| UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman inspects a birthday
gift, a cowbell given by Prem Paul, vice chancellor for research,
at Perlman's surprise 60th birthday party Jan. 17. The cowbell
was part of a "cow" theme for the event, which spoofed
Perlman for his poor showing at the 2001 State Fair's Celebrity
Cow Milking Contest, in which he placed last. |
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Manila envelopes requested
The Registration and
Records Office requests the donation
of recycled manila envelopes
in the size of 12 inches-by-15 1/2
inches. Send them to Kareon
Miles, Room 107 Canfield Admin, 0416,
or call 472-3641.
Degree
application deadline feb. 1
Feb. 1 is the deadline for
applying for a degree to be received
on May 11. 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.
Applications available
for Project Fulcrum
Applications for 2002-2003 fellowships
through Project Fulcrum
are now available at http://www.physics.unl.edu/~f
ulcrum/.
Project Fulcrum is a National Science
Foundation program that
pairs graduate and undergraduate math,
science and engineering
students with local elementary and middle
schools. Students must
be making progress toward degrees in math,
science or engineering
and must be U.S. citizens or permanent
residents. For more information,
call Jim Averill at 472-8685 or
e-mail fulcrum@unl.edu.
Humanities
Grants Discussed Feb. 6
Prem Paul, vice chancellor for
research, is sponsoring a "Grantsmanship
in the Humanities
Seminar" by Kenneth Price at 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 in the Nebraska
Union. Price is UNL professor of English
and Hillegass Chair in
19th Century American Literature.
Paul will discuss his
commitment to stimulating additional
research in the humanities,
and Price will present details of
his success in securing NEH and
FIPSE grants, as well as providing
tips for other humanities
grantwriters.
For more information call Sharon Gaber at
472-9279.
Save your work
with NSave
Have you experienced a hard drive crash or
computer virus?
Were your files backed up so you could retrieve
your data? If
you have no backup program in place, then NSave is
for you. Information
Services offers a backup/restore service for
desktop computers.
For more information, see http://nsave.unl.edu.
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engineering dean candidates to interview at UNL in February
Three candidates for dean of the College of Engineering and
Technology will have on-campus interviews in February.
Richard Edwards, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs,
said the three are David H. Allen of Texas A&M University
in
College Station, Stuart R. Bell of the University of Alabama
in
Tuscaloosa, and Subrahmanyam S. Venkata of Iowa State University
in
Ames. Allen will be on campus Feb. 4-6, Bell Feb. 11-13 and
Venkata
Feb. 20-22.
Allen, who has been a member of the aerospace
engineering
faculty at Texas A&M since 1981, has had the title
of Stewart
and Stevenson professor of aerospace engineering since
1992 and
has been director of International Student Experiences for
A&M's
College of Engineering since 1998. He earned a bachelor's
degree
in aerospace engineering at A&M (1972), and spent three
years
as a weather officer in the U.S. Air Force before returning
to
College Station to earn a master's (1977) in civil engineering
and a doctorate (1980) in aerospace engineering. He was assistant
professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech
in
1980-82. Allen is a fellow and past president of the Society
of
Engineering Science, a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, and an associate fellow of the American Institute
of
Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1999, he received the Distinguished
Teaching Award from the Texas A&M University Association
of
Former Students.
Bell has been head of the department of
mechanical engineering
at Alabama since 1995 (after one year as
acting head) and director
of the university's Center for Advanced
Vehicle Technologies
since 1998. Bell also earned all three of his
degrees at Texas
A&M, a bachelor's in nuclear engineering
(1979) and master's
(1981) and doctoral (1986) degrees in
mechanical engineering.
From 1981 to 1983, he was assistant senior
engineer for the Mobil
Research and Development Corp. in Dallas,
where he was responsible
for design of offshore oil production
structures and their support
facilities. Bell began his academic
career as assistant professor
of mechanical engineering at Alabama
in 1986, and was promoted
to associate professor in 1990 and
professor in 1996. He chairs
the Internal Combustion Engine
Division for the executive board
of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers. In 2001, he
was awarded the T. Morris Hackney
Faculty Leadership Award from
Alabama's College of Engineering.
