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October 12, 2000
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Speaking for Justice
From left, William Olubodun, assistant director in the Nebraska Union, and Kweisi Mfume, head of the NAACP, talk with Frances Beaurivage, an interpreter for Services for Students with Disabilities. Mfume was on campus Oct. 5 to deliver a lecture in the Nebraska Union. People of Color Conference Oct. 27-28 Fifth Annual Meeting Focuses on Building DiversityMore than 200 of the nation's most promising leaders of diversity will explore a wide range of issues facing people of color in academic settings at an annual conference Oct. 27-28. The fifth annual national conference, "People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions," will occur at the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. The national conference, sponsored by UNL, is an award-winning annual series exploring issues surrounding people of color in predominantly white institutions. Titled "Building Diversity in the University and Community," this year's program features nationally known keynote speakers and invited host speakers, more than 50 programs, speeches, presentations, panel discussions and workshops, a quilt exhibition and reception, and an evening of dance and music. It brings together those who share an interest in the concerns of people of color in a manner designed to facilitate open dialogue, communication, peer support and mutual respect. Featured presenters scheduled to appear include Joseph L. White, professor emeritus of psychology and psychiatry at the University of California at Irvine, an author, lecturer and pioneer in the field of African American psychology; Refugio I. Rochin, director of the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives in Washington, D.C., researcher and lecturer on Latino studies, Hispanic enterprises, and the advancement of understanding of Latino contributions to U.S. history, culture and society; and Juan R. Garcia, author and consultant to colleges and universities, public and private agencies and school districts on Mexican immigration, Mexican American history, ethnic and multicultural studies. Host speakers are M. Colleen Jones, assistant professor of management at UNL, and Joel Gajardo, executive director of the Hispanic Community Center and a consultant on Latin American issues. Jones is an educator and consultant in leadership, organizations, management and executive training. She will speak on "Now that We're Here, How Do We Stay?... The Spirit to Thrive." Gajardo wil speak on "The Challenge of Demographics: Hispanic Growth and White Response." Jones, who has attended each of the previous conferences, said the conference is an uplifting event that celebrates diversity and camaraderie, focusing on strengths, goals and professional growth. "When I think of this conference, it is like family... it has a tone of a family gathering," she said. "There is such a sense of welcoming and appreciation of everyone's intellectual excellence, along with this spirit of encouragement and support, and recognition of people's scholarship." Jones said participants share ideas on programs that have worked for them at their institutions, ways they have worked to make their places of work more welcoming for people of color and diverse backgrounds, and other success stories, along with some of their challenges and tribulations. "This is an excellent forum for graduate students and professionals looking to test their wings, and a place for all faculty, researchers, administrators and others to network and build relationships with others." Among scheduled panels are: "Voices of Asian Women in Doctoral Programs," "Conducting Research in the Latino Community" and "Understanding White Privilege." The closing session Oct. 28 is by Steve Birdine, president of Affirmations in Action, on "Moving Your Diversity Dialogue from 'Talk' to 'Action.'" Special activities and events include a quilt exhibit and reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Robert Hillestad Gallery, including quilts by Michael James, and African-American quilts from the Robert and Helen Cargo Collection. An evening of dance and music ends the conference from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Clifford Hardin Center Auditorium, with a lecture performance on modern dance, a musical performance by Kusi Taki, and the Lincoln Gospel All-Star Choir. Jones said that while other institutions may have ethnic conferences, the UNL conference stands out and generates a national audience because it is "multiethnic." "This is like a patchwork quilt, of different concerns and different ideas," she said. "But it offers an opportunity to see progress and find out more about what all our colleagues have to offer." Registration fees are $195 for full registration, $125 for one-day registration, $75 for student registration and $45 for one-day student registration. Registration begins 7:30 a.m. Oct. 27. To register, contact the UNL Division of Continuing Studies at (402) 472-2175. For conference updates, check the World Wide Web http://dcs.unl.edu/acpp/people00 /. No Scarlet Oct. 19The next edition of the Scarlet will be published Oct. 26. There is no edition Oct. 19 due to Fall Break The deadline for the next edition is noon Oct. 19. Focus Groups Scheduled for OctoberIn his State of the University address, Chancellor Harvey Perlman called for the development of an action plan for UNL's role in distance education. 