Hall of Fame
Robert Fuller smiles as his wife Margaret takes a photograph of him
next
to his plaque in the Academic Honors Gallery Sept. 19 in the Canfield
Administration
Building prior to a ceremony dedicating the gallery. The hall displays
the
members of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers, winners of the UNOPA
and
UAAD service awards and other university award winners.
 A storm chaser's dream cloud spawns a tornado.
Weather 'Freaks and Geeks' Converge on
Lincoln
Symposium Oct. 7 Looks at Great Plains' Weather
There's not much we can do about the weather, but Nebraskans will have
a chance to learn more about it as UNL hosts the Central Plains Severe
Weather
Symposium Oct. 7.
The free, day-long event will include spectacular storm videos, talks
by storm chasers and television meteorologists, displays by a host of
weather-related
organizations, and free door prizes, posters and educational materials
for
students and teachers. Weather permitting, a camera-toting weather
balloon
will be launched, feeding back live pictures as it floats into the
atmosphere.
The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Nebraska Center,
33rd and Holdrege streets. Free parking is available north of the
building.
"People of all ages will have a chance to learn something about
the weather," said Ken Dewey, a UNL professor organizing the event.
"We'll have activities for kids and demonstrations for business
people
who have to make decisions based on weather events."
Speakers include:
o Mary Ann Cooper, University of Illinois at Chicago, a specialist on
the impact of lightning injuries and recovery from lightning injuries
o Chuck Doswell of the National Severe Storms Laboratory, nationally
known for work in the field of severe storms and meteorology. He's often
featured on tornado programs on The Learning Channel.
o Tim Marshall, editor of Storm Track Magazine, failure and damage
consultant,
engineer and meteorologist.
o Jeff Morrow, on-camera meteorologist with The Weather Channel, who
frequently reports severe weather live on-location.
o Cathy Zapotocny, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service
in Valley, Neb., and specialist in Nebraska's winter weather.
Additionally, broadcast meteorologists Dean Wysocki (KLKN) Ken Siemek
(KOLN/KGIN) and Mark Lee (KMTV) will be on hand to meet the public.
A link to updated exhibit and speaker information can be found at the
High Plains Regional Climate Center Website http://www.hpccsun.unl.edu.
McMurry Scholarship IN Society Lecture Sept. 28
Kermit McMurry, vice chancellor for the Division of Student Services
for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, will deliver the
third
Scholarship IN Society lecture beginning at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in the
Nebraska
Union Auditorium. His topic is "The Graduate Degree: Is it a
Panacea?"
His lecture is free and open to the public
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is a coordinating
board
of control for 25 public colleges and universities in Oklahoma. McMurry's
primary responsibilities include managing various programs and activities
mandated by the Oklahoma legislature and/or the Oklahoma State
Regents.
Prior to his promotion to vice chancellor, McMurry was associate vice
chancellor for academic affairs for the State Regents from 1990 to 1995,
and he served in a dual capacity in the cabinet of former Nebraska Gov.
Kay Orr as a member of the Governor's Higher Education Policy Cabinet and
the Chief Executive Officer of the Nebraska Department of Social
Services.
McMurry received a B.S. and an M.S. from the University of Colorado,
and his Ph.D. from UNL. His post-doctoral work was done at Harvard
University.
McMurry's presentation is co-sponsored by Teachers College.
The Scholarship IN Society speaker series, sponsored by the Office of
Graduate Studies, is aimed at modeling the myriad of career possibilities
available to students upon receipt of a graduate education. The series
includes
both scholastic and nonacademic careers, to better represent the breadth
of career opportunities available to graduate students.
Degree Application Deadline Sept. 29
Sept. 29 is the deadline for applying for a degree to be received on
Dec. 16, 2000. A $25 non-refundable degree application fee must accompany
the Application For Degree form. The fee applies only to the term
indicated
on the application and is not transferable to another term. Applications
are to be filed at the Graduation Services Office, 109 Canfield
Administration
Building.
Distance Ed Focus Groups Scheduled for October
In his State of the University address, Interim Chancellor Harvey
Perlman
called for the development of an action plan for UNL's role in distance
education. He also directed that this plan should address issues relating
to our ultimate objectives, resource and administrative structures needed
to accomplish these objectives, and a strategy for competing successfully
in the marketplace. As part of the process of developing this plan, a
series
of focus group discussions will be held during October.
All interested faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate
in these discussions which will be chaired by Jim O'Hanlon, associate
vice
chancellor for extended education. The schedule for these focus groups
is:
- Oct. 17, 9:30-10:30 a.m., East Union
- Oct. 26, 4 to 5 p.m., East Union
- Oct. 27, 10 to 11 a.m., Nebraska Union
- Oct. 31, 2 to 3 p.m., Nebraska Union
Send an e-mail to llang1@unl.edu
or call 472-4500 indicating which session you will attend.
