October 18, 1996





Difference Maker

Former U.S. Sen. Eugene McCarthy (shown at right) discussed "Labor, Land and Capital: The Modern Enclosure System," during an appearance Oct. 11 at the UNL College of Business Administration. A former Democratic senator from Minnesota, McCarthy is probably best known for his opposition to the Vietnam War which led him to challenge President Lyndon Johnson for the Democratic nomination in 1968. Many believe McCarthy's strong second place finish to Johnson in the New Hampshire primary that year led to Johnson's withdrawal from the race. (Photo by Richard Wright)





Noted Mathematician Sloane to Discuss Experimental Design

A noted mathematician from the AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., will deliver an address titled "Arranging Points on a Sphere and Constructing Experimental Designs" Oct. 24 at UNL.

Neil Sloane has gained a wide-ranging reputation for his work in such varying fields as error-correcting codes, the mathematics of sphere packing, optics and cryptography. His address is free and open to the public and will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 217 Ferguson Hall.

According to David Jaffe, professor of mathematics and statistics at UNL, Sloane has developed the world's most powerful program for constructing experimental designs.

Anyone who runs experiments or has a process or machine with parameters to be adjusted might want to attend this lecture, Jaffe said, whether they are statisticians, manufacturers, biologists, pharmaceuticals manufacturers, agronomists, chemists or physicists.

Sloane received his bachelor's degree from the University of Melbourne (Australia) and his master's and doctoral degrees from Cornell University (N.Y.). Most of his career has been spent on the technical staff of Bell Labs, but his work has often found its way into the popular press. Reporting on his sphere packing work, Business Week magazine said he "spent much of the last two decades contemplating the best way to stack oranges on a fruit stand." The article goes on to say that Sloane's mathematical inventions promise to slash the cost of transmitting data by more than 10 percent and enable engineers to test industrial processes using about half as many tests. This new power has found many converts in industry, including Eastman Kodak and Monsanto.

Sloane's lecture is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences' colloquium in discrete and experimental mathematics, a group of scholars from the departments of mathematics and statistics and computer science and engineering at UNL.

Among those helping to unveil the new FoodStrategy logo at Monday's reception are, from left, Jim Keeler, food industry consultant; Arlette Svoboda, office manager; and Steve Wang, food industry lead consultant.

New 'FoodStrategy' Meets Marketing Needs of Food Processors

The reorganized marketing division of the University's Food Processing Center has a new objective, a new logo, and a new name - FoodStrategy, unveiled Oct. 14 at a reception at the East Campus Union.

According to Terry McAuliffe, FoodStrategy director, the change provides enhanced consulting services to meet the increasing and more complex business needs of the food industry in the state.

"Listening to the people in the food industry is our highest priority and implementing this directional change is a result of taking their feedback seriously," McAuliffe said. "The new name communicates our commitment to provide a stronger leadership role in helping Nebraska food manufacturers to achieve higher levels of competitiveness and profitability.

The Food Processing Center Marketing Office was established in 1984 to provide Nebraska's food industry with business development, networking and marketing assistance, unique among efforts of other universities nationwide.

Central to the reorganization of the program was the development of the "Consultants Roundtable," which represents a diverse group of business-trained professionals who bring a rich mixture of talent to each project and client.

Another key component of FoodStrategy is the Strategic Partnership, which includes a variety of organizations that interact with FoodStrategy to provide a solid network of support. These include the Nebraska Food Industry Association, UNL Food Processing Center, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Nebraska Industrial Competitiveness Service, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Food Industry Education Foundation, Japan External Trade Organization and the state's utility companies.

"For the past 12 years we have been building the right combination of consultants and strategic partners to respond to Nebraska's growing manufacturing base," McAuliffe said. "Today, with our new direction, new capabilities and renewed alliances, we anticipate an even stronger future for Nebraska food manufacturers."

