COLD, RAINY WEATHER arrived on the NU campus this week, as students, faculty and staff had to use umbrellas and coats to shield against the rain and snow.

Diversity Workshop Nov. 12-13

The university community and the public are invited to a workshop, "Cultural & Gender Diversity: Unity, Respect, and Acceptance," beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 12 and concluding at 3 p.m. Nov. 13 in the East Union. The workshop is being presented by the Cultural and Gender Diversity Action Team of Nebraska Network 21.

This is a culturally constructed day featuring facilitated interactive involvement centered around cultural and gender diversity.

One outcome will be the development of team for community-university collaboration on actions for diversity. Speakers and facilitators are from the university and the Lincoln community.

Registration for both days is $35 which includes all materials, lunches and break refreshments. Registration is limited to 100 people.

For more information call Steve Jackson at 471-2504 or Patti Hust at 472-1576.

Headline Incorrect

A headline in the Oct. 30 Scarlet incorrectly reported the date of a memorial service for Paul Schach. The correct date and time were included in the body of the story. The Scarlet staff apologizes for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

Centrex Recycling

Distribution has begun for the 1998-99 Centrex directory. To recycle the 1997-98 Centrex, cut off the plastic binding, throw the plastic in the trash and put the old directory - cover and all - in your office paper recycling bin.

New Address for 501 Building

The City of Lincoln has renamed the street on the East side of the 501 Building to "Stadium Drive". This was done because North 10th Street was relocated to the west side of the 501 Building. Therefore, the street address for the 501 Building should now be 501 Stadium Drive.

Emeriti Association Meeting Nov. 19

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti Association meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Great Plains Room, East Union. The program presenter will be Priscilla Grew, vice chancellor for research, speaking on "Paleoclimate and Civilizations."

Plan to have lunch prior to the start of the meeting by going through the cafeteria line and taking your tray to the meeting room.

TIAA-CREF Counselors on Campus

TIAA-CREF counselors will be available for individual counseling sessions as follows:

• Nov. 17 and Dec. 2, East Union
• Nov. 18 and Dec. 1, Nebraska Union

To schedule an appointment, call Coco Chance at 800-842-2009. If you have any questions, call the Benefits Office at 472-2600.

Plake Also Taskforce Member

Barbara Plake, director of the Buros Institute and professor of educational psychology, was inadvertantly omitted from a list of members of the Future Nebraska Taskforce: Graduate Studies and Research that was announced last week.

Committee Begins Screening Applicants for VC-Research Post

The search committee for the vice chancellor for research has begun the screening process of about 70 applications. The committee also met recently with an external review team commissioned by Senior Vice Chancellor Richard Edwards to study and advise the university on its organization and support of research.

Expectations of the search committee are that the new vice chancellor will help the university respond to the recommendations of the research review team and also build on the recent increase in external research funding which totaled $48 million last year.

"The quality of our applicant pool is strong," said David Sellmyer, search committee chair. "We welcome input on desired characteristics of the new vice chancellor and hope that many faculty and others will be able to meet with the final candidates in the interviewing process."

The committee is searching for a new vice chancellor for research following the resignation of Vice Chancellor Priscilla Grew, which is effective in January.

NU Foundation Transfers Record $49 Million to NU

The University of Nebraska Foundation reported a record $49 million was transferred during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998 to benefit the four campuses of the University of Nebraska. The record $49,479,205 represents a 111 percent increase over fiscal year 1997 and an 80 percent increase over the previous record high of $27,545,572 transferred during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990.

More than $25.2 million was transferred for campus and building improvements, primarily to support the Lied Transplant Center at UNMC and the UNO Fieldhouse renovation. Nearly $10.9 million was directed to support academic programs and more than $9 million was transferred to support students through scholarships, graduate assistantships and fellowships.

Gifts and bequests for the 1998 fiscal year totaled $86,594,356, second only to last year's record-breaking total of $127,075,728. Total income (including investment income) was $172,867,347 and on June 30, 1998 the market value of the Foundation's assets totaled $743,251,124.

The University of Nebraska Foundation is a non-profit corporation supplementing faculty, students, facilities and programs of the four campuses of the University of Nebraska through gifts by alumni, friends, corporations and other foundations.

