UNL Receives $2 Million to Renovate Hamilton HallUNL has received a $2 million federal grant that will be used to renovate research space at Hamilton Hall. The grant will pay half the cost of the $4 million renovation of a research area at Hamilton Hall, which houses the chemistry department. The university will cover the rest of the project's cost with state funds. The renovations will start immediately. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2000-01 Campus Recreation Faculty-Staff Membership Rates AnnouncedThe Office of Campus Recreation has announced its faculty and staff membership rates for the 2000-01 year. Memberships provide individuals with access to both the Campus Recreation Center and the East Campus Activities Building facilities and to the variety of programs offered, including: Fitness and Wellness Services, Instructional Programs, Informal Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Intramural Sports, Massage Therapy, Injury Prevention and Care, and Family and Youth Programs. Fitness classes, outdoor adventure trips, drop-in basketball or racquetball, personal trainers, lap swimming, and cardio and weight training are examples of the many activities members have the opportunity to choose. Academic (9-month) and Annual (12-month) memberships are payroll deductible; three-month memberships are also available. Registration can be completed at 55 CREC or 32 ECAB and further information is available by calling 472-3467.
London/Paris Winterim Tour Eyes Visual ArtsWelcome in 2001 with a visual arts emersion experience with the Winterim: London & Paris/A Visual Arts Study Program from Dec. 26 to Jan. 7, 2001. This study program takes the participant to all the important visual arts destinations in both cities. Plenty of time is available for exploration, shopping, and visiting tourist destinations like the Tower of London and the Tour d'Eiffel. Earn credit (art elective/independent study) while exploring these two magnificent cities, their great art collections and architectural masterpieces. Price: app. $2,400, excluding tuition. Traditional and non-traditional students are welcome. The tour is open to 14 participants. Contact International Affairs: 402-472-5358 and ask for a brochure and application form. Contact Gail Kendall (faculty escort) at gkendall1@unl.edu. NEH Summer Fellowship Applications Due Sept. 11UNL applications for 2001 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Fellowships are due by Sept. 11 at The Humanities Center, 318 Avery Hall, 0168. For more information, call 472-4128, or consult the NEH web site at http://www.neh.fed.us. Engineering and Technology Career Fair Sept. 28The Engineering and Technology Career Fair Fall 2000 will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union. More than 100 employers from across the country will be available to speak with engineering and technology students and alumni. Employers are also interested in talking with computer science students, and may be interested in other science majors such as chemistry, biology and physics. The fair is appropriate for students looking for career information; co-ops, internships and summer jobs; or permanent post graduation positions. For more information, call Chris Timm, 472-8049. Graduate Student Orientation Fair Aug. 18Faculty and graduate students are invited to the 2000 New Graduate Student Orientation program, scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Wick Center. The program goal is to provide graduate students with information about the university and Lincoln in one simple setting and to welcome new graduate students to the university community. The program will be arranged like a "fair" or "open house" with individual booths and participants are encouraged to drop in at any time during the event. Refreshments will be served. Among organizations participating are: Alumni Association, ASUN (student government), Black Graduate Student Association, Campus Rec, Career Services, Downtown Lincoln Association, GLBT Graduate Student Association, Graduate Admissions, Graduate Assistantships/Fellowships, Help Desk, International Affairs, Lied Center, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Convention & Visitors Bureau, Love Library, Registration & Records, Scholarships & Financial Aid Office, Student Involvement, University Police, University Health Center, University Services (Environmental Health & Safety, Parking Services, Printing & Copy Services, University Bookstore). For additional information, please contact Sara Granberg-Rademacker, Graduate Student Services Coordinator at 472-5062. Stork Retirement Reception Aug. 31A retirement reception for Karen Stork, a university employee whose 29 years of service have been almost equally split between the unit now called the Water Center and the Conservation and Survey Division, will be 3-4:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at the East Union's Cottonwood Room. Stork has been the administrative assistant for Conservation and Survey since 1985, soon after the Water Resources Center merged with Conservation and Survey. Prior to that, she held the same position with the former Water Resources Research Institute, which was renamed the WRC when it joined the newly created Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1974. Beginning as a secretary, she has assisted six permanent directors, as well as a number of interims, during her time with the university. She began under Director Warren Viessman in September 1971. The Water Resources Center merged with CSD in 1984 and was physically integrated with that unit in the summer of 1985, at which time she took over administrative assistant duties from Marj Seidel, who was retiring. When the again-renamed Water Center moved back to East Campus in 1988 and was separated administratively, Stork remained with the division. With both units, her duties have involved budget and personnel management, as well as grant administration and editing. Dangerous Goods Shippers Must have IATA TrainingEHS reminds those shipping dangerous goods via FedEx that they must have taken IATA Training for Shippers, and be registered with EHS as a designated shipper. Contact EHS, 472-4925, for IATA training or to register as a designated shipper. Faculty Dance ClubIf you enjoy a waltz, two-step, jitterbug or a Latin beat, you can enjoy an evening of ballroom dancing when the Faculty Dance Club begins its 86th season in September. The first event will be at Sept. 9 in the East Union. One dance per month is scheduled between September and April. Membership cost is $40 per couple per semester or $60 per year. Membership in the club is open to members of the educational community and their friends. A non-member couple may attend one dance each season at no charge. Each dance is preceded by an optional dinner by reservation. Live music is provided by a variety of dance bands. To receive club membership information, or to make a reservation to attend one of the dances, call Wilma or Rex Messersmith at 489-1126. EPA Compliance Requires Container LabelingEHS reminds all employees that chemical collection containers must be labeled and closed at all times. Containers must be tagged for collection by EHS when full. If you have any questions about chemical waste management at UNL, contact EHS at 472-4925. EHS Promotional Booths at Unions Aug. 22, 23Environmental Health and Safety will host promotional booths from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Nebraska Union, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 23 at the East Union. Demonstrations of EHS web-based safety training will be given, along with a demonstration of ergonomic evaluation software. Stop by to pick up a give-away item, register for prizes, and learn what EHS can do for you. Information Technology Training Classes Begin Sept. 6Communications and Information Technology is offering the Fall Semester 2000 hands-on classes and seminars beginning Sept. 6. Topics covered include Windows, PowerPoint 97 or 2000, CourseInfo, Netscape Navigator and Web searching, Web Authoring, and new classes on customizing PowerPoint and using Dreamweaver. The hands-on classes are held in the computer lab in the Animal Science Complex on East Campus and the seminars are held in the East Union. Information on class topics, schedule of classes, and registration cost is available at: http://www.ianr.unl.ed u/compute/classes.htm. You may also register for the classes at this site. If you would like to receive the printed flier, "Information Technology Training Schedule: Fall Semester 2000", please call 472-5630, or send an e-mail note to msolomos@unlnotes.unl.edu . Information on other instructor-led training offerings and self-study resources is available at: http://www.ianr.unl.edu/compute/ . ExpoVisions 2000 Youth Service Project Brightens Lincoln's Trails; Partners ManyContributed by Continuing Studies Teen leaders from across Nebraska displayed their good citizenship by planting flowers along bike paths in Lincoln July 14 as part of the ExpoVisions 2000 conference. The conference attracted 210 teens ages 13 to 19 who braved 100-degree temperatures to plant approximately 350 day lilies along Lincoln trails. These trails span from 48th and Adams streest to Capitol Parkway and South Street. The flowers were planted near homes and intersections where they can be viewed by many. Students initially watered the lilies, and neighbors with homes along the trail were asked to continue watering the flowers. The Department of Academic Conferences and Professional Programs and the Malone Neighborhood Association initiated the project. It was done as part of the annual 4-H sponsored ExpoVisions program for Nebraska youth. Many organizations and individuals donated time and resources to make this project a success. Lincoln's Department of Urban Development contributed $2,000 to purchase the day lilies; Lincoln's Parks and Recreation Department donated wood chips. UNL's Landscape Services delivered those chips over four miles of trails. Volunteers from two international student organizations bagged chips before the event. The UNL Department of Vending Services donated bottled water to each student and 10 community volunteers supervised groups along the trails. In addition to this community development project, ExpoVisions participants selected from one of 14 Learning Tracks sponsored by UNL academic departments. These Learning Tracks provided hands-on subject matter experiences that exposed them to the University