Degree Application Deadline Sept.
26
Sept. 26 is the deadline for applying for a degree to
be received
on Dec. 20. A $25 non-refundable degree application fee
must
accompany the Application For Degree form. The fee applies
only
to the term indicated on the application and is not
transferable
to another term. Applications are to be filed at the
Graduation
Services Office in 109 Canfield Administration
Building.
Blackboard and Photoshop training series offered by Information
Services
Learn Blackboard tools to assist and enhance your
instruction.
This series of workshops covers creating quizzes,
using discussion
boards, the gradebook and more features of
Blackboard.
Faculty and staff can learn a range of
Photoshop techniques
commonly used in Photoshop and Photoshop
Elements. Our workshops
will cover selections, layers, photo
retouching and more.
For more information on these
workshops and how to sign up,
visit: <http://itg.unl.edu/training>.
First Grant Writing Seminars
Oct. 20-21
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies has
announced
the 2003-2004 schedule of grant-writing seminars.
"Write
Winning Grants" will be presented on Oct. 20-21.
These seminars
will be presented by Stephen Russell and David
Morrison of Grant
Writers Seminars and Workshops, LLC.
"Write Winning Grants" will be presented in two
concurrent sessions - one focusing on NIH proposals and one on
NSF
proposals. These seminars are designed for faculty members
and
others interested in developing grant proposals to these
and other
funding agencies. The NIH seminar will be at the Nebraska
East
Union, and the NSF seminar will be in E103 Beadle.
"Getting Started as a Successful Grant Writer and
Academician"
will be presented on March 5-6, 2004. This
seminar, designed
for junior faculty members, post-doctoral
associates, research
faculty and graduate students, introduces
participants to the
proposal writing process and to strategies
designed to get them
started in their academic careers.
Registration for these seminars is on a first come-first served
basis. To register for these seminars, visit <www.unl.edu/research>.
For more information contact the Office of Research and Graduate
Studies (email: <UNLresearch@unl.edu>,
or
call 472-2851).
Follow-up on
Gallup surveys pushed back to spring
This e-mail was
sent by Chancellor Harvey Perlman to all
faculty and staff on Sept.
17.
Dear Colleagues:
As I announced in my
State of the University Address, I believe
it is critical for us to
continue to work on improving the environment
in our local
"neighborhoods." Last semester, I announced
that the
second administration of the Q12 and I10 would be postponed
to this
fall. For a number of reasons, I believe we will be better
served
to move the second administration back to the beginning
of the
spring semester 2004.
I believe that we need to work with
Gallup to make the language
in the instructions - and perhaps the
questions per se more "university
friendly." Because of
the many budget issues we have had
to face, coupled with Gallup's
move to Omaha, we have not been
able to accomplish that yet.
Second, it is my understanding that in many units my decision
last spring to postpone the second administration of the Q12
and
I10 was misunderstood to mean that implementation of the
climate
plan for each unit was to be put on hold. By postponing
the second
administration, units will have an additional semester
to implement
their plans.
Third, the budget reductions we were forced to
make last year
created an overriding climate in many units that was
not conducive
to implementing the plans each neighborhood
developed.
I am aware that a few units are resistant to
following the
Gallup format. While I believe that the Gallup
instruments and
process is a useful one, I also respect the opinion
of those
units to not follow this approach. However, if a
neighborhood
does wish to "opt out" of the Gallup
approach, it will
be expected to develop its own detailed approach
and share that
with its dean or director.
Finally,
turning my attention to the climate for students,
I encourage you
to review the suggestions put forward by the
Committee for Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual Concerns on making the climate
more welcoming for
GLBT students. The suggestions may be found
at
<www.unl.edu/cglbtc>.
Thanks for your patience in all
of this. I fully realize that
working on intangibles like
"climate" is often difficult
and awkward and appears to
be a distraction from the "real"
work of the university.
However, I remain convinced that we benefit
as an institution if we
make efforts to improve the working climate
for all members of our
community.
Harvey
Carol Plate, an extension
educator in family and consumer
sciences, demonstrates the fine
touches of garnishing at a "Get
a 'NU' Life" culinology
camp held last summer at UNL. The
camps were sponsored by Nebraska
4-H and several UNL colleges.