Learn About Sweeping Federal, State Tax Changes at NU Institute

Taxpayers and tax preparers alike face new challenges this year as more than 1,000 tax law changes go into effect. The Federal and State Income Tax Institute, now in its 44th year, offers accurate, up-to-date information to tax, financial and planning professionals.

In Lincoln, the institute will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and will repeat Dec. 14-15 at the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and Holdrege streets. Other dates and locations in the state include: Grand Island - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 23-24 at the Holiday Inn Midtown, 2503 S. Locust. Omaha - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 23-24 (repeats Dec. 7-8) at the Holiday Inn Central, 3321 S. 72nd St. Norfolk - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3-4 at Northeast Community College, 801 E. Benjamin Ave. Ogallala - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7-8 at the Ramada Limited, 201 Chuckwagon Road. Kearney - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11 at the Ramada Inn, 110 S. Second Ave.

Tax practitioners, CPAs, accountants, attorneys, bankers, trust officers, insurance agents, advisers and others interested in preparing tax returns should attend.

The institute features a legislative update on tax laws, practical information to share with clients, answers to specific tax questions, valuable desktop references, an explanation of state tax law changes and contact with other professionals.

Topics include the 1998 IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act, individual and small business problems, agricultural issues, like-kind exchanges, corporations, LLCs and partnerships. The conference materials cover a variety of other topics including IRS updates, rulings and cases and planning for Social Security, retirement, trusts and estates.

Cost of the two-day institute is $165. Continuing education credit is available for tax practitioners, accountants and enrolled agents; credit for insurance agents is applied for.

For more information or to register, contact the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division of Continuing Studies: Telephone: 472-2175; Fax: 472-1901; E-mail: dcsreg@unl.edu Mail: Division of Continuing Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 271 NCCE, Lincoln, NE 68583-9100.

NU Biological Pest Control Course Available Via Distance Ed

Students, agricultural producers and high school science teachers interested in natural pest control of pests in field crops will have an opportunity to learn more through a University of Nebraska distance education class this spring.

"Biological Control of Pests" is an eight-week course that begins Jan. 19, 1999. The course can be taken for credit or noncredit through NU Cooperative Extension, and is listed as Entomology 496B/896/B. The instructor is Steve Danielson, associate professor of entomology, and an expert in the biological control of bean leaf beetles, a major soybean pest.

The course is part of a new master's degree program available by distance education through NU's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

"Biological Control of Pests" will show participants how to conserve natural enemies of pest insects, weeds and diseases. Participants will learn the latest ways to monitor and evaluate biological programs, discuss the role of government in biological control and explore how biological control fits into Integrated Pest Management.

The classes also will be presented via Internet video streaming. Students earning credit for the course will submit a term paper, six essays, a mid-term and final exam. Prerequisites for credit include 12 hours of college-level biological science courses, or instructor permission.

Cost of the course for noncredit participants is $295.

For more information on this new degree, for class credit tuition costs, or to register, contact Betty at (800)755-7765.

Biking Issues Listserv Up and Pedaling

Those interested in biking issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln can join a "Campus Bike Talk" listserv sponsored by the ASUN Environmental Issues Subcommittee. The e-mail discussion list is designed to provide NU students, faculty and staff with a forum to discuss community biking issues. Many people rely on bicycles as a major form of transportation and with this comes concerns about safety, the weather, and future city planning. Anyone interested in biking and alternative transportation is encouraged to subscribe to this on-line forum and contribute to a dialogue about these issues.

To subscribe to the "Campus Bike Talk" listserv, please send an e-mail message to listserv@unl.edu. In the body of the message, type: SUBSCRIBE CAMPUSBIKETALK. Further instructions about using the listserv will be posted to subscribers' accounts.

The "Campus Bike Talk" listserv is part of an ongoing effort by the ASUN Environmental Issues Subcommittee to promote alternative forms of transportation on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campuses, with the long-term goal of decreasing the number of students, staff and faculty driving single-occupant private vehicles on campus. Other projects include a creative ad campaign intended to raise campus awareness of available public mass transit, a map of all existing bike racks and a "Walkability" survey focusing on pedestrian concerns.

