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Tala Awada, assistant professor in the School of Natural Resource
Sciences, left, works with horticulture major Jaye Austin on
how to
use a compass to help map an area as fisheries and wildlife
major
Waylon Hullinger looks on during the introduction to forest
management class Feb. 19 on East Campus. The exercise helped
students prepare for mapping a larger wooded area.
Student worker PAF training available
UNL Career Services offers one-to-one and group training sessions
to staff completing Personnel Action Forms of student workers.
Interested individuals or departments may contact Sheryl Augstums,
Career Services' student employment assistant, at 472-5676 or
saugstums3@unl.edu
to
arrange training. Single questions regarding student appointments
may also be directed to Augstums by phone or e-mail.
Faculty learning community invites
participants
All faculty interested in studying teaching
and learning are
invited to join the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning Faculty
Learning Community for a brown-bag lunch session
at noon in 203
Benton Hall. This semester's sessions are Feb. 28,
March 14,
March 28, April 4 and April 18.
The
community involves the intellectual inquiry into the processes
of
teaching and learning. Members strive to discover how students
(and
faculty) learn and how teaching methods and philosophies
can
facilitate that learning. Members engage in problem-based
discussions about student learning, exchange ideas for classroom
research projects, and share insights and interpretations about
the
nature of teaching and learning in their own classrooms.
The group seeks to support the development of a scholarship
of
teaching and learning that:
- fosters
significant, long-lasting learning for all students;
- enhances
the practice and profession of teaching;
- brings to faculty
members' work as teachers the recognition
and reward afforded to
other forms of scholarly work
Faculty members from
various disciplines at UNL compose the
group; they meet for
bi-weekly discussions focusing on topics
related to student
learning, scholarly teaching and classroom
research. Although the
goal is to promote continuing intellectual
interest in the
challenge of teaching, the group also provides
support for
colleagues who wish to write and publish papers on
pedagogy.
There are also opportunities for individuals and academic
units
to form smaller specialized SOTL communities based on common
objectives and interests.
Arts & Humanities Enhancement Fund announced
Prem
Paul, vice chancellor for research, has announced a new
three-year
pilot program designed to foster research, scholarship
and creative
activity in the arts and humanities to increase
UNL's
competitiveness for external grants.
This fund is designed
as seed money for longer-term projects
and $50,000 will be
available for awards for the summer of 2002
and the 2002-2003
academic year. This fund will provide a maximum
award of $7,500 and
requires a match from the grantee's department
and/or college.
Awards will be made based on creative or scholarly
merit; overall
long-term plan of the applicant for the project,
overall potential
for generating external funding and producing
prominent
scholarly/creative work. Cross-disciplinary collaborations
are
preferred.
Application deadline is April 1 and notification
will be made
May 10. For more information, call the Office of the
Vice Chancellor
for Research at 472-3123 or e-mail UNLresearch@unl.edu.
For
complete information regarding the application process, see:
http://www.unl.edu/research/
arts.html.
Campus
beauty, recycling topics of workshop March 6
Two identical
workshops, "Campus Beautification, Landscape,
Gardens and
Arboretum, Litter, Trash and Recycling," will
be on March 6.
The workshops will occur from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
in the Nebraska
Union, and again from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the East
Union.
Representatives from the UNL Recycling and Landscape Services
will present the workshop. These representatives will be available
to answer questions you may have about Recycling and Landscape
Services. More information can be found at: http://
busfin.unl.edu/purchase/admin_services_workshop.htm.
Charge card solicitation not sanctioned
by UNL
Recently a general bulk-mailing was sent to some
individuals
on campus from Advanta Business Services from Syracuse,
N.Y.,
offering an Executive Business Card/ MasterCard using the
University
of Nebraska-Lincoln name in the advertisement materials.
Note
that this offer is not sanctioned by, nor supported in any
manner
by UNL.
Proposals sought for Tobacco Settlement funds
The
Office of Research is accepting proposals for the Tobacco
Settlement Biomedical Research Enhancement Funds.
Through
LB692, some $1.5 million is expected to be available
to UNL
researchers in FY02-03. Three types of grants are available.
Proposal deadlines are March 15 for Strategic Faculty Recruitment
Grants; April 15 for Research Cluster Strategic Grants; and April
15 for Minority Health Grants.
