Gallery Features Standout 4-H Designs

Fifteen top textile and textile-related items from Nebraska State Fair 4-H exhibits are featured in a show at UNL's Textiles, Clothing and Design (TCD) Gallery titled "Celebration of 4-H Youth: Creativity on Textiles and Design." The show will run through Oct. 18 at the TCD Gallery in the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences on East Campus. Items in the display were handpicked by UNL faculty and graduate students from a pool of more than 2,000 entries. The gallery is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special tours can be arranged by contacting Judy Buss, gallery manager, at 2-6301. Pictured above are Shirley Neimeyer, left, home environment specialist, and Rose Marie Tondl, clothing specialist.

'Kick in a Can' Food Drive Is Oct. 14

The Lincoln and Omaha Food Banks, in cooperation with UNL and the Athletic Department, will hold the annual "Kick in a Can" food drive during the Missouri game Oct. 14. The Food Banks ask that fans bring a non-perishable food item or monetary donation along to the game. Drop sites will be set up at several of the stadium gates, or donations can be given directly to a Food Bank volunteer.

Career Transition Workshop Oct. 10

The Division of Continuing Studies, Evening Programs and Lifelong Learning Services will offer the Career Transition Workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Nebraska Room of the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Presenters at this workshop will be from the University's Career Services Center and the Graduate Studies Office. For more information, call 2-1392.

World Food Day Oct. 16

The annual World Food Day commemorates the creation of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. This year the theme for the event is "Fighting Hunger: Looking Forward, Looking Backward." Activities scheduled at UNL's East Union include an 11 a.m. panel discussion on "Trends in Global Population: Implications for Natural Resources, Production Systems and Food Balance;" a brown-bag lunch with Emilia Gonzales-Clements telling about her trip to the Woman's Conference in Beijing; and an International Teleconference in the afternoon.

Call International Programs at 2-2758 for additional information.

Cammermeyer to Speak for Coming-Out Day

The University Program Council of UNL will sponsor an appearance by Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, author of Serving in Silence, an autobiography which describes her life in the service and discharge after she revealed her sexual orientation. Cammermeyer will be speaking at 8 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union.

She enlisted in the Army student nurse program while at the University of Maryland in the 1960s. She won the Bronze Star after working at an evacuation hospital in Vietnam. She revealed her sexual orientation when she applied to be Chief Nurse of the National Guard in 1989.

When the Army discharged her in 1992, she became the highest-ranking military official to challenge the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Her life and experience were the topic of a recent television movie, Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, which starred Glenn Close.

Women Faculty Reception Oct. 9

The Women's Studies Department invites all women faculty to attend a reception for new women faculty from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Georgian Room of the Nebraska Union. Interim Chancellor Leitzel will open an informative program scheduled to include brief presentations regarding the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women, the Women's Center, the Faculty Women's Caucus, and the Women's Studies Program. All women faculty are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served.

Multimedia Fair Video Available

The Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines video teleconference downlinked Sept. 21 was taped and is available for viewing or circulation. Call at 2-9333 ext. 257 if you want to see this teleconference.

Lincoln Internet Group Meets Oct. 19

The next meeting of the Lincoln Internet User's Group will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 19. UNL's Sara Moshman will provide a hands-on introductory presentation on HTML - the language used to make World Wide Web server/home pages. The meeting will be in Mabel Lee Hall's media center. For additional information, contact Nancy Khawand by calling 477-2028 or by sending email to nkhawand@unl.edu.

Ronald Ross to Discuss Disabilities Act Oct. 19

Ronald Ross of the Office of Affirmative Action and Diversity will present, "The ADA: A Human Resources' Perspective" from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 19. The Americans with Disabilities Act has had a great impact on the way supervisors exercise their responsibility. This is your opportunity to learn more about the ADA. Call Michele Strickler at 2-8033 if you are interested in attending this program.

Retirement Reception Jim Marlin Is Oct. 10

A retirement reception for Jim Marlin, president, Economics America-Nebraska, will be Oct. 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the University Towers, 128 N. 13th.

