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Food science major
Rachel Teoh runs a slab of
sharp cheddar cheese through a
mill to cut it into smaller pieces
before adding salt to the
cheese on March 6 at the Food Processing
Center on East
Campus. The cheese is will be aged until the end
of November
before it will be ready for sale. |
Credit Union's 64th annual meeting
March 21
Members of the University of Nebraska Federal
Credit Union
are invited to the 64th Annual Meeting beginning at 6
p.m. March
21 at the UNL East Union. Come for some good
entertainment and
prizes and learn about your credit union. Voting
for new directors
begins at 5:30 p.m., dinner starts at 6 p.m. and
the business
meeting and entertainment follow.
There
is no charge to attend, but reservations are appreciated.
Call the
credit union at 472-2087 to make a reservation.
Credit Union board
elections March 15-20
Be a part of the democratic process
that makes credit unions
unique and vote for your board of
directors during office hours
from March 15-20 at both credit union
locations.
This year's candidates are Gary Aerts, Carmen
Anthony, LaRita
Lang, Deb Pearson and Marc Schniederjans.
Voting will also be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 21 before
the
annual meeting at the East Union. For more information, call
the
credit union at 472-2087.
Emeriti Association meets March 21
The UNL Emeriti
Association will meet at 12:30 p.m. March
21 at the East Union.
Professor Wally Peterson will speak on
the topic "Hints on
Income Tax Preparation."
If inclement weather forces a
meeting cancellation, there
will be announcements on radio station
KFOR 1240 or KLIN 1400
on the morning of March 21, or members may
call the university
operator at 472-7211.
University Bookstore sets
up on-line survey
\The Follett Higher Education Group, on
behalf of the UNL,
operates the University Bookstore. A customer
service survey
is being conducted by the university to provide you
an opportunity
to let them know how well FHEG is meeting your
expectations and
how FHEG can better serve you. Your feedback is
important. Take
a few moments to complete the survey at: shttp://unlisno
tes.unl.edu/BKS/unlbkstore.nsf/survey.
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.
Safety or savings? Use common sense
By Kelly Bartling,
University Communications
With renewed campuswide attention
on energy savings, employees
may wonder whether turning off lights
has safety implications.
Brenda Osthus, director of UNL
Environmental Health and Safety,
said policies and oversight exists
to make sure buildings and
grounds are lighted sufficiently to
maintain safety, and environmental
health policies and training
exist to maintain healthy building
ventilation.
"Yes, there are certain areas where it isn't wise to
turn
off lighting, fume hoods or other equipment as part of an
energy-saving effort," Osthus said. "But these safety
issues are often recognized simply with common sense."
Osthus said Landscape Services monitors outdoor areas where
people walking on campus may not feel safe with low light levels,
and the Chancellor's University Safety Committee and campus police
monitor these issues closely.
She suggested that employees
with questions or concerns about
a particular area of campus
contact her, the chancellor's safety
committee, or Robert
Hensarling, director of Landscape Services.
These groups conduct
campus night walks to ensure lighting is
sufficient and brush and
other items that obstruct vision are
out of the way.
There has been no push to cut back on campus lighting primarily
because safety standards must be maintained. Osthus said most
safety lighting is designed to be energy efficient.
"In terms of environmental safety, it is important to
follow standard practices relating to the control of potentially
hazardous materials," she said. Buildings that have 100
percent air exchange have also been designed to maximize energy
efficiency.
"In a lot of cases, the special
ventilation devices operate
in an automatic mode, and flows are
adjusted to accommodate times
when the systems do not have to
operate at full capacity,"
she said. "The Beadle Center
is a good example of that.
That type of a fume hood system will be
installed in Hamilton
Hall in the renovated area. As we move along,
even with those
safety areas, there have been advances to let us
build in the
energy conservation concept."
Osthus recommended that employees who are unsure whether switching
off equipment or lights is a good idea check with their supervisor
or safety committee. Conscientiousness is appreciated.
"We all need to be aware of our workplaces and notice
the
broken windows, leaky areas and those things and have them
fixed.
"People have to use their common sense as it
relates
to saving energy. You don't need your lights or computer on
to
feel safe. So turn them off."
Asbestos abatement safe
but stinky process
Asbestos removal projects occur with
some frequency on the
UNL campus. The highly regulated process is
safe for building
occupants and asbestos removers, but it can be
stinky.
That musty smell, said Chris Bockmann, owner of
Asbestos Removers,
Inc., a Lincoln firm that has been involved in
many campus projects,
is caused not by the asbestos, but by the
drywall, plaster, insulation
and other materials that are moistened
and removed during the
process.