Photo courtesy of
Nebraska 4-H.
Get a 'NU' Life program attracted
interest in UNL
By Trish Spencer, Communications
Associate, 4-H Youth Development
Last summer, Nebraska 4-H
worked with three colleges from
UNL to create a program to
introduce high school students to
career opportunities and UNL, and
the early numbers show the
program was a hit for students and the
university.
"Get a 'NU' Life" was composed of
four career-exploration
camps sponsored by Nebraska 4-H and the UNL
College of Education
and Human Sciences, the Hixson-Lied College of
Fine and Performing
Arts, and the College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources.
The camps covered the topics of
movie-making, culinology, professional
golf management and textile
design. The 35 camp participants
lived in the residence halls and
worked with professors during
the day, then attended various
cultural events in Lincoln at
night.
"We
developed the camps in response to youth input that
said they
wanted the opportunity to explore various career choices
in-depth
and spend time on a college campus with others their
age,"
said Kathleen Lodl, 4-H youth development specialist.
Each
camp included a unique capstone event for participants
and their
parents. Participants in the camp focusing on film-making
created a
movie to showcase at the end of the week. Culinology
campers
prepared a meal for family and friends, and textile design
participants created and modeled silk jackets during their own
runway show.
Feedback from participants showed that the
"Get a 'NU'
Life" camps achieved their goals of helping
youth explore
a career and learn more about UNL:
- 72 percent increased their knowledge of various topics;
- 64 percent felt better prepared for their future;
- 68
percent were encouraged to explore UNL as a college choice;
- 28 percent made the decision to attend UNL.
"We promote 4-H as a young person's first class at the
University of Nebraska," Lodl said. "The "Get
a 'NU'
Life" camps were a wonderful way to make this statement
even
more of a reality for our participants."
But the
words of the students say it best. Brandon Liberty
participated in
the golf management camp.
"I had a great time at NU
golf camp," he said. "I
didn't think I wanted to go to a
big college, but I am seriously
considering UNL now that I spent a
few days there. I improved
my golf game too!"
Plans are already under way for the 2004 "Get a 'NU'
Life" camps. Organizers are considering adding camps that
will
focus on horses, computers and technology, agricultural
economics
and other topics, as well as golf, textile design and
culinology.
More
For more information about the "Get a
'NU' Life"
program, e-mail Kathleen Lodl at <klodl1@unl.edu>.
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NU
competes for Homeland Security research center
From UNMC
News Services
The University of Nebraska is one of 12
universities invited
to submit a full proposal for a
university-based Department of
Homeland Security research center
related to the economic consequences
of terrorism.
Mel Bernstein, DHS director of university programs, made the
announcement Sept. 15, citing "keen competition" among
the 72 universities that submitted white papers for a DHS Center
of
Excellence for Risk Analysis and Modeling Related to the Economic
Consequences of Terrorism.
The NU proposal was coordinated
by the University Center for
Biosecurity, located at the University
of Nebraska Medical Center.
If successful, the University
of Nebraska center would examine
the concept that alternative
strategies can be developed that
minimize the economic impact of
terrorist attacks on the U.S.
transportation and supply
distribution infrastructure. The program
would be housed at the
University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit
Institute on UNO's south
campus, under principal investigator
Gerald Wagner, distinguished
research fellow, in UNO's College
of Information Science and
Technology. Wagner directs the Kiewit
Institute's International
Academy for Advanced Decision Support.
"This is a
wonderful opportunity for us to apply what
we know to a problem
that really matters," Wagner said.
"We expect that
combining the best minds in decision support
with those in
multimedia technology and data visualization will
provide the best
possible information for decision makers to
evaluate alternative
solutions and rehearse alternative futures."
"It's important for people to understand that the medical
center, and the university at large, are competing for multiple
programs at the same time," said Steven Hinrichs, professor
in
UNMC's department of pathology/microbiology and director of
the NU
Center for Biosecurity and the Nebraska Public Health
Laboratory.