Denny Dent to Have 'Art Attack' Oct. 12

The University Program Council will present Denny Dent, a rock 'n' roll artist, who will perform his "Two Fisted Art Attack" at the Nebraska Union at 8 p.m. Oct. 12. Ticket prices are $3 to UNL students, $5 for general admission.

Dent is a nationally known performer who has appeared at the 1993 Presidential Inauguration, Woodstock Festival 1994, and World Youth Day among many others. With three brushes in each hand, Dent paints celebrity portraits on six-foot canvasses in the time it takes to play a few carefully selected pieces of music. His performance is part dance, part paint and part rock 'n' roll. For more information about Dent and other UPC Events, call Rachel at 2-8146.

Family Fun Time Oct. 8

Family Fun Time will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Campus Recreation Center. A variety of recreational activities will be offered for families to participate together. The program is free to staff, faculty and students who have paid current Campus Recreation and Programs and Facilities fees. Staff, faculty and students who are non-members must purchase a guest pass to participate, however, their children will not be charged. Call for more information, 2-3467.

Pre-Retirement Seminar Offered by UNOPA Oct. 17

The UNOPA Professional Growth Committee will present "Learn How to Plan for Your Retirement," a pre-retirement seminar from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 17 in the East Union. Registration begins at 8:15.

Greg Clayton, director of University of Nebraska Risk Management and Benefits, and Dave Anderson, assistant manager of the Lincoln District of Social Security Administration, will conduct the discussion. The program will open with discussion of UNL benefits, investing, SRAs and disabilities and discussion of retirements benefits, disability, survivor benefits, Medicare and how it ties in with supplemental policies.

Super Seminar Promotes Effective Managers

The Super Seminar will be offered by the Department of Human Resources. This supervisory training helps managers be more effective in managing the performance of their employees. It is open to all who have supervisory responsibilities.

Sessions will be from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. on the following days: Oct. 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 and Nov. 1.

Because the sessions build on each other, participants are expected to commit to attending all six sessions. Space is limited, but a waiting list is maintained for future sessions. Call Michelle Strickler at 2-8033 if you are interested.

Oct. 9 Event Celebrates New History Book

All UNL faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the history of the university and the publication of prairie university by Robert Knoll, emeritus professor of English, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Wick Center.

Copies of prairie university will be available for perusal and purchase during the reception. Interim Chancellor Joan Leitzel and Knoll will speak briefly at 4:45 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by the UNL Alumni Association and the University of Nebraska Press.

Faculty Award Nominations Deadlines Announced

Many faculty award nomination deadlines have been announced. Those interested in submitting nominations for College Distinguished Teaching Awards should contact the appropriate undergraduate college for nomination information. Due dates for nominations for the following awards follow:

• Scholarly Teacher Award, new this year, Nov. 6.
• Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Awards, Nov. 6.
• Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award, Nov. 20.
• Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award for outstanding teaching in the humanities, Feb. 9.

Proposals from departments submitting Universitywide Departmental Teaching Awards are due Nov. 6; however, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs should be notified of pending proposals by Oct. 13. Contact Al Kilgore, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, 2-3751, for more information.

Enter the Homecoming Office Display Contest

All offices and department can participate in Homecoming activities by entering the University Office Display Contest. Entry forms are available in the ASUN office, 115 Nebraska Union, and must be submitted by 3 p.m., Oct. 11.

Distinguished Alumni Return for Masters Week

Four distinguished UNL alumni will return to campus Oct. 11-13 for Masters Week, an annual event that honors successful UNL graduates.

This year's masters are: Larry Beutler, director of training and program director of the School Psychology Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Charles Greene, summer sports director, Special Olympics International; Gary Kemper, photo chief, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games; and Sue Tolin, professor of plant pathology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Masters Week was founded in 1964 by then-Chancellor Clifford Hardin. Sponsored by the Chancellor's Office, the Student Alumni Association, Innocents Society and the Black Masque Chapter of Mortar Board, the program brings successful alumni in contact with students through class visitations, tours of campus facilities and meetings with clubs and organizations. More than 170 alumni have returned to campus as masters since the program's inception.