Asbestos is a
naturally occurring mineral that was heavily
used for fire
retardation, insulation and other uses until it
was banned in 1978,
she said. Breathing asbestos fibers can cause
cancer and other lung
diseases, she said in a campus presentation
March 4. But the vast
majority of those who suffered from these
diseases were involved in
the manufacturing or mining of the
product, or in the application
of the product to surfaces such
as ships or pipes, she said.
Most commonly on campus, the product is found in ceilings,
floor
tile or as pipe insulation, and the asbestos is part of
several
components making up the tiles or insulation.
Renovation
projects usually drive the need to remove asbestos,
she said. If
left untouched, the product is harmless. But if
it's broken, fibers
can become airborne and dangerous.
When an area is
scheduled to be cleaned, Bockmann's company
completely seals the
area and air vents leading to or from it
in plastic. The room is
negatively pressurized so air will not
leave it. HEPA machines,
which highly filter the air leaving
the area, are usually vented
outside; however it is OK to vent
them inside if necessary. The
asbestos-containing material is
wetted so that the fibers will not
become airborne and the material
is scraped off and sealed into
6-millimeter plastic bags and
sealed before being removed to a
certified landfill.
Usually workers remove the bags at
night because it's more
convenient for them to not encounter
building occupants.
Bockmann said building occupants will
notice signs warning
of the removal project and also will see small
monitoring pumps
placed near the project. These pumps monitor the
air to be sure
that no airborne fibers escape.
The
smell some people associate with asbestos removal is the
smell of
wet drywall and other products, she said; asbestos has
no odor. Her
firm uses a fairly odor-free product to remove the
glue from floor
tiles. But she noted, some individuals will be
more sensitive to
the product than others and will find the smell
of that solvent to
be unpleasant.
The university also hires a third-party
technician to visually
inspect the area after the cleaning is
finished and to be sure
the area passes air safety standards.
"After a room is cleaned of asbestos, it's really clean,"
she said. "You would wish you could get your house that
clean."
Bockmann's firm, which started in 1982, has
removed asbestos
in Canfield Hall, the Dental College, Love Library
and Richards
Hall, she said. "You name a building, we've
probably been
in there," she said. "We have someone on
campus just
about every day."
The removal
industry is highly regulated, with federal, state
and local laws
governing removal processes, she said. Workers
are heavily trained
and must be licensed. They take annual training
classes and must
relicense each year. All workers must wear badges.
People with questions about removal projects on campus should
contact Facilities Management.
Workshop explores proper pruning
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden &
Arboretum will present a workshop on March 21 titled "Pruning
Practice with Jeff: Your Spring Pruning Primer." The workshop
is free, open to the public and of interest to beginners as well
as
experienced landscape enthusiasts.
The workshop will be
from 7-8:30 p.m. in 234 Keim Hall. It
will be presented by Jeff
Culbertson, East Campus landscape manager.
For information or to
register, call UNL Landscape Services,
472-2679.
"Early spring, before trees and shrubs leaf out, is an
excellent time to evaluate woody plants' pruning needs,"
Culbertson said.
Culbertson will demonstrate sound pruning
practices that homeowners
can accomplish from the ground, using a
variety of tools and
techniques.
Culbertson earned a
bachelor's degree in wildlife management
from Nebraska. He has also
received training from the Nebraska
Arborist Association and the
Arbor Day Foundation Urban Forestry
School.
Alumni group hosts forum
on small towns
The Nebraska Alumni Association will
coordinate three public
forums across the state to follow up on the
recent Nebraska ETV
broadcast of Saving Our Small Towns.
The forums provide opportunities for public discourse on the
issues facing Nebraska's small towns. Each forum will include
a
panel discussion.
The first forum will begin at 7 p.m.
March 16 at the West
Central Research and Extension Center in North
Platte. Panelists
will include U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne of Nebraska's
3rd Congressional
District; Keith Blackledge, former editor of the
North Platte
Telegraph; Kay Payne of the Center for Rural Research
and Development
at the University of Nebraska at Kearney; and
Connie Francis,
UNL Cooperative Extension and trainer for the EDGE
small-business
program.
The second forum begins at 7
p.m. (MST) March 17 at the Panhandle
Learning Center Auditorium in
Scottsbluff. Panelists include
Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, director of
the Panhandle Learning Center;
Jerry Terwilliger of the Rural
Enterprise Assistance Project;
Suzanne Brown of the Nebraska
Department of Economic Development;
and Chuck Karpf, a community
organizer.
The final forum begins at 7 p.m. March 26 at the
Lifelong
Learning Center at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.
Panelists
will include John Allen of the Center for Rural
Innovation; Sheran
Cramer, a family scientist at NU; Mike Holton of
the Center for
Rural Affairs; and Loren Kucera of Wayne State
College.
For information or to reserve a seat, call Pam
Penner at (888)
353-1874.
