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John Thomas, entomology research coordinator
at
the Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff,
works with an infested sample from a sugarbeet root aphid study
on March 28. Sugarbeet varieties are being screened to find out
which varieties are resistant to the sugarbeet root aphid. The
study is being conducted at the Panhandle Center by Gary Hein.
Photo by Shari Rosso. |
Degree Grade
Rosters Due April 25
Degree grade rosters identifying May
10 degree candidates
will be mailed to the faculty on April 11. The
deadline for returning
the rosters to the Graduation Services
Office in 109 Canfield
Administration Building is April 25.
April Schedule
for Fidelity Counseling Sessions
A Fidelity consultant
will be in the Nebraska Union on April
17 and 23 and in the
Nebraska East Union on April 15 and 24 to
provide free one-on-one
counseling sessions on investment planning.
Sign up by calling
Reservation Systems, (800) 642-7131.
Schedule For TIAA-CREF Counseling
Sessions
A TIAA-CREF consultant will be in the Nebraska
Union on 3,
4, 23 and 24, and in the Nebraska East Union on April
22 to provide
free one-on-one counseling sessions on investment
planning.
Sign up by calling (800) 842-2009 or visiting
<www.tiaa-cref.org>
and clicking on Meetings/Counseling.
Chemistry's Hamilton Award Lecture is April 17
The
2003 Hamilton Award Lecture is at 3:30 p.m. April 17 in
117 Bessey
Hall. A reception will precede the lecture at 2:45
p.m. in room 548
of Hamilton Hall.
Eric N. Jacobsen, the Sheldon Emory
Professor of chemistry
at Harvard University, will received the
22nd Cliff S. Hamilton
award. Jacobsen's award lecture is titled
"Discovery, Study
and Application of Asymmetric
Catalysts."
Jacobsen is one of the most innovative and
productive chemists
in the area of catalyst development for
stereoselective synthesis.
Jacobsen has provided asymmetric methods
for some of the most
critical reactions carried out by synthetic
organic chemists.
He is most well known for the catalysts he has
developed for
alkene epoxidation, epoxide ring opening, the
hetero-Diels-Alder
reaction, and the Strecker synthesis.
The Hamilton Award is supported by a fund donated by the Hamilton
family in commemoration of Cliff S. Hamilton, professor of chemistry
at NU from 1929-1957. Hamilton's research and consulting at Parke-Davis
led to the development of several drugs, including Mapharsen
and
Camoquin, for the treatment of syphilis and malaria. Hamilton
Hall
was dedicated in his honor in 1970.
Nominations Sought For Dermot Coyne Service Awards
Nominations are being sought for two Dermot Coyne Exemplary
Service to International Students Awards.
The first award
recognizes a UNL faculty or staff member for
service to
international students. Students, staff and faculty
who wish to
honor a co-worker should write a letter of nomination
that
objectively describes the nominee's work to international
students.
Nomination letters should be delivered to Faculty Service
Award,
International Affairs, 420 University Terrace, 0682.
The
second award will honor a UNL student for leadership and
outstanding service to international students. This award will
honor a student who has been of exceptional assistance to international
students and has shown leadership qualities in such efforts.
A letter of nomination should be sent to Student Service Award,
International Affairs, 420 University Terrace, 0682.
Nominations are due by 4 p.m. April 7 for both awards.
The awards will be presented during the Graduation and Recognition
Reception for graduating international students at 5 p.m. April
22
at the Wick Alumni Center. The awards are named in honor of
Dermot
Coyne, a UNL faculty member for many years noted for his
work with
international students.
Convocations Committee Grants
Available
The UNL Convocations Committee will review
applications for
funding for the fall 2003 semester in April. The
grants, which
are awarded to support speakers visiting UNL, are
generally between
$300 and $500. The deadline for application is
April 15.
For guidelines and application forms, e-mail
Richard Voeltz
<rvoeltz1@unl.edu>,
Julia
Torquati <jtorquati1@unl.edu>,
or
<kgriffin2@unl.edu>.
