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Bethany
Foley of Thayer Central High School works one of the
math puzzles
during UNL's annual Math Day on Nov. 14 at the Nebraska
Union. More
than 1,400 students from 104 high schools were registered
to
participate in the event. Photo by Richard
Wright.
Lectures
focus on welfare changes
Prominent researchers will
present their findings about the
1996 Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunities Act, which
changed the nation's welfare system,
in a lecture series, "Children,
Families and Welfare
Reform." All lectures are free and
open to the public and
begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.
The remaining
lectures in the series are:
Nov. 25 - "Parent,
Student and Worker: The Multiple
Roles of Low-Income Teenage
Mothers After Welfare Reform,"
Ariel Kalil, assistant
professor, Harris School of Public Policy
Studies at the University
of Chicago.
Dec. 2 - "Do Effects of Welfare
Policies on Children
Differ by Race/Ethnicity?" Hiro
Yoshikawa, assistant professor
of psychology at New York
University.
The series is sponsored by the NU Family
Research and Policy
Initiative in cooperation with the Center on
Children, Families
and the Law and the sociology, psychology and
communications
studies departments. Call 472-9330.
Crisis Leave
Donations Due Dec. 13
Employees are able to donate
vacation leave to the crisis
leave pool, which allows UNL employees
who are facing serious
health problems or other personal crisis to
use this donated
time when they need additional time away from
work. In order
to apply for crisis leave, regular employees must
have exhausted
their sick, vacation and compensatory leave.
Employees who have completed their original probation who
earn
vacation leave may donate up to five accrued vacation days
per
calendar year to the crisis pool.
Anyone interested in
donating should print out a Crisis Leave
Donation Form from <http://busfin.unl.edu/hr/c
ldonation.doc>.
Then return or fax the completed form to the
payroll department
by 5 p.m. Dec. 13. City Campus forms should be
sent through campus
mail to 406 Administration (0436) or by fax to
472-0134. IANR
employees may submit forms to 313 Agricultural Hall
(0705) or
fax to 472-9847.
For more information on
crisis leave, call Human Resources
at 472-3101 or visit <http://busfin.unl.
edu/hr/crisisLeavePolicy.html>.
Please note that
this year, employees will need to use two
vacation days to cover
the campus closedown from Dec. 23 through
Jan. 1, 2003.
UCARE Symposium for Undergraduate
Research Nov. 21
The UCARE Fall Symposium for
Undergraduate Research will be
from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the
Nebraska Union. Both presentations
and poster displays will
showcase the research efforts and creative
activities of some of
UNL's undergraduates in agricultural economics,
agronomy and
horticulture, anthropology, art and art history,
biological
sciences, chemistry, computer science and engineering,
curriculum
and instruction, economics, English, fisheries and
wildlife,
geosciences, mechanical engineering, modern languages,
physics and
astronomy, plant pathology, and public policy.
For a
detailed program of the event, visit the "Fall
Symposium"
page on the UCARE website: <http://www.unl.edu/ucare/s
ymposium.html>.
For more information, contact Laura
Damuth, UCARE coordinator,
at 472-5024 or <ldamuth1@unl.edu>.
Emeriti Association Meeting Nov.
21
The UNL Emeriti Association will meet at 12:30 p.m.
Nov. 21
at the Nebraska East Union. Professor Glenn Hoffman, head
of
the UNL biological systems engineering department, will speak
on "Bringing Engineering to Life," a talk on how engineering
students bring engineering concepts into the biological sciences
and medical areas.
If inclement weather forces meeting
cancellation, announcements
will be made on radio station KFOR 1240
or KLIN 1400 the morning
of Nov. 21. Members may also call the
university operator at
472-7211.
Reception for Hilliard
Everyone is welcome to attend a
reception honoring Stephen
S. Hilliard for his service as interim
director of the University
of Nebraska Press from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Nov. 21 at University
of Nebraska Press, 233 N. Eighth St. An
incorrect date for this
event ran in last week's Scarlet
calendar.