of Nebraska and career possibilities. Participants also took part in recreational and social events during the three-day conference. The following UNL departments sponsored Learning Tracks for ExpoVisions 2000: Animal Science Department, College of Architecture, Office of Campus Recreation, College of Engineering and Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of Horticulture, International Affairs, College of Law, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, Nebraska State 4-H Youth Council Southeast Research and Extension Center, Department of Textiles; Clothing and Design, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, and Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development. Planetarium Screening 'Saving the Night'Saving the Night, an 11-minute show on the loss of much of the night sky to the electric lights of civilization is playing at the Mueller Planetarium. It and StarDate: Ancient Horizons will be shown Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the planetarium, in Morrill Hall, 14th and U streets. Running time for the two shows is approximately 30 minutes. "We are in danger of losing much of our heritage of the night sky," said Jack Dunn, Mueller Planetarium coordinator. "More and more inefficient lighting has been installed all over the world, which wastes energy, creates less-safe conditions and needlessly lights up the night sky." Saving the Night was written and narrated by author and columnist David Levy and produced by the Southeastern Planetarium Association. Levy was one of the discoverers of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which made spectacular impacts on the planet Jupiter a few years ago. Levy has become active in the efforts of the International Dark Sky Association to alert the public to the continuing loss of places where we can see the sky as our ancestors did. Admission for Mueller Planetarium astronomy shows is $4; $3 for all children and students. Tickets go on sale 30 minutes before show time in the planetarium lobby. For further information visit the planetarium's Web site http://www.spacelaser.com sor telephone (402) 472-2641. For further information on the International Dark Sky Association, visit its Web site http://www.darksky.org/~ida/. Law Dean Search Committee NamedA nine-member search advisory committee has been appointed by the office of the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs to perform a national search for a dean of the College of Law. The members of the committee are: Robert Denicola, Margaret Larson professor of law, chair; John Hendry, chief justice, Nebraska Supreme Court; Roger Kirst, professor of law; Megan Kohtz of Lincoln; Susan Poser, assistant professor of law; Barbara Schaefer, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha; Anna Shavers, associate professor of law; Norman. Thorson, Judge Harry A. Spencer professor of law; and Alan Tompkins, director of the Public Policy Center and professor of psychology and law. The new dean will replace Nancy Rapoport, who left this summer to become dean of the University of Houston Law Center. Steven Willborn, Cline Williams professor of law, is interim dean of the College of Law. Multimedia, Technology Courses Available Fall 2000Information Services offers introductory classes for the latest multimedia software throughout the year in 163 Mabel Lee Hall. They provide an easy, low cost way to keep your skills fresh on the latest technology tools for teaching and research. Workshops are generally $20. One-hour sessions are $10 and Blackboard introductory courses are free. Payment is due upon registration and may be made by using a cost object number or by check. Refunds are allowed up to 48 hours in advance only. Substitutions are allowed. To register, contact Sheila at 472-9050 or register in the 501 Building, Room 118. Space is limited and reservations are required. For more information regarding workshop content, contact Leona Barratt at 472-6163 or email at lbarratt@unl.edu. No prerequisite is required unless specified o Intro to Adobe Photoshop - Sept. 7, 10 a.m. to noon, and Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to noon. Use this professional image editing software to learn techniques for retouching, color correction, cropping, resizing, and saving in various file formats. o Adobe Photoshop Tips & Tricks - Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to noon. Learn advanced image editing techniques such as text effects, filters, layers, and image manipulation and some of the newer features in Photoshop 5.5. (Photoshop experience required). o Blackboard - This course will help you to set up a basic course on Blackboard and give you a chance to familiarize yourself with the tools and features available. Using Blackboard, you don't need to know any HTML or complicated processes to share information with your students via the Web. Feel free to bring your own material for use in Blackboard. There is NO FEE for the Blackboard Intro workshop, but we request that you register with our secretary. Blackboard classes: Aug. 29, 10 a.m. to noon; Sept. 6, 1 to 3 p.m.; Sept. 21, 2 to 4 p.m.; Sept. 25, 1 to 3 p.m.; Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to noon; Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to