Venkata has been professor and chair of electrical engineering
at Iowa State since 1996, after 17 years on the faculty of the
University of Washington in Seattle. He earned his bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering (1963) at Andhra University
in
Waltair, India, his master's in electrical engineering (1965)
at
the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, and his doctorate
(1971) at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. He began
his academic career as an instructor at the University of Massachusetts
at Lowell in 1971-72, then served as an assistant professor (1972-75)
and associate professor (1975-79) at West Virginia University
in
Morgantown before moving on as a full professor to Washington,
where still serves as an affiliate professor. A fellow of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Venkata received
the IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000 and the 1996 Outstanding
Power Engineering Educator Award from the IEEE/Power Engineering
Society.
Nebraska seeks a replacement for James L. Hendrix,
who resigned
as dean of the College of Engineering and Technology
in November
to become interim special assistant to the vice
chancellor for
research for economic development and technology
transfer. William
Splinter is interim dean.
"This is a strong pool of candidates," Edwards said.
"We are excited about the opportunity to interview them
in
detail during their campus visits."
Reading Rainbow contest
under way
The Nebraska ETV Network has kicked off its
eighth annual
"Reading Rainbow" Young Writers and
Illustrators Contest.
The nationwide contest encourages
students to write a story
and create illustrations to accompany the
story. The contest
is inspired by the Emmy-winning series
"Reading Rainbow,"
co-produced by Nebraska ETV and hosted
by actor LeVar Burton,
which introduces children to the joys of
reading and learning.
The contest is for children in
kindergarten through third
grade, and the entries must be
postmarked by March 22. Because
the goal is to encourage, challenge
and reward effort, all children
who enter are recognized at the end
of the contest for their
participation with a Certificate of
Achievement signed by Burton.
Grade level winners will have their
entries produced "Reading
Rainbow"-style and broadcast on
Nebraska ETV and receive
other prizes. Plus, their entries will go
on to compete in the
national contest. Prizes for the national
first- and second-place
winners include a computer and printer, a
VCR and a "Reading
Rainbow" library set featuring 10
videos and books.
For more information, or to receive an
entry form and contest
rules call toll-free (800) 698-3426 or
472-7067, 7:30 a.m. to
8 p.m. They can also write: Reading Rainbow
Contest, MS 11; Nebraska
ETV Network; P.O. Box 83111; Lincoln, NE
68501-3111. The entry
form and rules are on NET Online http://net.unl.edu.
UCARE applications for 2002-2003 due Feb.
15
Applications for Undergraduate Creative Activities and
Research
Experiences are due Feb. 15. UCARE is a research program,
funded
by the Pepsi Endowment, that creates partnerships between
UNL
students and faculty members. UCARE is designed as a two-year
program, and projects are accepted from all academic disciplines.
Funding ranges up to $2,000 for the first year and up to $2,400
for
the second year of involvement.
For application forms and a
program description, see the UCARE
Web site at http://www.unl.edu/ucare,
or contact Laura Damuth, UCARE coordinator, Office of Academic
Affairs, 208 Canfield Administration, 472-5024.
Teachers College Hall dedication Feb. 8
The Teachers College Hall Dedication begins at 4 p.m. Feb.
8
with music by the Freitag Quartet in the Teachers College Hall
lobby. Building tours will be conducted from 4-4:30. The Hartley
Elementary School Swing Choir will perform at 4:30 p.m. in the
Henzlik Hall Lobby. The formal dedication program will begin
at 5
p.m. in 124 Henzlik Hall. Refreshments will be available
at various
locations in Teachers College Hall. Building tours
will continue
after the program until 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 workshops offer
recruitment/hiring info
The next workshop in the
Administrative Services Workshop
series will be
"Recruiting/Hiring and other Employment Issues
and an Update
on Technology in the Human Resources Department."
It will be
from 9-10:30 a.m. Feb. 6 in the Nebraska Union, and
again from
1:30-3 p.m. in the East Union.
More information can be
found at: http://
busfin.unl.edu/purchase/admin_services_workshop.htm.
For more information, call Rhonda Zugmier, 472-7907.
