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Freshman horticulture major
Ken Simons checks over poinsettias
to be sold at the annual UNL
Horticulture Club poinsettia sale,
which will be from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. today and Friday in the Nebraska
Union and Nebraska East
Union. For more information about the
sale, call A.J. Coleman at
415-6060 or e-mail <acoleman@neb.rr.com>.
Photo by Richard Wright.s
TIAA-CREF Consultant on
Campus Dec. 17-19
A TIAA-CREF consultant will be in the
Nebraska Union on Dec.
17 and 18 and in the Nebraska East Union on
Dec. 19 to provide
free one-on-one counseling sessions regarding
investment-planning
issues. The room will be posted.
Sign up by calling (800) 842-2009 or visit <http://www.tiaa-cref.org>
and choosing "Meetings/Counseling."
Personal Vehicle Mileage Rate Increase
The State of Nebraska will decrease the personal-vehicle mileage
reimbursement rate to 36 cents per mile on Jan. 1. This is consistent
with the standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue
Service. Any employee expense claims for personal vehicle travel
that takes place on or after Jan. 1 should be submitted with
the
new rate. Claims for mileage expense incurred before Jan.
1 should
use the previous rate, 36.5 cents per mile. For more
information,
call Jim Treat in accounting at 472-2881.
Interim Workshop For Faculty Development Jan.
7
All faculty members are invited to an Interim Workshop
for
Faculty Development on Jan. 7. The workshop is sponsored by
Academic
Affairs, University Housing and the College of
Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources.
Registration is at 8:30 a.m. in the Nebraska Union. The program
begins at 9 a.m. with a keynote presentation from Richard Light
of
Harvard University speaking on "Making the Most of College:
Students Speak Their Minds." It will be followed by a general
session at 11 a.m. at the Nebraska East Union on "The Faculty
Role in Student Life." After lunch, two concurrent workshops
will be offered: "UNL Faculty Who Use Active Learning"
and "Student Alumni of Learning Communities Reflect on their
Experiences." The afternoon concludes with a wrap-up session,
"What Can We Take From Today," by Richard Hoffman,
dean
of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Steve Waller, dean
of
CASNR.
Please register by Dec. 6. To register, call CASNR
at 472-2201
or visit the website at <http://casnr.unl.edu>.
For more information, call Leverne Barrett, 472-9791; Deb
Mullen, 472-0698; or Dan Wheeler, 472-4749. More information
also
is available at the above website.
Layman Awards Request for Proposals
announced
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
announces the
Request for Proposals for Layman Awards. Layman
Awards are aimed
at providing seed money for projects that will
enhance faculty
members' ability to obtain external funding or
produce prominent
scholarly work. Layman Trust Funds of $320,000
will be available
for awards for the summer of 2003 and the
2003-2004 academic
year. The maximum award per faculty member is
$10,000.
For more information, please visit: <http://www.unl.edu/re
search/Layman02_03.html>.
Verify Addresses for W-2s
All W-2 forms for all
university employees for the calendar
year 2002 will be mailed to
the employee's permanent address,
which is on file in the
University Payroll System.
To eliminate delivery to an
incorrect address, please verify
that all employees' addresses have
been updated and are current.
IRS regulations mandate that
all W-2s must be distributed
by Jan. 31.
Any
employees who do not receive their W-2 forms should call
the City
Campus Payroll Office at 472-2010 or e-mail <payrolldept2@unl.edu>.
East Campus employees who don't receive their W-2s should call
IANR
Finance & Personnel at 472-3473.
Quilt panels honor victims of
AIDS
Courtney Hankamer, a senior marketing major, looks over a
few
blocks of the Aids Names quilt Dec. 2 in the Nebraska Union.
The 20
blocks were on display this week in memory of those who
have died
of AIDS. Photo by Richard Wright.
Alumni Association's Children's
Holiday Party Dec. 14
The Nebraska Alumni Association's
Children's Holiday Party
will be from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Dec. 14 in
the Wick Alumni Center.
Faculty and staff are invited to bring
children and grandchildren
to join in holiday festivities and visit
with Santa.
Please RSVP by Dec. 10 to 472-2841.
Donations to the Lincoln Food Bank will be accepted at the
party.
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.
Scarlet publication
The last
Scarlet of the fall semester will publish Dec. 19.
The deadline to
enter information for that issue is noon Dec.
12. Scarlet
publication will resume on Jan. 9. The deadline for
submitting
information for that edition is noon Jan. 2.
Data Entry Office Contact Changes
The UNL Data Entry Office main phone line, 472-1120, will
be
removed by Jan. 1 because of budget cuts. For City Campus
data
entry questions, contact the appropriate specialist directly;
e-mail is preferred.