A Session With Sessions

Former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Judge William Sessions, (at right), visits with Law College Dean Harvey Perlman Friday in Perlman's office. Sessions, FBI director from 1987-93, delivered a speech at the college entitled "Advocacy, Ethics and the Independent Lawyer." Sessions earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Kansas (1956) and his law degree at Baylor University (1958). He was in private practice in Waco, Texas, from 1958-69, then became section chief for government operations in the criminal division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He was U.S. attorney for the western district of Texas from 1971-74, then served as a U.S. district judge until 1987. (Photo by Richard Wright)

International Tapeworm Workshop Hosted by UNL

The Second International Tapeworm Workshop was hosted by the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, at the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education Oct. 2-6. Computers and software were provided by the Manter Laboratory.

Forty expert specialists from 18 countries and four continents gathered to work on problems in the systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the cestodes worldwide. Papers were read during the final days of the workshop when the working groups presented preliminary results of the work that was accomplished during the sessions.

Often working late into the night, these experts applied cladistical analyses and other new technologies to the data they had collected during the past two or three years. As a result, there was a major paradigm shift that all of these specialists will be using in the future. Although the participants were very aware of the papers published by their colleagues, it was the first time that all of them had come together in the same location.

Some problems were solved; others were identified as the focus for the Third International Tapeworm Workshop that will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1999. The first workshop was convened in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1994.

In addition to the progress that was made during the workshop, cooperative projects between the Manter Laboratory and other centers of parasitology were initiated, e.g., one on cestodes of birds, and another on parasites of shrews. Several visitors remained after the workshop to use the Manter Laboratory Collections. During their stay, they participated in the weekly Parasitology Seminar in the Laboratory.

Arts & Sciences Hosts Conference on Civic Virtue

An interdisciplinary group of scholars and community leaders are meeting at UNL today and tomorrow (Oct. 18-19) to participate in a conference titled "Religion, Politics and Civic Virtue."

The meeting is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences' studies in public discourse and human values, a group of scholars in such areas as communication studies, philosophy, political science, rhetoric, journalism, and classics. Community religious leaders, journalists, politicians, lawyers and other members of the community have also been invited to participate.

"The meeting will provide a forum for scholars and community leaders to discuss their common interest in public discourse as it relates to the public practice of religion and politics," said Laura White, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the principal organizer of the conference.

The keynote speaker is Robert Audi, the Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at UNL. He will talk about liberal democracy and the place of religion in politics. Other topics to be discussed at the conference are "Incivility in Public Discourse: The Character of Dissent in Democratic Societies," "Civil Incivility: Prophetic Rhetoric and Racial Controversy," "Demagoguery and Civic Virtue: A Rhetorical Analysis of Joseph McCarthy's Appeal to Loyalty," "Civility, Presidential Campaigning, and the New Technologies," "Defining the Public Figure," and "Public Journalism in a Democratic Society."

Panelists include scholars from UNL, the University of Memphis, Kansas State University, Indiana University, Drake University, the University of Iowa and journalists from around the Midwest. The conference is being held at the Nebraska Union from 2-9 p.m. on Oct. 18, and from 8-1 p.m. Oct. 19. It is free and open to the public.

'Outbreak' Scientists Thompson Lecturers Oct. 22

The frightening possibility of a global outbreak of fatal viruses has been publicized in the recent movie Outbreak, which was modeled on the real-life experiences on Cols. Nancy and Jerry Jaax.

The Jaaxes, a husband-and-wife team in the army veterinary corps, will discuss "Lethal Viruses, Ebola and the Hot Zone: Worldwide Transmission of Fatal Viruses" when they present the second of five lectures in the 1996-97 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Oct. 22. The Jaaxes' speech begins at 3:30 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. It is free and open to the public and is also available via satellite at sites throughout Nebraska, including College Park in Grand Island, state colleges, community colleges and high schools.