"In this case, we have advanced from the first
round of
selection to a second round of review. We also recognize
that these
programs, and many others at the federal level, are
highly
competitive with only one or two out of 10 chosen for
final
funding. Taken together with other recent announcements
of funding,
it shows we are making good progress."
DHS advanced
the university's white paper after a peer review
by an external
panel of specialists from universities, industry
and government,
and a relevance review by DHS specialists. A
white paper, also
known as a concept paper, is a general description
of how
individuals see the future of a given field, as well as
the
capabilities and national needs related to it.
UNMC's
research plan includes such key assets as: the International
Academy for Advanced Decision Support at the Peter Kiewit Institute's
College of Information Science and Technology; Transportation
Safety and Engineering group at UNL; the Aviation Institute at
UNO;
the State of Nebraska Homeland Security Policy Group; Offutt
Air
Force Base and STRATCOM; and private sector companies including
Union Pacific Railroad, Crete Carrier Corp. and Werner Enterprises.
Full proposals, which outline a program funded at $4 million,
are due Oct. 6. DHS expects to announce the first DHS Center
of
Excellence before the end of November.
Schedule set for fall series of Olson
Seminars
The 2003-2004 schedule of Paul A. Olson Seminars
in Great
Plains Studies has been announced. The first seminar of
the year
was held Sept. 17.
Other Olson Seminars in
the fall semester are:
- Oct. 15, "The
Amish and Their Quilts," by Sara
Miller of Kalona, Iowa;
- Nov. 19, "Impressions on the Plains: A Geologic History
of Nebraska," panel discussion.
- The spring semester
schedule will include four special seminars
on the Lewis and
Clark expedition:
- Jan. 21, "A Corps of Volunteers for
Northwestern Discovery,"
Steven Witte, lecturer, UNL
Department of History;
- Feb. 18, "Medical Care on the
Lewis and Clark Voyage
of Discovery," Dr. Richard Fruehling,
Grand Island;
- March 10, "Missouri River Basin Lewis and
Clark Interpretive
Trail and Visitors Center";
- April 21, "'I Wished for the Pencil of Salvator Rosa':
The Artistic Legacy of Lewis and Clark," Joni Kinsey, associate
professor of art and art history, University of Iowa.
The Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies are presented
by the Center for Great Plains Studies at UNL. For information,
visit <www.unl.edu/plains>.
Collection Drive for the National Bone Marrow Data Bank
Scheduled
The College of Business Administration and
several Lincoln
sponsors are planning a drive for the National Bone
Marrow Data
Bank from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Lied Center
for Performing
Arts.
Anyone ages 18 to 60 can donate.
Participation in this registry
shows that a person is willing to be
a bone marrow donor.
Appointments are encouraged, but
walk-ins are welcome. Donations
will cover the processing costs for
this drive, but additional
donations are welcome. For information
on parking and appointments,
call Community Health Endowment at
436-5516.
Business College
offers courses
The College of Business Administration CBA
offers online training
in more than 140 courses as well as training
in Microsoft Office
software. Courses include business
applications, networking,
developer training and preparation for
multiple certifications
including A+, and Cisco. RealCBT uses
full-motion video, exercises
and tests. View the list of courses
and register on the web at
<www.cba.unl.edu/its
/support/courses.asp>
or the Microsoft Office schedule at
<www.cba.unl.edu/it
s/support/training.asp>.
Cost for Microsoft classes
is $20 for students and faculty
and staff not affiliated with CBA.
Cost for other courses is
$50 per session for UNL students and
employees not affiliated
with CBA, and can be paid by check or cost
center number.
For more information, contact the CBA
Training and Support
Manager at 472-5246 or email <jhime@unl.edu>.
Oct. 15 is PRISM research assistantship
deadline
The UNL academic program Priority Initiative on
Simulation
& Computing Engineering and Information Technology
&
Telecommunications (the PRISM Priority Initiative) announces
a call for proposals for PRISM research assistantships for January
through May 2004.