For more information, call 472-3123.
Mail
schedule
There will be no campus mail delivery/pickup on
Nov. 28 and
29 because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular campus
mail service
will resume on Dec. 2.
Scarlet publication
The Scarlet
will not publish Nov. 28 because of the Thanksgiving
holiday break.
Weekly publication will resume Dec. 5. Deadline
to submit items for
that edition is noon Nov. 27.
UNL participates in first China conference on alcohol, health
Ian Newman, professor of health education at UNL, and Ming
Qu
and Jianping Xue, both UNL graduate students, were members
of the
organizing council for the First China International Symposium
on
Alcohol and Health in Shanghai, People's Republic of China,
on
Sept. 15-18.
Public health experts from the United States,
Switzerland,
Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Hong Kong
met with
Chinese experts to plan ways to reduce alcohol-related
public
health costs.
Newman and his colleagues have
been teaching in China for
more than 12 years and have trained more
than 800 public health
workers.
In addition, the UNL
team has gathered the most extensive
collection of data on
adolescent alcohol use available in China.
They shared some of the
results of this research at the Shanghai
meeting.
Insurance premiums increase slightly
This e-mail was sent by University of Nebraska President
L.
Dennis Smith to all University of Nebraska faculty and staff
on
Nov. 14.
In the next few days, you will receive your
NUFlex employee
benefits enrollment package. When you review the
options for
health insurance coverage, I think you'll agree that
the news
for 2003 is quite good. Compared to the prior two years,
when
we saw premium increases of 80 percent and 60 percent, this
year's
employee premium increase is just 5 percent, or $2 to $17
per
month, and the retiree premium increase is 13 percent.
There are two primary reasons we have been able to keep this
increase so low. First, we were able to increase the university's
contribution toward the cost of your health benefit. Second,
your
responsible use of health services also kept rate increases
in
check.
Unlike previous years that saw double-digit
increases, use
of the medical portion of the plan is up just 6
percent. Since
we are spending less than we planned, these
"savings"
can be applied to 2003 premiums. I commend you
for being conscientious
consumers of health care. To keep future
price increases low,
we must continue to use this benefit wisely.
It is especially
important that we use pharmacy services carefully,
as pharmacy
costs continue to grow rapidly.
Because
of our favorable experience this past year, there
will be no
changes in medical deductibles or stop loss amounts.
Two changes
have been adopted to help keep costs under control:
medical
coinsurance will increase a modest amount, and there
will be an
annual pharmacy deductible. All plan changes will
be described in
detail in your NUFlex packet.
Thanks to all of you for
helping the plan enjoy a favorable
year. With continued responsible
use of this benefit, we can
keep our health insurance program a
competitive and affordable
benefit.
L. Dennis
Smith
President, University of Nebraska
 Maria
Torres,
6, of Norfolk, learns to floss teeth with help from Jill
Carr,
left, and the Tooth Fairy, played by Melissa Muessel, both
UNMC
College of Dentistry dental hygiene students, at Dental Day
Nov.
14 at the college. Photo Courtesy of the Dental
College.
College provides care to 140 during
Children's Dental Day
The University of Nebraska Medical
Center College of Dentistry
hosted Children's Dental Day on Nov.
14. The event provided 140
school-aged underserved children from
Norfolk and Fremont free
dental care and education.
The event, held twice a year, is an opportunity for the college
to help underserved Nebraskans, as well as provide an opportunity
for dental and dental hygiene students to gain more clinical
experience. Children from low income, uninsured and homeless
families received dental exams, cleaning, fluoride treatments,
sealants, restorative work and emergency care as needed.
Dental services were donated by 200 UNMC dental and dental
hygiene students, 56 UNMC faculty and dental residents and 40
staff. Other participants included the Hope Medical Outreach
Coalition and volunteers from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health
Department, dental hygiene faculty and students from Central
Community College in Hastings and dental assisting students from
Southeast Community College.
