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January 11, 2001
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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
A construction worker scales a stairway to nowhere on the northwest corner of the 17th and R streets parking facility Jan. 5. The $17 million parking garage is scheduled to be completed by October 2001, according to Chad Lea, project manager for Facilities Planning & Construction. No Jan. 18 ScarletDue to the Martin Luther King Day holiday, the Scarlet will not publish Jan. 18. The next edition publishes Jan. 25, with the deadline of noon Jan. 18. Garden Friends Annual Meeting Jan. 21The annual meeting of the Friends of the UNL Gardens begins at 3 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Clifford Hardin Center for Continuing Education at 33rd and Holdrege streets. The meeting is free and open to the public. Robert Hensarling, director of UNL Landscape Services, will give a talk titled "Embracing the Past, Enriching the Future: A View of Landscape Services."
Emeriti Association Meeting Jan. 18Members of the UNL Emeriti Association are scheduled to meet at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 18 in the East Union (room to be posted). DeEtta Merritt of Lincoln, director of TeamMates of Nebraska, will speak on the "TeamMates Mentoring Program." If the meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather, there will be announcements on radio stations KFOR 1240 or KLIN 1400 the morning of Jan. 18 or members can call the University Operator at 472-7211. Curtis Retirement Reception Jan. 19The marketing department will hold a retirement reception for Bill Curtis from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 19 in 222 CBA. Curtis retired from the marketing department in the College of Business Administration on Dec. 31 after 30 years of service. Curtis has worked at UNL since July 1970. Owens Reception Jan. 16A welcome reception will be held for John and Virginia Owens from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in the East Union. John Owens became the IANR vice hancellor and the NU vice president for agriculture and natural resources Jan. 1. CGLBTC Symposium Series Begins Jan. 18The Committee on Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Concerns Symposium Series will begin on Jan. 18 with "Homoerotism in Male Marketing," presented by Tom Workman, communications studies, in 228 Andrews Hall, Bailey Library. This presentation will focus on the intersection of popular culture, journalism, sociology and gender studies. For more information, contact Gina Matkin at gmatkin@unl.edu or 472-4454. Free Retirement Planning Seminar Feb. 27What is "Aging in Place"? Find out the answer and discuss other topics including Roth IRAs, pension plans and social security benefits at a free retirement planning seminar at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the UNL Clifford Hardin Center. Also, find out "What to Expect;" "Financing Heath Insurance," "Retirement," and "Long Term Care." Diane Rolfsmeyer, a certified financial planning professional, will answer these and many other of your retirement questions. Call the Credit Union, 472-2087, to reserve your seat for this free seminar. Seating is limited. TIAA-CREF Counselor on Campus Jan. 23, 24On Jan. 23, the TIAA-CREF Counselor will be in the Nebraska Union for individual consultations, and on Jan. 24 in the East Union. The room will be posted. To make a reservation, please call Liz Pratt in the Denver Office at (800) 842-2009. For more information, call the Campus Benefits Office at 472-2600. Women's Studies Program Moves Its OfficesThe Women's Studies Program has moved to 1209 Oldfather Hall. Joy Ritchie, director, Glenda Moore, staff secretary, Tagi Adams and Yeaji Shin, graduate research assistants, are the Women's Studies Program personnel. The new mailing address is 1209 OldH, CC, 0341. The phone number, 472-9392, remains the same. CGLBTC Meeting Jan. 12The first meeting of the Spring Semester for the Committee on Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Concerns will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Jan. 12 in Conference Room F (Lower Level) 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. They meet 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. All interested faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend. For more information contact Gina Matkin at <gmatkin@unl.edu> or 472-4454. Clemente Lecture Focuses on Navy Ops in ViequesThe Scholarship in Society lecture series resumes Jan. 25 with a discussion centering on the U.S. Navy's training operations on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Roberto Clemente, assistant professor of educational leadership, counseling and post-secondary education at the University of Northern Iowa, will deliver "Reparations: Vieques, Puerto Rico and the Latin Bicultural Identity of the United States of America" at 3:30 p.m. in Room 307 of Bancroft Hall on City Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. Clemente will describe how the U.S. Navy appropriated three-fourths of the 25-square-mile island at the start of World War II still uses it as a field for military training operations. "For more than 50 years, the residents of this island have been living under constant conditions of war," destroying the health, wealth and (sometimes) lives of the islanders, Clemente has written. President Clinton recently called for an election in which islanders will be able to vote either to end military training exercises or let it continue and accept a $90 million compensation package - less than $10,000 for each of the island's 9,300 residents. Clemente says that is not nearly enough to compensate for environmental and economic damage. He further calls for creation of a Latino Trust Fund to compensate the people of Vieques and others of Hispanic and Latino descent "who have suffered the injustices of territorial and psychological occupation." The Scholarship in Society series, sponsored by the UNL Office of Graduate Studies, is aimed at modeling the 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. Information Technology Training Classes Begin Jan. 30The Spring Semester 2001 hands-on classes and seminars offered by Communications and Information Technology begin Jan. 30. Topics covered include Windows, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Blackboard (CourseInfo), Finding Information on the Web, and Web Authoring. 