NU Offers Distance Ed Master's in Entomology

By Cheryl Alberts, IANR news writer

The university is offered a new master's degree in entomology.

The program degree is designed for site-bound students who could not otherwise pursue an advanced degree, said entomology graduate chair Leon Higley. This program emphasizes putting the training to practice and is specific to individual student needs and interests.

Introductory and advanced courses are available in pest management; insect ecology, toxicology, physiology and biochemistry; biological control; host plant restraint; and others. Courses also may be taken for non-credit.

This master's program requires 36 hours of coursework but is not thesis-based, which means it is not intended to qualify students toward a doctorate degree. Eighteen of the 36 hours must be completed through NU. Any other credits are subject to committee approval. While the program can be completed in as few as two years, three to four years is more realistic in providing a rewarding education without undue personal cost.

The program will be available via videotape and the Internet. Also, while access to a computer is not required to take the courses, it is advised. Materials are referenced on the World Wide Web and students can more easily communicate with their instructors and fellow students through electronic mail.

For more general information, check the NU Department of Entomology web site at http://ianrwww.unl .edu/ianr/entomol/entdept.htm or call (402)472-2123. For more specific information about the program, contact Higley at phone (402)472-8689 or e-mail lhigley@unl.edu or call (800)755-7765.

NU-UNESCO Partnership Strengthens

International collaboration is being enhanced this winter as the university strengthens a two-year partnership arrangement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO. The official UNESCO Education Sector web site was moved from London to Lincoln in 1996 under a Joint Study Agreement involving these two partners and the IBM Corporation.

From its infancy, the site has steadily grown, with monthly 'hits' routinely topping 250,000 - originating in over 125 countries. IANR, UNL and Central Administration technology groups have hosted the service and are now working together to expand the service in the coming months.

If procedures can be worked out, the envisioned web site will become a 'mirror' of the entire UNESCO web offerings, including the Scientific and Cultural sectors.

Project leader at NU is Professor Jim Emal who can be reached at JEMAL1@unl.edu.

for additional information. To view the current site see http://unesco.uneb.edu.

Free Skate Nights

The Free Skate Night scheduled for Nov. 15, has been cancelled, however, the Free Skate Night scheduled for 9:40 to 11 p.m. Dec. 6 will be held at the Ice Box.

Be sure to bring your NU I.D. Skates can be rented on site or at the Campus Recreation Center (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Guests can skate by purchasing a $5 guest pass on site.

For more information contact Campus Recreation at 472-3467.

Degree Grade Rosters Due Dec. 4

Degree Grade Rosters identifying Dec. 19 degree candidates will be mailed to the faculty on Nov. 23. The deadline for returning the rosters to the Records Office is Dec. 4.

Purchasing Card Training

Purchasing Card training has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Nov. 10 at the Business Services Complex, 1700 Y St. Contact Darla Huff, 472-5050, to register for this session. Space is limited.

Nov. 17, 18, 19 Forums Focus on Diversity Plan Draft

The campus community is invited to a discussion of the working draft of a Diversity Plan for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Three open forum sessions have been scheduled for faculty, staff and students to provide input. Bring your ideas to the following sessions:

• Faculty: 3:30-5 p.m. Nov. 17, Nebraska Union.
• Managerial/Professional and Office/Service Staff: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 18, East Union (feel free to bring your lunch).
• Students: 3:30-5 p.m. Nov. 19, Nebraska Union.

Check the calendars on lobby kiosks under the heading UNL Diversity Plan-Open Forum for room numbers.

The members of the Diversity/Gender Equity Resource Group - Linda Crump, director of Affirmative Action and Diversity Programs; Bruce Currin, director of Human Resources; Evelyn Jacobson, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs - want your input on the proposals brought forward for consideration in the draft plan.

The plan can be found at http://www.unl.edu/svcaa/Dis cuss.html.

Another way to give input is to send comments via email to: lcrump@unl.edu; bcurrin1@unl.edu; or ejacobson1@unl.edu.

Genoa's Indian School Is Olson Seminar Topic

The Genoa Industrial Indian School, which was in operation for 50 years in Genoa, is the topic for the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies.

