UNL needs your help to keep
recycling
By Facilities Management and Planning Staff
The UNL Recycling Program operated by Landscape Services has
evolved into a largely volunteer-supported activity over the
past
several months. The revamped processes recently included
the hiring
of a graduate assistant recycling coordinator.
The
volunteer approach means that faculty and staff are asked
to take
recyclable items, including mixed office paper and newspaper,
to
larger bins or Dumpsters in or near their buildings. In many
cases,
the nearest collection point is near the loading dock
or delivery
entrance of each building.
By recycling, UNL reduces the
amount of solid waste taken
to the local landfill, thus reducing
operating costs. Materials
ranging from office paper to
industrial-sized cans of peaches
are taken to Midland Recycling.
The university receive market
price from Midland Recycling for some
of the items, but most
importantly, we avoid taking these items to
the landfill and
paying for their disposal.
Ecology
Now, a student organization, has also agreed to pilot
a newspaper
collection project in Canfield Administration Building
and the
College of Business Administration. Newspapers can be
recycled at
bins in several locations in those buildings, and
students empty
the smaller bins into one large bin, supplying
labor lost to budget
reductions. The efforts of these students
have turned multiple
stops into only one stop for the Landscape
Services staff, enabling
us to pick up a larger volume of newspaper
for recycling.
Scott Lindberg, the campus graduate assistant recycling coordinator,
says he appreciates any help to keep the recycling program on
campus successful.
"Taking over a recycling program is
a large task, and
I appreciate all the help I can get," he
said. "Budget
cuts have forced us to do more with less.
Therefore, I do ask
for your patience and willingness to work with
me to make recycling
both efficient and economically viable on
campus."
Any questions about what types of materials
can be recycled
and for locations of large recycling Dumpsters can
be directed
to Lindberg at 472-9139 or by e-mail at <slindberg2@unlnotes.unl.edu
>.
If any large bin or Dumpster becomes full before the
scheduled
pick-up day, please notify the Facilities Service Desk at
472-1550.
Anyone interested in volunteering to help with
recycling on
campus can call Eileen Bergt, director of Landscape
Services,
at 472-9134 or e-mail <ebergt@unlnotes.unl.edu>.
What can be recycled:
- Office
paper
- Newsprint
- Corrugated cardboard
- Books
- Glass
- Aluminum
- Tin
Please make sure all items are reasonably clean for
pickup.
Other items:
- Fluorescent light tubes are recycled by the Division of Environmental
Health and Safety. For proper disposal call 472-4925.
- UNL no
longer directly recycles foam-packing peanuts. If
your office
generates a large quantity of them, please call 472-9139,
and we
may be able to arrange a pick-up for reuse by others on
campus.
- Printer and copy machine toner cartridges may be recycled
by
returning them to Mail and Distribution Services via campus
mail.
Transportation Services
Has Moved
Transportation Services moved to its new
location at 1931
N. 14th St. beginning Oct. 27. Questions about
this move should
be directed to Mike Cacak at 472-7733.
UNOPA November
General Meeting
UNOPA will have its November general
meeting at 11:45 a.m.
Nov. 11 at the Nebraska East Union. This is
the bosses' lunch,
and the recipient of the Floyd S. Oldt Boss of
the Year award
will be named. The speaker will be Matthew Sitting
Bear Jones,
who will speak on Native American veterans.
To attend, please make a reservation with Diane Sullivan by
writing her at 108 BCH, campus ZIP code 0748. For more information,
visit <www.unl.edu/unopa/>.
Big Red Road
Show Exhibitor Deadline is Nov. 21
The deadline for
exhibitors to request space at the Big Red
Road Show is Nov. 21.
All colleges, departments and campus offices
and organizations are
invited to reserve exhibit space online
at <www.roadshow.unl.edu>.
UNL's second Big Red Road Show will be Feb. 29, 2004, at the
Omaha Civic Auditorium. Last year's event attracted more than
1,500
people and received widespread coverage from the Omaha
media.
Donations to
crisis leave Due Dec. 12
Employees wishing to donate
vacation days to the UNL crisis
leave pool may do so by 5 p.m. Dec.
12. The crisis leave pool
is for UNL employees who are facing
serious health problems or
other personal crisis and have taken all
of their own available
sick, vacation and compensatory leave.
Employees who have completed their original probation and
who
earn vacation leave may donate up to five accrued vacation
days per
calendar year to the crisis pool.
To donate, print out a
Crisis Leave Donation Form from the
web, <http://hr.unl.edu/er/crisis.cfm>.
Return or fax the completed form to the payroll department
by
the deadline. 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://hr.unl.edu>.