- Corrections, inquiries,
PAF questions: <DataLink@unl.edu>.
- Salaried graduate
students, salaried undergrad student workers
and salaried
managerial/professionals: Terri Butler, staff assistant,
<tmbutler@unlnotes.unl.edu>, 472-1121.
- Hourly employees
including office/service, hourly managerial/professional
and
hourly student workers: Carol Neal, staff assistant, <cneal@unlnotes.unl.edu>,
472-0078.
- Faculty, administrators and retirees: Katherine
Gulland,
staff assistant, <kgulland@unlnotes.unl.edu>,
472-0071.
- Database reporting, miscellaneous questions:
Margaret Koczan,
assistant director,
<mkoczan@unlnotes.unl.edu>, 472-0076.
- Policies, SAP-HR
training: Pat Amedeo, director, <pamedeo@unlnotes.unl.edu>,
472-0255.
Rec center
holiday hours
The Campus Recreation Center and East Campus
Activities Building
will have altered hours during the semester
break. They are:
Campus Recreation Center:
- Dec. 20: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
- Dec. 21: 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m.;
- Dec. 22 to Jan. 1: closed;
- Jan. 2 and
3: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
- Jan. 4: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
- Jan. 5: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
- Jan. 6-10: 7:30 a.m. to 9
p.m.;
- Jan. 11: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
- Jan 12: 11 a.m.
to midnight.
East Campus Activities
Building:
- Dec. 20: 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 5: closed;
- Jan. 6-10: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
- Jan. 11-12: closed.
Foundation Center Workshop Dec. 18 and 19
A workshop
on using the Foundation Center website and the
Foundation Center's
comprehensive database, FC Search, to research
foundations will be
presented at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 in the Library
Instruction Room on the
first floor of Love Library. The workshop
will be repeated at 10
a.m. Dec. 19. The sessions will last an
hour with time included for
hands-on experience.
The Foundation Center is an
organization founded in 1954 to
help nonprofit organizations
identify appropriate foundations
for their grant proposals. Love
Library is a Cooperating Collection
of the Foundation Center,
providing a variety of materials on
private, public, corporate and
government grant programs.
To register for a session,
contact Jeanetta Drueke, coordinator
of the Cooperating Collection,
at 472-2525 or <mdrueke1@unl.edu>.
Massage Therapy
Holiday Special at Campus Rec
Campus Recreation is
offering a free $10 gift certificate
for every $60 worth of Campus
Recreation Massage Therapy gift
certificates purchased before Dec.
20. Certificates for Swedish
relaxation and therapeutic or sports
massages are offered and
are available in any amount. They may be
redeemed by members
of the Rec Center and guests.
For
more information on prices and services or to buy certificates,
visit the Rec Center office or the East Campus Activities Building
office, or call 472-3467.
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 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>.
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.
Christmas tree crop survives a dry year
By Christine
Meyer, IANR News and Publishing
Despite the summer's
drought, Nebraska's Christmas tree crop
is in good shape, but
seedlings may not be as lucky, a University
of Nebraska forester
said.
The drought's effects on seedlings is indicated by
low normal
survival and growth, said Dennis Adams, a Nebraska
Forest Service
forester in NU's Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources.
Like all trees planted this year,
evergreen seedlings show
signs of Nebraska's lack of moisture. Even
next year's Christmas
trees, particularly young trees, may be
stunted, Adams said.
"All of Nebraska's trees
experienced stress symptoms
due to the severe drought, but the
rains in September and October
really helped to re-hydrate (the
more mature trees)," Adams
said.
Seedlings do
not recover from drought because they are not
yet established and
have recently gone through shock due to loss
of roots and
transplant. Established trees have a stronger, deeper
root system
that allows them to access water and nutrients.
To ensure a
fresh Christmas tree, buyers need to be aware
of a fresh tree's
characteristics.
"Freshness is the key to selecting a
good tree,"
Adams said. "Checking for freshness before
you purchase
a Christmas tree is important in preventing
disappointment or
a potential fire hazard."
Homeowners need to be vigilant in their Christmas tree selection,
said Doak Nickerson, district forester at NU's Panhandle Research
and Extension Center at Scottsbluff.
"Performing the
fresh test on a tree is crucial before
making a selection,"
Nickerson said. "The needles should
bend and be flexible.
Christmas trees that are shedding their
needles or have needles
that break easily when bent should be
avoided."
Homeowners also need to be aware of how much water the tree
is
taking up, he said.
"If the water level is not going
down, a fresh cut to
the base of the tree needs to be made,"
Nickerson said.
Adams said buying Nebraska-grown Christmas
tree ensures freshness
and supports the local economy.
"A tree that is bought fresh and kept watered will remain
beautiful and maintain the Christmas tree aroma all through the
holiday season," Adams said.