Proposed projects should
address the programmatic needs of
the National Institutes of
Health, and UNL priorities outlined
in A 2020 Vision, the UNL
Academic Program Priorities, and the
Life Sciences Action Team
Report. Some potential priority areas
include infectious disease,
mental health, cancer, bioengineering,
genomics, structural biology
and biomedical informatics, or other
areas with the potential to
attract significant NIH funding.
Proposals addressing research to
improve racial and ethnic minority
health are a priority. As
specified in the legislation, these
funds will not be used to
support research involving human fetal
tissue.
Any
UNL faculty member and/or administrator is eligible to
submit a
proposal.
Funds may not be used for remodeling of
facilities or for
core facilities unless they are a part of
start-up package to
recruit new faculty. Awards may not be used to
replace current
funding. Funds for recruitment are limited to
one-time expenditures
(e.g., enhancing start-up packages) in
recruiting new faculty
whose work will expand the research focus
and enhance competitiveness
for NIH funding. Funds may be used for
salary for non-tenure
track research positions and post-docs with a
maximum two-year
appointment.
All proposals will be
reviewed and ranked by external and/or
internal reviewers with
expertise in biomedical research.
Final funding decisions
will be made by the Vice Chancellor
for Research.
Reviewers' comments and rankings will be provided to all applicants
subsequent to the announcement of awards.
For information
on how to submit a proposal or these particular
RFPs, contact the
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research,
302 Canfield
Administration 0433; call 472-3123; e-mail UNLresearch@unl.edu
or
see the Web site: http://www.unl.edu/research.
Cluster Grants proposals
wanted
The Office of Research is accepting proposals for
Research
Cluster Grants to Foster Interdisciplinary Research at
UNL. A
letter of intent is due April 1, and the proposal deadline
is
April 15.
Research clusters that build
collaborations across departments,
colleges and campuses and with
other institutions of strategic
importance are critical to
enhancing UNL's competitiveness. These
partnerships should emerge
naturally from shared research interests
and needs and take into
account funding opportunities, institutional
history, academic
priorities and UNL's unique strengths. This
initiative offers
competitive grant funding to encourage the
development and success
of such partnerships.
Any UNL faculty member is eligible
to submit a proposal.
Research Cluster Grants will be
funded through two mechanisms.
The Strategic Research Cluster
Grants and Planning Grants described
in this RFP will be funded
through the strategic funds of the
Vice Chancellor for Research and
target all faculty whose research
interests will not qualify as
biomedical. A Biomedical Research
Cluster will be funded through
the UNL Tobacco Settlement Biomedical
Research Development Fund.
Interested biomedical investigators
should apply through the UNL
Tobacco Settlement Request for Proposals
being issued congruently
with this RFP.
Research Cluster awards may not be used for
remodeling of
facilities or for core facilities unless they are a
part of a
start-up package to recruit new faculty. Awards may not
be used
to replace current funding. Funds may be used for salary
for
non-tenure-track research positions, post-doctoral positions,
graduate students and technical personnel.
All proposals
will be reviewed and ranked by external and/or
internal reviewers
with expertise in the interdisciplinary area
and a history of
competitive grant funding. Final funding decisions
will be made by
the Vice Chancellor for Research. Reviewers'
comments and rankings
will be provided to all applicants subsequent
to the announcement
of awards
For information on how to submit a proposal or
about this
particular RFP, contact the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for
Research, 302 Canfield Administration 0433;
telephone 472-3123;
email UNLresearch@unl.edu
or
see the website: http://www.unl.edu/research.
Nebraska tree champion reigns
in UNL arboretum
By Kay Kottas, Landscape Services
Most UNL champions are seen on the field of play. This UNL
champion is located in the field.
On the northern edge of
Maxwell Arboretum is a baldcypress
tree of champion caliber.
The Nebraska Champion Trees program recognizes the largest
living specimens of native and introduced tree species in Nebraska.
The largest known baldcypress in the state of Nebraska is our
tree
in Maxwell Arboretum. Our tree has a circumference of 13
feet and
height of 56 feet.
However, deciding the National Champion
baldcypress tree is
more difficult. The National Forest Service
says it is "Old
Cat" in Louisiana: That tree is 78 feet
high and 49 feet
in circumference. The Orlando Sentinel says it is
"The Senator"
in Florida, which is 140 feet high with a
girth of 35 feet. That
tree is about 3,500 years old.