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; and 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. University Travel Web Site DemoThe UNL Purchasing Department has a new Travel Web Site provided by Travel and Transport. The UNL travel web site can be accessed at http://www.tandt.com/unl/. In order to make travel reservations via this web site, you must first set up your traveler profile. Click on the "Join Now" button and complete the personal information requested. For the Member ID, please enter your Lotus Notes Logon (i.e., jsmith1). The University travel web site will let you view and edit your Traveler's Profile, place airline reservations, provide trip specifications, select from various airline flights, view existing airline reservations, and view or place other Traveler's reservations. Listed below are dates and times for campus Travel workshops/seminars and Travel web site demonstrations (a travel contract demonstration, followed by a web site demonstration) will be held at the following times: Oct. 16, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Nebraska Union; Oct. 17, 9 to 10:30 a.m., East Union; Oct. 17, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Nebraska Union; and Oct. 18, 9 to 10:30 a.m., East Union. Members of the campus community can attend either one or both sessions. The web site demonstration will involve editing the traveler's profile, doing airline reservation searches, and ordering airline tickets. Additional presentations will be scheduled in the near future. Nov. 1 Lecture by Escapee of MutilationFauziya Kassindja will lecture on "Escaping Female Genital Mutilation," at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in the auditorium of the Nebraska Union. She will share her account of fleeing the practice of female genital mutilation in her native country of Togo, West Africa. Once in the United States, she spent 16 months in prison trying to prove the reality and injustice of the tradition she fled - seeking asylum in a place where no one believed her. The book Do They Hear You When You Cry (Dell Publishing) tells her story of pain and ultimate triumph over the cultural, religious, and societal persecution of a practice that mutilates over 2 million women and girls each year. The lecture is sponsored by the Women's Center, the African Student Association, Student Involvement, University Program Council, Pepsi Endowment Fund, Student Alumni Association, Student Foundations, Council for Student Affairs Directors, Human Rights/Human Diversity Initiative, Psychology, Sociology, African American/African Studies, Communication Studies, Political Science, Institute for Ethnic Studies and Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women. HIV/STD Prevention Theatre Oct. 13An HIV/STD prevention program utilizing live theatre, You, Me and HIV in Nebraska, will be performed at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Nebraska East Union. Performers include vocals by Kathy of Alias Jane and The Dream Girls. Informational booths will be staff by representatives of the Sexuality Education eXchange, the Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department, Tabitha Hospice, Urban Indian Health Center, Nebraska AIDS Project-Lincoln, PFLAG (Parents Friends & Family of Lesbians and Gays) and the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center The event is free and open to the public. Refreshment will be served. Donations will be accepted to help with HIV/AIDS Awareness and Outreach activities. The event is sponsored by the University Health Center Sexuality Education eXchange and the Lincoln-Lancaster County/Southeast NE Regional HIV/AIDS Task Force. For more information contact Pat Tetreault at 472-7447 or email ptetreault1@unl.edu. Terrorism Topic of Oct. 19 State Department Town MeetingA U.S. Department of State Town Meeting will convene from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the auditorium of the Nebraska Union. Participants include Eric Lief, senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Madeliene Albright, and Kamal Beyoghlow, former foreign affairs office in the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the State Department. This free public event is co-sponsored by the Mayor's Committee for International Friendship, the Mayor's Office/City of Lincoln, UNL and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. As senior policy adviser, Lief is responsible for all matters concerning international trade, economics and finance. His lecture during the meeting, which begins at 2:45 p.m., is titled "Foreign Policy Overview." Lief joined the secretary's office in 1995; prior to then, he served in a variety of Congressional staff capacities, lastly as deputy director of the House International Operations Subcommittee staff. Beyoghlow' lecture, which begins at 4:30 p.m. is titled "Anti-Terrorism for the 21st Century." Now a professor of international relations and national security at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Va., Beyoghlow is also a research fellow at the State Department working on arms control issues and biological and chemical weapons. He is a frequent contributor to the Public Liaison program at the state department and is the former director of the national security program. He is the author of "The Strategic Implications of Biological and Chemical Weapons," a book published in 1999. Two Hyde Lectures Presented Oct. 19The College of Architecture will present two Hyde lectures on Oct. 19. The first lecture will be at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of Sheldon Art Gallery. Ralph Rapson, FAIA, Architect, Minneapolis, Minn., will lecture on his work in conjunction with his role as a Distinguished Design Awards Juror for the 2000 Central States Regional Design Conference and Design Awards in Lincoln. Ralph Rapson & Associates, Inc., provide professional consulting services in the fields of architecture, city design, environmental planning, interiors and graphic design. His firm has received over 60 international, national, and regional awards including five