December 13, 1996
'Cold Comfort Farm' Sly, Hilarious Satire
Unflappable 1930s London society girl Flora Post (Kate Beckinsale, top
left, from Much Ado About Nothing), orphaned and fancying a career
as a writer, picks the relatives with whom she'll live next based on who
will provide the most grist for her novelistic mill. And in Cold
Comfort Farm, now showing at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater,
Flora reaps riches with the extraordinary eccentrics who populate a
decrepit spread in the loamy countryside. This gloriously cheeky
BBC-Thames adaptation is directed by John Schlesinger.
Also pictured are, clockwise, from top right, Eileen Atkins as the
second-in-command matriarch of the Starkadder family, Joanna Lumley as
Mrs. Smiling and Ian McKellen as Amos Starkadder, preaching from the
pulpit of the Church of Quivering Brethren.
Also showing is a short animated feature from the United Kingdom by Paul
Vester, The Abductees, a penetrating (and somewhat wry) probe into
the dicey world of abduction by aliens.
Cold Comfort Farm and The Abductees are showing Dec. 12
through Dec. 15 and again on Dec. 19 through Dec. 22. Screenings are at 7
and 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays; at 1, 3, 7, and 9 p.m. on Saturdays;
and at 3, 5, 7, and 9 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $5.50; $4.50 for
students; and $3.50 for senior citizens, children, and members of the
Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater.
Oratorio Chorus to Perform Sunday
The Oratorio Chorus, directed by Professor James Hejduk, will perform at
3 p.m. Dec. 15 at Kimball Hall. The Chorus will be joined by the
newly-formed Concert Choir in a performance of "Judas Maccabaeus" by
Handel with narration by Cantor Michael Weisser. The concert is free of
charge.
Faculty Sought For Summer Reading
The 1997 Summer Reading Course Program, offered through the Division of
Continuing Studies Department of Evening Programs and Lifelong Learning
Services, gives undergraduate students who will be away from campus
during the summer the opportunity to earn up to six hours of credit.
Offering courses through this program provides faculty who may be
off-campus or busy with research projects the opportunity to offer a
course in which they have special interest. The course also may be one
that is not taught during the academic year because of overcrowded
schedules.
Faculty interested in teaching a course through the Summer Reading Course
Program need to submit a course approval form by Dec. 13. Forms are
available from department chairpersons or by calling Dona Sheridan,
Evening Programs and Lifelong Learning Services, at 472-1392. For more
information call 472-1392.
UAAD to Meet Dec. 18
The next UAAD General Membership meeting will be from 11:45 a.m. to 1
p.m. Dec. 18 at the Wick Alumni Center, Paschall Great Hall.
UNL's own Judy Anderson will provide holiday entertainment at the
meeting. Anderson is the featured vocalist for the Lou Arnold Orchestra
from Lincoln.
The orchestra is a seven-piece, 1940s-style dance band. The orchestra
performs two to three nights a week throughout the state of Nebraska as
well as Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and South Dakota.
Refreshments will be served, and UAAD members and guests are also invited
to bring their lunch to the Wick Center.
Super Seminar I Announces Sessions
The Department of Human Resources is sponsoring two Super Seminar I
sessions for the 1997 Spring Semester. Responses are needed from those
planning to attend either of the sessions. Enrollment is limited to 16
people for each session. The dates are as follows:
Session A Session B
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. 8:30- 11:30 a.m.
Tues. Jan. 14 Tues. Mar. 4
Thurs. Jan. 16 Thurs. Mar. 6
Tues. Jan. 21 Tues. Mar. 11
Thurs. Jan. 23 Thurs. Mar. 13
Tues. Jan. 28 Tues. Mar. 18
Thurs. Jan. 30 Thurs. Mar. 20
Those signing up for a session are expected to attend all six dates since
space is limited and because successive units build upon previous ones.
Sessions will be held either on the City or East Campus in Lincoln. Call
Jim Yankech at 472-5250 or Faye Moulton at 472-3106 if you have specific
questions about the Super Seminar.
Please contact the Department of Human Resources by Dec. 17, if you are
interested in attending. You may call 472-3101 to register or send a
notice to the Human Resources office, 407 Canfield, City Campus, 0438.
Farewell Reception for Ruby Higgins Dec. 18
Ruby Higgins, assistant director of Student Opportunities and Services,
will be honored for her six years of service with the Division of General
Studies and the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs at a farewell reception
from 2 - 4 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Wick Alumni Center.