Baldcypress trees are unusual in that they are deciduous conifers;
they drop their needles annually, hence the "bald"
designation. Baldcypress or Taxodium distichum is native to North
America. These trees commonly grow in swamps and wetland areas
along the Atlantic and the Gulf coast and the lower Mississippi
valley. They are native to zones 6-10 but have been known to
survive in zone 4. These trees often grow "knees"
in wet
areas (our tree has one). Although it was commonly thought
that
these knees help with air exchange in anaerobic environments,
we
really don't know what their function is.
To view
information about other Nebraska Champion trees, please
visit the
Nebraska Forest Service Web site at http://ianr.unl.edu/nfs/ctr
egister.htm.
EHS
newsletter now only on web
The Environmental Health and
Safety newsletter, Safety Is
An Attitude, will now appear only on
the EHS Web site at http://
bifrost.unl.edu/ehs/Newsletters/ehs_newsletter.html.
Supervisors whose employees do not have Internet access are
asked to print out a paper copy of the newsletter to post in
your
work area. For more information, call EHS at 472-4925.
Olson lecture explores native landscapes in
urban settings
Kim Todd, a landscape architect in private
practice and instructor
in the department of agronomy and
horticulture, presents the
next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great
Plains Studies. Her lecture,
"From this Place - Native Plants
in Nebraska Landscapes,"
begins at 3:30 p.m. March 13 in the
Great Plains Art Collection
in the Christlieb Gallery, Hewit Place,
1155 Q St. The lecture
lasts until 5 p.m., and a pre-lecture
reception begins at 3 p.m.
Todd, formerly a landscape
architect with UNL Landscape Services,
will discuss how native
plants can either be used exclusively
or successfully combined with
hardy, introduced plants for landscapes
that are uniquely Nebraskan
in a variety of microclimatic settings
ranging from acreages and
estates to shopping malls.
Archeologist's March 5 lecture focuses on Etruscan site
Professor Claudio Bizzarri of the Università di Macerata
will present the Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological
Institute of America's fourth lecture of the season at 7:30 p.m.
March 5 in 15 Richards Hall.
Bizzarri's illustrated
archaeological lecture is titled "Evidence
of the Past in the
Underground Structures of a Hill-Town in Umbria,
Italy:
Orvieto."
Bizzarri is a classical archaeologist who
specializes in the
Etruscan civilization, the culture that
dominated central Italy
just before the Romans. Bizzarri has been
involved in the excavation
of several Etruscan sites, including
Orvieto, the subject of
his lecture.
Orvieto was one
of the major cities of the Etruscans, but
its remains above ground
are poorly preserved thanks to many
subsequent levels of
construction. In the normal course of time
since antiquity, much of
our heritage has been lost as buildings
are torn down and rebuilt,
one on top of the other. What we find
underground, however, still
bears witness to the everyday life
of those who lived above
ground.
The geological nature of Orvieto forced the
inhabitants of
the plateau to dig down into the soft tufa rock to
solve some
of the problems involved in living on a hilltop
settlement. Tombs,
tunnels, wells, storage spaces, wine cellars,
mills, cult areas
and aqueducts were all part of the underground
aspect of the
town. They provide us with invaluable hints regarding
the original
town plan of the Etruscan city and of the changes that
gradually
took place as Orvieto was transformed into a Roman
town.
For more information, call Michael Hoff, 472-5342, or
e-mail
mhoff@unl.edu.
Text Studies Roundtable March 6
"Recovering Texts: Preparing Electronic Editions,"
a
roundtable discussion of issues in preparing electronic editions
of
British romantic poets, will be at 3:30 p.m. March 6 in the
Bailey
Library, 228 Andrews Hall.
The roundtable will be moderated
by Stephen C. Behrendt, professor
of English. Panelists will be Joy
Currie, Tamara Holloway, Carolyn
Nolte and Michael Page, graduate
students in English. For more
information, call Susan Belasco,
472-1857 or e-mail sbelasco@unl.edu.
Women's Week theme: Express
Yourself
The UNL Women's Center celebrates the 22nd Annual
Women's
Week with activities for students, faculty, staff and the
community.
With the theme "Express Yourself," the events
offer
an array of activities and speakers that explore the theme of
self-expression.
Following is a list of dates, programs
and speakers. All are
free and open to the public and at the
Nebraska Union unless
otherwise noted.
The
Clothesline Project, March 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The projects
bears witness to the number of women who have been
victims of
domestic violence and sexual assault. T-shirts decorated
by victims
and survivors of violence are displayed to raise awareness
and to
begin the healing process.
