Photo workshop is Jan. 16-18
IANR News Service
Photo enthusiasts can sign up for the
second Winter Photography
Workshop Jan. 16-18 at the Nebraska State
4-H Camp at Halsey.
The workshop is for high school
students and adults that are
beginner to advanced
photographers.
This year's featured guest speakers are Bob
Grier and Michael
Forsberg, both Nebraskaland magazine
photographers.
The workshop begins Jan. 16 with check-in
from 5-6 p.m. and
is dismissed at 1 p.m. Jan. 18. Cost is $165 for
adults and $105
for students ages 14-18. All meals, lodging and
snacks are provided.
For information or to register,
contact the Nebraska State
4-H Camp, P.O. Box 87, Halsey, NE 69142;
(308) 533-2224 or e-mail
<bmellema2@unl.edu>.
Emeriti Association to Meet Jan.
22
The UNL Emeriti Association will meet at noon Jan. 22
at the
Nebraska East Union. The room will be posted. Ally
Jorgensen,
pharmacist with Walgreens, will speak on
"Pharmacist From
Hell Tells All - Services You Can Expect from
a Pharmacist."
For more information, call Don Edwards
at 489-7395 or e-mail
<dedwards1@unl.edu>.
15th Street closing by Selleck
Residence Hall
Fifteenth Street on campus will be closed
to through traffic
for the Selleck Dining remodel beginning Dec.
22. The project
is scheduled to be completed in August. Accessible
parking will
remain both north and south of the construction zone
on 15th
Street.
For more information, call Parking
and Transit Services at
472-1800.
Observatory to offer public night Dec. 19
The final
public night at UNL's Behlen Observatory near Mead
for 2003 will be
from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 19.
The 30-inch telescope will be
available for observing the
sky, and a current-sky slideshow talk
will be given. The observatory
hosts monthly public nights during
the school year in addition
to a larger open house event each
semester.
Behlen Observatory is at the University of
Nebraska Agricultural
Research and Development Center a few miles
southeast of Mead,
and about 35 miles from either Omaha or
Lincoln.
For information, call Kevin Lee at 472-3686 or
e-mail <klee6@unl.edu>.
Workshops presented for grant seekers
Two mini-workshops on Foundation Center services for grant
seekers will be presented by Jeanetta Drueke, coordinator of
the
Love Library FC Cooperating Collection, on Dec. 19. The first
workshop from 10-10:30 a.m. will focus on general information
on
grants and foundations and information available on the FC
website.
The second workshop from 10:45-11:15 a.m. will focus
on FC Search,
a database designed to help nonprofit organizations
identify
appropriate foundations for their grant proposals.
The
workshops will be in the ESC room on the first floor of
Love
Library.
To register for one or both sessions, call Drueke
at 472-2525
or e-mail <mdrueke1@unl.edu>.
Buildings set hours for holiday
shutdown
University buildings across campus will have
special hours
over the holiday break.
University
Health Center
- Dec. 22-23: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 24 to Jan. 4: Closed
- Jan. 5-9: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Jan. 10: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Jan. 11: Closed
- Jan. 12: Regular hours
Campus Recreation
- Dec. 19: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Dec. 20: 9 a.m. to
7 p.m.
- Dec. 21: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Dec. 22-23:
7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Dec. 24-26: Closed
- Dec.
27-28: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Dec. 29-30: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Dec. 31 and Jan. 1: Closed
- Jan. 2: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Jan. 3: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Jan. 4: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Jan. 5-9: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Jan. 10: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Jan. 11: 11 a.m. to midnight
East Campus
Activities Building
- Dec. 19: 6:30 a.m. to 7
p.m.
- Dec. 20 to Jan. 4: Closed
- Jan. 5-9: 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
- Jan. 10-11: Closed
Love
Library
- Dec. 19: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 20: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Dec. 21: Closed
- Dec. 22-23: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 24-25: Closed
- Dec. 26: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 27: Closed
- Dec. 28: Noon to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 29-30: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 31 and Jan. 1: Closed
- Jan. 2: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Jan. 3-4: Closed
- Jan. 5-9: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Jan. 10: Closed
- Jan. 11: Noon to 5 p.m.
InfoQuest, the library delivery service, will not operate
over
the shutdown. Items requested after Dec. 18 will be available
after
Jan. 5.
C.Y. Thompson Library:
- Dec. 19: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 20 and 21: Closed
- Dec. 22-23: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 24-25: Closed
- Dec. 26: Noon to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 27-28: Closed
- Dec. 29-30: Noon to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 31 and Jan. 1: Closed
- Jan. 2: Noon to 5 p.m.