Dental Day also provided
children with educational activities
and entertainment teaching the
importance of good dental habits.
Speaker to address denial of Holocaust
Israel W.
Charney, executive director of the Institute of
the Holocaust and
Genocide in Jerusalem, will deliver the talk
"Denying the
Holocaust, Armenian Genocide and Other Genocides:
A Discussion and
Classification of Types of Denial of Genocide."
His lecture is
at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Nebraska Union and
is free and open to
the public.
Charney is a professor of psychology and
psychotherapy at
the Martin Buber Center at the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem.
He is also the director of the Program of Advanced
Studies in
Integrative Psychotherapy in the Department of
Psychology. He
was executive editor of the Encyclopedia of Genocide
and author
of How Can We Commit the Unthinkable? Genocide, the
Human Cancer.
Charney will sign books after the
presentation. The talk is
sponsored by the Norman and Bernice
Harris Center for Judaic
Studies, the Department of Anthropology
and Geography, Nebraskans
for Peace, and Amnesty International, UNL
chapter.
Parking Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 22
The Parking
Advisory Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Nov. 22
in the Parking and
Transit Services Conference Room, 625 Stadium
Drive Suite A.
Summer Reading Program Course Offering
Deadline Dec. 2
Faculty interested in offering a Summer
Reading Course for
the 2003 summer session should submit
applications by Dec. 2
to ensure their offerings are in the program
bulletin. Applications
are available from department chairs or by
calling 472-0400.
The 2003 Summer Reading Course program
gives undergraduate
students who will not be on campus this summer
the chance to
earn up to six hours of credit. Faculty members are
offered the
opportunity to teach a summer course even though they
may be
off-campus or busy with research projects. Graduate teaching
assistants who will be on campus in the fall of 2003 are eligible
for an SRC appointment.
Nominations Sought for 2003 'Fulfilling the Dream' Award
UNL is seeking nominations for the 2003 Chancellor's "Fulfilling
the Dream" Award.
The award was established in 1997 to
honor individuals who
have contributed to the UNL community or the
wider Lincoln community
by their exemplary action in promoting the
goals and vision of
the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The award
or awards are presented
each January during ceremonies at the
university's celebration
of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The
2003 presentation
will be Jan. 20 at the Nebraska Union.
Nomination materials, including a letter of nomination and
no
more than three letters of support, should be sent by Dec.
13 to
Tom Simons, Chair, MLK Awards Subcommittee, 321 Canfield
Administration Building, UNL, Lincoln, NE 68588-0424. The awards
subcommittee will review the nominations and make recommendations
for the final selections to the MLK Day Planning Committee and
Chancellor Harvey Perlman.
Previous winners of the award
are: 1998 - Keith D. Parker
(UNL); 1999 - Leola D. Bullock
(community) and Miguel A. Carranza
(UNL); 2000 - Melvin D. Jones
(UNL) and Lela K. Shanks (community);
2001 - Paulette Jones
(community) and Michael W. Combs (UNL);
and 2002 - Bonnie A. Coffey
(community) and Merlin P. Lawson
(UNL).
UNL Open House in Omaha
Planning is under way for "The Big Red Road Show,"
a
UNL open house-style event in Omaha planned for March 2. In
addition to being an undergraduate student recruitment event,
the
open house will be a chance for all colleges, departments
and
offices to reach out to Omahans and make a public statement
that
UNL is interested in their community. The event will include
information booths, displays, presentations, exhibits, performances,
research demonstrations, autograph sessions, raffles, food and
more
to create community interest, generate good publicity for
UNL and
help recruit students.
The next planning meeting for this
event is at 3:30 p.m. Dec.
12 in the Nebraska Union. Anyone
interested in participating
in the planning for this event should
contact Alan Cerveny, dean
of admissions, at 472-9531 or <acerveny2@unl.edu>.
