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April 5, 2001
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Students Get NU Preview
Geosciences professor Mark Anderson speaks about severe weather to high school juniors and their parents, as part of NU Preview March 30 in the Nebraska Union. NU Preview, sponsored by the Office of Admissions, is a new event inviting high school juniors to "preview" the UNL campus with tours, academic presentations and lunch in the residence halls. 'Clean Your Files Week' Is April 16-20Are your file cabinets, back rooms, shelves - or even the area under your desk - full of old files that should be purged? UNL Recycling Services will be glad to take them off your hands during "Clean Your Files Week" April 16-20, and your office may win a prize if your office contributes more per capita than others on campus. To participate in "Clean Your Files Week," contact the recycling office at 472-6099 or dekart1@unl.edu and provide your name, department, location and number of people participating. The Recycling Office will deliver wheeled containers for the old files and pick the containers up as they are filled. Recycling will weigh the containers the office with the most weight per person participating will win a prize. Recycling coordinator Dale Ekart said last year's file-cleaning competition yielded "tons" of material. ADA Supervisory Training on Three April DatesADA supervisory training is mandatory training for anyone who supervises and/or hires students or staff. Training will be held from 10 a.m. to noon April 11; 8 to 10 a.m. April 17, and from 1 to 3 p.m. April 19 in the Accommodation Resource Center, 125 Mabel Lee Hall. You are required to attend only one session. To register, call Karen Ketelhut at 472-5852. Husker Huddle Previews Spring Game April 14Families and children of all ages are invited to attend the Husker Huddle before the annual Red-White football scrimmage April 14. The party runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Wick Alumni Center. Sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, the event will feature live entertainment, free refreshments and door prizes. The Husker Yell Squad, Lil' Red and Happy D. Clown will make appearances, and the Nature Center will coordinate a hands-on activity booth for children. The Husker Huddle is free and open to the public. The first 100 alumni members who present their association card will receive free tickets to the Spring Game, which begins at 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. In case of rain, the Husker Huddle will be cancelled. For more information, call Barb L'Heureux at the Nebraska Alumni Association at 472-4230. EPSCOR Invites Cost-Share Intern ProposalsThe Nebraska office of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research has announced a new and innovative cost-share internship program. The Nebraska Engineering, Science and Technology Internship Program, or NESTIP, was created for the primary purpose of helping Nebraska businesses benefit from the knowledge of talented juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in science, technology or engineering at Nebraska four-year colleges and universities. The program will reimburse a Nebraska business up to 50 percent of the cost of employing a student in Nebraska. Maximum reimbursement is $5,000 per student per company during a six-month funding period. Application and reimbursement processes are simple and require a limited amount of paperwork. A NESTIP reimbursement request requires a completed student application and a completed company application. Funding of requests is a competitive process and the application deadline for spring funding is April 15. The application deadline for fall funding is Oct. 1. For application forms and program details, visit the Nebraska EPSCOR Web site http://www.unl.edu/nepscor/ nestip.html or contact the Nebraska EPSCOR office by e-mail espcor@unl.edu. Rural Policies in Australia Subject of April 10 Lecture"A View From Down Under: Rural Needs, Issues and Policies in Australia," will be presented by James Cavaye, at 2 p.m. April 10 in the East Union. Cavaye is principal rural development officer, Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Australia. The seminar is co-sponsored by Department of Agricultural Economics, IANR International Programs, Center for Applied Rural Innovation, and Department of Community and Regional Planning. For more information call Sam Cordes, 472-1772; or Gary Lynne, 472-8281. Campus Recreation AnnouncementsDrop-in aerobics will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. April 7 at the Campus Recreation Center at a cost of $2. No advance registration is required. Drop-in body compositions will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. April 11 in the Campus Recreation Weight Training and Conditioning Room at a cost of $2. There will be no evening classes on April 13 at Campus Recreation. UNMC's Free MiniMedical School Looks at New ScienceUNMC hosts its April Mini-Medical School series, "Genes & Chips: Combining New Science, New Technology for a Healthier Tomorrow." The Thursday series will show new ways of diagnosing and preventing disease through the merging of computer science, engineering and medicine. These fields are working together to create gigantic leaps in medical knowledge, tools and research. The series is scheduled Thursdays April 5, 12, 19 and 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. (CDT) and 6 to 8 p.m. (MDT). It will originate on the UNMC campus in Omaha and be transmitted live to west Omaha, Columbus, Dakota City, Grand Island, Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, O'Neill and Scottsbluff. For more information, log onto http://www.unmc.edu. Topics include: the development of new drug delivery systems which direct drugs to the targeted area; computerized medical records and their impact on health; patient simulators used in teaching UNMC students; ways to access legitimate health information on the Internet; and surgery with the da Vinci Surgical System - a new robotic system used for surgeries at UNMC and Nebraska Health System. The satellite broadcast can be received by any facility across Nebraska that has NebSat (Net 2) with TeleStar5 satellite downlink capability. For the channel number, call UNMC at (402) 559-5190. Anyone who attends even one Mini-Medical School session will receive a UNMC Mini-Medical School "diploma" for attending. Seating is limited, and attendance is free. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Community to Host LunchThe Teaching and Learning Center and the Teaching Council welcome visitors to lunch as members of the 2000-2001 SOTL Community describe their classroom research projects, share results of their classroom research, and discuss the benefits of participating in the SOTL community. The lunch will be held from noon to 2 p.m. April 11 in the Nebraska Union. The SOTL Faculty Learning Community is designed to nourish the scholarship of teaching and its application to student learning through classroom research. The learning community consists of faculty from various disciplines at UNL, who meet for bi-monthly discussions focusing on the scholarship of teaching and learning, classroom research projects, and to support colleagues writing and publishing papers on pedagogy. To register for this session, contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 472-3079 or email teaching@unl.edu. Air Force ROTC Has New ScholarshipA new one-year Air Force ROTC scholarship program aims to encourage college seniors and graduate students to join the Air Force. The scholarship covers all tuition and fees and includes a $480 book allowance and a tax-free $200 monthly allowance. "This is an outstanding opportunity for UNL students interested in serving their country while gaining valuable leadership experience that will benefit them the rest of their lives," said Col. "Mace" MacElhaney, professor of aerospace studies at UNL. "The Air Force is facing some officer production shortfalls for 2002, and this is one of the ways they are trying to address the problem." The program is open to students of any college major who will be eligible to graduate with at least a bachelor's degree before Sept. 30, 2002. It is also open to individuals pursuing a graduate degree or those who can combine undergraduate and graduate studies. Following graduation and completion of AFROTC requirements, students will be commissioned as a second lieutenant and incur a four-year commitment. The application deadline is Aug. 1, 2001. All qualified individuals will be selected to fill the vacancies until the needs of the Air Force are met. For more information, contact UNL Air Force ROTC in the Military and Naval Sciences Building, 14th and Vine streets, or telephone (402) 472-2473. Free Car Buying/Leasing Seminar April 12Are you in the market for a new or used vehicle but are unsure whether you should buy or lease? If you are, then you should attend the free Car Buying/Leasing Seminar at 6:30 p.m. April 12 at UNL Clifford Hardin Center. Learn about financing, trade-ins, leasing, and other car buying services offered at your credit union. Hear from the car buying experts with Members Only Auto Center and discover the ease of buying or leasing your next vehicle. To make your reservation, call the University of Nebraska Federal
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