Completed applications should be sent to the Academic Senate
Office, 420 University Terrace, Suite 200 (0684).
Johnsgard to sign books
Paul A.
Johnsgard, Foundation Professor of biological sciences
at UNL, will
sign copies of his books from 1-3 p.m. April 3 at
the University
Bookstore, lower level of the Nebraska Union.
Johnsgard is
the author of a new book, Great Wildlife of the
Great Plains, which
will be available for signing. He also will
have copies of the
re-release of Paul Cutright's Lewis and Clark
Pioneering
Naturalists, for which Johnsgard has written a new
introduction.
First Coyne
lecture set
Dermot P. Coyne, longtime University of
Nebraska dry bean
geneticist, established a new annual lecture
about plant breeding
and genetics before his death last April. The
first lecture,
"Applied Phaseolus Research for Bean Variety
Development:
Genetic Resources, Innovative Breeding and Improved
Products,"
is April 11. Paul Gepts of the University of
California-Davis,
James D. Kelley of Michigan State University and
Fred A. Bliss
of Seminis Vegetable Seeds in California will give
the lecture
from 1-4 p.m. in 116 L.W. Chase Hall.
A
panel discussion and refreshments will follow the free lecture.
A 6
p.m. dinner at the Nebraska East Union will allow the public
to
meet the speakers and Coyne's family and colleagues. For information
or dinner reservations, call 472-5646 or e-mail <lsutton1@unl.edu>.
English
professor to read at Lee Booksellers
Jonis Agee, UNL
professor of English and creative writing,
will read from her new
book, Acts of Love on Indigo Road, at
7:30 p.m. April 11 at Lee
Booksellers, 56th Street and Highway
2. Copies of this and Agee's
other books will be available for
sale and signing after the
event.
Acts of Love on Indigo Road contains 25 new stories
and selections
from her previously published books. Agee also has
written four
novels, several books of short fiction and a poetry
collection.
Three of her books - Strange Angels, Bend This Heart
and Sweet
Eyes - were named Notable Books of the Year by The New
York Times.
For information about this reading, call
420-1919.
Moulton to sign
books
Gary E. Moulton, Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of
history and
editor of The Journals of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition, will
sign copies of his books from 1:30-3:30 p.m. April
4 at the University
Bookstore.
Moulton has spent 20
years on the Lewis and Clark trail. He
began the Journals project
in 1979 and completed the 13-volume
edition in 1999. His latest
publication is the single-volume
treatment of the journals, The
Lewis and Clark Journals: An American
Epic of Discovery, published
by University of Nebraska Press.
For information about the
event, call 472-8523.
Archaeological Institute of America Public Lecture April
14
The Lincoln/Omaha Society of the Archaeological
Institute
of America presents its seventh and final presentation of
the
season at 7:30 p.m. April 14 in room 15 of Richards Hall.
Cemal Pulak, research scientist and professor at the Institute
of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University, will present
"The Late Bronze Age Shipwreck at Uluburun, Turkey,"
an
account of the discovery and investigation of an underwater
archaeological discovery in the Mediterranean Sea.
Pulak
holds the Frederick R. Mayer Fellowship in Nautical
Archaeology. He
also is the vice president for the Institute
of Nautical
Archaeology in Turkey. Pulak has directed the excavation
of three
shipwreck sites, ranging in date from the Late Bronze
Age through
the 16th century A.D., and participated in the excavation
and
underwater investigation of many shipwrecks.
The lecture is
free and open to the public.
Nebraska Chapter of Sigma Xi Banquet
set for April 24
The Nebraska Chapter of Sigma Xi will
hold its annual member
induction and awards banquet on April 24 at
Windsor Stables,
1024 L St. Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will
begin at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.
Registrations need to be submitted by April 11.
Awards
will be presented recognizing an outstanding scientist,
young
scientist, graduate student, high school science teacher,
science
librarian and technical support specialists. In addition,
the
Nebraska chapter will honor Alexandra Basolo from the School
of
Biological Sciences. She has been awarded the 2003 Young Investigator
Award by the Society's National Board of Directors. The award
carries a $5,000 honorarium.