Grant Gregory to Deliver Connor Lecture Oct. 25

W. Grant Gregory, chairman of Gregory & Hoenemeyer Inc., Merchant Bankers, of Greenwich, Conn., will deliver the UNL School of Accountancy's John T. Connor Distinguished Lecture in Accountancy and Finance Oct. 25. Gregory's speech will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the CBA Building, 12th and R streets. It is free and open to the public.

Wald Lecture to Feature Renowned Scholar Oct. 29

Sanford Pinsker, Shadek Professor of the Humanities at Franklin and Marshall College and a nationally known scholar of Jewish-American literature, will deliver the 1996 Wald Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Great Plains Room of Love Library. Pinsker's lecture will be titled "Dares, Double Dares, and the Jewish-American Writer."
The lecture will explore the changes in tone and vision that have occurred in Jewish-American writing over the past 40 years, and will focus on the question: "Is it possible for a Jewish-American writer to be truly Jewish in the 1990s, given the cultural climate in the United States today?" The lecture is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Harris Center for Judaic Studies at UNL.

UNL Center for Grassland Studies Offers Seminar Series

The Center for Grassland Studies at UNL continues its second annual series of seminars throughout the fall semester with a wide range of topics.

All seminars are free to anyone interested. They are scheduled for every Monday at noon except where indicated. Upcoming seminars at the East Union include: Some seminars may be available on videotape. For more information contact Pam Murray at the Center for Grassland Studies, 222 Keim Hall, P.O. Box 830953, Lincoln, NE 68583-0953; phone 472-4101; fax, (402)472-4104; e-mail, cgls001@unlvm.unl.edu.

Law College Reunion is Oct. 26

The UNL College of Law will celebrate its 1996 reunion Oct. 26. Members of the college's classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991 have been invited to return to the college and celebrate the anniversaries of their graduation.

The day's activities will begin with an open house at the college at 10 a.m. Alumni will have an opportunity to meet with faculty and students while touring the building. Individual lunches at various restaurants throughout Lincoln will be held for each class.

After the lunch, alumni will return to the college to visit with their classmates, and will be bused later to Memorial Stadium for the football game. A game party, complete with refreshments and door prizes, is planned for alumni who are unable to secure tickets to the game.

For more information, contact Carol Morrow at 472-2161.

Council Plans Rural-Urban Tour

A two-day tour in February 1997 to increase awareness and understanding by Nebraska farmers and ranchers of the world-class status of agribusiness and food processing firms in Omaha has been announced by the Nebraska AgRelations Council.

Loyd Young of Seward, NAC planning committee chair, said the event, scheduled for Feb. 24-25, also will include tour stops and dialogue aimed at identifying the challenges faced by residents in a diverse urban environment.

Men and women involved directly in production agriculture will be hosted in an intensive schedule which will include a briefing on the latest technology applications in business and industry, a profile of fine and performing arts and historical resources in Omaha and the differing lifestyles of various segments of Omaha's population.

Dan Lutz of Lincoln, NAC secretary, said an Ag Adventure Tour conducted the past few years has been successful in introducing urban business leaders and professionals to Nebraska's agricultural sector. Participants from Omaha and Lincoln have visited working farms and ranches and agribusinesses; and learned about issues faced by rural communities such as rural health care, economic development, education and allocation of water resources.

Those interested in participating in the rural-urban tour may write to Dan Lutz, Nebraska AgRelations Council, P. O. Box 830918, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68583-0918. NAC is headquartered in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL.

Archaeological Lecture on Albanian Stone Age

Noted archaeologist Karl Petruso of the University of Texas at Arlington will deliver a public lecture at the Archaeological Institute of America Lincoln-Omaha Society's October meeting.

"Investigating the Stone Age of Albania" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in room E103 of the George W. Beadle Center. A reception will follow the lecture which is free and open to the public.

Petruso's lecture will be the first of the 1996-97 Public Lecture Program of the Lincoln-Omaha AIA Society. The next scheduled lecture will be Nov. 19 at Creighton University in Omaha. Douglas Scott of the National Park Service will present "The Archaeology of the Battle of the Little Big Horn."