Faculty nominate alumni each winter for the following year's program. Masters are then selected by a committee appointed by the chancellor.

• Beutler will meet students in the College of Arts and Sciences Psychology Department. His work focuses on testing and treatment of substance abuse, depression, anxiety, sexual aggression, sexual dysfunction and chronic pain. He has written nearly 250 scientific papers and book chapters, and he is the author, co-author or editor of 10 books on psychotherapy and psychopathology. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Utah State University, and his doctoral degree from UNL. He has held appointments at Duke University Medical Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Houston and the University of Arizona. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology and a past international president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research.

• Greene is a former world-class athlete and a retired military officer. As a member of the U.S. track and field team for the 1968 Olympic Games at Mexico City, he won the bronze medal in the 100-meter dash and a gold medal as a member of the 400-meter relay team. He won Big Eight Conference outdoor titles in the 100- and 220-yard dashes in 1965, 1966 and 1967, and the indoor 60-yard dash in 1965 and 1967. As summer sports director for Special Olympics International, he oversees 21 sports programs. Before joining Special Olympics International, he was a career U.S. Army officer, retiring with the rank of major. He is active in national track and field events, and will be the assistant manager of the men's track and field team for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Games. He was inducted in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1992. Greene, who earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from UNL, will work with students in Teachers College. He will begin a new position Oct. 23 as men's head track and field coach at Michigan State University.

• Kemper has covered breaking news across the world. As an editor and photographer for Reuters, United Press International and The Associated Press, he reported on world events including the Gulf War, the democratization of Eastern Europe, the Tiananmen Square student uprising in Peking, the revolution in the Philippines, the Falklands War, the Iraqi bombing of the U.S. embassy in Kuwait, the release of the American hostages from Teheran, and numerous sporting events including the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Kemper earned his bachelor's degree from UNL and his master's degree from Columbia University. He will work with students in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

• Tolin is an expert in biotechnology and plant pathology specializing in identifying plant viruses. She also studies the molecular biology of virus strains, the control of viral diseases through breeding, genetic engineering and management approaches. She is one of the most active agricultural scientists working in national and international policy groups to address the safety of genetically modified plants and the need for international consensus on biotechnology regulation. Tolin will work with students in the plant pathology and horticulture departments of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Horstman, Goebel-George Receive Kudos Honors

Shirley Horstman, compliance coordinator for Research Compliance Services, and Norah Goebel-George, director of marketing and media relations at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, received university Kudos awards for September. The awards were presented at the Sept. 29 Board of Regents' meeting.

Horstman has been with UNL for 16 years and received her B.S. degree from the university in 1989. She is responsible for the flow of paperwork for both the Institutional Review Board and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Her position requires working with faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral students and others who are submitting projects for review either by the board or the committee. Recently she has made presentations to the Unit Review Committees, to groups of graduate students, and to classes concerning the operation of the Institutional Review Board. She has received high praise for this type of activity.

"Shirley is extremely accurate in her typing, her bookkeeping, and her office procedures," her nominator said. "She takes great pride in her accuracy, which is required for this position. We have received letters thanking Shirley for going the extra mile to keep things moving with as little disruption as possible. She takes care of the small details to keep the paperwork and the confusion at a minimum. Shirley is very deserving of this award."

Goebel-George earned her B.A. from UNL in 1985. She has used her talents to bring audiences into the Lied Center for Performing Arts for the past six years. From 1989 to 1992, she served as the center's first group sales coordinator, generating more than $116,000 in ticket sales for the Lied's inaugural season. She then assumed her present position as director of marketing and media relations. In this role, her dedication and creativity have consistently increased audiences and visibility for the Lied, culminating in record-setting attendance for the recently completed season.

