February 28, 1997



Just Do It

Junior business management major Chad Hoffart, right, looks on as Peg West, R.N., inserts a needle into his arm during the Campus Red Cross blood drive Tuesday in the Nebraska Union. Officials expected around 600 donors in the two-day drive. (Photo by Richard Wright)

Catherine Mallett Named Assistant to Dean

College of Fine and Performing Arts Dean Dick Durst has announced the appointment of Catherine Mallett as assistant to the dean.

Durst said Mallett will have primary responsibility for all areas of student affairs within the college, including student recruitment, retention and advising. He said she will act as his liaison to the college's student advisory board.

Mallett replaces Kevin Paul Hofeditz, who earlier resigned as associate dean to chair the college's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. Since 1993, she had been an instructor and chief academic adviser for undergraduate students in music education, coordinator of music education field experiences and supervisor of practica and student teaching supervision in the School of Music.

She earned her bachelor's degree in music education at Millikin University (1977), her master's degree in vocal performance and pedagogy at the University of Iowa (1981) and is a doctoral candidate in music education at UNL. She previously taught at Bethany Lutheran College and Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, Birmingham Southern College and the University of Montevallo in Alabama and Murray State University in Kentucky. Her husband, Lawrence Mallett, is director of the UNL School of Music.

Mazrui to Discuss 'Cold War Of Race' March 5

The Cold War ended six years ago, but new divisions threaten world stability, according to the next lecturer in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Ali Mazrui, director of the Institute for Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton, says humanity is correct in celebrating the end of the Cold War as well as the end of apartheid in South Africa. But in "From the Cold War of Ideology to the Cold War of Race: The Threat of Global Apartheid in the 1990s," Mazrui will warn about new threats on the horizon.

Mazrui's lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m. March 5 in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public and also is available live via satellite at sites throughout Nebraska, including state colleges, community colleges, high schools and College Park in Grand Island.

Mazrui, familiar to public television viewers from the series The Africans: A Triple Heritage, will explore questions such as whether the end of ideological confrontations has been succeeded by a newly emerged system of global apartheid. He will ask whether that system of global apartheid has brought with it revived racism in North America and Europe, new national chauvinism and a distrust of immigrants.

His lecture is the fourth of five in the 1996-97 Thompson lecture series. The final lecture in the series will be April 9 when Walter Echo-Hawk, senior staff attorney of the Native American Rights fund, will deliver "Indigenous vs. Nonindigenous Rights, Responsibilities and Relationships."

Major funding for the Thompson Forum is provided by the Cooper Foundation. The series is named in honor of E.N. Thompson, chairman of the foundation and originator of the Thompson Forum. The series is co-sponsored by UNL.

Fed's Rivlin to Deliver Faulkner Lecture March 20

Alice M. Rivlin, vice chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, will deliver the 18th annual E.J. Faulkner Lecture March 20 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Rivlin will speak at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, 12th and R streets. Her address is free and open to the public.

Rivlin's four-year term as vice chair of the board of governors began in June and her term on the Federal Reserve Board runs through Jan. 31, 2010. She served as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget from 1994-96.

The founding director of the Congressional Budget Office (1975-83), Rivlin was assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1968-69) and deputy assistant secretary for program coordination at HEW (1966-68).

She has three times been on the staff of the Brookings Institution (1957-66, 1969-75 and 1983-93) and was its director of economic studies from 1983-87. She was Hirst Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University in 1992.

Rivlin earned her bachelor's degree in economics from Bryn Mawr College (1952), then earned her master's (1955) and doctoral (1958) degrees in economics at Radcliffe College.

She received a MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellowship, has taught at Harvard University, served on the boards of directors of several corporations and served as president of the American Economic Association. She has written numerous books, the most recent of which is "Reviving the American Dream" (1992), and has contributed frequently to newspapers, magazines and journals.

Woodmen Accident and Life Co. of Lincoln sponsors the Faulkner lecture series through a grant to the University of Nebraska Foundation, in conjunction with the UNL College of Business Administration. The series is named for the late E.J. Faulkner, Woodmen's chief executive officer for 44 years.

Research Symposium Deadline March 3

The Office of Graduate Studies has announced that the Ethnic Minority Graduate Research Symposium will be from 1 to 5:30 p.m. April 24 in Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union.

The purpose of this Symposium is to recognize the research contributions of racial and ethnic minority graduate students as well as other graduate students who have generated research that is relevant to racial and ethnic minority issues. Both minority and non-minority students are encouraged to participate. Students are invited to choose either an oral presentation or a poster presentation for their research projects. Awards will be given to honor the most outstanding presentations.