Lunar eclipse, Mars
featured at open house
A total eclipse of the moon, and
the planet Mars, will be
featured Nov. 8 at the next public night
at the UNL Student Observatory.
The rising moon will enter
the dark part of the Earth's shadow
15 minutes after sunset and
won't leave it until around 9 p.m.
The moon will only be immersed
in the dark part of the shadow
from 7:06 to 7:31 p.m. Although a
telescope is not necessary
for viewing a lunar eclipse, the UNL
Student Observatory will
be open for those who would like to view
the eclipse through
a telescope. Mars will also be featured.
Admission to the observatory is free, and children of all
ages
are welcome. Visitors are advised to dress warmly as the
observatory is unheated. The observatory is on the roof of the
Stadium Parking Garage, 10th and T streets.
For more
information about the observatory call Gaskell at
472-4788, e-mail
<mgaskell1@unl.edu>,
or visit <www.physics.unl.
edu/directory/gaskell/stdobs.html>.
Cowboy Poet to Perform
Nov. 13
Cowboy poet R.P. Smith will perform at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 13 in
the Great Plains Room of the Nebraska East Union.
Smith is a cattle rancher from Broken Bow. His poetry draws
from
his daily life on the ranch and the experiences of his family
and
friends over generations of ranch life. Smith has performed
for
thousands of people in 14 states.
This event is free and
open to the public and is sponsored
by the University Program
Council, a volunteer student organization
designed to address the
co-curricular, social, recreational,
cultural and educational needs
of the UNL campus.
Belly-dancing workshop
is tonight
The Women's Center will sponsor a belly-dancing workshop beginning
at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Culture Center. This workshop will discuss
the history of belly dancing, give examples of belly dancing
and
will give participants the chance to learn a belly dance.
Barbara
Sorensen, director of In Your Dreams Inc. Ensemble, will
lead the
workshop.
The Indian Student Association will co-sponsor
this event
and will offer information about Indian culture and how
it influences
belly-dance.
For more information,
visit the Women's Center at 340 Nebraska
Union or call
472-2597.
Veterinary task
force created
By Lori McGinnis, IANR News service
A task force is writing recommendations to establish an effective,
cost-conscious way for Nebraska to meet its veterinary educational
needs for the future.
The 16-member task force was formed
by John Owens, NU vice
president and IANR Harlan vice chancellor,
in response to state
funding cuts in Nebraska's cooperative program
in veterinary
medicine with Kansas State University.
Steve Waller, dean of the UNL College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources, is chairman of the group, which includes
veterinarians, officials from Nebraska agricultural groups, students
and UNL faculty and administration.
Owens selected the task
force members and asked them to answer
four questions by Dec.
1:
- Should the university solicit offers from
existing veterinary
colleges, including KSU's, to determine if
there are better options
than the current agreement and should
the KSU agreement be renegotiated?
- How many Nebraska
veterinary students will be necessary to
serve Nebraska's future
needs?
- Should Nebraska students studying under the agreement
be
required to practice in Nebraska for a specified number of
years?
- Should the students be required to be residents of
Nebraska
and graduates of NU or a college in Nebraska?
Waller said the task force is committed to finding the
best
solution to meet the needs of future students.
"Everybody who is involved has invested some time and
thought into what might be a reasonable alternative," he
said.
Members of the task force with ties to UNL include
Bruce Brodersen,
research assistant professor, Department of
Veterinary and Biomedical
Sciences; Elbert Dickey, dean of NU
Cooperative Extension; Alan
Moeller, assistant vice chancellor of
IANR; Gary Rupp, director
of NU's Great Plains Veterinary
Educational Center at Clay Center;
and Jack Schmitz, head of
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.
College seeks nominees for alumni
awards
The alumni board of UNL's Hixson-Lied College of
Fine and
Performing Arts seeks nominations for its annual alumni
awards.
Award categories include:
- Alumni Achievement Award: This award is made to an alumnus
who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and overall professional
excellence. Three awards will be presented, one each in art and
art history, music (including dance) and theatre arts (including
film). The Alumni Achievement Award recipients will be invited
to
interact with students in classes on April 23.
- Student
Leadership Awards: Students or recent graduates of
the college
who have demonstrated leadership in academics or
in student life
are eligible.
- Award of Merit: Presented to an individual, not
necessarily
an alumnus, who has demonstrated continued interest
in the college
and has shared his or her time, energy and
guidance.
All awards will be presented at the
College Honors Day program
on April 24.
The deadline
for submitting nominations is Dec. 15. A nomination
form is
available on the college's website, <www.unl.edu/finearts/alumn
i.html>
or by calling Kathe Andersen at 472-9355.