Amy M. Goodburn, assistant professor of English at the university, will present "Literacy Practices at the Genoa Industrial Indian School (1884-1934)," from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Great Plains Art Collection Gallery in 215 Love Library. The seminar and a 3 p.m. reception in the gallery are free and open to the public.

Goodburn will present the history of the federal off-reservation boarding school, then will focus on its literacy curriculum as a site of contested values and the ways that American Indian students adopted, resisted and remade these values through their literacy practices. She will discuss literary texts that students read, school essays that they wrote and extracurricular activities such as pen pal exchanges and literary societies in which they participated.

Mexican Zapatista Movement Discussed Nov. 11, 12

A presentation by Jorge Torres Viveros, "Understanding Chiapas and the Zapatista Movement from a Mexican Perspective," will begin at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Culture Center.

Torres Viveros is the director and co-founder of CETLALIC: The Tlahuica Center for Language and Cultural Exchange, accredited by the Ministry of Education (SEP), in Cuernavaca, Mexico. He has trained teachers in adapting Freirean methodology, to teach North Americans and Europeans Spanish and Latin American realities since 1987.

As director of CETLALIC and coordinator of special programs, he is responsible for the development and implementaction of experiential programs for foreigners on topics including free trade (NAFTA) and the economy in Mexico, language and culture for bilingual educators, women and social change in Mexico, Chicano identity, and the theory and methodology of the Base Christian Community movement.

Torres Viveros studied ethnohistory, as well as the Nahuatl and Yucatan Mayan languages, in the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia in Mexico City. His research includes studies in indigenous communities in the Mexican states of Campeche, Yucatan and Morelos.

A "Working Session: Teaching and Research Opportunities in Cuernavaca, Mexico," for University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and graduate students with Torres Viveros, will begin at 5 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Nebraska Union. The event is co-sponsored by the Latino/Latin American Studies Program and the Center for Curriculum and Instruction.

For more information, contact Teresita Aguilar, 472-1993.

November-December Multimedia and Technology Courses Listed

Introductory classes for the latest multimedia software are available throughout the semester in 163 Mabel Lee Hall. The classes provide an easy, low cost way to keep your skills fresh on the latest technology tools for teaching and research.

Workshops are $30 for faculty, staff and students employed by your department and $10 for all other students. Payment is due upon registration and may be made with a company center ID number or check. Refunds are allowed up to 48 hours in advance only. Substitutions are allowed. To register, contact Cheryl Livingston at 472-9050 or in the 501 Building, Room 118. Space is limited and reservations are required.

Check our web page at http://www.unl.edu/nmc/ and look under workshops.

For more information regarding workshop content, contact Leona Barratt at lbarratt@unl.edu.Director Animation, 2 to 4 p.m., Nov. 10 - Learn the basics of creating 2-dimensional animation.

• Web Graphics, 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 12 - Tools and techniques for preparing graphics for the World Wide Web with an emphasis on conserving bandwidth while maintaining good images. (Photoshop experience required).
• Power Point 98, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Nov. 16 - Use this multimedia presentation software to create professional presentations incorporating sound, images and video for classroom instruction or web use.
• Putting pictures, audio & video on the computer, 3 to 5 p.m., Nov. 17 - Convert slides, photos, audio, and video into readable files for your computer.
• Intro to Top Class, 3 to 5 p.m., Nov. 18 - Learn about a course delivery system for the Internet.
• VRML, 9 to 11 a.m., Nov. 19 - Build virtual worlds on the web.
• Premiere, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Nov. 25 - Learn how to capture, edit, and create special effects to customize a movie.
• Netscape Composer, 10 a.m. to noon, Dec. 2 - Learn how to quickly and simply create your own web pages using Netscape. The basics of HTML will also be covered.

Precision Farming is Conference Topic

Precision farming using field-specific data is the focus of a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln conference Nov. 9-13 at the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and Holdrege streets.

The conference, "Crop Modeling for Environment-Specific Management," is a five-day workshop on using computer technologies for risk assessment and precision farming.

"Farmers can now subscribe to Internet-based information services that include crop models," said Bob Caldwell, cropping systems specialist in the Department of Agronomy. "We are going to look at advanced information technologies for helping farmers make better decisions" by using crop simulation models and data from geographic information systems.