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 and form is available on the Web at: http://cit.inf ormation.unl.edu/training/classes.htm. To receive the printed flier, "Information Technology Training Schedule: Spring Semester 2001," call 472-5630 or send an e-mail note to msolomos@unlnotes.unl.edu . Information on self-pace learning resources (video, online, and CBT-CD) is available on the Web at: http://cit.infor mation.unl.edu/training/study.htm. Light Pollution, Egyptian Legends Are Planetarium's Two-FerThe Ralph Mueller Planetarium opens the year 2001 with a "double feature" astronomy program at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The program begins with a special 11-minute planetarium program on the topic of light pollution, "Saving the Night," written and narrated by author and columnist David Levy. Levy was one of the discoverers of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which made spectacular impacts on the planet Jupiter just a few years ago. As an experienced skywatcher, 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. The ancient Egyptians had a very developed set of sky legends. These mythologies are the subject of the second portion of the planetarium's public program for January: "StarDate: Ancient Horizons." This program was produced by the University of Texas McDonald Observatory team which creates the widely syndicated educational radio series Star Date. Running time of the entire program is 30-35 minutes. Laser light shows will return later in the month. Jan. 31 Is Deadline for CGLBTC Award NominationsThe Chancellor's Office and the Committee for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Concerns solicits nominations for Outstanding Contributions to the GLBT Community on the UNL campus. Nomination forms may be obtained at: 201 Administration, 340 Nebraska Union, 234 Nebraska Union and 200 Nebraska Union. Deadline for nominations is Jan. 31. For more information contact Vernon Williams at 489-4091. Mail Services Reminds Users University Mail OnlyMail Services provides complete mail delivery and processing services in support of the university's missions. Mail Services processes only official university business documents and correspondence. All outgoing mail (mail that goes off-campus and with U.S. Postal Service postage) must have a university return address. Outgoing mail that has a personal return address or that is not official university business mail will not be processed through Mail Services. This mail will be returned to its sender. For more information call Mark Porter, 472-7029. Jan. 25 Forum Discussing Lotus Notes' FutureJoin the UNL Lotus Notes Team for cookies, coffee, pop, and a Lotus Notes Open Forum from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. Anyone interested in discussing Lotus Notes and finding out what the future holds for the Lotus Notes project is encouraged to attend. There will be an informal question and answer period as well as information presented regarding the project. Faculty Dance Club Meets Jan. 13If you are an educator and like a waltz, two-step, jitterbug, a Latin beat, or whatever beat, you can enjoy an evening of ballroom dancing as the UNL Faculty Dance Club holds its first dance of the second semester on Jan. 13 in the East Union. We invite you to come as a guest and see what we have to offer. The Faculty Dance Club schedules eight dances each year between September and April with music provided by a variety of live bands. Each dance is preceded by an optional dinner at 7 p.m. (by reservation, cost extra). 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 spouses/friends. This includes chancellors, deans, directors, chairs, managers, etc., involved in education as well as the classroom teacher. A non-member couple may attend one dance each season at no charge. To receive club membership information, or to make a reservation to attend one of the dances, call Wilma or Rex Messersmith, club secretaries, at 489-1126, or contact Theresa or Darryll Pederson, club presidents, at 472-7563, 489-6473, or dpederson2@unl.edu. They will arrange a host couple for the evening or you may ask a current member to be your host. You could also arrive before 8 p.m. for the dance in the Great Plains Room of the East Union. You will be greeted there. Postal Rate Changes/Increases DetailedThe United States Postal Service will increase postage rates at midnight Jan. 7. Following are highlights of the new postage rates: First-Class Mail
Priority Mail
Periodical rates are increasing on average 9.5 percent overall. Standard Mail (Bulk Rate) rates are increasing on average 8.8 percent overall. Nonprofit rates are increasing on average 4.8 percent overall. These are just a few of the details regarding the new postage rates. For more information, contact Mark Porter, Mail and Distribution Services, 472-7029. Mail & Distribution Services plans to hold several workshops later this winter to alert campus departments on how to most efficiently and inexpensively mail documents. Evolving Nature of Evolution Debate Topic of Jan. 18 LectureLast year, creationist members of the Kansas State Board of Education made international news when they voted to remove evolution from the state's curriculum standards. A prominent philosopher and historian of science will discuss what really happened in that case in a public lecture beginning at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium In "Should Evolution Be Taught in the Public Schools? - What Dorothy Learned when the Creationist Whirlwind Hit Kansas," Robert T. Pennock, associate professor of science and technology studies at Michigan State University, will describe how creationism is evolving. He will discuss how competing creationist factions are using new terminology and adopting new strategies to promote their distinctive forms of anti-evolutionism; and examine some of the