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TWO HOUSES SO DILAPIDATED that even Norm Abrams would throw up his hands bit the dust in late July at the corner of 18th & R. |
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Making room for a future parking area, a wrecking crew spent three days demolishing the two houses and a neighboring car wash, according to Glen Nelson, acting assistant to the vice chancellor for business and finance. The university owns the properties. |
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Photos by Richard Wright. |
Faculty and staff are invited to attend Chancellor James Moeser's State of the University Address, beginning at 11 a.m. Aug. 21 in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The All University Picnic will follow the speech. The address will not only chart the course for the coming year, it will begin the dialogue critical to moving the university forward in the next reallocation process.
The Scarlet will next be published on Aug. 21. For information, contact Kim Hachiya at 472-8844 or Diane Taurins at 472-8518 or email the Scarlet at scarlet@unlinfo.unl.edu. Deadlines are 5 p.m. the week prior to publication.
Nebraska gubernatorial candidates Bill Hoppner and Mike Johanns will meet in two head-to-head debates scheduled to be broadcast this fall on the statewide Nebraska ETV Network and on WOWT-TV Channel 6, Omaha.
Hoppner, the Democratic nominee, and Johanns, the Republican nominee, have agreed to participate in debates at 5 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Nebraska State Fair Park and at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Both debates are co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Nebraska, Nebraska ETV and WOWT-TV.
Send your work-study job openings to the Student Employment and Internship Center. Students awarded work-study are instructed to check SEIC listings for available work-study jobs. SEIC posts job openings on the Student Job Boards (as soon as construction on the third floor of the Nebraska Union is complete) and on SEIC's homepage http://www.unl.edu/ca reers/seic/workstud.htm.
Even students "back home" can begin their work-study job search via the Web. Due to low student and employer attendance, there will be no work-study job fair held this year, so send your listings by mail, fax or phone to SEIC, 345 NE Union, 0495; 472-3145, FAX, 472-0200; Employer Message Center, 472-6299. SEIC also posts jobs not dependent on work-study.
Jerry Baker, America's gardening guru, brings his good-natured, common-sense approach to "The Jerry Baker Marathon," an eight-hour pledge special broadcast beginning at 11 a.m. Aug. 16, on the statewide Nebraska ETV Network.
The "Jerry Baker Marathon" offers encore broadcasts of some of Baker's highly popular programs featuring Baker's practical and often surprising methods as he provides solutions to many gardening problems with wit, humor and an assortment of household items found under the sink, in the medicine cabinet or out in the garage. Interspersed between some programs, Baker will appear live with more gardening tips and demonstrations. "The Jerry Baker Marathon" shows Baker enjoying what he does best. As he tells viewers, "I want to laugh while you learn and giggle while you garden; maybe you'll remember my message."
The many roles that Nebraskans played during World War II - on both the frontlines and the home front - are examined in "The War Comes to Nebraska," a 90-minute documentary airing at 7 p.m. Aug. 19 on the statewide Nebraska ETV Network.
Because Nebraska's inland location offered protection from bombing raids, it was home to 11 air bases, three ordnance plants and factories that built thousands of aircraft. The two specially modified B-29 Superfortresses that dropped atomic bombs on Japan - Enola Gay and Bock's Car - were built at the Martin bomber plant in Omaha.
Nebraska offered respite to more than 6 million U.S. service men and
women interrupted transcontinental rail journeys who stopped at North
Platte's
canteen. Meanwhile, thousands of enemy soldiers, sailors and flyers were
interned at 24 Nebraska P.O.W. camps.
The EPSCOR program was among a handful of similar programs in other states to land significant grants from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The grants, which total more than $1.85 million, were awarded to six research teams from several university departments. Winning projects follow:
EPSCOR is the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. EPSCOR is restricted to those states that have historically received lesser amounts of federal research and development funding and have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and to improve the quality of science and engineering research conducted at their universities and colleges. Nebraska is one of 18 EPSCOR states.
The Teachers College seeks nominees for the 1999 Christa McAuliffe Prize.
The annual prize goes to a Nebraska elementary or secondary school teacher in memory of McAuliffe, the teacher-astronaut who died in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in January 1986. The recipient will be honored at a banquet in late January and receive a $1,000 stipend and a plaque.
Nominations are due Oct. 31 and should be sent to Office of the Dean, Teachers College, P.O. Box 880234, 231 Mabel Lee Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0234.