Higgins will be leaving UNL to accept the position of Vice President of
Student Affairs at Grambling State University starting Jan. 2.
Students, faculty, staff and friends are invited to attend.
Grants and Contracts to Remodel Over Shutdown
The Research Grants and Contracts Office (303 Canfield Administration)
will be remodeled from Dec. 18 through Jan. 6, 1997. Their temporary
office location will be 316 Canfield Administration (except for the
holiday closedown).
Much of our information, including application forms and funding source
information, will be difficult to obtain during this time.
Telephone (472-3171) and fax (472-3834) service will, however, be
uninterrupted.
Emeriti Association Meeting is Dec. 13
The UNL Emeriti Association will meet at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at Nebraska
East Union. Guest speaker will be James Hendrix, dean of Engineering and
Technology. He will give an overview of the total engineering programs
for Omaha, Lincoln and Greater Nebraska. Contact John Furrer,
486-1375.
Alzheimer's Book on Display at Love
Your Name is Huges Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's guide to
Alzheimer's written by Lela Knox Shanks will be celebrated in a
display in the University Archives. Along with the book, galley proofs,
photos and journals detail the process Lela Knox Shanks followed as a
writer and is still following as a caregiver.
The display will run through January in the Archives, 310 Love
Library.
Hillestad Retires After 32 Years
Robert Hillestad retired recently after 32 years of service in the
College of Human Resources and Family Sciences. The Department of
Textiles, Clothing and Design, with which he has been affiliated, is
planning retirement festivities to take place in October 1997 to coincide
with dedication of the Textiles, Clothing and Design Gallery located in
the Home Economics Building on East Campus.
The gallery, which opened in spring 1994, will be dedicated in honor of
Hillestad at that time.
Mileage Logs Due by Dec. 20
Those in charge of mileage logs should forward the monthly rental vehicle
mileage logs to Transportation Services at the time of closedown on Dec.
20 unless the vehicle will be used during closedown.
Sarata Memorial Fund Established
Brian Sarata, a longtime friend and scholar at UNL, passed away this last
year. Shortly after his death, a movement was begun to show appreciation
for Sarata's life and his influence on the community. Since that time,
students and faculty at the Department of Psychology have decided to
celebrate his life by raising funds to dedicate a tree adjacent to
Burnett Hall in his memory. A bench and a plaque honoring Brian will be
placed near the tree.
A room will also be dedicated as the "Brian Sarata Community Psychology
Research Room" in the newly refurbished Burnett Hall. The room is to be
used by students and faculty who conduct research with individuals from
local community agencies.
Donations are being sought for these memorials, and the names of donors
of $100 or more will be placed on an "Outstanding Donor" plaque in the
research room. Those interested can send a check to the "Brian Sarata
Memorial Fund" in care of Clay Rivers or Jim Cole, co-chairs of the Brian
Sarata Memorial Committee, Department of Psychology, 124 Lyman Hall,
0308. Donations will be accepted at any time.
Sheldon Art Gallery Now on the Web
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery is pleased to announce its debut as the
first Nebraska art museum on the World Wide Web - address: URL
http://sheldon.unl.edu/.
The site allows browsers to explore an impressive selection of images
from the Sheldon's remarkable collection of 20th-century American art and
discover valuable interpretive information about the art and artists, and
why they are among the most significant works in the country.
The site also includes a map of the Sheldon Sculpture Garden, and images
of those works will be available soon as well.
Obituaries
William Scheller Dies Nov. 30
William A. Scheller, an interim chairman and professor in the Department
of Chemical Engineering, died Nov. 30 at age 67.
Born in Milwaukee, Sheller coined the term "gasohol" in 1971 while
working with the Nebraska Ethanol Board, and was a leading expert in
ethanol-based fuels.
Sosin Was Longtime History Professor
Jack Sosin, professor emeritus of history, died Dec. 9 in Lincoln.
Sosin, who was 68, was a member of the Nebraska faculty from 1958 until
his retirement at the end of the 1994-95 academic year. He earned his
bachelor's (1950) and master's (1951) degrees at the University of
Connecticut, then earned his doctorate at Indiana University (1958). He
came to Nebraska as an instructor, then was promoted to assistant
professor in 1959, associate professor in 1961 and professor in 1965.
A member of the American Historical Association and the Organization of
American Historians and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, his
teaching fields were in early U.S. history. He was the author of eight
books, most recently "The Aristocracy of the Long Robe: The Origins of
Judicial Review in America" in 1989.
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