Registration forms are
available from R.L. Pardy, treasurer,
Nebraska Chapter of Sigma Xi,
348 Manter Hall of Life Sciences,
UNL, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118.
Morris Book Topic of April 4
Seminar
The fifth seminar on Research and Region by UNL's
Plains Humanities
Alliance will be an April 4 discussion of
novelist Wright Morris'
"Ceremony in Lone Tree."
The seminar will be led by Joseph J. Wydeven, professor of
English and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Bellevue
University. It is free and open to the public and begins at 3:30
p.m. in the Nebraska Union.
A related two-day symposium,
"Wright Morris: American
Dreamer," will take place April
10-12 on campus. For information,
call 472-9478 or visit <www.unl.edu/rcplains>.
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,
not 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>.
Peet
Retirement April 10
Mary Peet, a custodian for University
Housing, will retire
on April 10. Peet has been with the university
since April 1988.
Notes of congratulations may be sent to Peet at
Harper Facilities
Operations, 1140 N. 14th St., Lincoln,
68588-0616.
UNL Research Fair scheduled for April 24
The Office of
Research and Graduate Studies is organizing
a Research Fair for
April 24. All sessions will be in the Nebraska
Union, and all
faculty are encouraged to attend.
In addition, Kathie
Olsen, associate director for science
in the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy, will
speak April 23 in the Nebraska
Union Auditorium. In this free
and public lecture, Olsen will give
an overview of federal funding
priorities and policies under the
Bush administration. The time
is not confirmed but is expected to
be late afternoon that day.
Confirmed speakers at the
morning sessions April 24 include:
- Frank
Anger, NSF acting deputy director, Division of Computer-Communications,
who will speak on the Information Technology Research program;
- Bruce Fenwick, USDA, chief science adviser for CSREES, who
will speak on National Research Initiative Competitive Grants;
- a representative from NIMH on its funding priorities;
- a
representative from NEH on its funding priorities;
- Margaret
A. Cavanaugh, Office of the Director, NSF, and chair
of the
Working Group for Environmental Research and Education;
- Carole Heilman, NIH/National Institute for Allergies and
Infectious Diseases, who will speak on biodefense funding;
- Rita Rodriguez, NSF, program director for the Major Research
Instrumentation Program.
The afternoon session will
be a workshop led by Randall Haley,
director, EPSCoR Centers
Development Initiative, who will speak
on NSF Integrative Graduate
Education and Research Traineeship
grants.
A poster
session and a research mini-fair highlighting graduate
student
research projects will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
in the
Nebraska Union.
A portion of the day will be devoted to
recognition of faculty
who have obtained major external grants
during calendar year
2002. Faculty who won major funding for
research or creative
activity will be honored at a breakfast that
kicks off the day's
activities.
The Research Fair has
several goals, according to Prem Paul,
vice chancellor for research
and dean of graduate studies. The
main purpose is to highlight the
benefits of research and creative
activity. These benefits include
direct enhancement of undergraduate
and graduate teaching, economic
and social development for the
people of Nebraska, the nation and
the world, and the promotion
of a lively intellectual environment
for faculty members.
A second goal is to introduce UNL
faculty to program officers
and other officials from federal
granting agencies, such as the
National Science Foundation, the
National Endowment for the Humanities,
and the National Institutes
of Health so faculty can learn about
agency priorities and upcoming
opportunities. Program officers
will meet UNL faculty, visit labs
and learn about UNL research
projects. Sessions with program
officers will also allow faculty
to meet and talk with each other
to stimulate cross-disciplinary
collaborations.
For
information, call Ellen Weissinger, associate executive
dean of
graduate studies, at 472-2875 or e-mail <eweissinger1@unl.edu>.
Undergrad Research Conference is April
4
Undergraduates from all over UNL will participate in the
ninth
annual Undergraduate Research Conference from 1-5:30 p.m.