UNL, Peace Corps Establish International Master's Program
UNL and Peace Corps officials on Sept. 18 signed a memorandum of
cooperation
to establish an international master's degree program.
The new degree will be offered through UNL's existing agribusiness
program.
Students completing the new program will receive a Master of Business
Administration
degree with a specialization in agribusiness.
This is one of only a handful of such agreements at universities
nationwide.
It will allow a significant portion of students' elective work to be
completed
as part of their Peace Corps experience thus receiving graduate credit
for
their Peace Corps work.
Linda Price, agribusiness program director, said the program will
attract
top students and offer a unique degree that will make graduates very
attractive
to international businesses. "When the students come out they will
be incredibly employable," she said.
"It also complements our international focus, making sure
students
from Nebraska have opportunities in a global world," Price said. As
UNL further internationalizes curriculum, graduate students will gain
field
experience around the world.
UNL's agribusiness program-the first of its kind in the nation-is a
cooperative
effort of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and
the College of Business Administration. The program is designed to meet
the agribusiness industry's needs for employees with training in both
business
and agriculture.
First Tuesday Looks at Library Research Course Oct. 3
A First Tuesday discussion will occur from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 in
120
Burnett.
The introduction to Library Research course (LI110) is part of UNL's
general education requirements, and is taken by more than 3,700 students
each year. LI110 is now taught exclusively as an interactive, online
course
delivered through the World Wide Web. Multimedia features such as
animation,
and feedback tools such as online testing, have been used to revamp the
previously paper-based course.
Paul Hoffman, UNL Libraries, will illustrate how web-based
technologies
have been used to make LI110 more rigorous, innovative and supportive of
the research skills students need to be academically successful.
The question/answer period will be lead by Hoffman, Tracy
Bicknell-Holmes,
Kate Adams and Gail Latta, all from UNL Libraries.
To register, contact the Teaching and Learning Center at teaching@unl.edu, by fax 472-4932, or
phone 472-3079.
Multimedia and Technology Courses Available
Information Services offers introductory classes for the latest
multimedia
software throughout the year in 163 Mabel Lee Hall. 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 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, you may contact Leona
Barratt at 472-6163 or email at lbarratt@unl.edu.
No prerequisite is required unless specified
o Intro to Adobe Photoshop, 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 20. 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, 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 24. 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.
Classes are 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 3, 13, 19 and Nov. 7; 3 to 5 p.m.
Oct.
27 and Nov. 20, and 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 8.
o Blackboard Tips & Tricks, 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 31. This will be an
advanced Blackboard workshop that will discuss the features available in
Blackboard and how to make the most of your course. Discussion will also
include 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 Web Graphics, 2 to 4 p.m., Oct. 2. 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 Adobe Premiere, 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 5. Learn to edit video and
moving
images with this professional software package from Adobe. Also learn how
to crop video clips, add transitions and titles, and do some special
effects
with transparency.
o Macromedia Flash, 1 to 3 p.m., Oct. 12. 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. Prerequisite: basic HTML
skills.
o Final Cut Pro, 2 to 4 p.m., Oct. 17. 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, 1 to 3 p.m., Nov. 2. 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, 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 3. 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, 2 to 4 p.m., Nov. 13. 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, 2 to 4 p.m., Nov. 15. 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, 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 28. 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, 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 30. 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.
Thompson Series Explores National Security, Justice, Motherhood and
Food
R. James Woosley, former director of Central Intelligence and former
Under Secretary of the. U.S. Navy, will deliver the first lecture in the
2000-2001 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25. The
lecture, free and open to the public, occurs in the Lied Center.
His topic is "National Security at the Dawn of the 21st
Century."
All lectures begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
Other lectures in this year's series are:
o Nov. 28: David P. Forsythe, Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor
of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, "Justice After
Injustice: What Response After Atrocities?"
o March 5, 2001: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, professor emerita, Department of
Anthropology, University of California, Davis, "How Maternal
Instincts
Shaped the Human Species."
o April 3, 2001: Rick Foster, vice president for programs, W.K.
Kellogg
Foundation, who will address international food systems.
It is possible that another lecture will be added to the series.
For more information, contact Wayne Babchuk at the Department of
Academic
Conferences and Professional Programs at 472-2844.
Red Letter Day Fee Waived for Faculty-Staff Kids, Grandkids
The Office of Admissions is waiving the registration for Red Letter
Days
open house events for high school seniors who are the children or
grandchildren
of ULN faculty and staff. Eight Red Letter Days are scheduled. Each gives
prospective students a chance to look closely at the opportunities
available
at UNL.
