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March 26, 1999
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Free Anxiety Disorders Screening DayIf you experience feelings of panic or fear, being keyed up or stressed out, these may be signs of anxiety. Anxiety disorders are treatable and affect more than 23 million Americans each year. The Counseling and Psychological Services, Employee Assistance Program and the Psychological Consultation Center's Anxiety Disorders Clinic are co-sponsoring a free Anxiety Disorders Screening Day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 30 in the Nebraska Union. A second event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7 at the East Union during the Health Fair. The free, confidential screening program includes an educational presentation, a written self-test, a private meeting with a mental health professional and a referral if appropriate. Call the PCC Anxiety Disorder Clinic at 472-2351, EAP at 472-3107 or Counseling and Psychological Services at 472-7450 for more information. First Tuesday Examines Nebraskans' Educational Needs"Nebraskans' Educational Needs and Their Access to Technology in the Home and Workplace," will be the next First Tuesday presentation at 8 a.m. April 6 in 115 Burnett. Speakers will be S. Kay Rockwell and Jack Furgason, Agricultural Education, Leadership and Communication. A statewide survey was conducted with 1,827 Nebraskans in 1997-98 to provide a better understanding of their educational needs, access to technology and perceptions of the University of Nebraska. Differences between metro and non-metro areas in Nebraska will be noted. Survey results will be discussed and Nebraskans' perceptions will be compared with national perceptions from the 1995 report by Dillman, Christenson, Salant and Warner titled "What the Public Wants from Higher Education." To register, contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 472-3079, teaching@unlinfo.unl.edu. Y2K Task Force Meeting March 31The University's Year 2000 Task Force will meet at 1:30 p.m. March 31 in the Nebraska Union. Attendance is required for all Task Force representatives who are not done with Y2K work efforts. Call 472-7690 for more information. Information Technology Training Classes Begin April 27Communications and Information Technology is offering the Spring quarter of hands-on classes and seminars beginning April 27. Topics covered include Windows 95/98, WordPerfect 8, Word 97, PowerPoint 97, Netscape Navigator & Web Searching, Lotus Notes 4.6 and Web Authoring. The hands-on classes are held in the computer lab in the Animal Science Complex on East Campus and the seminars are held in the East Union. These classes and seminars vary in length from 2 to 5 hours. Information on class topics, schedule of classes, and registration cost is available at: http://www.ianr.unl.ed u/compute/classes.htm. You may also register for the classes at this site. Williams Reception March 30A farewell reception for Dick Williams, director of the Nebraska Union Food Services, will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. March 30 in the Heritage Room of the Nebraska Union. Williams has accepted the position of director of Dining Services at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. Reclaiming Classroom Civility Subject of VideoconferenceA videoconference, "Faculty on the Front Lines - Reclaiming Civility in the Classroom," will be at 1:30 p.m. April 8 in the Nebraska Union. The program will take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. with a discussion following from 3 to 4 p.m. In this videoconference, learn how to address inappropriate behavior and reclaim civility in college classrooms. While extreme incidents are still rare in college classrooms, milder instances of apathy and disrespect are evident almost everywhere. Some students aren't willing to work hard, yet feel entitled to good grades. Others make it clear they resent having to attend class. Bit by bit, rudeness and hostility erode opportunities for learning. Most faculty and administrators would love to learn some strategies for addressing inappropriate student behavior. Prevention, after all, is the best cure. To register, contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 472-3079, teaching@unlinfo.unl.edu. CCSW Award Nominations Due April 2Nominations are due April 2 for the recipient(s) of the 1999 Outstanding Contribution to the Status of Women Award. The award is conferred by the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women to recognize outstanding efforts to create a climate that is comfortable for women at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. These efforts may be by an individual or by an organization or department within the institution. The award recipient must demonstrate a sustained and tangible impact on the campus community. Such efforts might include, for example a record of recruitment resulting in the appointment of women; a program that recruits more female students than is typical for that program; an