Young Artist
Award applications sought
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine
and Performing Arts at UNL
is seeking applications for the 2004
Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
The Nebraska Young Artist
Awards annually recognize high school
juniors who are gifted and
talented in the areas of visual art,
dance, music, theatre and film
and new media. To be recognized,
students must submit an
application, a letter of recommendation
and a sample of their work.
Full instructions and the application
are available on the
college's website, <www.unl.edu/finearts/YAA.html
>
or by calling Kathe Andersen at 472-9355.
Applications must be postmarked by Dec. 12.
Parking Advisory
Committee Meeting
The Parking Advisory Committee will meet
at 3 p.m. Nov. 7
in the Parking and Transit Services Conference
Room, 625 Stadium
Drive, Suite A. Call 472-1800 for more
information.
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: <www.unl.edu/e-news>.
Auditions Nov.
23-24 for 'Vagina Monologues'
Auditions will be held later
this month for the February 2004
production of The Vagina
Monologues, sponsored by the University
Health Center Sexuality
Education eXchange and the UNL sociology
and women's studies
departments.
Auditions will be from 1-5 p.m. Nov. 23 and
6-9 p.m. Nov.
24 at the Temple Building, Room 301.
The Vagina Monologues is based on interviews that Eve Ensler
conducted with women and gives voice to many women's experiences.
It's an annual fund-raiser for the Rape Spouse Abuse Crisis Center
and Fresh Start-Lincoln.
For more information, call Pat
Tetreault at 472-7447 or e-mail
<ptetreault1@unl.edu>.
Harvard's
Theodore Stebbins Jr. Will Present Geske Lecture
Theodore
Stebbins Jr., curator of American art at Harvard
University's Fogg
Art Museum, will present the next Geske Lecture
at 7 p.m. Nov. 10
in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture
Garden's
auditorium. A reception will follow the lecture in Sheldon's
Great
Hall. The lecture and reception are free and open to the
public.
Stebbins' lecture is entitled "Painting in
Venice: A
Personal Point of View." He will explore the many
ways Venice
has appealed to visitors and the variety of
interpretations the
city has inspired.
The Norman and
Jane Geske Lectureship in the History of the
Arts was established
in 1995 and features scholars in the history
of the visual arts,
music, theater, dance, film or architecture.
Fall Pre-Law Open House
is Nov. 8 at NU College of Law
The University of Nebraska
College of Law and the UNL College
of Arts and Sciences Advising
Center will host a Fall Pre-Law
Open House from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Nov. 8 at Ross McCollum
Hall, East Campus Loop and Fair
Street.
The Pre-Law Open House is targeted to students who
are early
in their college careers and are interested in learning
more
about law school and career opportunities in law. The program
will provide information about preparing for law school. Current
law students and alumni will share their law college experiences
with the open house guests during a free pizza lunch.
For
more information, call the College of Law's Admissions
Office at
472-2161. Reservations are recommended.
Political science professor to speak on policy process in
India
Loraine Kennedy, an adjunct professor at UNL in the
political
science department, will give a talk at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 11
in
the Nebraska Union on "Participation in the Policy Process
in India."
Kennedy is a research fellow in the
National Centre for Scientific
Research, Bordeaux, France. Her
lecture is sponsored by the UNL
Human Rights and Human Diversity
Initiative.
For information, call 472-2343.
November
schedule for TIAA-CREF counseling sessions
A TIAA-CREF
consultant will be in the Nebraska Union on Nov.
11 and 13 and in
the Nebraska East Union on Nov. 12 to provide
free, one-on-one
counseling sessions on investment planning.
The room will be
posted.
Sign up by calling (800) 842-2009 or going to
<www.tiaa-cref.org>
and choosing Meetings/Counseling.
November schedule for Fidelity counseling sessions
A
Fidelity consultant will be in the Nebraska Union Nov. 11
and the
Nebraska East Union Nov. 12 to provide free, one-on-one
counseling
sessions on investment planning. The room will be
posted. Sign up
by calling Reservation Systems at (800) 642-7131.
Math Day to bring students to UNL
The 14th
annual UNL Math Day will be Nov. 13 at the Nebraska
Union. Opening
ceremonies will begin at 8 a.m. at the Nebraska
Coliseum.
The purpose of Math Day is to stimulate interest in mathematics
among Nebraska high school students, to encourage them to pursue
mathematics or mathematics-based science careers, and to recognize
mathematical ability by awarding scholarships, certificates and
trophies.
Math Day consists of one individual and two team
mathematics
competitions, information about majors and departments,
career
information and mathematical activities.