Body Adornment Fair,
March 4, 1 to 4 p.m. Demonstration
of body adornment practices
related to the many cultural and
personal beliefs among the UNL
community, including hair weaves,
henna art, clothing styles and
more.
Margot Mifflin presents Bodies of Subversion:
The Secret
History of Women and Tattoo, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Journalist and
author Mifflin will discuss how women and men have
expressed
themselves through tattooing and body adornment. Mifflin
is a
journalist who writes about art, books and women's issues for
Elle, Ms., Entertainment Weekly and The New York Times. She is
the
author of Body Politic: A History of Women and Tattooing
and Bodies
of Subversion: A Short History of Tattoo. She will
address the
social phenomena of body adornment with her insights
into the
history of who has tattooed and why.
The film The Nasty
Girl screens March 6, 7 p.m. The
film depicts the story of
Anna Rosmus, E.N. Thompson Forum featured
speaker who became known
as "The Nasty Girl." This
German film depicts Rosmus'
courage when she exposed her town's
involvement in the Holocaust.
After the film enjoy free pizza,
Pepsi and an opportunity for
discussion.
Chancellor's Commission on the Status of
Women: Awards
Ceremony and Reception, March 7, 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Chancellor
Harvey Perlman will present awards to individuals who
have contributed
positively to the status of women at UNL. The
program includes
a performance by the University Chorale, directed
by Rhonda Fuelberth.
Anna Rosmus "Growing Up
Where Hitler Lived,"
E.N. Thompson Forum, March 7, 3:30 p.m.,
Lied Center for Performing
Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
Kim Airs presents "Let's Talk about SEX,"
March
7, 7 p.m. Founder of Grand Opening!, New England's first
sexuality
boutique created for women, Airs will discuss how individuals
express themselves in intimate relationships. She will also address
issues related to safe sex and fulfilling relationships in a
bold,
insightful and educational manner. For more information
call
472-2597.
No Limits Conference, "'I Am That I
Am:' Women
Challenging 21st Century Boundaries," March 8 and
9, free
admission, charge for lunch. Featured speakers include
Adilah
Barnes and Barbara Lounsberry. Event transportation and
lodging
will be provided for all students who want to attend. Call
472-9392
for more information.
Kat Campbell,
singer/songwriter, March 9, 7:30 p.m.,
House Concert. A rising star
on the folk music scene, Campbell
has been featured on National
Public Radio. A donation of $10
is suggested and because of limited
space, reservations are recommended.
For reservation and location
information call 466-4775.
Forums debut report on women at UNL
By Jan
Deeds,Director, UNL Women's Center
Last year the
Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women
asked the female
members of our community what is it like to
be a woman at UNL. We
gathered the stories of women students,
staff and faculty about
their experiences (positive and negative).
We asked women to think
about these questions:
- Do you feel welcome
and valued?
- Do your colleagues, classmates, supervisors or
instructors
show respect for your contributions?
- Have
you experienced harassment, discrimination or stereotyping?
- Where are the "shining stars" on campus that can
be
models for others to emulate in their treatment of women?
What do
those individuals or departments do that create a warmer
climate
for women?
We used the answers to compile a report
for Chancellor Harvey
Perlman and for our annual report to the
Board of Regents. We
have scheduled two forums this March to report
our findings to
the community. The chancellor will be present for
the first half
hour of the forum to discuss his response to the
reports and
describe his plans to address the concerns identified.
The remainder
of the forum will allow individuals to express
additional issues
to Commission members for our continued work.
The forums are from 3 to 4:30 p.m. March 11 in the Nebraska
East
Union and 2:30-4 p.m. March 13 in the Nebraska Union, 14th
and R
streets. The rooms will be posted on the daily events calendars
in
the unions.
Diaz-Perdomo retirement reception
March 8
Counseling and Psychological Services of the
University Health
Center will host a retirement reception for Luis
F. Diaz-Perdomo
from 3 to 5 p.m. March 8 in the Nebraska Union.
Friends and colleagues
are invited to attend. Diaz-Perdomo is
retiring from the university
after 33 years of dedicated
service.
For more information, call Counseling and
Psychological Services
at 472-7450.
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.
Theology for Lunch Series continues today
"Theology For Lunch" this semester will address
the
theme "Cultural Hunger-Spiritual Distortion," focusing
on
three popular books on religious topics.