individual or unit that provides a special service to female students and helps retain these students; an academic department that promotes the professional advancement of women faculty members and encourages and supports the recognition of service responsibilities beyond that normally expected; a project that results in more women students entering graduate school in a specific discipline; a project that promotes greater awareness of women's issues within the university context; or a project in the public schools that encourages or enables more women to enter this university. Nomination letters should describe the nominee's accomplishments in making UNL a welcoming community for women. Letters should be specific, should document actions and attitudes and should include a copy of the nomination form, a maximum of three letters of support and no more than three pages of supporting documentation (not required). For a form, contact Barbara LaCost at 1213 Seaton Hall, CC, 0638. Nominations should be sent to her at the same address. Cost-Reducing 3rd Class Mailing Options AddressedDoes your department send out a newsletter? Are you paying 50 cents each for incorrect addresses on that mailing list, even on mailing lists that Mail and Distribution Services maintains? The United States Postal Service charges UNL 50 cents for each incorrect address when an address correction is requested. Mail Services passes the 50 cent charge back to the sending department. If you wish to use the UNL employee database as your mailing list, Mail Services recommends that you request your mailing be sent with "No Postal Endorsement" to avoid address correction fees. The UNL employee database is updated only when employees turn in a PDF with a change of address. However, Mail and Distribution Services would like to propose three options that could reduce the amount your department pays for incorrect addresses. o ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED - With this option, the pieces are forwarded to the correct address and a copy of the correct address is returned to the sender. This costs you 50 cents per piece. o RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED - With this option, the pieces will be returned to sender if the address is not correct. This will cost you the single-piece first-class mail rate (33 cents for up to two ounces). You will also get either an address correction or a reason for nondelivery. To re-mail the piece, you will have to pay postage again. o NO POSTAL ENDORSEMENT - The piece is thrown away by the Post Office if the address is not correct. You do not pay a service charge for this, but you have paid the original cost to mail the piece. Please contact Dick Schenaman at 450-6198 or call one of Mail Services employees at 472-7330 to change the postal endorsement on your newsletter. SAP Business Overview Workshops Begin March 29Business Overview Workshops for SAP will be conducted the week of March 29. These workshops will review the old vs. new procedures, business processes, and terminology and will be presented in a lecture style format. The workshops are free and registration is not required. These workshops will focus on the use of SAP by Phase 1 on-line end users who are required to attend one session in each of the areas they are to receive training. Phase 1 on-line end users have already been identified and notified. All UNL departmental staff who will be transitional paper-based end users or will continue to process business transactions in the traditional manner are encouraged to attend the session in their respective area.This should be thought of as a preview of processes using the on-line system, since formal paper-based training will commence in June and will address paper-based concerns not being presented in these workshops. o Materials Management(MM)/Purchasing/ Accounts Payable 9 a.m. to noon, March 29, Nebraska Union Auditorium. 9 a.m. to noon, April 5, East Union Great Plains Room o Travel and Financial Accounting/Controlling(FI/CO) 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., March 29, Nebraska Union Auditorium 1:30 - 4:30 p.m., April 5, East Union Great Plains Room o Human Resources(HR)/ Payroll 9 a.m. to noon, March 31*, Nebraska Union Auditorium 1:30 - 4:30 p.m., April 8*, Room E103 Beadle Center (* These dates are likely to be moved back 1-2 weeks. Notification of any schedule changes will be made via e-mail message and the UNL ASP website). All sessions will be repeated in North Platte. Date/time to be announced. Visit the UNL Transition Team website for campus-specific information at http://www.unl.edu/asp or for universitywide information, visit the ASP website at http://asp.uneb.edu. Transportation Services Offers Mileage Log Submissions on the WebTransportation Services customers are now able to submit their monthly mileage logs on-line. Departments with vehicles rented on a monthly basis from Transportation Services, can enter their end-of-month vehicle odometer reading(s) on-line via Transportation Services' Web site http://transportation.unl.e