- Jan. 3-4: Closed
- Jan.
5-9: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Jan. 10 and 11: Closed
Libraries set reserve policies for
spring
The UNL Libraries offers faculty and graduate
assistants the
opportunity to put library books, journal articles
and other
materials, as well as personal copies of books, on
reserve and
make them available to students. The Reserves Service
is available
at Love Library, C.Y. Thompson Library and the other
branch libraries.
Reserve lists turned in by Jan. 6 will
have their items processed
by the first day of the spring semester.
Reserve requests turned
in after the deadlines will be processed in
the order they are
received.
Books can be physically
put on reserve and made available
in City and East Campus
libraries. Request books from the UNL
Libraries to be placed on
reserve by using the new electronic
reserve form at <http://libr.unl.
edu:2000/cgi-bin/reserves_request>.
Materials can
also be made available to students 24 hours
a day via electronic
reserve at <http://www.unl.edu/libr
/ereservs/home.html>.
The types of materials that can be
made available electronically
include: exams, lecture notes,
student papers (which must be
approved by the student), government
publications, one article
from a journal issue and one chapter from
a book. The library
can forward a link to the professor to put on
Blackboard for
the reserved materials. For more information about
electronic
reserves, visit <http://www.unl.edu/libr/
circ/reserve.html>.
Photocopied materials consisting
of two or more articles from
a journal issue or more than one
chapter from a single book must
have copyright compliance or meet
the criteria under the fair
use guidelines for classroom copying in
not-for-profit educational
institutions.
A reserve
list may take one to four business days for processing.
Requests
submitted during the first three weeks of the fall and
spring
semesters may experience some delay in processing. If
the materials
requested are unavailable, the request will also
be delayed.
To ensure requests are processed quickly:
- Supply complete citations of materials.
- Include the
personal copy of a book or other material when
requested it to be
placed on reserve.
- For Electronic Reserve requests, please
make sure all items
submitted are single-sided.
Materials placed on Electronic Reserve are accessible only
to
those affiliated with UNL.
This is a brief overview of
policies and procedures. For more
in-depth information, refer to
the memo emailed to all instructors
this week or the Services for
Faculty section at <http://iris.unl.edu>.
For
questions about Reserve services or a reserve request
form by mail
or fax, contact Chanty Stovall, Love Library, 472-2556,
<cstovall@unl.edu>;
Gayleen
Hill, C.Y. Thompson Library, 472-4401, <ghill@unl.edu>;
or Steve Sall,
biology/physics libraries, 472-7699, <ssall@unl.edu>.
Dark Sky Association's exhibit now on display
at planetarium
Nebraska rural areas have some of the
darkest skies in North
America, and astronomers revel in the
opportunity to enjoy them.
But even Nebraska experiences problems
with light pollution,
robbing city-dwellers of the opportunity to
see the Milky Way
in a sky full of stars.
The
International Dark Sky Association has created a traveling
exhibit
now featured in the lobby of Mueller Planetarium at UNL
through
Dec. 29. In this display, lighting engineers, astronomers
and
educators have addressed how we can improve our security
and
environment by installing efficient and effective lightning.
The
association's goal is not to turn off all lights, but to
educate
the public in using lights that preserve security and
safety while
not spoiling the view of the night sky.
The display
includes a video kiosk and illustrated panels
of photographs.
"It is the wish of all of us in astronomy that the day
never comes when the only place you can see a beautiful dark
sky is
in a planetarium," said Jack Dunn, coordinator of
Mueller
Planetarium.
Visitors can see the display for the price of
admission to
the University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill
Hall, 14th
and U streets.
Admission is $4 for adults
and $2 for children, with a maximum
of $8 per family.
For more information, call 472-2641 or <www.spacelaser.com>.
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 or fund-raising, content. Submit items to: <www.unl.edu/e-news>.
ALLTEL Directory Distribution &
Recycling
Lincoln Alltel phone directories are now being
distributed
on campus. Old phone books may be recycled Dec. 17-19
at marked
Dumpsters at these locations:
City
Campus
- Memorial Stadium, between west and
south stadiums;
- Architecture Hall;
- Love Library,
between the library and CBA;
- Nebraska Union: 14th Street
sidewalk between the Union and
Canfield Administration Building;
- near Oldfather Hall;
- near Hamilton Hall;
- Teachers College Hall, off the plaza;
- Selleck Quadrangle:
in the middle, near Seaton, Benton and
Fairfield Halls;
- Nebraska Hall, under the link
East Campus
- on the north end of the middle island on East Campus
Mall;
- Arbor Drive, near C.Y. Thompson Library;
- NETV building;
- west side of the cul-de-sac near Keim
Hall;
- Animal Science Complex;
- Dental College;
- Law College.
