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April 9, 1999
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Religious Studies Serves Up Theology for LunchThe Theology for Lunch brown bag lunch program continues this semester with the theme of "Respectful Disagreements." The next program will start at 11:30 a.m. with the brown bag lunch and program at noon on April 23 in the Nebraska Union. Ra Drake, pastor, Newman United Methodist Church, and Scott Pixler, campus pastor, Christian Student Fellowship, will speak on homosexuality. The Theology for Lunch program is sponsored by The Program for Religious Studies, in cooperation with St. Mark's on-the-Campus, the Lutheran Student Center and Cornerstone (United Ministries in Higher Education). For more information call 472-7008. Religious Studies Gives Us Food for ThoughtThe Food for Thought brown bag lunch program continues with the theme of "Troublesome Words," scriptural passages that make us lose sleep. The next program will start at 11:30 a.m. with the brown bag lunch and program at noon on April 22 in the East Union. Bob Matya, pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Newman Center and vocational director for the Lincoln Diocese, will speak. The Food for Thought program is sponsored by The Program for Religious Studies, in cooperation with St. Mark's on-the-Campus, the Lutheran Student Center and Cornerstone (United Ministries in Higher Education). For more information call 472-7008. 1999 Ethnic Minority Research SymposiumThe Office of Graduate Studies will hold the 1999 Ethnic Minority Research Symposium from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 15 in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union. The symposium provides a forum for all students to present their research, highlighting work by or pertaining to ethnic minorities. The structure of the symposium allows you to attend the oral and poster presentations that fit into your schedule. A symposium itinerary is available in the Office of Graduate Studies. Food will be provided. For more information, contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 472-2875. Prairielink Service to Be DiscontinuedAbout 10 years ago, Aliant provided a low speed (by today's standards) computer network called Prairielink. This network provided computer connectivity to a variety of research centers around the state, and facilitated connectivity between various Business Services systems located throughout both City and East Campus. Over the years, most of the systems that were connected to Prairielink have been disconnected, or are now using the campuses network instead. The largest remaining use of Prairielink resides within the Business Services area. Information Services has received word that sometime in June, the Prairielink service will be shutdown. Aliant has been working with both Information Services and Business Services to identify options for the remaining systems that still rely upon Prairielink for connectivity. If you believe you will be affected by this and have not been contacted, please contact Information Services at 472-5236. Bodman Retirement Dinner April 9Jerry Bodman is retiring after 21 years of extension service at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition to numerous individual producer contacts, Bodman has had many programs with the swine, dairy, beef and insurance associations in Nebraska, as well as various companies and building contractors. He is planning to share in a Pennsylvania dairy operation with his brother. A retirement function will be April 9 at the Knolls, 2201 Old Cheney Road, hosted by the IANR Biological Systems Engineering department. Socializing will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Emeriti Association Meeting April 15The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti Association will meet at 12:30 p.m. April 15 at Eastridge Presbyterian Church, South 56th Street and Eastridge Drive. Speaking will be Stephen Hilliard, professor of English, who will present research on scholarships. Members and their guests may bring sack lunches to the meeting if they wish. There will be no food service at the church. For more information, contact Ronald Ozaki, vice president, 489-4329. University Libraries Celebrates National Library WeekThe University Libraries will celebrate National Library Week April 12-16, joining many other libraries across the United States. The theme for 1999 is Read! Learn! Connect! @ the Library! and emphasizes the expanding role of the library as a complete resource for learning. From hundred-year-old books to full Internet access, today's library provides the perfect combination of traditional and innovative tools. The Libraries will hold the following events:
Stop in Love Library during the week of April 12-16 to register for drawings to give away several exciting "READ" posters on display on the second floor of Love Library. You need not be present to win. Non-perishable donations for the Food Bank accepted at Love and all branch libraries throughout the week and library magnets and pencils will be distributed at Love and all branch libraries. Cuba the Focus of April 15 LectureAnthropologist and writer Ruth Behar will speak on "Nightgowns from Cuba: Desire and Diaspora After the Revolution," at 3:30 p.m. April 15 in 229 Andrews Hall. The speech is free and open to the public. Behar was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1956 and came to live in New York with her family in 1962. She is professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The recipient of many prestigious fellowships, including the MacArthur Fellows Award in 1988 and a John Simon Guggenheim fellowship in 1995, Behar has traveled to Spain, Mexico and Cuba and written on a range of cultural issues as a poet, essayist, editor and ethnographer. Behar received her B.A. from Wesleyan University, her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Princeton University. Behar's first book, The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village: Santa Maria del Monte, tells a multilayered story of how one village negotiated its relation to the past in the wake of social transformations that removed people from the land during the late Franco years. Her second book, Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza's Story, an account of her friendship with a Mexican street peddler, was named a Notable Book of the Year for 1993 by The New York Times. Her most recent book, The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology that Breaks Your Heart, is a collection of essays that challenges readers to consider the role of the emotions not only in contemporary anthropology but all acts of witnessing. Behar's visit to UNL is sponsored by the Women's Studies program. For more information, contact Barbara DiBernard, 472-1828. Franklin Covey "What Matters Most" Seminar Offered"What Matters Most," the new time management and life leadership workshop from Franklin Covey will occur from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 30 in the Nebraska Union. Please register no later than April 14. This workshop helps you learn to focus your time, energy and resources on the things that ultimately mean the most at work and at