du/vlog.asp. Call Transportation Services, 472-2422 in order to obtain your department's login ID and password to use this feature. Other features of the site http://transportation.unl.edu are links for route information (directions and distance), Nebraska road conditions (both weather and construction), Nebraska Drivers License Manual, University Vehicle Operation Regulations and Information and Transportation Services' standard rental rates. Stockless Office Supply Program UpdateIn 1992, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln entered into a multi-year contract with Boise Cascade Office Products to be the prime vendor for office supplies on the Lincoln campus. The contract will expire soon. The pending expiration of this contract provided the unique opportunity for the four campuses of the university system (UNK, UNL, UNMC and UNO) to combine their various office supply contracts into one prime vendor contract for the entire university system. Proposals were recently received and representatives from each campus are now in the process of reviewing those proposals. The universitywide contract is expected to be implemented on or before July 1, 1999. More information will be provided regarding the implementation schedules, training sessions, etc., as soon as possible. For the current time, please continue to use the existing contract with Boise Cascade. Worlds in Motion at Mueller PlanetariumWorlds In Motion will be presented at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through May 30 (no shows on holidays). The running time of this show is approximately 32 minutes. Tickets are sold 30 minutes before showtimes in the Planetarium lobby. How fast are you moving right now?
Get the answer to this and other burning questions when you take a ride with Worlds In Motion at Mueller Planetarium. Most people know how long a year is, but few consider how far or how fast the Earth travels in its orbit around the Sun. Discover how the Earth and other objects move through space, how fast you are moving tight now, and how there is no such thing as a total couch potato. From the atoms in the air to the dance of the planets, everywhere you look, ours is a universe on the move. "Worlds" was produced at the Sudekum Planetarium in Nashville, Tenn. Toastmasters Meet on ThursdaysThe E.C. Speakers Toastmasters group meets from noon to 1 p.m. each Thursday in the East Union. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information contact Billie Lefholtz, 472-7909. Toxicology Center Expanding Faculty RosterThe Nebraska Center for Environmental Toxicology is seeking to expand its faculty roster. Faculty membership stands at 33, with representatives from biochemistry, biological systems engineering, chemistry, entomology, Eppley Institute, food science and technology, internal medicine, pathology and microbiology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, the School of Natural Resource Sciences and the Water Center. Current activities include developing a MS/Ph.D. program in toxicology, submitting a training grant to NIEHS, establishing an internsnip program with private and public sector partners, creating a collaborative research agenda addressing the needs of Nebraska; and compiling a contact list of experts in the field. Faculty conducting research related to toxicological problems and interested in participating in the center should submit an application for membership. Statements of interest plus curriculum vitae should by submitted by April 30 to Ercole Cavalieri, director, Center for Environmental Toxicology, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6805. Newly approved members will be added effective July 1999. For more information see http://www.unmc.edu/Eppley/To xCenter, email ecavalie@unmc.edu or contact Harry Bullerdiek, center coordinator, at hwbuller@unmc.edu or (402) 559-8924 or by fax at (402) 559-8068. Leadership Session April 7Faye Moulton, director of employee relations and human resources outreach, will present "The Abi-Yo-Yo Effect" from 1:30-4 p.m. April 7 in the Custodial Training Room at 1901 Y St. Come and see what modern leadership principles are buried in an ancient folk tale. Successful leaders are those who are effective in their daily interactions with others. They understand the importance of building and maintaining effective work relationships, and they know how to do that. Learn and discuss with your colleagues time-proven leadership principles that have the power to make your unit more productive and your life easier. Registration is required and enrollment is limited. Please phone Human Resources at (402) 472-3101 if you wish to attend this session or if you have questions Members and their guests may go through the cafeteria line prior to the start of the meeting and take their trays to the meeting room. For more information call 489-4329. Looking for the U-ScoopIf it's happening at the university, it's news to us. The Public Relations Office is always looking for leads on interesting research, people, events and other campus-related