The conference, an introduction to the use of crop models geared toward crop advisers and consultants as well as researchers, will concentrate "on the nuts and bolts: how data is stored, how we retrieve it and how we test the quality of crop simulation models," Caldwell said.

Crop simulation techniques should aid field management in Nebraska, where crops are grown both with irrigation and on dry land, Caldwell said. The models pull together and use weather, soil and crop information for specific sites. Geographic information systems map data and provide a picture of what is happening in various locations in a field.

The conference will run in two parts. On Nov. 9-10, attendees will learn crop modeling fundamentals, including hands-on computer training in international data standards for crop modeling. Designed for professionals who need to know the details of how crop simulations operate, this workshop will describe ICASA/GCTE file standards as well as formats for weather and soil data delivered by services such as EmergeTM. Field staff will learn how to document experiments and store measured data so that they can test the predictions of crop models.

On Nov. 11-13, participants will explore how crop models are put into practice through a series of lectures, demonstrations and group discussions. Topics will include: photosynthesis and water use; site-specific soil fertility and yield potential; nitrogen management; weather data; weed/crop competition and modeling; experimental designs for landscape-scale, site-specific research and the statistical foundation for model testing; practical use of crop models in production agriculture; decision support needs of consultants; genetic coefficients and the evaluation of commercial cultivars; research on variable-rate technology and remote sensing; simulation-based assessments of risk; crop models from a service provider's viewpoint.

Caldwell worked in Hawaii for 10 years with several international programs involved in developing crop simulation models. He came to Nebraska two years ago to put that expertise to work in production agriculture.

"One of the exciting aspects of this technology is the possibility that crop models will help us do precision farming," Caldwell said. "These models give us a look at the cause-and-effect relationships between soil variability and crop performance" in response to variable-rate fertilizer application.

The full five-day conference fee is $595. Registration for the Nov. 9-10 hands-on computer session only is $295. A discounted fee is available for participants who provide their own computers. Continuing education unit credits in soil fertility, soil and water management and crop production have been applied for through the Certified Crop Adviser Program.

For more information or to register, contact the Division of Continuing Studies at 472-2175 or visit the World Wide Web site at http://www.unl.edu/con ted/acpp/cropmodeling.

Hitchcock Comments on Africa at Nov. 12 Thompson Forum

Some of the major issues facing the African continent will be the topic of the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues Nov. 12.

Robert K. Hitchcock will deliver "Africa: Environmental Conservation, Development and Human Rights" at 3:30 p.m. in the Lied Center, 301 N. 12th St. The lecture is free and open to the public. It also is available live via satellite at sites throughout Nebraska, including College Park in Grand Island, state colleges, community colleges and high schools.

Chair and and associate professor of anthropology, Hitchcock is the first University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member to deliver a Thompson lecture. He will discuss international pressure for wildlife and habitat conservation in the face of growing needs of Africa's people for land, jobs and resources. He also will address serious questions about human rights and social justice that have been raised by local people in Africa as the construction of large dams and other projects have expanded.

Hitchcock has worked on conservation and development projects in Africa for more than two decades. He has been an adviser to the governments of Botswana, Namibia, Somalia and Swaziland and a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, the Ford Foundation and the World Bank. He is a member of the Panel of Environmental Experts for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Africa's largest contemporary development project.

The Thompson Forum is a cooperative project of the Cooper Foundation and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Former Santa Fe Mayor Is Hyde Speaker Nov. 19

Arthur E. "Art" Trujilla of Albuquerque, N.M., will give a Hyde Lecture at 4 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Sheldon Gallery auditorium. The lecture is titled "The Politics of Planning: A Practitioner's Perspective."

Trujillo is vice president of Marketing and Planning at Custer-Basarich Architects/Planners. He has served in numerous public service positions including chair of the Santa Fe County Planning Commission, chair of the Santa Fe County Board of Commissioners, and mayor of Santa Fe. Trujillo earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social work and economics and a Master of Science in regional and city planning, from the University of Oklahoma.

This lecture is made possible by the Leicester A. Hyde Memorial Fund.