NUFLEX Changes Due Dec. 6
The annual Nuflex enrollment, which allows faculty and staff
members to make changes to their Nuflex benefits for 2003, began
with the mailing of enrollment packet and information booklets
on
Nov. 15. The deadline to make changes is Dec. 6. Faculty and
staff
wishing to participate in the reimbursement account must
submit the
form by Dec. 6.
Campus recreation holiday hours
Campus Recreation will
be open special hours during the Thanksgiving
holiday break. Those
hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 27; closed
Nov. 28 and 29; 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Nov. 30; 11 a.m. to midnight
Dec. 1.
The
East Campus Activities Building will be open from 6:30
a.m. to 9
p.m. Nov. 27, and closed Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. Regular
hours resume
Dec. 2.
Degree Grade Rosters
Due Dec. 6
Degree Grade Rosters identifying Dec. 21 degree
candidates
will be mailed to the faculty on Nov. 26. The deadline
for returning
the rosters to the Graduation Services office in 109
Canfield
Administration Building will be Dec. 6.
Love Library hours over Thanksgiving
Break
Love Library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov.
27 and
closed on Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day. It will be open from
noon
to 5 p.m. Nov. 29, and regular hours will resume Nov. 30.
Annual agronomy,
horticulture program set
By Sandi S. Alswager. IANR News
and Publishing
The latest information on agricultural
research, extension
and teaching activities statewide will be
featured at the annual
University of Nebraska Agronomy and
Horticulture Highlights program
Dec. 10.
The program,
hosted by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture,
runs from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln.
Presentations, posters and panel discussions by NU Institute
of
Agriculture and Natural Resources agronomists and horticulturists
will cover timely issues and outline the department's research,
extension and teaching efforts, said Ken Cassman, agronomy and
horticulture department head.
The program typically draws
diverse participants including
crop consultants, industry
professionals, farmers, Cooperative
Extension educators and alumni
and friends of the department,
he said.
This year's
presentations include discussions of the role
of public variety
plant breeding programs, changes in nitrogen
fertilizer use in the
past 40 years and how modeling enhances
crop management decisions.
Managing drought on rangeland and
in urban landscapes also will be
covered, along with information
on sports turf and carbon fluxes in
agricultural systems. Guests
will be able to submit written
questions in the morning to be
addressed by a panel at 1 p.m.
Poster displays throughout the day will provide IANR research
results on a variety of field production and horticulture issues.
This session will count toward continuing education credits.
Participants need their Certified Crop Advisor certification
number
to register for the units.
Lunch is provided for those who
register by Nov. 29. For more
information or to register, call
JoAnn Collins at 472-2811.
Homeless teens study discussed
This week on
"Statewide," the Nebraska ETV Network's
news journal,
Brad Penner explores a UNL study involving 455
homeless teenagers
in eight Midwestern cities including Lincoln
and Omaha. It will air
at 7 p.m. Nov. 27.
Penner interviews Les Whitbeck, UNL
sociology professor and
principal investigator for the Midwest
Longitudinal Study of
Homeless Adolescents, as well as Kurt
Johnson, a research sociologist
at UNL. The two discuss the study's
objectives and the kind of
information researchers have gathered to
share with agencies
that work with runaways and troubled youth. Two
project outreach
workers will discuss their experiences and
efforts. Penner also
interviews several teens involved in the
study, which is now
in its second year.
Deadline set for
instrumentation grant pre-proposals
The UNL Office of
Research is accepting pre-proposals for
National Science Foundation
Major Instrumentation grants. The
deadline for submitting
pre-proposals to be reviewed for possible
submission to the NSF is
4 p.m. Nov. 27.
The deadline for submitting actual
proposals to the NSF is
Jan. 23. The grants range in size from
$100,000 to $2 million.
Last year, 42 percent of the proposals
submitted were funded.