April
4 in the Nebraska Union's Centennial Room. More than 113
students
will present their work. Oral presentations will begin at
1 p.m.
and run until 4 p.m. A poster session featuring the work of
more
than 80 undergraduates will run from 4-5:30 p.m. and will be
concurrent with a reception.
Participants include students
in these disciplines: agricultural
economics, agronomy and
horticulture, animal science, anthropology,
architectural
engineering, architecture, art and art history,
biochemistry,
biological sciences, biological systems engineering,
chemistry,
computer science, curriculum and instruction, dance,
electrical
engineering, engineering mechanics, English, entomology,
family and
consumer science, food science and technology, geosciences,
history, industrial and management systems engineering, international
studies, management, marketing, math, mechanical engineering,
modern languages, museum zoology, music, nursing, nutritional
science and dietetics, physics and astronomy, plant pathology,
political science, psychology, public policy, sociology, special
education and communication disorders, theatre arts, veterinary
and
biomedical sciences, and women' studies.
The conference is
an annual event, sponsored this year jointly
by the Office of the
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
and the Honors
Program.
Fulbright info
available
Applications are now available to apply for an
award in the
2004-2005 Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
The government-sponsored Fulbright program offers students
the
chance to study and conduct research in other nations. About
1,000
grants are awarded annually, and programs are available
in more
than 140 countries. The program is offered through the
Institute of
International Education, with the U.S. Department
of State and the
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
For
information, call Laura Damuth at 472-5024, Robert Stoddard
at
472-3573, or visit the program's website, <www.iie.org/fulbright>.
Applications must be submitted in full to the UNL Fulbright Office,
the Office of International Affairs, by Sept. 18 in order to
be
reviewed by the UNL Fulbright Campus Committee and received
by IIE
by the Oct. 21 national deadline.
Research collections, astronomy events
April 6
The University of Nebraska State Museum will host
an open
house from noon to 5 p.m. April 6 at its research
collections
on the fourth and fifth floors of Nebraska Hall. The
hours for
this event in the March 27 Scarlet were incorrect. The
open house
will allow the public to view the millions of specimens
not displayed
in Morrill Hall.
Parking is available
in the lot north of Nebraska Hall. Visitors
should use the
building's west entrance. For information, call
the NU State Museum
office at 472-3779 or the museum's Research
Collection Office at
472-2643.
This event is scheduled with an Astronomy Day
event at Mueller
Planetarium in Morrill Hall from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
This event will
feature exhibits, displays of telescopes and
astronomical photos.
Other demonstrations will include how to fight
light pollution,
how to learn the constellations, and physics
principles. Images
from the Hubble Space Telescope will be
displayed.
Asian Cultural
Celebration April 28
The Culture Center will offer an
Asian cultural celebration,
The Many Faces of Asia, April 28 at the
Culture Center, 333 N.
14th St.
The evening starts
with a dinner from 6-7 p.m., which will
be provided by various
Lincoln vendors. A program starts at 7
p.m. The show will include
talent from several student organizations
and members from the
community who will sing, dance, demonstrate
martial arts and belly
dancing and provide a fashion show.
This event is free. For
information, call 472-5500.
UNOPA to announce winners at April 8
meeting
The next UNOPA meeting will be at 11:45 a.m. April
8 in the
Abel North Study Lounge.
At this meeting,
the winners of the organization's three annual
awards will be
announced: the Rose Frolik Award, the Floyd S.
Oldt Silver Pen
Award, and the Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding Staff
Award. The award
nominees and judges will be present to hear
the winners named. Past
presidents and retirees also will be
recognized.
A
buffet dinner will be offered for $5.75. Registration forms
will be
in the April issue of UNOPA Notes and on the UNOPA web
site: <www.unl.edu/unopa/calendar.h
tm>.
Non-members are welcome and can call Barb Homer at
472-3677 or
e-mail <bhomer@mail.unomaha.edu>.
Foundation offices will
move
The University of Nebraska Foundation's home office
in Lincoln
is moving April 3 and 4.