home. Franklin Covey is the company that brought you the Franklin Planner and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. A limited number of workshops will be offered at UNL for a reduced price of $149 ($99 if you already have a Franklin Planner). The regular price for a public seminar is $229. This offer is only for university employees, students and their immediate family members. If you would like more information or would like to sign up for a class call Gina Matkin at 472-4454. Matkin is a certified "What Matters Most" and "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" facilitator under the license of the University of Nebraska. For more information, contact Matkin at 472-4454 or gmatkin@unl.edu. Safety Walk is April 10In the predawn stillness of April 10, students and administrators will trudge down University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus byways in search of safety concerns. "The walk is an opportunity for members of different departments and organizations to get together and examine areas of campus that have had questions raised regarding safety," said Sgt. Bill Manning of the University Police Department. During past safety walks, participants have identified needs such as building repairs, additional lighting and emergency phones, landscaping changes or shrubs that need pruning. The walk will include students and staff from university police, maintenance, landscape services and parking services. Participants will meet at 4 a.m. April 10 at the Stadium Drive Parking Garage to board buses for transport to locations on both campuses. The walk lasts about two hours. Contact Manning at 472-8430 if you plan to attend so enough buses will be available. VOTP Diversity Day April 13The Voice of the People series will be presenting "Global Citizenship and Diversity Day" on April 13. The theme is "Celebrating Diversity, Working Toward Unity." Student organizations have been invited to set up booths on the greenspace, and from noon to 1 p.m. in the Crib of the Nebraska Union, a band will be playing. "Global Citizenship and Diversity Day" will be the last VOTP sponsored event of the 1998-1999 school year. VOTP is a collaborative, scholarly and grassroots dialogue approach to the issue of race, culture and ethnic relations in our learning environment. Regents' Meeting Agendas Go On-Line May 1Effective with the May 1 meeting of the Board of Regents, Central Administration is planning to publish complete agenda materials for meetings of the board on the UNCA web site. You can now print a hard copy of the agenda (or the specific item[s] in which you have an interest) from your own printer. The information will be available on the web at http://www.uneb.edu/agenda/ agendas.htm at least six working days prior to the scheduled board meeting. The schedule for the remainder of the year appears below.
Women in Sciences Is April 23 Lecture TopicElaine Seymour, author of Talking About Leaving, will be presenting a lecture titled "Why Women Leave Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering." The lecture springs from research done for the book, which took over three years and spanned seven campuses in order to determine why above average female students were leaving undergraduate programs in the sciences. The lecture will occur from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. April 23 in CBA room 143, and is free and open to the public. The University of Colorado at Boulder Sociology professor is in town to speak at a conference for high school girls who are interested in pursuing a career in the sciences. The conference, which takes place April 24, brings together 90 high school sophomores and juniors and their sponsors with role models and mentors. The conference and Seymour's visit are being sponsored by the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education. Seymour will also be meeting with small groups of faculty all day April 23. If you are interested in speaking with her, contact Sandy Scofield at 472-8965. Mayoral Candidate Forum April 13The Academic Senate, ASUN and Delta Sigma Phi business fraternity are co-sponsoring a forum with mayoral candidates Cindy Johnson and Don Wesely at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Nebraska Union. These are the two candidates who emerged from the April 6 primary. The forum is free and open to all interested persons. Final ASP/Business Centers Stress Seminar April 15Nancy Myers, director of the Employee Assistance Program, will conduct the third seminar to help the campus community better understand change associated with the formation of Business Centers and change associated with the Administrative Systems Project. The seminar will be from 2-4 p.m. April 15 in room E103 of the Beadle Center. As UNL moves through a series of changes, the work that each of us do will increase in its value and impact. The communication that used to be filtered up or down through a number of layers of bureaucracy will be much more direct and systemic. To make our changes work, we need to be able to communicate and interact with all levels of individuals throughout the university. Decisions will not only be made from the top of the organization, but be generated with input from many different employee positions and areas. How do we give feedback tactfully to our supervisor, co-worker or the person that we have never met across campus? How can we reduce misunderstandings and conflict and generate mutual understanding and agreement? How do we balance the quickness of technology with the human need to interact and exchange information? This seminar will focus on communication skills that are useful in managing change and giving feedback. 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. Union Name Indicates InclusivenessDaryl Swanson cringes when he hears the Nebraska Union called the student union or the city campus union. Because the building "belongs to everyone," he uses the name Nebraska Union because of its inclusiveness. Incidentally, he added, the structure on east campus is the Nebraska East Union, not east campus union. The union director said he also has come up with a way to get around arguments about where the Nebraska Union's "front door" is. He refers to the north (plaza) entrance as the Main Entrance. The original entrance is the R Street Entrance. The Memorial Plaza was named in 1969 by the University of Nebraska Foundation, who came up with the idea of funding the original plaza through gifts from alumni and friends who were memorializing family members or others. The union has seen four significant building periods. It was constructed in 1937 and dedicated in 1938. In 1959, a once-story addition was hitched to the north side of the original building. In 1968, a second story was added to that addition, and the whole thing was expanded north. The latest addition began in 1997. |
You are cordially invited to the dedication of the newly expanded and renovated Nebraska Union and the rededication of Broyhill Fountain Thursday, April 15, 1999 11 AM Memorial Plaza North Side, Nebraska Union Cake, Hot Dogs & Pepsi Immediately following the Ceremony Music on the Plaza Noon to 2 PM Rain Site: Union Lounge |
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