Nomination packets may include a letter of nomination that addresses how the nominee exemplifies the courage, commitment to excellence, creativity and ability to inspire that characterized McAuliffe; a resume of the nominee's professional experience and education; a statement from the nominee expressing his or her teaching philosophy; a statement from the nominee of the way in which he or she exemplifies McAuliffe's characteristics mentioned above; and up to eight letters of support from students, parents, administrators, fellow teachers and community members.
Sinatra Remembered on Nebraska ETV SpecialFrank Sinatra has long been acclaimed as the world's leading performer of popular music, the artist who set the mold for all others to fill. For Sinatra, the 1960s and '70s were very good years indeed, as so many of his classic television music specials attest.
Now those specials provide the magic for "Frank Sinatra: The Very Good Years" on Great Performances, airing Saturday, Aug. 15, at 8:10 p.m. on the Nebraska ETV Network.
Sinatra was, of course, more than a singer. He was also an actor, recording artist, cabaret and concert star, radio and television personality and, on occasion, a producer, director and conductor. His career, which included acting roles in more than 50 films, some of which he produced and directed, was studded with accolades: Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, Peabody Awards. A dedicated humanitarian, he had received numerous honors and awards in appreciation for his charitable endeavors.
During his remarkable career, he acquired such famous nicknames as "The Chairman of the Board," "The Voice," the "Greatest Roman of Them All" and, of course, as virtually the entire world knew him, "Ol' Blue Eyes."
Culled from 13 remarkable telecasts from the period, the Great Performances special offers a fitting lyrical tribute to the "Chairman of the Board."
Guest artists appearing with Sinatra on this musical compilation of television specials include Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Kelly and Jobim.
Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack at the age of 82 this past May.
Nebraska food manufacturers and the University of Nebraska Food Processing Center have joined together to exhibit at the 1998 Nebraska State Fair. Food manufacturers will be displaying their products and handing out product samples to fair visitors in State Fair Park's University of Nebraska building.
The UNL Food Processing Center provides complete business, marketing and technical assistance to Nebraska's food industry. The Center also offers the Entrepreneur Assistance Program designed specifically for people with products or product ideas wanting to develop a food manufacturing business.
Many small Nebraska food companies will be exhibiting a wide variety of products - organic foods, oriental sauces, jalapeno jelly and everything in between. Visitors will be able to sample products, learn more about Nebraska's diverse food industry and have the opportunity to register for drawings of gift bags featuring Nebraska-made food products.
The hours of the University Building during the State Fair are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Labor Day. The following companies will be participating in the exhibit: J & M Jumbo Poultry - Ainsworth; Sandhills Ranch Products - Gordon; Sweet Corn Products Ltd. - Malcolm; Amaize-ing Gray's Popcorn, Hill's Sunflower Seeds, Holiday House, Nebraska Homegrown, Oriental Secrets, Outlaw Spice Co., The Heartland's Finest, Inc. - Lincoln; The Grain Place Inc.- Marquette; Medallion Honey - McCool Junction; Hollman Foods, Papa Ron's Gourmet L.L.C.- Minden; Big .Daddy's, Inc., Mama Malara's Foods, Inc. - Omaha; Twin Loups Quality Meats - St. Paul; Annies Jellies & Jams - Valentine and Libby Creek - York.
In addition to the Food Processing Center the following companies and groups have donated funds and resources to support this event: Nebraska Turkey Growers Co-op - Gibbon; McCain Foods - Grand Island; Hastings Meat Supply, Inc. - Hastings; Meadow Gold Dairies, Nebraska Food Industry Association - Lincoln; Madison Foods - Madison; Arnies Bagelicious - Nebraska City; ConAgra Inc., Mi Mama's Tortillas, Inc., Omaha Steaks - Omaha and Wimmer's Meat Products Inc. - West Point.
The 1998 college football season begins when Statewide, the Nebraska ETV Network's weekly news magazine, profiles University of Nebraska Assistant Football Coach Ron Brown, followed by "A Day in the Life of Husker Football" on Aug. 14. Statewide, airing at 7 p.m., features a "Perspectives" segment profiling Brown, the Cornhuskers' receivers coach, whose off-the-field activities make him one of the most inspirational leaders of the team. Brown hosts a weekly Christian radio show carried by stations across the state and is a speaker and writer for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Each summer, he runs seven statewide Christian camps for lower income children. He has written one book, Unfinished Business, about the Cornhuskers' 1994 championship season and is the subject of a biography, I Can, by Arthur L. Lindsay.