HSS serving African American Heritage Dinner
Feb. 15
Harper-Schramm-Smith Residence Hall will host a
special dinner
to celebrate Black History Month. The HSS African
American Heritage
Dinner will be from 4:30-6:15 p.m. Feb. 15 in
Harper-Schramm-Smith
Residence Hall. A soul food dinner will be
served, and special
entertainment will be provided in the dining
hall. Performances
will include One Voice, IIG (Step Group), Tirzah
McPherson and
more. University faculty, staff, students and the
public are
invited. For more information, call Janet Prochaska,
472-1069.
Mack-Scheyer
presents soils seminar Feb. 1
Joyce Mack-Scheyer, soil
scientist, USDA-NRCS, will present
the seminar, "Public
Service on the Cutting Edge of Soil
Science: Walking By the Sea In
Nebraska," at 2 p.m. Feb.
1 in 327 Keim Hall. Refreshments
will be served at 1:30 p.m.
Seminars will be at 2 p.m. each
Friday as part of the department's
Spring 2002 Seminar Series. The
public is invited. For more information
call JoAnn Collins,
472-2811.
Travel cards distributed to AmEx holders
UNL Travel
Services recently distributed an informational
card to current
American Express Corporate Card holders. This
card identifies the
University Travel Services phone numbers
and information on
after-hours emergency service. If you want
a card, call Rhonda
Zugmier at 472-7907.
E-news
process for e-mail to all
E-News is a weekly compilation
of notices distributed to all
faculty and staff and replaces the
"e-mail to all"
system. The deadline for submission is 5
p.m. Monday; E-News
is distributed Tuesday evenings. Submitted
items must be sponsored
by a UNL department, program or
organization. No commercial or
personal announcements are allowed.
Announcements must have news
rather than opinion content. Submit
items to: http://www.unl.edu/e-news.
To view a sample submission, see: http://www.unl.edu/e-news/sa
mple.html.
Previously announced URL links are still
active but the above
are updated links.
AIDS educator speaks
Feb. 8
Rae Lewis Thornton (shorn at right) will speak at 6 p.m. Feb.
8
in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. She is an AIDS educator and
motivational speaker who is living with AIDS. Thornton has appeared
on Nightline with Ted Koppel and the Oprah Winfrey show. She
recently was a contributing editor for WBBM-TV, a CBS-owned and
operated television series of first-person stories on living
with
AIDS. She received an Emmy Award for the series.
Before
Thornton's switch to a career as motivational speaker,
where she
challenges young and old audiences to take control
of their own
bodies, futures and health, she was a political
organizer. She was
Sen. Carol Mosley Braun's 1992 senatorial
campaign advance
coordinator, Illinois state youth coordinator
for the Dukakis
presidential campaign, and national youth director
for Jesse
Jackson's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. Ill
health forced
her to retire in 1993.
Thornton's visit is part of the UNL
Committee on GLBT Concerns
Symposium Series, and is co-sponsored by
the Afrikan People's
Union, the Sexuality Education eXchange and
the University Program
Council.
For more information
call Pat Tetreault at 472-7447 or e-mail
ptetreault1@unl.edu.
Chinese New Year
party is Feb. 10
The UNL Chinese Student and Scholar
Association will sponsor
a Chinese New Year celebration at 5 p.m.
Feb. 10 in the Centennial
Room of the Nebraska Union, 1400 R
St.
The event celebrates the Chinese lunar new year, the
"Year
of the Horse," which begins Feb. 12. The party is a
reunion
for the local Chinese community and is the largest public
celebration
of Chinese culture in Nebraska.
A
traditional Chinese dinner buffet will be served at 6 p.m.,
followed by prize drawings. At 7:30 p.m., Chinese students and
international friends will perform folk music and dance.
Organizers said they expect about 700 guests for the event,
which is open to the public. A limited number of tickets are
available in advance. Cost is $12 for the public, $8 for UNL
students with ID, and $4 for children 5 to 12. Children 4 and
under
will be admitted free. Contact Haifeng Zhang at 435-4045
or visit
http://www.unl.edu/cssa-unl
on the World Wide Web for further information and tickets.