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.
KC Federal Reserve Bank CEO lecturing March
25
Thomas M. Hoenig, president and chief executive officer
of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will be guest lecturer
March 25 at the 23rd annual E.J. Faulkner Lecture.
The
lecture, Monetary Policy and the Economic Outlook, is
free and open
to the public and will begin at 11 a.m. in the
auditorium of the
Nebraska Union.
Hoenig, who earned his doctorate in
economics from Iowa State
University, joined the Federal Reserve
Bank in 1973 as an economist
and assumed the role of president in
1991. He directs activities
in the 10th Federal Reserve District,
which includes Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming and
parts of New Mexico and
Missouri.
Woodmen Accident
and Life Co. of Lincoln sponsors the Faulkner
lecture series
through a grant to the University of Nebraska
Foundation, in
conjunction with the College of Business Administration.
The series
is named for the late E.J. Faulkner, who served for
more than 60
years with Woodmen and was the company's chief executive
officer
for 44 years.
Computer
programmers compete at world tourney
A team of six
students from UNL will compete in an international
programming
competition on March 23 in Honolulu.
The Nebraska team
earned the right to participate in the world
finals of the 26th
Annual Association for Computing Machinery's
International
Collegiate Programming Contest by placing second
in the North
Central Region competition in November. It is the
third time in
four years that Nebraska has qualified to send
a team to the world
finals.
Sponsors are being sought to defray costs of the
trip and
to hold a reception for the team. For more information,
contact
Chuck Riedesel at 472-3486 or criedesel2@unl.edu.
The team is composed of Brian Wickman, a senior in mathematics
and computer science from Lincoln; Daniel Buettner, a master's
degree candidate in computer science from Lincoln; Ellen Veomett,
a
senior in mathematics from Lincoln; Cory Lueninghoener, a master's
degree candidate in computer science from Omaha (reserve member);
Adam Muhle, a senior in computer science from Leigh (guest);
and
Riedesel as the coach.
The ACM contest requires teams to
address complex problems,
which they must solve by writing a
computer program. The team
that solves the most problems in the
fewest attempts in the shortest
period of time is the winner.
Fidelity consultant on campus March 26
and 27
Free individual counseling sessions with a Fidelity
consultant
are available March 26 in the Nebraska Union and March
27 in
the East Union.
If you have questions
concerning investment strategies and
retirement planning regarding
your University of Nebraska Retirement
Plan, schedule a counseling
session by calling Central Reservation
Systems at (800)
642-7131.
Electronic publishing topic of Libraries' symposium
Kate Wittenberg, director of the Electronic Publishing Initiative
at Columbia University (EPIC), will speak on "Electronic
Publishing: New Models for Scholarly Communication," from
9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 3 at the Nebraska Union. Her talk
with
conclude with a panel discussion. Panelists include UNL
faculty
members Kenneth Price, Susan Rosowski, John Belot and
Debra Turner
from the University of Nebraska Press.
As director of EPIC,
Wittenberg is responsible for overall
leadership, coordination, and
oversight of EPIC's activities.
The initiative seeks to create new
scholarly and educational
publications through the use of digital
technologies. She also
serves as director of Columbia's Digital
Knowledge Ventures,
which provides online teaching and learning
resources. In addition,
Wittenberg is project director for Columbia
International Affairs
Online, Columbia Earthscape and the
Gutenberg-e online history
project.
Wittenberg's
research includes development of business models
that explore
collaboration among scholars, publishers and librarians
in order to
create digital resources that enhance traditional
university
education.
The symposium is co-sponsored by the Libraries'
Academic Activities
Committee and the Libraries' Scholarly
Communications Program.
It is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact
Jean Dickinson at 472-3545 or jmdickin@unlnotes.unl.edu
.
GLBT Award presented March
26
UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman will present the third
annual
award for Outstanding Contribution to the Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual
and Transgender Community at UNL at 3:30 p.m. March 26 at
the
Nebraska Union. The public is invited.
The award
recognizes outstanding efforts by an individual
or an organization
to create an inclusive, respectful and safe
climate for gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender people at
the university. Past
recipients have demonstrated a sustained
and tangible impact on the
campus community through advocating
for GLBT individuals, groups
and issues in UNL campus settings;
coordinating academic department
or staff units that promote
the professional advancement of GLBT
faculty and staff members;
creating projects that promote greater
awareness of GLBT issues,
including actual and potential oppression
within the university;
and designing activities and programs that
convey personal safety
and mutual respect for, and among, GLBT
students, faculty and
staff.
The award presentation
will be followed by a reception with
light refreshments.
For more information, call award co-chairs Robert Brown at
486-1579 or Joy Ritchie at 472-1858.