Organizers expect to draw more than 1,400 students from 102
high
schools to the events. The Department of Mathematics sponsors
the
activities, and scholarships are funded by a grant from The
Gallup
Organization.
All students at Math Day start with a
multiple-choice preliminary
exam called PROBE I (Problems Requiring
Original and Brilliant
Effort). The top 50 take PROBE II. The top
10 students in the
PROBE II competition are awarded four-year
scholarships to UNL.
The first team competition result is
based on the scores from
PROBE I. The second team competition
result is determined by
a double-elimination tournament pitting
three-member teams against
one another. The team competitions are
divided into categories
depending on school size with trophies
given to the top two teams
in each.
For more
information about Math Day and locations of events,
call Lori
Mueller at 472-4319 or Gordon Woodward at 472-7239
or email <mathday@math.unl>.
UNL Surplus
Auction Nov. 8
The next UNL Surplus Auction will begin at
9 a.m. Nov. 8.
More information can be found at the Inventory
website: <http://inventory.unl.e
du/Auctions/index.cfm>.
University Health Center to offer flu vaccinations
The
University Health Center at 15th and U streets will offer
flu
vaccinations to UNL faculty, staff and students. Vaccinations
are
available by appointment or during these clinics:
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 6 at the University Health Center;
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Nebraska East Union, third
floor;
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at the University Health
Center;
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 18 at the University Health
Center;
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Nebraska East Union,
third
floor.
Flu vaccinations cost $15;
payment by cash or check is required
at the time of the
vaccination. Employees should bring their
Blue Cross Blue Shield
insurance cards for possible reimbursement.
For
information, call 472-5000.
Next Women's Studies Colloquium on Nov.
6
Judith L. Raiskin, associate professor and director of
the
Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Oregon,
will present "Gauguin is Dead but Elvis Lives Forever: U.S.
Culture and Indigenous Knowledge in the Pacific Islands,"
at
3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Nebraska Union. This session, which
is free
and open to the public, is hosted by the UNL Women's
Studies
Program as part of its Colloquium Series.
Raiskin's
presentation will focus on Sia Figiel's novel, where
we once
belonged, and the role of transgender educators (fa'afafine
and
mahu) in Pacific Island literature and in Samoan and Hawaiian
communities. She will discuss the issues of colonial education
in
the Caribbean and the Pacific, their similarities and differences,
and the different responses of writers from both regions.
For more information about the Women's Studies Colloquium
Series, call Erika Hamilton at 472-9392.
Basolo Talk Nov. 12 to
Address Research Approaches to Tropical
Fish
Alexandra L. Basolo, associate professor in the School of
Biological Sciences, will give a talk titled "Tropical Fish
Tales: Investigating Sexually Selected Traits at Multiple Levels,"
at 4 p.m. Nov. 12 in Hansen Auditorium (Room E103) of the Beadle
Center.
The free talk will describe Basolo's award-winning
research
and is aimed toward an audience of scientists, scholars
and students
in the life sciences.
Research in the
biological sciences addresses both proximate
mechanisms and
ultimate causation. Proximate mechanisms include
the underlying
genetic, physiological and environmental determinants
of trait
development. Ultimate causation considers the evolutionary
history
as well as the fitness consequences of traits. Laboratory
and field
studies on poeciliid fish illustrate how these approaches
can be
integrated to produce a more complete understanding of
living
systems.
Last spring, Basolo won the Young Investigator
Award from
Sigma Xi, the scientific research society. She is the
sixth recipient
of this national award. The award includes an
honorarium of $5,000
and will be presented at Sigma Xi's national
meeting in Los Angeles
this month. Basolo's talk at UNL will be the
same as the award
lecture she will present at the Sigma Xi national
meeting.
Basolo earned her M.A. in marine biology at San
Francisco
State University and her Ph.D. in zoology at the
University of
Texas at Austin. After a postdoctoral appointment at
the University
of California at Santa Barbara, she joined the
faculty at UNL
in 1994. Basolo's talk is the second in a series of
lectures
about science issues sponsored by the UNL chapter of Sigma
Xi.
Basolo's lecture is co-sponsored by the School of Biological
Sciences.
For more information, call Anthony Starace,
Holmes university
professor of physics and astronomy and president
of the UNL Chapter
of Sigma Xi, at 472-2795, or e-mail <astarace1@unl.edu>.
Nominations Sought for 2004 'Fulfilling
the Dream' Award
UNL is seeking nominations for the 2004
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 2004 presentation
will be
Jan. 19.
Nomination materials, including a letter of
nomination and
no more than three letters of support, should be
sent by Dec.
12 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
UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman.
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