noon; Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to noon; Oct. 27, 3 to 5 p.m.; Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to noon; Nov. 20, 3 to 5 p.m.; Dec. 8, 2 to 4 p.m. o Blackboard Tips & Tricks - Oct. 31, 1 to 3 p.m. This will be an advanced Blackboard workshop that will discuss the features available in Blackboard and how to make the most of your course. We will discuss adding multimedia, different types of documents and content, websites as Blackboard modules, and options you can consider to refine existing courses to make them more effective. You should have experience teaching with Blackboard before taking this workshop. Feel free to bring your own material for use in this workshop. o Macromedia Authorware - Sept. 5, 10 a.m. to noon. This visually based, cross platform interactive media development package is introduced. In this session you will create a simple interactive tutorial for hands-on learning. o Macromedia Flash - Sept. 8, 1 to 3 p.m., and Oct. 12, 1 to 3 p.m. Electrify your Web Page with Macromedia Flash by using Flash, web pages can include animations, sound, and interaction-all with file sizes small enough for modem users. Participants will learn the basics of animations, button actions, and adding sound as well as integrating the files into web pages. Prereq: basic HTML skills. o Basic HTML/Composer - Sept. 11, 1 to 3 p.m. Learn how to quickly and simply put your syllabus on the web or create your own web pages using Netscape. The basics of HTML will also be covered. o Adobe Acrobat - Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to noon. This 1-hour workshop will demonstrate using Adobe Acrobat to create PDF (portable document file) documents to share with others regardless of platform or software. Also demonstrated will be linking features within Acrobat as well as shareware/freeware alternatives for creating PDF's. This workshop is $10. o Microsoft PowerPoint - Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to noon. Use this multimedia presentation software to create professional presentations incorporating sound, images and video for classroom instruction or web use. o Macromedia Dreamweaver - Sept. 26, 1 to 3 p.m. Dreamweaver is an advanced website creation tool that combines sophisticated webpage design tools (including JavaScript, forms, behaviors, etc.) with powerful website tools. You should be familiar with basic website or HTML design before registering for this workshop. o Web Graphics - Oct. 2, 2 to 4 p.m. Tools and techniques for preparing graphics for the World Wide Web with an emphasis on conserving bandwidth while maintaining good images. Learn how Fireworks and Photoshop help with image optimization. (Photoshop experience required) o Premiere - Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to noon. Learn to edit video and moving images with this professional software package from Adobe. We will be learning how to crop video clips, add transitions and titles, and do some special effects with transparency. o Final Cut Pro - Oct. 17, 2 to 4 p.m. The digital video revolution is here. Using Final Cut Pro, participants will learn the basics of non-linear video editing to produce broadcast-quality videos. Topics covered will include three-point editing, transitions, effects and compositing. Previous experience with video helpful, but not required. o Adobe Illustrator - Nov. 2, 1 to 3 p.m. This is an introductory course in using Illustrator for drawing 2D computer graphics. Create artwork and illustrations for print, presentations or web use. o Macromedia Director - Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to noon. Macromedia Director is the standard for creating and delivering powerful multimedia for the Internet, CD-ROMs, and DVD-ROMs. Learn the basics tools of Director with the use of sound, animation and graphics with interactivity. o Macromedia Fireworks - Nov. 13, 2 to 4 p.m. Macromedia Fireworks allows you to create web graphics, animations, or even design entire graphical interfaces for web sites. This workshop will take you through the basics of using Fireworks as well as how and when to use it. o Adobe InDesign - Nov. 15, 2 to 4 p.m. Desktop publishing continues to be an important reality for many faculty and staff members. From developing hand-outs to posters and brochures, a sophisticated layout program gives you more control over text and graphics. InDesign is Adobe's follow-up to the highly-regarded PageMaker program. o Digital Video Compression - Nov. 28, 2 to 4 p.m. This session will introduce participants to the process of taking a video on tape and preparing it for the web or CD-ROM. We will discuss digitizing (getting video into the computer), compression (the way the video file is made smaller), and distribution. A number of different software packages and utilities will be demonstrated. o Adobe ImageReady - Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to noon. For the Photoshop user Adobe Image Ready is built in to Photoshop 5.5. ImageReady's slicing tool allows you to assign URL links, ALT tags, and different compression settings to each user slice for best compression results. You will also learn how to design interactive JavaScript rollover effects without having to write a