These assistantships, which will pay up
to 50 percent of a
graduate RA ($800/month maximum), should result
in collaborative
research that uses high-performance computational
and networking
capabilities developing on campus, such as the
PrairieFire supercomputer
or Access Grid and Internet2
capabilities. The intent is to support
engineering and scientific
research that involves and requires
substantial computational
resources or expertise that can be
provided by PRISM facilities and
staff. Up to 10 of these awards
will be given in this initial year,
depending on the quantity
and quality of proposals received.
Assistantship awardees will be directed by an adviser from
any
UNL department, who will commit to supplying the remaining
50
percent of the support for the graduate RA. The awardee will
meet
regularly with PRISM staff to facilitate communication and
progress. It is intended that joint conference presentations,
publications and grant proposals will develop from collaborations
that develop including the awardee's research. It is anticipated
these assistantship calls will be repeated for the coming calendar
year, from June 2004 to May 2005, with preference given to renewal
of existing productive, multidisciplinary projects.
Proposals should indicate potential to exploit existing campus
resources. If successful in doing so, this research will be aided
by PRISM staff to port these projects to national supercomputing
centers as well. Grid computing or cycle scavenging applications,
as well as more traditional high performance computations, are
encouraged.
More information about these proposals can be
found at <http://rcf.unl.edu/prism>,
and proposals must be submitted so notifications may be made
before
winter break. Decisions will be made collaboratively with
input
from faculty from across campus, but final awards will
be announced
by PRISM Director Rich Sincovec. Additional information
may be
obtained by contacting Byrav Ramamurthy, <byrav@cse.unl.edu>,
or
David Swanson, <dswanson4@unl.edu>.
Applicants must be current graduate students in any department
within UNL. Applicants must list a research adviser who must
be a
faculty member (including research faculty) at UNL. A letter
of
support from the adviser must be included in the application
package.
Send all application materials by Oct. 15 to:
LaRita Lang,
PRISM Priority Initiative, 121 S. 13th, Suite 304,
Lincoln, NE
68508-0225.
Event to encourage women interested in engineering
The
UNL College of Engineering and Technology and the student
chapter
of the Society of Women Engineers will host Women Interested
in
Engineering Day on Oct. 13.
The one-day conference was
established in 1998 to show women
in grades 9-12 who are interested
in math and science the possibility
of pursuing a career in
engineering.
This year's event will include a campuswide
scavenger hunt
that will give students a tour of the College of
Engineering
and Technology's facilities, faculty presentations and
the chance
to attend an introductory engineering class with a
current student.
There are two schedule options
available: Option I, Classroom
Experience, is recommended for
students who have previously attended
WIIE or are seniors
considering engineering as their college
major. Option II,
Introduction to Engineering, is recommended
for first-time college
visitors and students who are beginning
to look at engineering.
Parents are invited to join the conference at 6 p.m. for a
formal dinner and presentation panel hosted by current students,
alumni, faculty and professional engineers.
Last year,
about 40 young women from as far away as Virginia
participated in
the event. Women are encouraged to attend the
conference more than
once.
The cost to attend this event is $10, and
registrations must
be returned by Oct. 1. The $10 fee includes
parking, conference
materials and dinner. To register, download a
form at <www.nuengr.u
nl.edu/cet/NewsEvents/wiie/registration.html>
and mail it
back to Trish Fenster at the address on the form.
For information,
call Fenster at 472-7094 or e-mail <tfenster2@unl.edu>.
Send your news to E-News
E-News is a weekly compilation of notices distributed to all
faculty and staff. 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. Submit
items to: <www.unl.edu/e-news>.
Challenge seeks applications
The Research Computing Facility is requesting applications
for
Grand Challenge research using the PrairieFire supercomputer.
In
particular, large-scale parallel computations that maintain
acceptable efficiency in an area that enhances specific research
goals are sought. Applications will be ranked and given exclusive
access to the PrairieFire cluster to measure and optimize efficiency
and overall performance. These applications may involve large
memory or storage needs as well as computer-intensive projects.
Successful projects will receive assistance to port this code
to
use other, larger resources such as national supercomputing
centers.
This initiative will begin Oct. 4. Applications
are now being
accepted. For more information, go to <http://rcf.unl.edu/prism>.
Send all application materials to: LaRita Lang, PRISM Priority
Initiative, 121 S. 13th, Suite 304, Lincoln, NE 68508-0225.