Leadership Seminar in Nebraska City

"The Challenge of Leadership" seminar will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 21 and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 22 at Arbor Day Farm Lied Conference Center in Nebraska City. The seminar will offer tips to improve leadership effectiveness, job satisfaction and productivity as well as awareness of personality types and how they relate to leadership. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Leader Behavior Analysis II package will be used for a personalized assessment of social interaction and decision-making styles.

To register, contact Elmer H. Miller at 472-0016 or Rocky Nelson at 472-2809 at the Center for Leadership Development on East Campus.

Assessing Portfolios Topic for Discussion

Faculty are increasingly using portfolios to assess student learning. If you are a current user or interested in this assessment method, join us for breakfast and discussion from 8-9:30 a.m. Oct. 29 in the Selleck Hall private dining room. In this session, panelists will describe ways they have used portfolios to assess student learning.

Panelists for the discussion include Ali Moeller, curriculum and instruction; Deborah Bandalos, educational psychology; Jim Walter, curriculum and instruction; and Miles Bryant, educational administration. Ellen Weissinger, associate dean, Teachers College, will serve as moderator.

To register, contact the Teaching and Learning Center, e-mail teaching@unlinfo.unl.edu or call 472-3079.

Career Fair Oct. 22

With a steady eye on the future, students and graduates of Nebraska's two and four-year colleges and universities will meet with representatives of top U.S. companies and graduate schools in a career and graduate school fair at the Devaney Sports Center Oct. 22.

The one-day effort to link some of the state's best and brightest students with potential employers or graduate schools is sponsored by the College Placement Association of Nebraska and will be hosted by UNL from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Career Connections '96 will feature large U.S. companies, federal agencies and at least 56 U.S. graduate schools. Workshops also have been scheduled for students and graduate job seekers from 9 to 10 a.m. including one regarding employment that will focus on resumes, interviews and job search strategies. A graduate/professional school panel will explore topics such as selecting and financing a school and preparing for admission tests.

Margaret McLaughlin of the Corporation for National Service in Washington will give an 11 a.m. presentation about AmeriCorps and a seminar regarding interviewing style is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. with Claudette Coriz, a Clinique, Inc., education manager in New York, who will discuss appearance in an interview.

Hollestelle to Retire Oct. 31

Cliff Hollestelle, administrative assistant to the director of the Barkley Center, will retire from UNL Oct. 31. Hollestelle has been employed by the university for 32 years.

He began his career in Agricultural Communications, then worked for the federally funded Midwest Media Center for the Deaf before joining the Barkley Center group in 1974, the center's first year.

In addition to his work at Barkley, Hollestelle is well-known for his wildlife art, most notably his remarkably accurate carvings of waterfowl and other birds.

"I will transfer to doing wildlife art fulltime," Hollestelle said.

He recently completed a carving of a life-sized magpie for a new diorama of the Wildcat Range for the NU State Museum. He is also making a rock wren for that diorama. The magpie also will be cast into a bronze sculpture.

Dasenbrock to Retire After 18 Years

A reception honoring Wilbur "Bud" Dasenbrock is planned from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Wick Alumni Center. Dasenbrock is retiring after 18 years as director of UNL Landscape Services/Botanical Garden & Arboretum.

Events Scheduled for Burkum Retirement

Two events have been scheduled to honor Millie Burkum, Office Supervisor at South Central Research and Extension Center, who is retiring after more than 28 years of service to UNL. A dinner in Burkum's honor will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Holiday Inn in Hastings. Cost of the buffet dinner is $14 per person. The second event will be a reception at 10 a.m. Nov. 22 at the SCREC office building.

A book of letters will be presented to Burkum. Those who wish to write a letter should use letter size paper and send it flat to Sandy Sterkel, SCREC, Box 66, Clay Center, NE 68933. Contributions to a gift for Burkum and dinner reservations (make check payable to SCREC) should also be sent to Sterkel by Nov. 8.