national AIA Honor Awards for its work. Rapson received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Michigan and did graduate study in Urban and Regional Planning at the Cranbrook Academy. At 4:30 p.m., Jennifer Wolch, professor of geography and co-director of Environmental Science, Policy, and Engineering Sustainable Cities Program, University of Southern California, will lecture on "Public Policy and Sustainability Challenges in Southern California," in room 127 of Architecture Hall. Wolch's lecture draws upon research from a Southern California Studies Center/Brookings team project and explores how various public policies promote or constrain "sprawl." Policies that are considered include anti-poverty policy (hollowing out the inner city), urban limit lines and habitat conservation planning (controlling the edge), and infrastructure spending (transport and water). These lectures are made possible by the Leicester A. Hyde Memorial Fund. Public Policy Seminar Oct. 18 Eyes EducationEducation, health and environmental policy are the next topics of the Public Policy Seminar Series. Designed for anyone to learn more about issues surrounding Nebraska public policy, the newly designed seminar is bringing together policy researchers and practitioners from the university with professionals who influence laws in Nebraska. "Education Policy" is the third of five topics in the series, scheduled for Oct. 18, led by Jody Isernhagen, associate professor of educational administration at UNL, state Sen. Ardyce Bohlke of Hastings and Sandra Scofield, director of the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education at UNL. The series started Sept. 5 with "Participating in the Public Policy Process," and "Public Policy Formulation and Analysis," Sept. 26. Those topics will be repeated Nov. 8 and 28. Judd Choate, lecturer in political science at UNL and the coordinator of the series, said those who might benefit from the series are local, county and state elected officials and agency employees, aides to elected officials, unicameral professionals, interest group members, lobbyists, citizen advocates, non-profit professionals, program evaluators, public policy educators and students and members of the public. The series features 13 faculty and policy professionals from NU campuses and various governmental agencies. The remaining seminars are: o "Participating in the Public Policy Process," Nov. 8, led by Ethel Williams, assistant professor of public administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha; o "Public Policy Formulation and Analysis," Nov. 28, led by John Anderson, associate professor of political science at the University of Nebraska at Kearney; o "Education Policy," Oct. 18; o "Health Policy," Nov. 8, led by Magda Peck, associate professor and chair of community health and chief of the section on child health policy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Alice Schumaker, assistant professor of public administration at UNO, and Leon Vinci, health director for the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department; o "Environmental Policy," Nov. 28, led by Robert Kuzelka, associate professor in the School of Natural Resource Sciences at UNL, Mike Jess associate director and senior lecturer in the Conservation at Survey Division in UNL's Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Steve Gall, head of the Division of Planning and Assistance of the recently created Nebraska Department of Natural Resources. Each seminar lasts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Peter Kiewit Lodge at Mahoney State Park. The cost of the seminars is $150 each, or $400 for three seminars toward the Certificate of Policy Competency. The Public Policy Center offers a community initiative in which persons or groups may qualify for free tuition. Advance registration is strongly encouraged and may be accomplished by credit card by telephoning the center, (402) 472-5678, or on-line http://ppc.unl.edu /seminar2000/registration.htm. For further information about the seminars, contact Choate by telephone, (402) 472-9443, or e-mail jchoate@unl.edu. Microforms and Interlibrary Loans Are MovingAs part of the Love South renovation project, beginning the week of Oct 16 Microforms, Interlibrary Loan, the Dean of Libraries Office, and some Reference Department offices will be moving to third floor of Love South. Interlibrary Loan and Microforms services and collections will have limited access during the actual move. Please call those service points to find the status of the offices. The moves of Microforms and Interlibrary Loan should be completed by Oct 19. Access to all offices and services in Love South, including Information Services, will now be through the Love North entrance. International Credit Union Day Oct. 19The University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union invites you to celebrate the Credit Union difference with International Credit Union Day on Oct. 19. Now is the time to reflect about what your Credit Union means to you. Most importantly, your membership means you have a vote, a vote that actually counts. Help us say "Thank You" for all of your continued support and years of membership. Join us, and help celebrate the credit union difference on Oct. 19. Refreshments will be provided at each location in honor of International Credit Union Day. Visit Emergency Food Network Oct. 16A number of organizations have joined forces to sponsor an Oct. 16 bus tour of Lincoln's emergency food network to feed hungry individuals. The tour is open to all but pre-registration is required. To pre-register, or for more information, contact Marge Manglitz at 464-3607 or <unalincoln@hotmail.com> by Oct. 14. The tour begins at 11:15 a.m. in the East Union Lobby. From there, participants will visit