Job opening has new title
The title for the academic/administrative position in the
office
of the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs recently
advertised has been changed to Director of Financial Operations
to
more accurately reflect the scope of the responsibilities.
The
former title was Business Manager.
In addition, the
deadline for receipt of applications for
this position has been
extended to Oct. 10.
More information about the position
can be found at <www.unl.edu/svcaa/bu
sinessmanager.html>.
Applications should include a
letter of interest, current
vita and names of three references. For
more information, or
to send applications and nominations, write to
the Search Chair,
in care of Academic Affairs, 208 Canfield
Administration Building,
City Campus, 0420, or e-mail <jgude1@unl.edu>.
Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women
nominations
The newly structured Chancellor's Commission
on the Status
of Women seeks nominations for members to serve
one-to-three-year
terms. The purpose of the commission is to
enhance the status
of women at UNL by advising the chancellor on
issues pertaining
to gender equity and on specific concerns of
women faculty, staff
and students at UNL.
Submit a
letter of interest, including title and description
of the role you
serve on campus, by Oct. 6, to Jody Wood, commission
secretary, 128
Administration Building, or e-mail her at <jewood@unlnotes.unl.edu>.
Self-nominations are encouraged.
For information, call Wood
at 472-0085.
Schedule for
TIAA-CREF counseling sessions
A TIAA-CREF consultant will
be in the Nebraska Union on Sept.
25 and Oct. 7, 9, 29 and 31, and
the Nebraska East Union on Oct.
8 and 30 to provide free,
one-on-one counseling sessions on investment
planning issues. The
room will be posted.
Sign up by calling (800) 842-2009 or
going to <www.tiaa-cref.org>
and
choosing Meetings/Counseling.
October schedule for Fidelity counseling sessions
A
Fidelity consultant will be in the Nebraska Union on Oct.
7 and the
Nebraska East Union on Oct. 8 to provide free, one-on-one
counseling sessions on investment-planning issues. The room will
be
posted.
Sign up by calling Reservation Systems at (800)
642-7131.
UNOPA Floyd S.
Oldt Boss of the Year Award
Do you have a great boss? Does
someone you know have a great
boss? The University of Nebraska
Office Personnel Association
is seeking nominations for its 2003
Floyd S. Oldt Boss of the
Year Award.
A full-time
employee with management, administrative and/or
supervisory
responsibilities is eligible for nomination. Any
UNL employee,
University of Nebraska District Research and Extension
Center
employee and employees of UNO and UNMC whose primary work
location
is on the Lincoln campus may be nominated. The recipient
of the
2003-2004 award will receive $500, a framed certificate
and a
one-year UNOPA membership. All Floyd S. Oldt Boss of the
Year Award
nominees will receive a certificate to commemorate
their nomination
and will be recognized at the presentation luncheon
on Nov. 11.
More on the application process can be found at <www.unl.edu/unopa>.
The
deadline is Oct. 10. Send your nominations to: Becky Hastings,
awards director, 1700 Y St., Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0606. For information,
call Becky at 472-2085 or e-mail <rhastings1@unl.edu>.
Research Ethics
Forum Oct. 9
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies
will host the
inaugural lecture of the newly instituted Research
Ethics Forum
from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Oct. 9 in the Nebraska Union
Auditorium.
Elyse Summers of the Federal Office for Human
Research Protection
will present a lecture titled "Protecting
Human Research
Participants," focusing on federal initiatives
and regulations
that govern social and behavioral science human
subjects research.
Also presenting will be the chair and
administrator of UNL's
Institutional Review Board, who will provide
guidance on submitting
protocols to the IRB. Prem Paul,vice
chancellor for research
and dean of Graduate Studies, will discuss
details of UNL's Human
Subjects Protections Program accreditation
effort. The forum
is designed for anyone engaged in human-subjects
research.
Anyone interested should register for the forum
by e-mailing
<UNLresearch@unl.edu>
or by
calling Peg Filliez at 472-2851. More information can
be found on
the UNL Research website at <www.unl.edu/research>.