At 7:30 p.m., "A Day in the Life of Husker Football" follows then-Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne on the practice field, in strategy sessions and at team meetings as he prepares the Cornhuskers for their November 1997 showdown with traditional rival Oklahoma. The program is filled with fascinating scenes from the unlucky graduate assistant who awakens players on game day to Osborne's sideline conversations with players, assistant coaches and officials.
"A Day in the Life of Husker Football" also captures the behind the scenes activities of other participants: the HuskerVision crew, concession workers, the ABC Television Network crew that broadcast the game live, and more.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will offer a master of business administration degree with a specialization in agribusiness in a joint project of the College of Business Administration and the department of agricultural economics in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
"There are very few colleges and universities that offer this type of joint degree to their students," said Dennis Conley, professor of agricultural economics and joint agribusiness committee chairperson. "The program of study blends a traditional MBA curriculum with specialized courses in agricultural economics that help prepare graduates to enter middle management positions in the agribusiness industry."
Students will have the benefit of a tradition in agribusiness education that dates to 1983, coupled with an MBA program recently recognized as one of the 13 most efficient programs in the country. Chancellor James Moeser has designated the agribusiness program as one of the university's areas of excellence.
The MBA in agribusiness is for both traditional students and non-traditional students who want master's-level education in business with a specific focus on the food and agricultural sectors of the economy. It is a professional degree designed to serve people working in private industry, government or nonprofit organizations.
For more information, contact Dea Mandery at (402) 472-5086 or by e-mail at dmandery1@unl.edu
The Chancellor's Commission on the Status of People of Color is seeking nominees for the Outstanding Contributions to the Status of People of Color award. These achievements may be by an individual, an organization, or a department within the University.
Examples might be: recruitment and appointment of people of color into a department or organization; providing a special service to students of color that has helped with retention; professional advancement of people of color as faculty members, encouragement and support of service; promotion of greater awareness of issues relating to people of color within the university context.
For more information or a nomination form, call Ardis Holland at 2-5401 or email aholland@unlinfo.unl.edu. Nominations are due Aug. 31, 1998, and should be sent to CCSPC, 231 Mabel Lee Hall 0234. The award will be presented by the chancellor at a reception the last week in September.
The University Association for Administrative Development will hold an ice cream social from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 19 on the east side of the College of Business Administration Building. Current members can meet new members and the new UAAD Executive Board.
The Year 2000 Task Force congratulates the Division of General Studies for completing the process to make the department Year 2000 compliant. Michael Goff is the task force representative, and Donald Gregory is the compliance officer. The department finished the work four months ahead the campus-designated Year 2000 compliance date of December 1998.
Amateur photographers are invited to enter "Images of Faith," a photography contest sponsored by St. Mark's-on-the-Campus Committee on the Arts and Hasselbalch Imaging and Photography.
The theme is not limited to Christian piety or symbolism, according to contest organizers. Guidelines state, "Photographs may or may not be explicitly religious in content, but should be suggestive of the presence and mystery of the Divine and/or human response to that immanence and transcendence."
Entries will be accepted in three categories: works by youth photographers (under 18), black and white photography, and color photography. Prizes of $100 for Best of Category and $50 for Runner-up in Category will be awarded in each of the groups. There will be a $200 Best of Show prize.
Selected entries will be displayed at St. Mark's-on-the-Campus in an afternoon exhibition open to the public on Oct. 4.
The entry deadline is Sept. 15. Entry forms and complete contest guidelines are available at St. Mark's-on-the-Campus, 1309 R St.
For more information, call 475-8138 or 474-1979.
The University of Nebraska has created a new public policy center that will link university researchers with a variety of Nebraska policymakers. The center director is seeking a person to assist in university-government coordination, research activities (including grant writing), and teaching/training activities. Completion of terminal graduate degree preferred.
Center officials are especially interested in candidates with prior experience in policy and/or who have familiarity with the University of Nebraska, state government, and/or other relevant communities (e.g., business, medical, etc.).
Review of applications will begin Aug. 26., and continue until a
suitable
candidate is found. Send letter of interest, CV, and the names of three
references (and information regarding how to contact them) to: PPC Search
Committee, University of Nebraska, 335 Burnett Hall, Lincoln, NE
68588-0308.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is committed to a pluralistic campus
community through Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity and is
responsible
to the needs of dual career couples. We assure reasonable accommodation
under the Americans with Disabilities Act; contact Angela Williams
(402)472-3329
for assistance.