Call Linda Geisler at 472-3713 or
email <lgeisler1@unl.edu>
with questions on directory orders. Recycling questions can be
directed to Scott Lindberg with the Recycling Office at 472-9139
or
email <slindberg2@unl.edu>.
HR to offer leadership workshops
The Department of Human Resources is accepting reservations
for
a series of leadership development workshops in 2004. To
reserve a
seat at any of these sessions, contact Katrina Dailey
in the
Department of Human Resources at 472-3106 or <kdailey4@unl.edu>.
For more information about these programs or others available
for work groups, contact Suzanne Drew at 472-3106 or <sdrew2@unl.edu>.
More
information on these workshops, including specific times
and dates
for the workshops, is available at the new UNL Leadership
Development website at <http://hr.unl.edu/td/leadershi
p.cfm>.
NU Leadership Development Series
The series is based on concepts and materials developed by
Development Dimensions International to strengthen leadership
talent. Many of these sessions are designed for those with supervisory
responsibilities.
- Leadership Foundations: An
Introduction to the NU Leadership
Development Series
(prerequisite for subsequent sessions).
- Adapting to Change
- Adaptive Leadership
- Coaching for Success
- Influential Leadership
- Resolving Conflict
- Working Through Conflict
Managing @ UNL
Development Series
This series focuses specific UNL
management actions, policies
and issues.
- Managing Absenteeism
- Performance Evaluations
- Reaching the Troubled Employee Using EAP as a Resource
- Recruiting the Right Person
- Taking and Documenting
Corrective Action
NU Professional Development
Series
Designed for non-supervisors, these sessions are
also based
on the concepts and materials as used in the NU
Leadership Development
Series. The goal for these sessions is to
provide participants
both a theoretical framework and specific,
actionable suggestions
to help increase the effectiveness of
communications and increase
productivity especially in difficult or
uncomfortable situations.
- Foundations: An
Introduction to NU Professional Development
Series (prerequisite
for subsequent sessions): 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Feb. 25.
- Adapting to Change: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 5.
- Working Through Conflict: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 12.
NU Values Performance Leadership
The
university is implementing a decentralized compensation
program,
called NU Values, which will allow departments greater
control in
determining hiring salaries and granting merit and
other salary
adjustments for their employees. The topics for
this all-day
session include specific guidelines and resources
to assist
managers in setting expectations, giving constructive
feedback and
praise, documenting performance and using the performance
evaluation process to increase communication, employee engagement
and productivity.
The sessions are offered from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. on these
dates in 2004:
Jan. 7, Jan. 14,
Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, March
3, March 10, March 17,
April 7, April 14, April 21, May 5, May
12, May 19, June 2, June 9,
June 16, July 7, July 14, July 21,
Aug. 4, Aug. 11, Aug. 18, Sept.
1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Oct. 6,
Oct. 13, Oct. 20, Nov. 3, Nov. 10,
Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Dec.
15.
Applications sought for redox grants
The Nebraska
Redox Biology Center, funded by a Center for
Biomedical Research
Excellence grant from the National Institutes
of Health, invites
applications for its pilot grant competition
from faculty engaged
in research in redox biology. The objective
of this program is to
stimulate research in redox biology and
to enhance competitiveness
in obtaining extramural support.
The pilot grant program is
open to all research track faculty
at UNL and UNMC. Proposals must
represent a new area of research
for the laboratory and have the
potential for attracting independent
funding from NIH. The
application deadline is Jan. 16 with an
anticipated start date of
Feb. 1.
Contact Joyce Ore at 472-3173 or <redox2@unl.edu>
for more
information and application forms. Downloadable application
forms
are also available at <http://biochem1.unl.edu/re
dox/redox.htm>.
Upcoming Changes to 16th, 17th, Y and Holdrege Streets
The continuing work on the Antelope Valley project will create
more changes in the roads on the northeast area of City Campus.
A
new roadway is under construction just north of Nebraska Hall,
and
intersection changes are occurring at 17th and Holdrege streets.
In February, the traffic patterns will change; some streets
will
become one-way streets and others will become two way. More
detailed information will be released in January on this project.
For more information, call Clark deVries at 472-9444.
Woita Retires Jan. 5
Carolyn Woita, a custodian for University Housing, will retire
on Jan. 5. Woita has been with the university since May 1987.
Notes of congratulations may be sent to Woita at Harper Facilities
Operations, 1140 N. 14th St., Lincoln, 68588-0616.