Total funding available for this year is
expected to be $75 million.
UNL can submit two proposals
one for instrument acquisition
and one for instrument
development.
Pre-proposals may be submitted in person, via
mail, fax or
e-mail.
The pre-proposal must include a
cover page listing the proposal
title; names and affiliations of
principal investigators and
all co-principal investigators; total
amount requested; type
of proposal (instrument acquisition or
instrument development);
NSF unit consideration; source of required
cost share (departmental,
college other sources and amount
requested from the Office of
Vice Chancellor for Research) and
signatures of department chairs/heads
and deans; and a one-page
description of instrumentation, which
should include a description
of the proposed major research instrumentation;
the need for the
instrument, the type of research/research training
conducted on the
instrument, the activity that would result from
NSF funding and
information on whether a prior proposal has been
submitted to this
program and the outcome of the submission.
If the prior proposal
was not funded, provide a copy of the critique.
For more
specifics, see this Web site: <www.unl.edu/research/mr
iGrants.html>.
More information on the request for
proposals can be found
at <www.nsf.gov/pubs
ys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf01171>.
For more information,
contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor
for Research at 472-2851
or <unlresearch@unl.edu>.
How does your
garden grow?
Senior horticulture major Jessica Colombe harvests chrysanthemums
during her floriculture class in the teaching greenhouse Nov.
12 on
East Campus. Class members are harvesting plants and flowers
they
have planted, watered and fertilized over the last 12 weeks.
IANR Photo by Brett Hampton.
Poinsettias on sale Dec.
5, 6
The UNL Horticulture Club will have its annual
poinsettia
sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at the Nebraska
Union
and the Nebraska East Union.
For more
information, call A.J. Coleman at 415-6060 or e-mail
<acoleman@neb.rr.com>.
Inclement weather policy
As winter nears, faculty and staff should remind themselves
of
the university's inclement weather policy. It can be found
at:
<http://busfin.unl.ed
u/hr/inclementweather.htm>.
HR Requisition Date Moved Up for Thanksgiving Week
Requisitions must be received in Human Resources, 407 Canfield
Administration Building, by 5 p.m. Nov. 25 for advertising and
posting vacancies to the job list for Dec. 2. The Human Resources
Employment Office has moved up the date because of Thanksgiving
break.
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 e-news, see: <http://www.unl.edu/e-news/sa
mple.html>.
Nominations for Donaldson Award sought
The University
Association for Administrative Development
is seeking nominations
for its 2003 Carl A. Donaldson Award for
Excellence in Management.
This award is given to employees who
exemplify superior
organizational skills, promote teamwork, communicate
effectively,
pursue professional growth and support subordinates'
growth in
professional development. Nominations are due Jan.
17. Awards will
be given Feb. 19.
The recipient of this award receives
praise from peers, a
plaque and a $1,000 stipend.
Any
non-faculty permanent employee who has been at UNL for
five years
or more with 50 percent or greater FTE and holds management
responsibilities is eligible for nomination. Members of the UAAD
awards committee, the chancellor's cabinet and past recipients
are
ineligible.
For more information, visit <http://uaad.unl.edu/comm
ittees/awards.htm>.To
access the application directly, visit
<http://uaad.unl.e
du/committees/donaldsonform.pdf>.
Contact Russell
Bartholow with any questions at 472-7806 or
<rbartholow2@unl.edu>.
UAAD Seeking Nominations for Oldt
Award
University Association for Administrative
Development is seeking
nominations of UNL employees for the 2003
Floyd S. Oldt Award.
The award is designed to honor employees in
managerial/professional
positions who display exceptional service
and dedication to UNL
and are creative, innovative and active in
the university community.
Nominations are due Jan. 17. Awards will
be given Feb. 19.
The recipient of this award receives
praise from peers, a
plaque and a $1,000 stipend.