The Foundation's
new location will be 1010 Lincoln Mall, Suite
300, Lincoln, NE
68508-2886. Its main telephone numbers, post
office box address,
fax numbers, e-mail address and website address
will not
change.
During the move, the Foundation's e-mail service
will be down
on April 3 and 4, but the main phone number, 472-2151,
will stay
connected. The offices should be open April 7.
The Foundation will join UNL's Centrex system, so Foundation
employees will each have a direct phone line.
The
Foundation's landlord, NEBCO Inc., began constructing
the new
office building at 1010 Lincoln Mall in November 2001
in response
to several tenants' need for more office space. The
building and
adjoining parking lot are on the block framed by
10th and 11th
Streets and K Street and Lincoln Mall downtown.
Retirement incentive program
The NU Board of Regents has given final approval to a Retirement
Incentive Program. The deadline to sign up for the program is
5
p.m. April 30.
All full-time tenured faculty members who,
by Sept. 1, will
be at least 59.5 years of age and have completed
10 years of
service at the university are eligible for the program.
Faculty
may choose between retiring fully by Sept. 1 or moving by
Sept.
1 to a part-time special appointment at .5 FTE for up to
three
years, to be followed by full retirement.
Program benefits are described in the policy as approved by
the
Regents and are available at <www.unl.edu/svcaa/reti
re2003.
html>. The contracts to be used to sign up for the
program
are available in PDF format at this site. Note that there
are
three contracts: a retirement contact for tenured faculty under
65; a retirement contract for tenured faculty over 65; and a
contract for phased retirement for faculty 59.5 years of age
and
above. There is no upper age limit on program participation.
For specific information about the retirement and health benefits
offered through the program, call Greg Clayton at Benefits at
472-2600. For more information, call Evelyn Jacobson at 472-3751;
Alan Moeller at 472-2871; or Jelena Gude at 472-5264.
Purchasing Fiscal Year End Deadlines
Administrators should review projected year-end balances soon
so
that expenditures can be processed early and in the best interest
of the university.
The deadline for purchases requiring
vendor quotations ($5,000-$39,999)
is June 9.
Departments should seek major purchases requiring formal sealed
bidding (more than $40,000) as soon as possible. The formal sealed
bidding procedure takes at least three to four weeks of lead
time.
The deadline for sealed bidding requests is May 26.
Purchases of more than $400,000 require specific formal approval
by the Board of Regents. To meet Board of Regents agenda deadlines,
items requiring board approval at its June 7 meeting must be
in the
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance
by May 8.
Therefore, April 4 is the deadline for submitting items
to
Purchasing requiring Board of Regents approval by the end
of this
fiscal year.
Specific year-end deadlines can be found on
the Purchasing
website, <http://busfin.un
l.edu/purchase/announcements.html>.
Call UNL Purchasing at
472-2126 for information.
Alumni, Graduate Studies to offer honors banquet
The
Nebraska Alumni Association and the UNL Office of Graduate
Studies
will honor students and faculty at the Graduate Studies
Awards
Banquet April 16 in Lincoln.
The Alumni Association will
present graduate research, teaching
and excellence awards to four
doctoral students and a graduate
college faculty member. Graduate
Studies will honor the two graduates
with the most outstanding
master's thesis and doctoral dissertation,
as well as an
outstanding graduate assistant mentor. All winners
receive a $500
honorarium.
The Alumni Association's Excellence in Graduate
Education
Award goes to Terry Klopfenstein, professor of animal
science.
As a faculty member at Nebraska for 36 years, Klopfenstein
has
done extensive research in beef cattle nutrition and educated
and mentored hundreds of graduate students. He was awarded the
Kermit Wagner endowed professorship in 1989. Last fall, the Terry
Klopfenstein Student Excellence Fund was established in honor
of
his teaching accomplishments and contributions to the feedlot
industry. He studied animal science and ruminant nutrition at
Ohio
State University, earning his doctorate in 1965.