Pat McBride, associate director of admissions, said the Admissions
office
is working hard to deliver special attention to the young people within
the UNL community.
"We are saying, 'come as our guest' any time you would like or
find
convenient," he said. "We will have current students call and
personally invite every son, daughter or grandchild of a UNL employee if
the employee lets us know about that student."
Fliers were sent to university employees the week of Sept. 18 along
with
recognition forms. For more information, contact McBride at 472-8141.
Essayist Martone Reading Oct. 3
Author Michael Martone will read from his new collection of essays
about
the Midwest, The Flatness and Other Landscapes, at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in the
Dudley Bailey Library, Room 228, Andrews Hall.
Essays from The Flatness and Other Landscapes (University of Georgia
Press, 2000) won the AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction in 1998. His short
fiction has appeared in a number of literary journals and anthologies,
including
Sudden Fiction, American Short Stories, Iowa Review, Epoch, Breeze,
Harper's
and the Indiana Review. Martone is a native of Indiana, and a professor
of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at the University
of Alabama where he has been teaching since 1996. Before that, he taught
at Syracuse University, Iowa State University and Harvard.
His reading is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the
University
of Nebraska English Department and Creative Writing Program. For more
information,
call 472-1822.
Donation Given to CGLBTC
The UNL Committee on Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Concerns is
the recipient of a $4,000 contribution for the annual symposium series
which
it sponsors. The contribution was made by Stephen Russell and Scott
Neeley,
to support the symposium series. The committee is an unfunded group of
faculty,
staff, students and alumni who work toward helping create a more
welcoming
and inclusive environment on campus by raising awareness of issues
related
to sexual orientation. The contribution will help bring major speakers on
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues to UNL, and to highlight
the
contributions of GLBT people to the UNL community. The contribution was
made in the hopes that funding for the series will serve the role of
building
and supporting the LGBT community in Lincoln, enabling the UNL CGLBTC to
serve as a role model for students, and an intellectual focal point for
faculty and staff on campus.
Russell was an assistant professor and cooperative extension
specialist
in the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences from Sept. 1997 to
Feb. 1999. His partner, Scott Neeley, was a visiting assistant professor
in the School of Architecture from Aug. 1997 to May 1998.
Russell is now a cooperative extension specialist at the University of
California-Davis, and Neeley is in private architectural practice in
Davis,
Calif.
Phi Delta Kappa Dinner Features Juli Burney
Juli Burney, local comedian and motivational speaker, will be the
featured
speaker at the Lincoln Chapter #15 of Phi Delta Kappa Oct. 10 dinner and
program at the Knolls Country Club. The social is at 6 p.m., dinner at
6:30
p.m. and the program at 7 p.m.
Burney is a comedian, humorist motivational speaker and a
communication
consultant. She is an assistant professor in Communications and Theatre
at Doane College and has been named "Teacher of the Year" five
times. Burney has been filmed for Showtime and HBO and has been featured
on local television stations and radio programs. She is a Nebraska Artist
in Residence, and has been awarded the Toastmaster International 2000
Communications
and Leadership Award.
The cost of the dinner and program is $14 per person. Reservations are
due to Jenni Absalon by Oct. 5. Send checks payable to Phi Delta Kappa to
Absalon at: 2700 S. 41st St., Lincoln NE 68506. Questions can be sent to
jabsalon@lps.org.
Cancer Speaker Oct. 12
The UNL Employee Assistance Program in conjunction with the vice
chancellor
for research office is presenting a program on how to help employees and
colleagues who are grappling with a diagnosis of cancer.
The program will run from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Nebraska
Union.
Barb Morton, director of Lincoln's Cancer Resource Center, will present
information about understanding cancer and how to help a friend,
colleague
or family member during this time of crisis.
The Cancer Resource Center, a division of the Lincoln Medical
Education
Foundation, provides counseling, information and research coordination.
Nancy Myers, EAP director, said many people on campus are dealing with
cancer diagnoses and the program aims at helping them and their
colleagues
by letting folks know what resources are available.
Myers said several departments who have employees with cancer have set
up office listserves of concerned people who are willing to help drive a
patient to a treatment, bring them food or visit them on a regular basis.
"That's been a real neat way to keep in touch because it gives the
patient some control," Myers said. For instance, a patient might not
need 15 casseroles, but they might need their lawn mowed. This allows
patients
to express their needs and lets others help in a truly helpful way.
The listserves also lets news about treatments and test results be
released
in a limited way that's not so intrusive to the patient, she said.
The EAP frequently gets referrals from newly diagnosed patients
seeking
information, from colleagues who are looking for ways to help and from
managers
who are wondering how to be helpful while ensuring work is completed, she
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