Nominations sought for
awards
2003-2004 Outstanding Student Leadership Awards
These awards are given annually to one male and one
female
student who meet criteria and have made the most notable
leadership
contributions at UNL. The awards are intended to
recognize outstanding
leadership in academic, co-curricular and/or
extracurricular
activities and involvement, and carry with them a
scholarship
with an approximate value of the cost of resident
tuition and
fees during the students' senior year at UNL. The
winners and
all finalists and semifinalists are recognized at an
awards banquet.
For eligibility requirements and more information,
call Leah
Marie-hall Dorothy at 472-4770. Nomination forms may be
picked
up at 106 Canfield Administration. The deadline for
nominations
is Dec. 19.
UNOPA Floyd S. Oldt Silver
Pen and Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding
Staff Awards
UNOPA's Floyd S. Oldt Silver Pen and Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding
Staff Awards will be presented at the University of Nebraska
Office
Personnel Association's Feb. 10 meeting.
The Floyd S. Oldt
Silver Pen Award will be given to two nominees.
This award is for
any UNL office/service employee who has demonstrated
superior
performance and who has made significant contributions
to the
university community. Each winner will receive $600, an
engraved
Cross silver pen, a framed certificate and a one-year
membership to
UNOPA.
The Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding Staff Award is for any
permanent,
hourly paid employee with at least five years of service
and
in a position of 50 percent or greater. The recipient will
receive
$1,000, an engraved plaque and a one-year membership to
UNOPA.
For more information about the nomination process,
visit UNOPA's
website at <www.unl.edu/unopa/awards.htm>
or call Becky Hastings, awards director, 472-2085.
Nominations are due Jan. 9. Send nominations to Hastings at
1700
Y St., 0606.
2003-2004 Chancellor's Award for Exemplary
Service to Students
This award acknowledges
extraordinary and sustained performance
by individuals serving
UNL's students. All UNL employees are
eligible for nomination, and
nominations may be made by a UNL
student, faculty member, staff
member or administrator. The deadline
for nominations is Jan. 23.
For more information, call Barbara
Wright-Chollet at 472-3755.
Nomination forms may be picked up
at 106 Canfield Administration,
Student Involvement Offices or
the ASUN office.
2003-4 Student Foundation/Builders Award for Outstanding
Academic Advising
This award 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. The deadline for
nominations is Jan. 23. For more
information call Alicia Haugen
at 472-0162. Nomination forms may be
picked up at 106 Canfield
Administration, Student Involvement
offices or the ASUN office.
UAAD Carl A. Donaldson
Award for Excellence in Management
and the Floyd S. Oldt Award
The University Association for Administrative Development
is
seeking nominations for the Carl A. Donaldson Award for Excellence
in Management and the Floyd S. Oldt Award.
The Donaldson
Award is given to employees who exemplify superior
organizational
skills, promote teamwork, communicate effectively,
pursue
professional growth and support subordinates' professional
development.
The Oldt Award honors managerial/professional
employees who
display exceptional service and dedication to UNL and
are creative,
innovative and active in the university.
Recipients of each award receive a plaque and a $1,000 stipend.
Any non-faculty permanent employee who has been at UNL for five
years or more with a 50 percent or greater FTE and holds management
responsibilities is eligible. Members of the UAAD awards committee,
the chancellor's cabinet and past recipients are ineligible.
Nomination forms are due Jan. 12 to UAAD. Please allow time
for
the direct supervisor and references to respond by Jan. 17.
The
awards are given at the Founder's Day lunch by Chancellor
Harvey
Perlman. This year's lunch will be from 11:50 a.m. to
1 p.m. Feb.
11.
For more information, visit <http://uaad.unl.edu/comm
ittees/awards.htm>.
To get a nomination form or for more
information, contact Constance
Walter at 472-8309 or <cwalter3@unl.edu>.
What to do for shutdown
Help UNL save money on utility expenses during the holiday
shutdown by taking these actions before leaving campus on Dec.
23:
- Turn off all lights not required for
safety or security.
- Make sure all windows are closed and
locked. Close the curtains
or blinds.
- Close all lab
hood sashes. These should always be closed
except when equipment
is put into or removed from the hood. Turn
off any other lab
equipment not being used for experiments in
progress.
- Turn off computers, monitors and all peripherals, and copy
machines, coffee makers and other small appliances.
- Thermostats should be left at their normal settings. Facilities
Management and Planning will manage building temperatures.
NSF CAREER/NIH K01 Awards Workshop
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies will host an NSF
CAREER/NIH K01 Awards workshop from 10:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Jan.