The Alumni
Association's 2003 Graduate Research Assistant
Awards will be
presented to Tulio Macedo, a doctoral candidate
and research
assistant in entomology, and Janneken Smucker, a
master's candidate
and research assistant in textiles, clothing
and design.
Macedo's research focuses on grain's response to damage from
the
Russian wheat aphid. Aphids are one of the most damaging
groups of
plant-feeding insects, and his work could lead to controlling
such
damage. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in entomology
from the Universidade Federal de Viscosa in Brazil.
Smucker, who will graduate in May, has been the curatorial
research assistant in the International Quilt Study Center for
two
years, assisting in the daily care of the collections. She
has
written three papers based on her research in Amish quilt
crib
collections. Smucker earned a bachelor's degree in history
at
Goshen College in Goshen, Ind.
Katherine Acosta and Lynne
(Susie) Pryor will receive this
year's Graduate Teaching
Awards.
Acosta is a teaching assistant and doctoral
candidate in sociology.
Her studies have focused on the unequal
distribution of benefits
connected with paid labor such as
retirement benefits and health
insurance. Due to complete her
dissertation in May, Acosta earned
a bachelor's degree in 1995 and
a master's degree in 1999 at
Nebraska. She is the managing editor
for the professional journal,
Teaching Sociology.
Pryor is a teaching assistant and doctoral candidate in marketing.
In addition to teaching undergraduate marketing and marketing
communications courses, she owns two businesses in Lawrence,
Kan.
Au Marche is a European-style grocery store in downtown
Lawrence,
and Brits, Purveyors of British Goods, is a specialty
shop and
Internet-based retail business. Pryor won a certificate
of
recognition for contributions to students by the university
Parents
Association and the Teaching Council in 2001, and an
award for
excellence in graduate research from the marketing
faculty in 2002.
Pryor earned a bachelor's degree in 1995 and
a master's degree in
1999 from MidAmerica Nazarene University
in Olathe, Kan.
CASNR Week activities planned
"Seasons of Success" is the theme for the fourth
annual College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Week
from April 5-12.
Students in the college have planned a
week of events for
students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents,
prospective students
and community members to celebrate the
excellence and benefits
of agriculture and natural resources in
Nebraska.
The Seasons of Success reception and recognition
banquet,
recognizing CASNR students, faculty and organizations, is
April
6 at the Nebraska East Union. The reception begins at 5 p.m.
and the banquet follows at 6 p.m. Tickets are $3.75 for students
and $10.50 for others. Buy tickets at the Nebraska East Union
or at
103 Agricultural Hall.
For more information, call Susan
Voss at 472-2541.
Seasons of Success CASNR Week schedule
of events:
April 5: Noon, Cornstock, live bands on
East Campus.
April 6: 5 p.m., Seasons of Success
recognition reception,
Nebraska East Union.
6-8p.m., recognition banquet, East Union.
April 7: 6-8 p.m., Community Night; Hartley, Clinton
and
Huntington Elementary Schools invited; parking lot north
of
Nebraska East Union.
April 8: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Lunch
on the Lawn and Bouncing
Bonanza, south of Nebraska East Union.
April 9: 11:30 a.m., club advisor luncheon, East Union.
5-6:30 p.m., chili feed, Love Memorial
Hall
April 10: 5-7 p.m., Alpha Gamma
Rho philanthropy barbecue
and pedal tractor pull, Alpha Gamma Rho
parking lot, 1430 Idylwild
St.
6
p.m., decathlon contest and Alpha Zeta Quiz Bowl
April 11: 9 a.m., Sophomore-Junior Visit Day, Nebraska
East Union.
3 p.m., Admitted Student
Reception, East Union.
7 p.m., UNL Rodeo and dance,
Saunders County Fairgrounds in
Wahoo
April 12: 10 a.m., Alpha Zeta basketball tournament,
basketball courts near the Animal Science building.
7 p.m., UNL Rodeo and dance, Saunders County
Fairgrounds in
Wahoo.
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