The first of these
three discussions will be on "The
Prayer of Jabez" by
Bruce Wilkinson. The Rev Melissa Finlaw
Draper, pastor at
Cornerstone, will lead this discussion at noon
Feb. 28 in the
Nebraska Union. You are invited to bring your
lunch at 11:30 and
enjoy informal conversation before the discussion
at noon.
On March 28, the Rev. Don Hanway of St. Mark's Episcopal on
the
Campus will lead a discussion on "Why Christianity Must
Change
or Die" by Bishop Spong. On April 25, Kari Williamson,
student
intern at the Lutheran Student Center, will discuss the
"Left
Behind" series.
CASNR
students speaking their minds
The College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources
is starting a new speakers bureau
composed of nine CASNR students.
Speakers have developed topics in
agricultural sciences and natural
resources, which address family,
community and school needs throughout
the state of Nebraska. Topics
include:
- Hot Topics In Agriculture
- Beating Those Freshmen Fears
- High School to College
Transition
- Returning to the Family Farm - Both Sides of the
Fence
- A.C.E. - Freshmen Learning Community
- No-Till Systems in Dryland Farming
- East Campus - A Campus
Within a Campus
- Tips on Resume Writing and Interviewing
These topics are adaptable to any audience but they are
informed
by the student perspective. These would work for class
presentations
or club and organizational meetings. For more
information call
472-2541 or email casnr@unl.edu.
Wellness Wednesdays continue this
semester
Wellness Wednesdays continue through the calendar
year with
a wellness profile for UNL students, faculty/staff and
their
families, which includes total cholesterol, triglycerides,
hemoglobin
and glucose. It is recommended that you fast 10-12 hours
before
the test. The profile costs $10.
City Campus
dates (from 8 a.m. to noon at the UHC Laboratory,
205 University
Health Center): March 6, April 3, May 1, June
5, July 3, Aug. 7,
Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. East Campus
dates (from 8 to 10
a.m. at the UHC East Campus Clinic, 316 East
Union): March 13,
April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14,
Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov.
13 and Dec. 11. For more information,
call the University Health
Center Laboratory at 472-7470.
No Scarlet Spring Break Week
Because of Spring Break,
the Scarlet will not publish on March
21. The Scarlet will publish
March 28, and the deadline for that
edition is noon, March 21.
Native law professor speaking March
1
John P. LaVelle, an associate professor of law at the
University
of South Dakota School of Law, will speak at the College
of Law
at noon March 1 in the Sherman S. Welpton Courtroom, East
Campus
Loop and Fair Street.
His address,
"Healing the Wounds of History: The Taking
of the Sacred Black
Hills and the Quest for Environmental Justice
on the Northern
Plains," is free and open to the public.
LaVelle has
taught torts, administrative law, Indian jurisdiction
and
legislation. He serves on the executive committee of the
editorial
board for the third edition of Felix S. Cohen's "Handbook
of
Federal Indian Law." He is a co-chair for the Federal
Bar
Association's 27th annual Indian Law Conference.
LaVelle is
a graduate of the University of California School
of Law (Boalt
Hall) in Berkeley. He is a member of the South
Dakota Bar and a
member of the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska.
Second Saturday program explores perennial
plants
The UNL Botanical Garden and Arboretum's March 9
"Second
Saturday" program will be "Rejuvenating Your
Garden
with Perennial Division."
The program
will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Nebraska
East Union (room to
be posted). It is free and open to the public
and is designed to be
of interest to gardeners of all levels.
The program will be
presented by Linda Vavrus, owner of Gardeners-At-Large
in Lincoln.
For information or to register, call UNL Landscape
Services at
472-2679.
Vavrus' presentation will consider different
kinds of perennials
that make good candidates for multiplication
with division. The
whys, whens and how-tos of dividing perennials
will be covered,
with special attention to participants' questions.
Vavrus will
demonstrate different division techniques to best
achieve stress-free
(for the perennial and the gardener) plant
propagation.
After a career as a teacher and teacher
educator in the United
States and abroad, Vavrus parlayed her
lifelong passion for gardening
into a second career.
Gardeners-At-Large is an independent gardening
and maintenance
business for residential and commercial customers
in the Lincoln
area. Vavrus is also a Lancaster County Master
Gardener volunteer.
"My idea of a good time," she said,
"is pulling
weeds and digging dirt."
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