Participants are asked to submit a 150-word abstract that describes their research by the submission deadline of March 3. This abstract should include brief statements regarding the purpose, method, analyses, results or the anticipated results, and the implications of the research.

MS Walk Is April 12

The Midlands Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Aliant Communications will present the 8th Annual MS Walk for multiple sclerosis April 12 at Auld Recreation center (in Antelope Park). Hundreds of walkers will gather at 8:30 a.m. to stroll around Holmes Lake and the surrounding Country Club neighborhood.

There is no registration fee, however walkers are encouraged to raise pledges to earn prizes. People can register for the MS Walk by calling 1-800-755-3959.

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the nervous system. The progress, severity and specific symptoms cannot be predicted. Symptoms range from numbness to paralysis and blindness. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20-40, but the unpredictable physical and emotional effects can last the rest of their lives.

March 6 Reception to Honor Weeks

The Vice Chancellor for Research and the Dean for the Agricultural Research Division will host a reception in honor of Donald Weeks from 4:30 to 6 p.m. March 6 in the George W. Beadle Center atrium. The reception is in appreciation of Weeks' service as director of the Center for Biotechnology.

Purchasing Card Training March 6 and 27

Orientation/training sessions for the University of Nebraska Purchasing Card Program will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. March 6 and 27 at 1700 Y St.

Registration is required and space is limited. Contact Darla Huff at Purchasing's Customer Service Hotline, 472-5050, for reservations.

Multimedia Video Conference March 4

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the Teaching and Learning Center will co-sponsor the national videoconference, "Developing Innovative Multimedia Presentations" from 1 to 3 p.m. March 4 at the East Union or Room 118 Benton Hall.

To register, contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 472-3929 or e-mail teaching@unlinfo.unl.edu.

Biology Workshop March 10

The School of Biological Sciences HHMI Project, the Teaching and Learning Center and the Arts & Sciences Math-Science Area of Strength will sponsor a luncheon presentation and a workshop by Arri Eisen, Emory University. The presentation, "Using Biology to Teach Thinking," will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be followed by a workshop, "Beyond the Facts: Teaching Biology to the Masses," from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. March 10 in the Selleck Hall private dining room.

For more information or to register, contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 472-3929 or e-mail teaching@unlinfo.unl.edu.

Part-Time Student Week Celebration March 10-13

The Division of Continuing Studies, Evening Programs and Lifelong Learning Services is sponsoring a week of special events for the part-time student. "UNL Part-Time Student Week" will be celebrated March 10-13. Programs will be at the Nebraska Center and include: For more information about these free programs, call 472-1392.

New Museum Exhibit Highlights Culture of Pacific

"Farmers, Fishers and Warriors: Peoples of the Pacific," the newest exhibit at the University of Nebraska State Museum, will open March 1 and feature artifacts from the Philippines, New Guinea, Polynesia and Micronesia.

The exhibit includes bronze cannons, 6-foot spears and suits of armor used by the Moro warriors of the southern Philippines that were originally donated to the museum in 1922 by Gen. John J. Pershing. Also featured are head axes, swords armed with shark teeth, a large mask representing a sea spirit and a dance costume made of bark cloth.

The exhibit will be on display in the museum's Cooper Gallery on the third floor of Morrill Hall.
There is no admission fee to the museum, but a donation of $2 is suggested for visitors over the age of 2.

On Public Television

Welsch Talks with NU Press Chief

Dan Ross, director of the University of Nebraska Press, is the next guest on Roger Welsch &, when the interview series airs at 8:30 p.m. March 7 on the Nebraska ETV Network.

Welsch said, "I've published a couple dozen books in my lifetime, a quarter of them with the University of Nebraska Press. The press is a wonderful resource for Nebraska scholars, authors, teachers and enthusiasts, but more than that, it's something we can really be proud of. When the pros talk about the best academic presses in this country, high on the list, if not number one on the list, is our own University of Nebraska Press. Dan Ross is the director, and you can meet him this week."

The weekly television series features humorist and author Welsch in discussion with a variety of Nebraskans-from authors and educators to historians and prominent citizens-whose contributions to the good life in Nebraska make for interesting conversation.