the Matt Talbot Kitchen at 1911 R St. from 11:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The next stop is the Food Bank of Lincoln, 4840 Doris Bair Circle, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. At St. Paul Methodist Church, 1144 M St., partipants will visit with a pantry coordinator from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m. A look at Lincoln Action Program's Perishable Food Project and a sample screening interview are on tap from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at 210 O St. The final destination is the Lincoln Interfaith Council's Central Clearinghouse, 140 S. 27th St. The bus returns to the East Union at approximately 4:30 p.m. The tour is sponsored by Lincoln's World Food Day Committee and UNL's International Programs. College Bound Seminar Oct. 24Are you a first-time college bound student or parent of such a student? Are you wondering where to start first? Plan to attend the College Bound - "The Financial Experience" seminar at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in the North Platte Room at the UNL Clifford Hardin Center (33rd & Holdrege), sponsored by University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union. A representative from the UNL Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will answer these and many other of your questions. This seminar is free. Call the Credit Union at 472-2087 to reserve your seat. Oct. 18 Lecture Examines LegislaturesUNL faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the second lecture in the Richard Marvel Legislature Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Warner Chamber of the Nebraska State Capitol. "Are Legislatures Really That Bad?" will feature Alan Rosenthal, a professor from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Rosenthal will discuss the perceptions of legislatures and how these perceptions compare to the realities of our political institutions. The lecture series is sponsored by the Nebraska Legislature's Warner Institute for Education in Democracy and is coordinated by the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature in partnership with the political science department at Nebraska Wesleyan University. For more information, contact the Unicameral Information Office at (40-2) 471-2788 or email uio@unicam.state.ne.us or visit the lecture series on line at http://www.unicam.state.ne. us/lecture/. Library Displays American Quilt Studies Group MaterialsThe Archives and Special Collections Department of the University Libraries presents an exhibit of materials from the American Quilt Studies Group Research Collection. Among the items on display are exhibition catalogs, quilt books, pattern and design materials, and items relating to the creation of AQSG. The exhibit will run through Oct. 31, and can be viewed at Archives and Special Collections, N209 Love Library. Legacy of Aldo Leopold Discussed Oct. 14The legacy of Aldo Leopold, renowned conservationist and author of A Sand County Almanac, will be the topic of a public presentation Oct. 14 at the Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Wellington "Buddy" Huffaker, executive director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo, Wis., will present In "Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic: Its Evolution and Implementation," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Huffaker will provide a brief biographical sketch of Leopold and discuss significant events that shaped Leopold's career and "A Sand County Almanac." Huffaker will also describe the evolution of Leopold's concept of a "land ethic," current applications of this concept, and its potential to address environmental issues in the 21st century. The presentation will be followed by a brief reception. The presentation is sponsored by the Great Plains Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Nebraska chapter of the American Planning Association, the Lower Platte South Natural Resource District, the Joslyn Castle Institute for Sustainable Communities, Audubon Nebraska, Friends of the Pioneer Park Nature Center, the UNL Environmental Studies Program, the Prairie Plains Resource Institute, the Nebraska chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the Bluestem Sierra Club. Library Requests E-Mail Address UpdatesWith the change to LotusNotes, your e-mail address may need to be updated in your library patron record. Or, the library would appreciate it if we would add this address if not previously listed. The libraries use the e-mail function to alert patrons to recalls, item availability, or overdue materials. This method of communication saves staff time, paper and postage costs. This update is easily done by accessing the library home page at http://iris.unl.edu, selecting Services, clicking on Electronic Forms, then Update Your Patron Record. Any other changes that need to be made to your record, such as address or phone number changes, can be done at that time as well. Please submit this information by Oct 15. Nature Photographer Forsberg's Work at CRECUNL alumnus and nature photographer Mike Forsberg will have a showing of his work Oct. 22-Nov. 5 in the atrium of the Campus Recreation Center. Forsberg is a former trip leader for the Outdoor Recreation Program at Campus Recreation, where he worked while completing his degree in geography. For the past seven years, he has worked as a full-time nature photographer and is a writer/photographer for NEBRASKAland magazine, with nearly 60 articles published in this award-winning publication. His work also has appeared in Audubon, National Geographic, Natural History, Smithsonian and Outdoor Photographer. For more information on his work, visit his website at http://www.michaelforsberg.com or his Lincoln studio at 2628 High St. Breast Cancer