Funds available from convocations
committee
The UNL Convocations Committee will review
applications for
funding requests for fall semester 2002 in April.
The grants,
which are awarded to support speakers visiting UNL, are
generally
$300 to $500. Monies are limited, and the process is
competitive.
The deadline for application is April 15. Guidelines
and applications
may be obtained from Sue Ann Gardner, sgardner2@unl.edu,
472-3545; Dick Voeltz, rvoeltz1@unl.edu,
472-2739,
or the Academic Senate Office.
Text Studies lecture on March 25
Robert Bringhurst,
Canadian poet, book designer, and author
of The Elements of
Typographic Style, will present a lecture,
"Why the Face of
the Voice is in the Hand," at 7:30
p.m. March 25 at the Great
Plains Center, 1155 Q St.
The lecture is free and open to
the public. For more information,
contact Susan Belasco, 472-1857
or sbelasco@unl.edu.
Dental College offers program
The UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln will host its 16th
Annual Professionals' Day and 35th Annual Student Scientific
Program from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 22. The event will be in
the
Great Plains Room in the Nebraska East Union. Activities
will
include the program at which students will display dentistry
projects from 9 a.m. to noon.
Max Anderson, D.D.S., vice
president of the Washington Dental
Service, will talk about "a
future with no cavities"
at 1:30 p.m. Faculty and students
will be honored with awards
and recognition at 2:15 p.m.
Anderson says that just as polio isn't an issue anymore with
children, so it will be with cavities in children 10 years from
now.
He says a number of products now being tested stand a
good
chance of eliminating the organism that leads to cavities.
Ultimately,
a cavity-preventing substance could be delivered
through pacifiers,
baby bottles, toothpaste, mouthwash and other
substances, Anderson
says. He envisions babies up to 30 months old
and people over
65 who take medications would receive cavity
protection that
would probably be delivered through health care
providers.
Human Resources
offers development series
The Department of Human
Resources will offer professional
development opportunities for
2002. HR is accepting reservations
for these programs. Additional
sessions may be scheduled if there
is enough interest. Call Nanda
Ramanathan at Human Resources,
472-3101 or rramanat@unlnotes.unl.edu
to reserve a space at one or more of these sessions or for more
information. Contact Suzanne Drew, 472-3106 or sdrew2@unl.edu,
if you would
like to discuss these or other programs available
for preexisting
work groups.
NU Leadership Development Series
The series is based on concepts and materials developed by
Development Dimensions International to strengthen leadership
and
talent. Many sessions are designed for those with supervisory
responsibilities; some sessions are open to non-supervisors in
the
NU Professional Development Series.
Leadership
Foundations: An Introduction to the NU Leadership
Development
Series (prerequisite for subsequent sessions)
- June 19 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and June 26 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.)
- Sept. 11 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Sept. 12 (8:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m.)
- Dec. 4 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Dec. 11 (8:30 a.m. to
12:30
p.m.)
Adapting to Change
- July 10 (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Working Through Conflict
- Oct. 2
(8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Managing at UNL Development
Series
This series focuses on dealing with specific UNL
management
actions, policies and issues.
Addressing Absenteeism Issues (new)
- June 5 (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- July 1 (8:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m.)
- Sept. 4 (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- Nov. 13
(8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Effective Workplace
Communications for Supervisors
- April 4 (1 to 5 p.m.)
- May 16 (1 to 5 p.m.)
- Aug. 7 (1 to 5 p.m.)
- Sept. 20 (1 to 5 p.m.)
The Employee Assistance Program as a Management Resource
- March 21 (8 a.m. to noon)
- June 20 (1 to 5
p.m.)
- Sept. 19 (8 a.m. to noon)
- Nov. 7 (1 to 5
p.m.)
Environmental Health & Safety
Supervisory Training
- April 16 (9
a.m. to noon)
- Sept. 18 (9 a.m. to noon)
- Dec. 5 (9
a.m. to noon)
Equity, Access and Diversity:
Building Awareness
March 21 (1 to 5
p.m.)
Nov. 13 (1 to 5 p.m.)
Performance Evaluations
- June 12
(8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- Sept. 25 (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- Oct. 9 (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Recruiting the
Right Person
- July 18 (1:30-4:30 p.m.)
- Oct. 22 (9 a.m. to noon)
Taking and
Documenting Corrective Action
- Aug. 14
(8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- Oct. 16 (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
- Nov. 6 (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
NU Professional
Development Series
Designed for non-supervisors, these
sessions are designed
to provide a theoretical framework and
specific, actionable suggestions
for effective communications and
increased productivity.
Foundations: An Introduction to
NU Professional Development
Series (prerequisite for subsequent
sessions)
- April 10 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Oct. 23 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Adapting to
Change
- July 10 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Working Through Conflict
- Oct. 2 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
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