line of code. Student Government Coordinates Housing Exchange ProgramThe Housing Exchange Program offers various housing options for visiting faculty, using the vacant homes of UNL faculty on leave of absence. The service is coordinated by the Commuter and Student Services Office, a part of the Student Government. Those wanting more information, or those who have houses which could be used by this service, are asked to contact the office at 472-2585. The Commuter and Student Services Office is located in Nebraska Union 135. Summer Delights at UNL Student ObservatoryMonthly public nights resume at the UNL Student Observatory on Aug. 25. The observatory will be open from 8:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. for viewing some of the highlights of the summer skies. If weather permits the evening will start with a look at the outermost giant planets in the solar system, Uranus and Neptune. After a look at some double star systems attention will be turned to the famous "Ring Nebula" in Lyra, and the "Great Globular Cluster in Hercules". There is no charge for admission and children are welcome. The UNL Student Observatory is located on top of the parking lot on the corner of T Street and Stadium Blvd., directly across from Memorial Stadium. The observatory will not be open if skies are totally overcast. For more information call Martin Gaskell, 472-4788 or visit http://www.blackstarpre ss.com/arin/unl/stdobsv/. CGLBTC Meets Aug. 25The first meeting of the fall semester for the Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns will begin at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 25 in Conference Room F of the University Health Center. The Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns consists of faculty, staff and students who are interested in ensuring that UNL meets its goal of administering all its educational and employment programs and related support services in a manner which does not discriminate against persons based upon their sexual orientation. The group meets biweekly throughout the academic year. At least once a year, they report to the chancellor on the status of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people on campus. They sponsor a symposium series which brings national GLBT speakers to campus, sponsor workshops and local speakers on GLBT issues; meet with people from offices such as Multicultural Affairs, the Greek System, Campus Security and others to explain the particular needs of GLBT members of the UNL community. They also work on issues such as domestic partner benefits and our future plans include integrating GLBT issues into the curriculum. Contact information is also available at http://www.unl.edu/cglbtc/. Nominations Sought for Landscaping Awards The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is seeking nominations to honor individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions toward "enriching lives through the beauty and wonder of plants." "These awards recognize many different kinds of contributions, including tree planting, landscaping, restoring prairies and educational efforts," said Jim Locklear, NSA director. People from throughout Nebraska have been honored in previous years, Locklear said. Last year's winners were from Gretna, Hastings, Grand Island, Omaha, Pender and Lincoln. Since 1980, the NSA awards have recognized tree planting and other community landscape enhancement efforts. Nominations for this year's awards are due September 8. The public is invited to nominate individuals or groups for the following awards: o Johnny Appleseed Award - recognizes an individual who embodies the gentle good nature of John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) through a sustained personal involvement in tree planting in Nebraska. o Tree Planters State Award - presented to an individual or organization that has been instrumental in the administrative promotion of landscape enhancement in Nebraska. o Commendation Award - recognizes an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution in landscape horticulture, plant conservation or related efforts in Nebraska. o Blazing Star Award - recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution toward advancing the horticultural use of native plants or the restoration of native plant communities in Nebraska. o Educator Award - recognizes teachers in grades K-12 who have made an outstanding contribution toward advancing the knowledge and appreciation of plants among their students. o Young Planter's Award - recognizes the accomplishments of Nebraskans under age 21 in landscape horticulture, plant conservation or related education efforts. Nominations should cite specific examples of individual or group accomplishments and contributions. Honorees will be recognized at the NSA annual awards dinner Nov. 5 in Grand Island. The NSA is a horticultural organization headquartered at the University of Nebraska's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. For nomination forms or more information about NSA or these awards, call Locklear at 472-2971; write NSA, P.O.B. 830715, Lincoln, NE 68583-0715; or submit your nomination via NSA's web site at http://arboretum.unl.edu/people. |
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