Awareness Activities Oct. 25, 26In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, several events have been scheduled in October. An awareness booth will be set up in the Nebraska Union from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 25 and from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 26. The booth will have information on breast self-exams, fibrocystic disease, cancer screening and prevention. In addition, people can Sign the Cancer Awareness & Tribute Panel in honor of those whose lives have been touched by cancer and register for a free drawing for a beaded necklace designed by the North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. In addition, a tribute session for those whose lives have been touched by cancer will occur from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Nebraska Union. Hilda Raz, editor of The Prairie Schooner, will do a selection of readings beginning at noon. Bring a lunch. These events are sponsored by the University Health Center Sexuality Education eXchange, Women's Studies Association and 1916. For more information, contact Pat Tetreault at 472-7447 or email ptetreault1@unl.edu. Michalecki Retirement Reception Oct. 17A retirement reception for Ruth Michalecki, director of the UNL Telecom-munications Center, will occur from 3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Wick Alumni Center. Michalecki began her career with the University of Nebraska on Oct. 1, 1959. As telecommunications director, she was responsible for services for faculty, staff and students at all of UNL's statewide locations. Michalecki was a leader in the university telecommunications industry and served on a number of national committees. She was an officer for the International Communications Association, including chairing its Telecommuni-cations Public Policy Committee and membership on the ITA board of directors. Michalecki chaired the ICA for the past two years. On several occasions Michalecki testified before the FCC and U.S. Senate. She also chaired ITA's Student Paper Competition Committee. She was past-president of the Association of College and University Telecommunications Administrators and edited its publication, the ACUTA News, for 15 years. In August, Michalecki received the Bill D. Morris award for her "contributions to communications professionals in higher education" at an ACUTA meeting. The award is ACUTA's highest level of recognition. ACUTA had presented her with president's awards for outstanding contributions in 1979, 1984 and 1987, and a board of directors' award for outstanding service in 1989. At UNL, Michalecki received the Donaldson Award for Excellence in Management from the University Association for Administrative Development. NSF Grant Funds Next-Generation Internet ProjectBy Constance Walter, College of Engineering and Technology Byrav Ramamurthy, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $271,023 for his project "Design of Translucent Optical WDM Networks." The project will focus on architectures for backbone networks for the next-generation Internet, Ramamurthy said. Traffic in the current Internet is growing exponentially and optical networks are seen as the logical choice for scaling the capacity of the network. Coupled with the technique of wavelength division multiplexing (the 'WDM' of the project title), an optical fiber can support multiple data streams and provide enough capacity to satisfy current and future demands, especially in the long-haul arena. "Telecommunication carriers worldwide are investing in these new optical fiber networks to cope with the demand," Ramamurthy said. The project will study the trade-offs involved in supporting an all-optical network as opposed to an almost all-optical networks (also termed as translucent networks, which may involve optical-to-electronic conversion of signals at intermediate nodes). This multi-year award from will provide valuable training to undergraduate and graduate students, and support active research in the field of high-speed networking at UNL, Ramamurthy said. The project will run through June of 2003. Credit Union Provides Vehicle Lease ConsultantA representative from Members Only EZ Lease is available to discuss leasing and other car buying options on Thursday afternoons by appointment only. Call the University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union at 472-2087 for more information or to schedule an appointment. World Food Day Activities Oct. 23On Oct. 23, "Poverty and Hunger: The Tragic Link" will be offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the East Union. Highlights include a discussion of community food issues, a luncheon and viewing of this year's World Food Day teleconference. The recorded program features Amartya Sen, author and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in economics. Sen is an economist at Trinity College in Cambridge, England. Tara Natarajan, a UNL economics graduate student, will present a seminar on "Immediacy vs. Sustainability in Pursuing Livelihood Security: A Socioeconomic Analysis of Livelihood Strategies to Mitigate Risks of Seasonality in Southern Rural India." A panel discussion featuring UNL faculty will follow. This year's World Food Day is Oct. 16. The annual United Nations event is designed to increase understanding and action to alleviate hunger. For more information or to register for either event, contact the IANR Office of International Programs, 472-2758 or intlgms@unl.edu. World Food Day at UNL funders include the departments of agricultural
economics and economics, the Human Rights and Human Diversity
Initiative,
Program in Business, Ethics and Society and the NU Institute of
Agriculture
and Natural Resources' Office of International Programs. |
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