Any
non-faculty permanent employee who has been at UNL for
five years
or more with 50 percent or greater FTE and holds management
responsibilities is eligible for nomination. Members of the UAAD
awards committee, the chancellor's cabinet and past recipients
are
ineligible.
For more information, visit <http://uaad.unl.edu/comm
ittees/awards.htm>.
To access the application directly,
visit <http://uaad.unl.edu/co
mmittees/oldtform.pdf>.
Contact Russell Bartholow with any
questions at 472-7806 or <rbartholow2@unl.edu>.
Nominations sought for two awards
Nominations are now being accepted for two awards that honor
UNL
employees and faculty.
The Chancellor's Award for Exemplary
Service to Students acknowledges
extraordinary and sustained
performance by individuals serving
UNL's students. All UNL
employees are eligible.
The Student Foundation/Builders
Award for Outstanding Academic
Advising acknowledges faculty
advisers or advising center staff
members who have demonstrated
outstanding advising ability and
who, by their service to UNL, have
made a considerable contribution
to the educational enrichment of
UNL students. This award is
funded by the UNL Student Foundation
and the All University Fund.
Any UNL student, faculty
member, staff member or administrator
may nominate eligible
individuals for these awards.
The deadline for nominations
for both awards is Jan. 24. Nomination
forms may be picked up at
the Office of the Vice Chancellor for
Student Affairs, 106 Canfield
Administration Building; the ASUN
office, 136 Nebraska Union; or
either of the Student Involvement
Offices, 200 Nebraska Union or
300 Nebraska East Union.
Rural poll: Use of technology
growing
By Vicki Miller, IANR News and Publishing
More and more rural Nebraskans are booting up computers and
going online. Computer, e-mail and Internet use has increased
dramatically among rural Nebraskans in the past five years, the
Nebraska Rural Poll shows.
About 42 percent of rural
Nebraskans regularly use Internet
access and e-mail, up from 8
percent and 13 percent, respectively,
in 1997, according to the
seventh annual University of Nebraska
poll. If occasional and rare
users are added, total use climbs
to 62 percent for Internet access
and 60 percent for e-mail.
Regular use of personal
computers and cellular telephones
also grew significantly, from 30
percent in 1997 to 49 percent
and 47 percent, respectively, this
year.
"That's pretty rapid diffusion of this
technology,"
said John Allen, the NU Institute of Agriculture
and Natural
Resources rural sociologist who heads the scientific
survey.
Poll organizers first asked about information technology
use
in 1997 and revisited some questions this year to learn how
widely
rural Nebraskans are adopting these technologies, which
range
from faxes and cell phones to satellite TV and
telemedicine.
Nebraska poll results appear similar to
national figures from
a U.S. Commerce Department survey conducted
in September 2001,
said Becky Vogt, the rural poll's manager. That
study found that
about half of households nationwide had Internet
access compared
with about 49 percent in rural areas. Questions
were not identical.
The national poll asked about access, and the
Nebraska Rural
Poll asked about use, she said, but overall trends
are similar.
The Nebraska poll found information technology
use is closely
tied to age, income, education and occupation. Allen
said rural
Nebraska is struggling to attract and keep the most
likely technology
users - younger people and those with higher
incomes and education,
and professional jobs.
"The demographics of our population may be such that
we
won't ever get the saturation that we'd see in an urban or
suburban
area," he said.
Vogt said she expects technology use
will continue to increase
as more rural young people grow up using
computers and other
information technology just as earlier
generations used typewriters
and telephones.
"These kids are learning this is how they communicate
and
get things done," Allen said. "If we can keep them,
we'll
see the numbers go up."
Few rural Nebraskans routinely
purchase online, the poll showed.
Only 7 percent said they
regularly buy items via the Internet,
and 62 percent said they
don't. Another 31 percent occasionally
or rarely purchase
online.
Concerns about Internet and credit card security as
well as
how to return items purchased via the Internet probably are
major
concerns, Allen said. However, these numbers also point to
potential
customers for rural businesses.