A Lincoln native, Goebel-George also has served UNL and Lincoln by her volunteer leadership in many organizations, including the Haymarket Board, NOVA, American Marketing Association, Plains Presenters Consortium, and the Junior League of Lincoln.

October Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities Scheduled

The UNL Women's Studies Association, the UNL Women's Center, the Rape/Spouse Abuse Crisis Center of Lincoln, and the domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Coalition will sponsor a two-week exhibit to help raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault in the Lincoln area as part of National Domestic Violence Month.

The display can be seen Oct. 9-16 and again Oct. 22-27 on the main gallery walls of the Nebraska Union. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Designed to give factual information regarding the frequent occurrence of domestic violence, sexual assault and incest, the display will feature facts, myths, pictures, personal testimonies and statistical information on violence against women in the home.

Each year, more than 6 million American women are beaten by their husbands or boyfriends. Some 4,000 women are killed each year. A sexual assault occurs in the United States every three minutes. One in every four children will be sexually assaulted before his or her 18th birthday; approximately three-quarters of incest victims will be girls.

In the last year, the Rape/Spouse Abuse Crisis Center of Lincoln received more than 15,000 calls to its crisis line. More than 2,500 victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and incest were provided with counseling and advocacy services by the center.

In conjunction with the domestic violence and sexual assault exhibit, a candlelight vigil is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Broyhill Fountain Plaza. The vigil will be held in memory of many who have been through the ordeal of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.

Judith Kriss, director of the UNL Women' Center, is scheduled to speak in memory of Lincoln area women who have died as a result of violence. Stork, an Rape/Spouse Abuse Crisis Center activist, will perform an original piece of music that was inspired by a survivor of incest.

The vigil will last one hour. Participants are encouraged to bring their own candles. People who are interested in participating in the vigil's speaking panel, or for more information about the vigil or exhibit should contact Thelma Ross at 475-0890.

Leitzel: UNL Gearing Up for Accreditation Process

In her monthly visit with the Academic Senate, Interim Chancellor Joan Leitzel fielded her first question about parking.

In responding to comments about parking posted by Sean Courtney, vocational education, Leitzel used a bit of levity in saying she had been able to sidestep the parking issue during her three years as senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. However, she said she realized parking was an issue that requires constant monitoring and that it's probable UNL will be unable to satisfy 100 percent of those who park on campus 100 percent of the time.

She suggested that Courtney pose policy questions to the Parking Advisory Board. In other comments, Leitzel said a resolution passed in September by the Board of Regents clarifies the mission of the four NU campuses and more clearly defines the priorities for UNL in particular. She urged senators to read the resolution.

She also announced that UNL is in a program planning cycle now and is gearing up for a North Central Association Accreditation. Task forces are forming to conduct the institution's self-study, she said. Part of that job will be to clarify and define the Strategic Agenda and Vision Statement written two years ago.

In other action, the senate discussed UNL's policy that prevents seniors from walking through graduation even though they have not completed all degree requirements. Several said they were familiar with institutions that did not have this rule. However, Herb Howe, associate to the chancellor, said the commencement committee was adamant about it.

The comments arose during discussion of a resolution that would make the senate's grading and examination committee accountable for emergency consideration of pass-no pass and withdrawals rulings. That resolution passed but other action on the issue awaits comment from Harvey Perlman, acting senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Fall Leadership Conference Offers Team-Building Skills

The Center for Leadership Development at UNL will host a series of workshops during its sixth annual leadership conference this fall.

The conference theme is "Leading the Way." It will focus on team-building skills for leaders. Lincoln, Nebraska City and Omaha are the sites for five workshops during October and November. These seminars are for anyone in a leadership position, whether that be in a school, in social work, or in a bank.