Outdoor Activity Camp on ETV Program

This week's episode of Outdoor Nebraska features an outdoor activity camp for young people and a trip into the past with an old-time barrel maker. Outdoor Nebraska airs on the Nebraska ETV Network at 7:30 p.m. March 6 and repeats Saturday morning at 8 a.m.

The first feature explores the Outdoor Discovery Program held last summer at Platte River State Park near Louisville. Outdoor Discovery is a three-day outdoor activity day camp for young men and women ages 11 to 15. Outdoor skills such as canoeing, archery, fishing, shooting, trapping and survival are taught by fish and wildlife biologists and other experts. Beyond basic skills, the participants learn firearm and hunter safety, outdoor appreciation, responsibility, respect and ethics.

In the second feature, viewers get the opportunity to spend some time with the cooper (barrel maker) at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park near Fort Calhoun. "We'll show viewers how the art is kept alive at the park," said series co-host Mark Nelsen. "We'll learn how barrels are hand-crafted and what barrels were used for at the 1820s fort."

In the "Wilderness Workshop," Dick Turpin shows viewers how to build a fishing rod repair kit as well as some simple repairs they can do at home. In the "Nature Walk," Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium Director Darrell Feit introduces viewers to Nebraska's prehistoric fish species. And in the "Nebraskaland Moment," Outdoor Nebraska spends time with some of the state's most noted spring visitors, the Sandhill cranes. Also included are the weekly "Outdoor Report" and "Outdoor News" segments.

Negative Criticism Discussed on Special

Insight into the motivations behind negative criticism and advice on learning to cope with this potentially destructive tactic will be shared by psychologists Sidney and Suzanne Simon in "Negative Criticism: And What You Can Do About It," airing at 11 a.m. March 9 on the Nebraska ETV Network. The special is telecast with closed captions for hearing-impaired viewers.

The 90-minute program helps viewers learn the motives behind criticism, sort out the valid points and learn to deal with criticism while preserving one's self-image.

The special also features performance artist Grisha Coleman, a former member of the internationally renowned dance/theater company, Urban Bush Women. Coleman sings a song about how unfeeling comments can hurt a person.

'Nebraska Ancestors' Answers Genealogy Questions

If you've been watching the Ancestors series on genealogy and family history on Nebraska ETV, or even if you've just been wondering about the roots of your family tree, you won't want to miss "Nebraska Ancestors." This half-hour call-in special airs at 1 p.m. March 9 on the Nebraska ETV Network, immediately following Ancestors.

"Nebraska Ancestors" will give viewers the opportunity to call in with their questions about getting started doing family history research, what to do when you get "stuck" and what resources are available in Nebraska to help you with your search. A panel of experts will respond to viewer questions and members of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society will staff a phone bank to help other callers.

The panel will include Cynthia Monroe, reference assistant in the Library Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society, who also has 20 years of experience with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society, and Kathleen Lucas, a training coordinator for the Family History Center, which is part of the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

The first 50 people who call in will receive a special edition of Ancestry magazine or a companion teachers guide to the series. Everyone who calls in will receive a free packet of genealogy information.

The Ancestors program airing on March 9 is the last of the 10-part series. However, Nebraska ETV will rebroadcast the series, again on Sundays at 12:30 p.m., beginning March 23.

'Woof! A Guide to Dog Training' to Air on ETV

When good dogs do bad things, they aren't necessarily problem dogs, but dogs with problems. "And sooner or later, every dog will exhibit some kind of problem," says Matthew Margolis, founder of the National Institute of Dog Training. "Woof! A Guide to Dog Training," airing at 7 p.m. March 9 on the Nebraska ETV Network, provides an easy-to-use behavior modification program to train pups and solve the worst and most common problems -including barking, begging, digging, biting and chewing.

The special is divided into three segments-"Canine Consciousness," "Roll Over Rover" and "Dog Problems? Or People Problems?"-and offers valuable information for the first-time pet owner or the veteran dog breeder. Margolis deals with dog training myths, basic "tools of the trade" and solutions to some of the most common problems, many of which he claims are really people problems.

"Woof!" teaches how to determine each dog's personality type-the key to effective training-and offers step-by-step instructions to learning the basic training commands. Working out of his Los Angeles-based clinic (which he characterizes as the equivalent of a Betty Ford Center for dogs), Margolis has proven his ability to give any dog a new lease on life.

The Nebraska ETV Network and EduCable are services of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET). The complete program schedules for both are available on NET's World Wide Web site, http://net.unl.edu. For additional information about Nebraska recreational opportunities, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission maintains a World Wide Web site at http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/.

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