To locate a Christmas
tree farm, call a local Cooperative
Extension office or Natural
Resource District.
MLK award panel seeks nominations
UNL is seeking nominations for the 2003 Chancellor's "Fulfilling
the Dream" Award.
The award honors individuals who
have contributed to the UNL
community or Lincoln by their exemplary
action in promoting the
goals and vision of the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. 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.
UNOPA Holiday Luncheon scheduled for Dec.
10
UNOPA members will offer their annual holiday luncheon
at
11:45 a.m. Dec. 10 in the Nebraska Union Ballroom.
Two features are planned for this meeting. Human Resources
will
give an update on NU Values, a new human resources initiative,
and
entertainment will be provided by Grupo Folklórico
Sangre
Azteca, a group of young people from area high schools
and colleges
dedicated to preserving the Hispanic culture.
The
presentation on NU Values will be given by Roshan Pajnigar,
director of Classification/Compensation and Employment in Human
Resources. NU Values is a compensation/classification/performance
management/reward system for office/service and managerial/professional
employees.
Reservation forms will be in the December issue
of UNOPA Notes
or call Debbie Hendricks at 472-9685. Non-members
are welcome
to attend.
Donations to crisis leave 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>.
Real-world applications for math
Senior animal science majors
Lindsay Waechter, left, and Clay
Mead estimate the size of the pigs
and the pen to determine how
many pigs can fit in the pen at the
swine station during the
Animal Science academic quadrathlon lab
practicum Nov. 23 in
the Animal Science Complex. Teams of four
students tested their
skills in areas such as animal handling,
pregnancy testing and
feed mixing. IANR photo by
Brett Hampton.
Project ALERT partnership to continue
Nebraska
Educational Telecommunications and the Nebraska National
Guard
recently signed a $2.5 million agreement to continue their
partnership in the development of Project ALERT, a series of
self-paced, Internet-based multimedia training courses that Guard
members can complete at home via computers.
"It is
through the smart use of information and information
technology
that we are better educated and trained to do our
mission. We are a
part of the evolution," said Nebraska
Air National Guard Chief
Master Sgt. Teresa Clark, Project ALERT
director.
UNL
used NET's Interactive Media Group to produce the Project
ALERT
(Advanced Learning Environment Research and Training) training
modules from standard Nebraska National Guard training materials.
The courses do not replace hands-on training. Rather, they enable
Guard members to acquire knowledge they need before hands-on
training at an armory or base even begins.
"The
Interactive Media Group is proud to partner with
the Nebraska
National Guard on a project of national importance,"
said
NET's Terry Dugas, operations manager of NET's Interactive
Media
Group. Project Manager Brad Barker leads the NET team working
on
development of the courses.
More than 50 courses have been
completed or are in production
at the NET facilities. Among the
course topics produced are:
Protection of the President; Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical
Reporting; Unexploded Ordinance Disposal;
Depleted Uranium Weaponry;
Combat Lifesaver; Personal Leadership
Development Course; and
Self-aid and Buddy Care.
"We firmly stand by our goal to provide training, on
demand, to any location via advanced distributive learning and
the
Web based media. Project ALERT is beneficial to Nebraska
and the
nation," said Colonel Robert B. Bailey, Commander,
155th Air
Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard.
CBA, SCC create transfer deal
Transferring credit to UNL's College of Business Administration
just got easier for Southeast Community College graduates. On
Dec.
2, UNL and SCC officials agreed to a plan to recognize transfer
of
SCC credits under specified conditions.
SCC students who
graduate with an associate of arts or an
associate of science
degree from the SCC Academic Transfer program
can transfer SCC
credit to UNL if they meet admission standards
of the College of
Business Administration and UNL. Students who
complete the
associate of applied science in business degree
at SCC will be able
to transfer all of their courses. A few SCC
courses may transfer as
free electives and not as UNL CBA graduation
requirements. With the
transfer of credit, the agreement allows
students to continue their
education in any major leading to
a bachelor's of science degree in
CBA.
SCC transfer students must complete all post-associate
degree
course work required by the College of Business
Administration
at UNL in accordance with the policies in the UNL
undergraduate
bulletin at the time of transfer. Students will
coordinate course
schedules and other details with advisers at UNL
and SCC. The
agreement is effective in January.
Large Passenger-Van Training
Large Passenger-Van Training will be from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 12
at
Othmer Hall, Room 105. To register for training, call Environmental
Health and Safety at 472-4925 or email <ehs@unl.edu>.
The large-van policy is at <http:
//transportation.unl.edu/travel_programs.html#Large_Van>.
Only UNL faculty, staff and students 21 years or older may drive
a
large passenger van on university business.
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>.
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 for Management 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>.
Nominations needed 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.
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