problems with the neo-creationist arguments about whether evolution or creationism should be taught in public schools. Pennock writes and speaks extensively on the relationship between evidential and value issues in science. He is the author of "Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against the New Creationism." His lecture is part of a series at UNL, "Teaching Evolution: Aspects of the Controversy," dealing with the ongoing conflicts between evolution and creationism. Bioethics Advisory Committee Hearing Jan. 23The Nebraska Bioethics Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on draft recommendations concerning stem cell research at the University of Nebraska beginning at 10 a.m. Jan. 23. The recommendations are available on the web at:http://www.uneb.edu/administration/Reports/Bioethics/BioethicsC ommittee.htm. The hearing will take place in the Nebraska Room of the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education at 33rd and Holdrege streets in Lincoln. The hearing will last no longer than 90 minutes. The public will be permitted to testify for up to 5 minutes each on the proposed draft recommendations concerning stem cell research. Individuals who inform the committee in advance of their interest in testifying will be given priority. Individuals who are interested in testifying or who would like to receive a hard copy of the recommendations should call 472-2111. Written testimony is also welcome and may be sent to: Nebraska Bioethics Advisory Committee, 126 Varner Hall, University of Nebraska, 3835 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE 68853-0745. For more information, contact Deb Thomas at 402-472-7127. Info Services Merges UnitsInformation Services has merged two of its units, Networking and Operations and the UNL Telecommunications Center, into a combined unit. The name of the unit is Information Services Communications and Operations. This merger of services will position IS and UNL to take greater advantage of future advances in voice and digital technologies. Michael Ruhrdanz, director of networking and operations, has been appointed the director of communications and operations. Rick Haugerud has assumed the day-to-day management of the telecommunications operation. New Mini-Grant Program for Extended Ed OfferingsGrants of up to $1,500 are offered to collaborating extension educators, learning center coordinators or faculty through a new Outreach/Engagement Mini Grant program. The grants will support the initiation or enhancement of outreach and engagement by members of the university community by piloting new initiatives, supporting expansion of existing initiatives or other efforts. The Outreach-Engagement Mini Grants are funded from the Office of Extended Education and Outreach, Division of Continuing Studies and Cooperative Extension Division. All grants must include at least one extension educator or learning center coordinator and one faculty member from an academic college outside of IANR as joint partners in the program initiative. A maximum of $1,000 will be awarded when the project includes an extension educator or learning center coordinator and one or more faculty from the same college. A maximum of $1,500 is available to an extension educator or learning center coordinator and two or more faculty from different colleges. The first round of proposals is due March 30 and proposal evaluations begin Feb. 15. Applications and details are available through the various offices or Beth Birnstihl, associate dean of Cooperative Extension Division, or Jim Sherwood, associate dean of Division of Continuing Studies. Questions, partner-pairing options, or other details can be obtained by calling Birnstihl at 472-2966 or Sherwood at 472-4342. Multimedia and Technology Courses AvailableInformation 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 generally run for two hours, and cost $20. One-hour sessions are $10, and Blackboard introductory courses are free. Payment is due upon registration and may be made 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 Blackboard - Every instructor at UNL already has Blackboard web space. 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 free for the Blackboard Intro workshop, but we request that you register in advance. Jan. 12, 10 a.m. to noon; Feb. 9, 1 to 3 p.m.; Feb. 26, 2 to 4 p.m.; March 16, 10 a.m. to noon; April 10, 2 to 4 p.m., and May 8, 1 to 3 p.m. o Intro to Adobe Photoshop - Jan. 19, 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 Basic Photography (New) - Jan. 22, 1 to 2 p.m. Learn the basics of photography from exposure to composition. Bring your camera. This workshop is $10. o Adobe Acrobat - Jan. 22, 2 to 3 p.m. This one-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 What's New in Photoshop 6 (New) - Jan. 23, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Learn about some of the new tools in Photoshop 6. Some of the features that will be covered include layer sets, conditional jpeg compression, vector objects, and, a fun new filter called liquefy. o Macromedia Dreamweaver - Feb. 5, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dreamweaver is an advanced website creation tool that combines sophisticated web page design tools (including JavaScript, forms, behaviors, etc.) with powerful website management tools. You should be familiar with basic website or HTML design before registering for this workshop. o Basic HTML/Composer - Feb. 6, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. This basic workshop will teach you 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 Blackboard Tips & Tricks - Feb. 13, 2 to 4 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. The workshop will be very interactive, and the topics discussed will depend upon the needs of those attending. We can 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 Final Cut Pro - Feb. 14, 1 to 3 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 Web Graphics - Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to noon. 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 Macromedia Flash 5.0 - Feb. 20, 2 to 4 p.m., and April 6, 10 a.m. to noon. Electrify your Web Page with Macromedia Flash. 