goings-on. Please e-mail your tips to the scarlet@unlinfo.unl.edu. We appreciate your help in keeping us up to date on the campus beat. Degree Grade Rosters Due April 23Degree Grade Rosters identifying May 8 degree candidates will be mailed to the faculty on April 9. The deadline for returning the rosters to the Graduation Services Office in 109 Canfield Administration Building is April 23. Crossing Cultural Boundaries And Global Communication IssuesThe Voices of The People series will hold another roundtable discussion beginning at 7 p.m. March 30 in the Great Plains Room of the East Union. The focus of the roundtable will be Crossing Cultural Boundaries and Global Communication Issues. Five panelists from different countries around the world will discuss the ways they see themselves, the way Americans see them, the way they see Americans, and the way things really are. After a brief introduction, the panel will be open to questions. The public is invited to attend. Tornado Warning System ChangingThe university has changed the alarms that are sounded when a tornado warning is issued. Whenever an official tornado warning (meaning a tornado has been sighted) is issued by either Civil Defense or the National Weather Service, the Telecommunications Center at Nebraska Hall activates the university's internal warning system. This signal is meant to alert people to seek immediate and appropriate shelter. None of this will change. What will change is the alarm itself. Specifically, we are simplifying exactly what you will hear. The university internal warning system is an intermittent ringing of the fire alarm bells at six-second intervals, whereas the fire alarm system is a steady continuous warning tone. In the past, we initially sounded the tornado warning for a full five minutes. This was followed by five minutes of silence. Then, a one-minute alarm was sounded every five minutes thereafter. Unfortunately, this caused a bit of confusion, since some people mistook the shorter alarms for some sort of all-clear signal. Moreover, the repeated and prolonged bell ringing was a bit disconcerting to those taking refuge in campus buildings. To avoid future confusion, we will only activate the alarm once and allow it to sound for three minutes. Remember that not all buildings are connected to the internal system. There is no all clear signal using this system; the local radio and TV stations will broadcast the all clear. Contact Bruce Bernt at 472-2131, if you have any questions. Health and Safety Awareness Week April 5-8The Environmental Health and Safety Office, Campus Recreation and the University Health Center are sponsoring Health and Safety Awareness Week April 5 to 8. The April 5 schedule of events includes a brown bag lunch seminar at noon in the Nebraska Union. The topic is "Office Ergonomics," by Mike Riley, chair and professor of Industrial Management Systems Engineering. There will be a Health/Safety Drive from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nebraska Union as well as a massage chair set up ($1 for 5 minutes) and blood pressure screenings from the UNL College of Nursing. There will be Safety Surveys in the East Union. CORE Training will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. On April 6, the brown bag lunch seminar at noon will be "Learn to Massage," with Amy Patt, coordinator of Massage Therapy, Campus Recreation, in the East Union. A Health/Safety Drive will continue from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the East Union. Fire Extinguisher Training will be given from 1 to 2 p.m. in the East Union. Safety Surveys will be taken in the Nebraska Union as well as Cholesterol screenings ($3 total Cholesterol; $5 HDL/LDL). On April 7, the brown bag lunch seminar at noon will be "Back Care," with Chris Oelling, assistant director, IPC Campus Recreation, in the East Union. The "Festival For the Health of It" will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the East Union, sponsored by: Campus Recreation. The Health/Safety Drive will continue from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the East Union, as well as Safety Surveys. CORE Training will take place from 2:30 to 5 p.m. and CPR Training - Adult, will be given from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and CPR Re-certification from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., all in the East Union. On April 8, the brown bag lunch seminar at noon will be "Dealing with Angry People," with Nancy Myers, director of Employee Assistance Program, in the Nebraska Union. A Health/Safety Drive will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Safety Surveys will be taken and Fire Extinguisher Training from 1 to 2 p.m. and blood pressure screenings from Occupational Medicine from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. all in the Nebraska Union. For more information, contact Environmental Health and Safety, 472-4925; Campus Recreation, 472-3467 or the University Health Center at 472-5000. |
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