The event is co-sponsored by University Program Council and
is
supported by the NU Pepsi Endowment Fund, the Nebraska Alumni
Association and the UNL Office of Student Affairs.
 Grape growers'
forum set for March
1-2
By Ashley Anderson, IANR News and Publishing
The fifth annual Winery and Grape Growers Forum March 1-2
at
Kearney will provide valuable information from winery and
vineyard
representatives.
The forum will begin at 1 p.m. March 1
with the forum's first-ever
trade show, featuring winery and
vineyard equipment suppliers,
industry association representatives
and marketing experts, said
Paul Read, University of Nebraska
viticulturist.
The day concludes with the Nebraska
winemakers reception,
featuring the state's finest wines, and a
banquet matching foods
to Nebraska wines. Last year's participants
said the banquet
was one of the forum's highlights, Read said.
March 2 will feature three concurrent sessions: introductory
viticulture, advanced viticulture and winery development. Topics
include winery startup, canopy management, site selection, vineyard
management, cultivar selection and development, insurance and
pesticide issues, matching food and wine, and other vineyard
and
wine-related matters.
Tony Wolf, a world-renowned
viticulturist, will be the forum's
featured speaker. His banquet
presentation, "Growing a Wine
Industry: The Virginia
Experience," will describe the rapid
growth of Virginia's wine
industry and explain the reasons for
its development. The topic is
of interest to many Nebraskans
as the state works to build its wine
industry, Read said.
Other wine, fruit and grape grower
experts from Nebraska's
wine industry will address topics important
to beginning and
advanced grape growers and those interested in
winemaking, Read
said.
Cost is $55 for Nebraska Grape
Growers Association members
and $65 for non-members by Feb. 15.
Those registering after Feb.
7 will be selected on a first-come,
first-served basis. Late
registrations are subject to an additional
fee. Hotel accommodations
are available at the Kearney Holiday Inn.
For more information
or to register, contact Read at 472-5136 or
Donna Michel at 472-8747.
The event is sponsored by the NU
viticulture program, NU's
Institute of Agriculture and Natural
Resources and the Nebraska
Winery and Grape Growers
Association.
Nominations
sought for Lake Academic Freedom Award
The members of the
James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award Committee
are soliciting
nominations for the award.
The James A. Lake Award, given
by the UNL Academic Senate,
recognizes an individual who has made
exceptional contributions
through his or her acts to defending,
supporting and explaining
the applications and practice of the
principles of academic freedom.
The committee forwards to
the Academic Senate its recommendation
drawn from the nominations
submitted each year. The Senate votes
on the recommendations. The
winner is honored in a ceremony in
a spring meeting of the Academic
Senate. An inscription is placed
on a permanent plaque in the
Chancellor's Conference Room.
An award nomination form will
be sent to faculty in the mail.
Complete the form and submit it
together with supporting documentation
to David Moshman,
Educational Psychology, 230 TEACH, City Campus,
UNL, 68588-0345 by
March 1.
For more information, contact members of the
committee: David
Moshman, professor of educational psychology,
472-2226, dmoshman1@unl.edu;
Ezekiel Bahar, professor of electrical engineering, 472-1966,
ebahar1@unl.edu, or James
McShane, professor of English, 472-2700, jmcshane1@unl.edu.
Human rights and security roundtable Feb.
14
A roundtable discussion titled Human Rights and
Security:
Israel and the U.S. Compared will begin at 3:30 p.m. Feb.
14
in the Nebraska Union.
Participants in this
discussion are Deborah Gerner, a Middle
East expert and professor
of political science, University of
Kansas, author of One Land, Two
Peoples: The Conflict over Palestine;
David Forsythe, Charles J.
Mach Distinguished Professor of political
science at UNL, author of
Human Rights in International Relations;
Susan Poser, assistant
professor of law at UNL, former member
of the American Civil
Liberties Union of Nebraska's board of
directors, and former member
of the ACLU's national board; and
Jeff Spinner-Halev, Schlesinger
Associate Professor of political
science at UNL, author of
Surviving Diversity: Religion and Democratic
Citizenship.
This event is sponsored by the UNL Human Rights and Human
Diversity Program and is open to the public.
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