Halloween Laser Show Returns to Planetarium

Get ready for a bright spooktacular laser experience as Mueller Planetarium announces the second year of a special Halloween laser light show. From "Ghostbusters" to "Monster Mash," the planetarium staff have created striking images and graphics choreographed to rock'n roll Halloween favorites. These Halloween shows will be presented at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Oct. 27 in the planetarium. Additional shows will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and 31. Tickets are sold 30 minutes before showtime in the planetarium lobby.

Due to the special Halloween laser shows, there will be no planetarium star show on Oct. 26. Star shows return on Nov. 2.

With a state-of-the-art laser projection system, Mueller presents the most technically advanced laser shows in the midwest. Admission is charged for the programs (adults are $5, college students with i.d. are $4, and children under 12 are $2 each).

Out With the Old, In With the New (Centrex)

The 1996-97 Centrex directories will soon be delivered to UNL offices. To recycle the 1995-96 Centrex, cut the plastic spiral binding at about the halfway point and unwind the binding from each end. Then put the binding in the trash and the Centrex (cover and all) in your office paper recycling container.

Bulb Disposal Not a Bright Idea

Recently, fluorescent light bulbs/tubes have been found in UNL trash dumpsters. The university is not permitted to dispose of fluorescent lights and fixtures in trash that ends up at the local landfill.

Contact Environmental Health & Safety at 472-4925 when there is a need to dispose of fluorescent bulbs/tubes.

'Women Mean Business' Workshop Is Nov. 1

A one-day workshop designed for women who are current or aspiring business owners is scheduled for Nov. 1 at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln.

"Women Mean Business" will be presented from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include panel discussions featuring successful women business owners who will address critical aspects of business ownership. Topics include "Women in Family Business," "Building an External Team," "Advertising and Promotion" and "Successful Strategies for Getting Started."

The workshop is sponsored by the Gupta Institute for Small Business Management, the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship and the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For further information and registration forms, contact Lena Rodriguez at 472-0629 or Heidi Thomas at 472-3353. Cost of registration is $35 through Oct. 24, $45 after Oct. 24.

'The New Explorers' Examines Manatees

On "Manatees: Red Alert," airing at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 on The New Explorers, host Bill Kurtis follows the scientific detective story to find out why the manatees were dying - and what is being done to make sure this generation isn't the last.

The hour-long The New Explorers program follows a group of scientists who join in a long-distance team effort - from Sanibel Island off southwestern Florida to the Netherlands-going through the scientific process to explain this mystery. In the end, the worldwide team effort produces a cause for the manatee deaths. Dr. Dan Baden, the University of Miami's expert on toxins, presents evidence supporting his theory that biotoxins are at least partly responsible.

'Statewide' Examines Return of Elk

Viewers are invited on a Nebraska elk hunt-not with a gun, but with a video camera - on a "Perspective " report to be aired on Statewide, the Nebraska ETV Network's weekly news series, at 8 p.m. Nov. 1.

The program, which repeats at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. and at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3, also provides up-to-the minute news reports from across the state and other features of interest.

Mary Pipher is Guest on Roger Welsch

Mary Pipher, a Lincoln psychologist who is also a New York Times best-selling author, is this week's guest on Roger Welsch &, when the interview series airs at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25 on the Nebraska ETV Network.

As Welsch puts it, Pipher's books, Reviving Ophelia, about raising daughters, and The Shelter of Each Other, about nurturing families, "have dominated America's best-seller lists now for almost a year. I got copies as soon as I heard about them because I have wrestled with the agony of maturation in three daughters and the complexes of two families."

Welsch continues, "I read Mary's books and profited from the reading. I told other people about the books, and I had - I don't know how many - people tell me about the books. As one friend put it, 'It's almost as if this woman has been standing at our kitchen table watching, and then sat down at our kitchen table to talk over the situation with us.'"


The Nebraska ETV Network is a service of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. The complete program schedule for Nebraska ETV is available on NET's World Wide Web site, http://net.unl.edu.

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