Call for New UCARE Project
Proposals
The application deadline for one-year-only UCARE
proposals
for the academic year 2003-04 is Oct. 3. These awards
will be
available to students from Oct. 15 until June 30, 2004.
The Office of Undergraduate Studies encourages faculty new
to
the university to apply as well as university faculty who
have not
participated in UCARE before. Interdisciplinary projects
are also
welcome. Faculty are also invited to post a UCARE opportunity
on
the UCARE website for students to browse.
Applications are
available on the UCARE website, <http://www.unl.edu/ucare/forms
.html>,
and online application is suggested. For
information, to post
a UCARE opportunity or to discuss a proposal,
call Laura Damuth,
UCARE coordinator, at 472-5024 or email <Ldamuth1@unl.edu>.
Phi Beta Delta
seeks award nominations
Phi Beta Delta, the honor society
of international scholars
at UNL, has established a program to
recognize a faculty member,
a domestic undergraduate or graduate
student and an international
undergraduate or graduate student.
Information about the awards
and nomination/application forms are
available on the International
Affairs web site (<www.unl.edu/iaffairs>,
at
"Opportunities"). The deadline for receipt of
nomination/application
forms and letters of support is Oct. 24.
Author to read from book on ghosts
Alan Boye, author of A Guide to the Ghosts of Lincoln, will
give
a free reading from the latest edition of his book and will
sign
books from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the University Bookstore
in the
basement of the Nebraska Union.
A Guide to the Ghosts of
Lincoln has been in print for 20
years and has gone through three
editions.
Boye also is the author of Holding Stone Hands -
On the Trail
of the Cheyenne Exodus and The Complete Roadside Guide
to Nebraska.
For more information on this reading and
book-signing, call
472-8560.
Career Fair set for Oct. 1 at Devaney Center
Nebraska's Big Fall Career Fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Oct. 1 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. This is the biggest,
most
comprehensive career event held in the state of Nebraska,
with
nearly 150 employers recruiting for full-time and internship
positions in all career areas including business, government,
nonprofit, engineering, science and technology. Sponsored by
UNL
Career Services, UNL College of Engineering & Technology,
and
the Nebraska College Career Services Association, the Big
Fall
Career Fair welcomes all students and alumni from any two-
or
four-year college or university in Nebraska.
Students can
prepare for the fair by coming to the Career
Services information
session, "Making the Most of the Career
Fair," at 4:30
p.m. Sept. 29 in the Nebraska Union. Career
Services professionals
and recruiters from employing organizations
will provide tips on
what to bring, how to approach recruiters,
what to say and how to
dress for interviewing and career fairs.
For more
information on the Career Fair, including an up-to-date
list of
participating employers, contact UNL Career Services
in 230
Nebraska Union at 472-3145, or visit the website at <www.unl.edu/careers/fallfair>.
Bookstore offers
'One Book' discussion
University Bookstore will host a
brown-bag discussion of Bel
Canto by Ann Patchett, the current
"One Book, One Lincoln"
book, from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 9.
The bookstore will supply dessert.
Copies of Bel Canto are
available at the bookstore or through
city libraries. For
information, call the bookstore at 472-8560.
Nominees sought for McAuliffe Prize
The UNL College of Education and Human Sciences seeks nominations
for the 2004 Christa McAuliffe Prize. The prize is awarded to
a
Nebraska elementary- or secondary-school teacher in memory
of
McAuliffe, the teacher-astronaut who died in the space shuttle
Challenger explosion.
The 2004 prize recipient will be
honored at a banquet in January
and will receive a $1,000 stipend
and a plaque.
Nomination packets should include:
- a letter of nomination that addresses how the teacher
exemplifies
courage, commitment to excellence, creativity and
ability to
inspire;
- a resume of the nominee's
professional experience and education;
- a statement from the
nominee of his or her philosophy of
teaching;
- a
statement from the nominee of the way in which the nominee
exemplifies the four characteristics mentioned above; and
- up
to eight letters of support.
Send nominations to:
College of Education and Human Sciences,
UNL, 233 Mabel Lee Hall,
P.O. Box 880234, Lincoln, NE 68588-0234.
They must be postmarked by
Oct. 20.
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