Topics, leaders, dates, times and sites for each program are as follows:

• "Building Teams as Tools for Effective Organizational Change," Lynda McNulty, president of McNulty and Associates, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 25, Nebraska Center for Continuing Education; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 26, Omaha Westside Community Center.
• "He Said/She Said: How Men and Women Communicate," Richard and Sharon Katt, Nebraska Department of Education, 1 to 4 p.m., Nov. 1, Nebraska Center for Continuing Education; 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 2, Omaha Westside Community Center.
• "Diffuse Anger, Prevent Violence in the Workplace," Don Dickerson, professor at Doane College Lincoln, and Joel Christiansen, private consultant and trainer, 1 to 4 p.m, Nov. 9, Nebraska Center for Continuing Education; 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 10, Omaha Westside Community Center.
• "Leadership and Problem-Solving Strategies," Lloyd C. Bell, assistant professor of agricultural leadership, education and communication at UNL, 1 to 4 p.m., Nov. 16, Nebraska Center for Continuing Education; 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 17, Omaha Westside Community Center.
• "The Challenge of Leadership - Matching Your Leadership Response to People and the Situation, " F. William Brown, associate professor, and Leverne Barrett, professor, both in UNL's agricultural leadership, education and communications department, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 2; and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 3, Arbor Day Farm Lied Center, Nebraska City.

Registration is $49 for a half-day workshop, $89 for a one-day workshop and $425 for the two-day seminar. The fee covers instruction, instructional materials, mid-session breaks and lunch for the one-day workshop. The two-day seminar also includes two lunches, one dinner, one breakfast, and one night's lodging at the Arbor Day Farm Lied Center.

To receive more information or register for the conference, call the Center for Leadership Development 2-2809, or write Elmer Miller, Center for Leadership Development, 25 FIC, UNL.

Coming Attractions on ETV

Masterpiece Theatre Begins 25th Season on NETV with 'The Buccaneers'

Masterpiece Theatre celebrates 25 years of premiere theatrical presentations with The Buccaneers, adapted from Edith Wharton's final unfinished novel. The miniseries airs at 8 p.m. on three consecutive evenings starting Oct. 8.

At 8 p.m. Oct. 9, The Buccaneers continues with two episodes. "Conquest" finds the Americans at Runnymede cottage, which becomes a magnet for the eligible young men of England. "Ambush" follows the personal intrigue of the girls' lives as they mature and marry.

The series concludes at 8 p.m Oct. 10 with two episodes titled "Capture" and "Plunder." Amid scandal, financial ruin, violence and divorce, The Buccaneers builds to a finale that is alternately happy and sad.

The series was filmed on location in lavish Victorian homes in Newport, R.I., and in a number of grand ancestral houses in Britain, including Castle Howard (the setting for Brideshead Revisited).

'Nebraskans Ask' Lets Viewers Question Newsmakers

Nebraskans Ask, a weekly public affairs program that lets viewers pose questions directly to newsmakers will return to the Nebraska ETV Network at 7 p.m. Oct. 12. Veteran correspondent Ed Howard returns as host of Nebraskans Ask, which will feature one or more newsmakers as guests every week.

Viewers may call 472-1212 in the Lincoln telephone area or toll free from anywhere in Nebraska at 1-800-675-5446. (In the Mountain Time zone, Nebraskans Ask is broadcast on a time-delay basis. Viewers in that portion of the state should phone in their questions between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time.)

'Statewide' Examines Horse Racing Economics

Nebraska's pari-mutuel horse racing industry is faltering, and track operators want permission to install video slot machines in hopes of attracting bettors back to the tracks. But will video slots really save Nebraska's horse racing industry and what will be the economic impact if horse racing fails?

Correspondent Brad Penner will examine these questions in the "Perspective" segment of Statewide, the Nebraska ETV Network's weekly news series at 8 p.m. Oct. 13. The program, which repeats at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 and 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15, also provides up-to-the minute news reports from across the state and other features of interest.

For questions regarding these Scarlet pages, contact:
dtaurins@unlinfo.unl.edu
(402) 472-8518, Fax: (402) 472-7825 "Capture" and "Plu