26
in the Nebraska Union. The workshop will familiarize pretenure
faculty with these prestigious career development awards and
offer
insights into the application process.
The National
Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development
(CAREER)
Program and the National Institutes of Health K01 Awards
provide up
to five years of funding to enable faculty to develop
careers as
outstanding teacher-scholars and to achieve independent
research
funding.
The workshop will feature proposal-writing
advice from recent
UNL recipients and will be presented in two
sessions. The morning
session will focus on NSF CAREER Awards; the
afternoon session
will be devoted to the NIH K01 Award program. All
workshop participants
are invited to attend a free noon lunch.
Registration for this workshop is first-come, first-served
and
ends Jan. 15. For more information or to register, visit
<www.unl.edu/research>,
call the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at 472-2851
or
e-mail <UNLresearch@unl.edu>.
Holiday campus mail collection and
delivery
Mail & Distribution Services will be open
Dec. 29, 30
and 31. Mail will be delivered from 8-11 a.m. Dec. 31
to these
City and East Campus locations: Nebraska Hall mailroom,
201 Andrews,
Canfield Administration Building mailroom, Nebraska
Union mailroom,
CBA mailroom, Hamilton Hall mailroom, Graduate
Studies, Manter
Hall mailbox, Oldfather departmental offices,
Andersen Hall,
118 Henzlik, Beadle Center, Westbrook, Behlen Lab
mailbox, 115
Ferguson Hall, Burnett Hall, 202 Ag Hall, Plant
Science, Forestry
Science Lab, Vet Diagnostic Center, Law College,
101 Dental College,
135 Varner Hall, Agricultural Communications
Building, 105 Home
Economics, 254 Chase Hall, Natural Resources
Hall, Animal Science
and Filley Hall (Food Industries).
Faculty and staff in buildings with no mail service can pick
up
mail at 1100 N. 17th St., west dock, between 7:30 and 9:30
a.m. on
Dec. 29-31. A university ID card must be presented to
pick up mail.
Off-campus mail, excluding single-piece mail, will
be processed
during the holiday closedown by prior arrangement
only.
Regular campus mail service will resume Jan. 5.
For more
information on this schedule, call Connie Rohloff
at 472-2533 or
Mark Porter at 472-7029 before Dec. 19.
Personal Vehicle Mileage Rate
Increase
The government will increase the personal-vehicle
mileage
reimbursement rate to 37.5 cents per mile on Jan. 1. UNL's
mileage
policy is to follow the reimbursement rate set federally.
Expense
claims for personal vehicle travel that takes place on or
after
Jan. 1 should be submitted with the new rate.
For more information, call Accounting at 472-2881.
Employee and Dependent Scholarship Program
allocation deadline
Employees and dependents who wish to
use the Employee and
Dependent Scholarship Program to fund classes
to be taken during
the spring 2004 semester have until Jan. 20 to
allocate the hours
at the Tuition Remission website. Visit <http://frontier
-s.unl.edu/uniface/trp/run/trplogin>.
Joint UAAD/UNOPA Meeting Jan. 21
State Sen. David Landis is scheduled to speak at a joint UAAD/UNOPA
event Jan. 21 in the Great Plains Room in the Nebraska East Union.
The topic of his speech will be "Negotiating a Win/Win in
the
Business Environment." The meeting will begin at 11:45
a.m.,
with the speaker at 12:15 p.m.
A sandwich and soup lunch
buffet will be served for $9.25.
Send checks to Russell Bartholow,
1700 Y St., Lincoln, Neb.,
68588-0641.
East Campus plans for Chilled Water
Outage
A chilled water outage is tentatively planned for
East Campus
from Dec. 22 to Feb. 2, 2004. This outage is necessary
to replace
and upgrade the chilled water lines, install new cooling
tower
connections and replace the chillers of UNL's East Campus
Utility
System. During this outage, chilled water, equipment
cooling
and air conditioning will not be available. Building air
conditioning
will be provided using cold outside air; however, if
warm days
occur during this outage, building temperatures may be
warm.
During the next few years, Utility Services has
renovations
of various utility systems on tight construction
schedules due
to funding available through NUCorp, an interlocal
agreement
between UNL and LES.
For information about
this outage or if you need accommodations
during this time period,
contact Cathy Wagner, Facilities planning
and construction project
manager, at 472-6378 or <cwagner2@unl.edu>.
Scarlet schedule
This is
the final Scarlet of the fall semester. Publication
will resume
Jan. 8. The deadline for information to be submitted
for that
edition is noon Dec. 23.
Call 472-8518 or 472-8515 for more
information.
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