The
Internet and information technology still hold promise
for helping
rural businesses reach in a broader market, he said.
Some products
and services aren't well-suited to Internet sales,
but many could
be. In some cases, it might be selling a traditional
product; in
others, it might be selling know-how or information
that others
need.
"It makes sense for retailers to look at markets
and
how they can enhance their market share not just in their
community,
but their region, state and nation," Allen
said.
While the poll didn't ask about technology access
costs, Allen
said, that continues to be an issue for broader rural
use of
Internet and some other technologies. Wireless Internet and
other
new technologies may help reduce access costs for rural
areas.
"Originally, the idea was that technology would
overcome
time, space and help replace capital in some rural
businesses,"
he said. Widespread technology use in rural areas
depends partly
on access, partly on people knowing how to use it
and partly
on its profitability.
Answering machines
were the most commonly used information
technology with 65 percent
of respondents saying they were regular
users, up from 55 percent
in 1997. Other technologies followed
by the percent of respondents
who regularly used them in 2002
and in 1997 are: cable TV, 53
percent, not asked in 1997; satellite
TV, 31 percent, 21 percent;
fax, 17 percent, 18 percent; and
telemedicine, 2 percent, 1
percent.
The Nebraska Rural Poll is the largest annual
survey of rural
Nebraskans' perceptions on quality of life and
policy issues.
This year's results are based on 2,841
responses.
It provides a rural perspective to policy and
decision makers.
This year's response rate was 44 percent. The
margin of error
is plus or minus 3 percent. Complete poll results
are available
online at <http://cari.unl.edu/ruralpoll.ht
m>.
The annual poll is conducted by IANR's Center
for Applied
Rural Innovation with funding from the Partnership for
Rural
Nebraska and IANR's Cooperative Extension Division and
Agricultural
Research Division.
Graduate specialization in women's studies now offered
The women's studies program at UNL is now offering an
interdisciplinary
graduate specialization in women's studies.
The new graduate specialization provides graduate students
from
diverse fields the chance to extend their graduate education
on
gender and diversity by drawing on the interdisciplinary perspectives
of women's studies.
Women's studies courses offer feminist
models of research,
pedagogy and professional activity that also
strengthen students'
qualification for advanced graduate programs
and for employment
in their primary discipline or in a variety of
occupations.
Students admitted to graduate programs are
welcome to apply
for this specialization. Especially encouraged are
students who
have a strong interest in interdisciplinary research
and teaching
in areas such as feminist and gender theory, women,
race, ethnicity,
nationality, sexuality, disability studies or
international women's
issues.
Students who pursue the
graduate specialization in women's
studies are encouraged to
participate in extracurricular events
that enrich their background
in women's studies and enhance their
professional preparation.
Admission to a department with a graduate program at UNL is
required for participation in the graduate specialization in
women's studies. Application to the specialization is normally
made
when completing the Memorandum of Courses for the M.A. or
filing
the Program of Study for the Ph.D., but applications may
be
considered at any time in consultation with the student's
supervisory committee and the director of women's studies.
To apply, submit:
- A letter of application
addressed to the graduate chair of
the student's home department
and to the director of women's
studies. This letter should
include a statement describing how
the graduate specialization
will help the student meet goals
and how it fits the individual
program of study.
- The list of courses for the graduate
specialization.
- A copy of the student's Memorandum of Courses
for the master's
or Program of Study for the doctorate degree.
Courses to comprise a specialization in women's studies
are
available from the women's studies office. With the approval
of the Women's Studies Advisory Committee, students may substitute
courses not on this list. Each semester the women's studies program
will also list appropriate graduate courses in its course description
booklet.
For more information, contact Joy Ritchie,
director of the
women's studies program, at 1209 Oldfather Hall,
0341, call 472-9300,
or e-mail <jritchie1@unl.edu>.
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