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 Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 - Feb. 23, 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 Authorware - Feb. 28, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. 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 Director - March 2, 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 3-D Studio Viz (New) - March 9, 10 to 11 a.m. See a demo to 3D-modeling with 3D Studio VIZ (a Windows based program). Lessons in beginning techniques, plus an overview of how 3D programs are used, and discussion about appropriate 3D programs for faculty, staff, and students will be demonstrated. This workshop is $10. o Adobe ImageReady - March 23, 10 a.m. to noon. For the Photoshop user Adobe Image Ready is built in to Photoshop. 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. (Photoshop experience requested) o Databases in a Nutshell (New) - March 27, 1 to 3 p.m. This workshop will be an overview of what databases are and how they work in general. How databases work with the web may also be covered, time permitting. o Macromedia Fireworks - March 28, 1 to 3 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 Photoshop Tips & Tricks - April 2, 1 to 3 p.m. Learn advanced image editing techniques such as text effects, filters, layers, and image manipulation and some of the newer features in Photoshop 6.0. (Photoshop experience required). o iMovie (New) - April 13, 10 a.m. to noon. Using this software that comes free with most new iMac computers, video can be easily edited and manipulated. Learn to import video and make edits. Next, add transitions, effects, titles and music to your movie. iMovie is simple enough for novice users but powerful enough to easily produce a completed project. No video editing experience required o More Photoshop Techniques (New) - April 16, 1 to 3 p.m. The following topics will be covered in this workshop: using quick masks for tricky selections, photo retouching, creating paths with the pen tool, color correction using curves and the eyedropper tool, and adjusting images for black/white printing. Some PhotoShop experience required. o Adobe GoLive (New) - April 20, 10 a.m. to noon. Learn how to create web pages using Adobe1s GoLive software. GoLive1s site management allows you to design, create, edit and view an entire site with ease. We will be building a simple web site during this workshop. Display to Highlight Research Opportunities in GermanyOpportunities for conducting research in Germany will be showcased in a poster exhibition at the Nebraska Union Rotunda Gallery Jan. 22 through Feb. 9. An opening reception sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 23. At the reception UNL faculty who have taken advantage of research opportunities in Germany will speak briefly on their experiences. Faculty interested in paid sabbatical or summer research opportunities, as well as graduate students conducting postdoctoral research, are urged to view the exhibition. German research and exchange organizations and foundations have joined to create the poster exhibition and an Internet portal http://www.Research-in-Germany. de to show top young scientists and scholars what is available in the country. Germany occupies a leading position worldwide in science and research and devotes more than 90 billion marks (about $43.3 billion) annually to support it. More than 500 million marks (about $241 million) are available for exchange programs. Funding for research is usually provided, so participants can concentrate solely on doing research; assistance with housing, travel, and other concerns is usually provided by the host organization. English is typically the language used in research. These opportunities are ideal for sabbatical leaves, postdoctoral research, and summer research. The poster exhibition is being shown worldwide at universities and research institutes. The Web site provides extensive and systematic information about research in Germany. Databanks list the research locations, universities, and research institutes, as well as which subjects are offered. Links on the site lead to online presentations created by German institutes, working groups, and organizations with prominent research programs and an international presence. The poster exhibition and Web site include photographs of scientists from around the world who have been recent guests in Germany. Tidball Nominations Due Feb. 12The nomination period for the annual Sue Tidball Award opens Jan. 22 and closes Feb. 12. The 20th Annual Award Celebration, honoring all 2001 nominees and announcing the 2001 Award recipients, will begin at 7 p.m. April 1 at St. Mark's-on the-Campus Episcopal Church, 1309 R St. The Sue Tidball Award for Creative Humanity honors those students, faculty and staff nominated by their peers for outstanding contributions beyond role or job expectations, to the building of a creative, just and humane community on the UNL campus. Since 1982, 42 faculty, staff and students have been honored as award recipients, and over 190 nominees have been publicly recognized for their creative work. In 2000. Norma Jean Green, staff secretary in the department of psychology, and William C. Parker III, a senior advertising major in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications were named award recipients. The award program honors the late Sue Tidball, a member of the campus ministry staff of United Ministries in Higher Education at UNL from 1966 until her death from lupus erythmetosus in 1976. Tidball was widely known in the Lincoln community and on campus for her public service, personal counseling and creative human resource activity. United Ministries in Higher Education sponsore the annual award program, but the operating committee is an independent group of UNL faculty, staff, students and community representatives. Fliers and posters giving information about the Tidball Award, and nomination forms, will be available in many campus offices prior to the opening of the nomination period, or may be obtained by calling Cornerstone-UMHE at 476-0355 during weekdays after Jan. 22. |
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