By Cheryl Alberts, IANR news writer
The third annual Specialty Crops Field Day, highlighting the production and marketing of high-value specialty crops and livestock, is Aug. 15.
"We get questions frequently about what options people have for small acreage production," said Pam Murray, coordinator of the Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CSAS) at the University of Nebraska, one of the field day co-sponsors.
"In many cases people have inherited a small piece of land and would like to fill a niche market, but don't know where to begin. This event will generate some ideas," added the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources staff member.
The day will begin at the Haymarket Farmers Market at noon with a brief overview of the market. Maps and information will be available at the market manager's booth all morning.
The group will meet at the Lancaster County Extension Office, 444 Cherrycreek Rd., at 12:30 for lunch and a presentation on community gardening. Locally-grown salads, fruit, sweet corn and bread will be served. Participants are asked to bring their own sandwiches and drinks.
At 1:30 p.m. the group will depart the extension office for farm tours. Participants must provide their own transportation; carpools may be arranged at the extension office. The tours will include GreenGlade Specialty Goat Milk Products at Martell; and Thao Gardens (vegetable production and marketing) and Bluestem Herb Farm, both at Beatrice.
The Specialty Crops Field Day is co-sponsored by the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society (NSAS), the Haymarket Farmers Market, Lancaster County Cooperative Extension, the CSAS, the Organic Crop Improvement Association Nebraska Chapter #3, and Country Edge.
For more information, contact Murray in the CSAS office (402)472-2056, or Cris Carusi with NSAS, (402)471-0817.
The Office For Affirmative Action and Diversity Programs offers search committee certification meetings. Certification is required prior to serving on a search committee and is obtained by attending a briefing session. Reservations are required - call 472-3417. Minimum 10 participants per session. Sessions may be canceled due to low enrollment. Future sessions will be announced in the Scarlet and on the Internet.
To schedule reservations or more information call Betty at 472-3417. Reasonable accommodations are assured under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Office For Affirmative Action and Diversity Programs offers Search Committee Update Briefings for faculty and staff whose Search Committee Certification requires renewal during this academic year. You have the option of attending an Update Briefing which will provide only new information, or you may repeat the standard Search Committee Briefing. Minimum 10 participants per session. Sessions may be canceled due to low enrollment. Future sessions will be announced in the Scarlet and on the Internet.
To schedule reservations or more information call Betty at 472-3417. Reasonable accommodations are assured under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Teaching and Learning Center invites all graduate teaching assistants and interested faculty to attend "Becoming a Teacher: Workshops for New Teaching Assistants" on Aug. 19 and 20. Departments have received a copy of the schedule and the registration form. Pre-registration is encouraged. Contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 472-3079.
The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources is hosting a reception at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 17 in the East Union to recognize Perry Wigley for his 11 years of service as director of the Conservation and Survey Division.
The University of Nebraska Career Services office will present the following workshops/events for the fall semester:
In August and September the Land Grant Training Alliance will be delivering a new electronic class - a set of four lessons on the WordPerfect 8.0 Table feature. The lessons will be posted on the web starting the week of Aug. 24. One lesson will be posted each week for four weeks. We will focus on creating and modifying tables with text and presenting and calculating numbers in tables.
Some of the skills you will learn include: creating a table using the mouse and the Toolbar; inserting, deleting and moving columns and rows; sorting table data; changing the line, border and fill styles; summing up columns and rows of numbers; using the formula bar for typing in formulas and copying formulas and importing spreadsheet or database data into a table.
For this workshop to be useful to you, you should have Windows 95 and WordPerfect 8.0 installed on your computer and you should have completed the Learning Corel WordPerfect 8.0 class offered earlier or an equivalent.
There is no charge for this electronic workshop. To register for this class, send a mail message by Aug. 21 to LISTSERV@UNL.EDU. In the body of the message, type only the command <SUBSCRIBE WP8TABLES Your Name>. These items are case insensitive. Do not include your signature or any additional text.
A reception honoring Paul Kelter and Jim Carr will be hosted by the Chemistry Department beginning at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19 in 130 Hamilton Hall.
Kelter and Carr in collaboration with Andrew Scott of Scotland have
recently
published "Chemistry: A World of Choices" (1999
McGraw-Hill/W.C.
Brown). This 650-page textbook is intended for the chemistry student
majoring
in the liberal arts which is the fastest growing segment of the chemistry
textbook market because of national interest in chemistry literacy for
all
citizens.
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