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October 28, 1999
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Flutist Zukerman Is Nov. 9 Thompson SpeakerDescribed as an extraordinary flutist whose "sheer magic" gifts of communication extend to other media, Eugenia Zukerman will be the next speaker in the 1999-2000 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. A successful author and television commentator, Zukerman will deliver "Arts at the Millennium," beginning at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Her lecture is free and open to the public and is available live via satellite at sites throughout the state, including state colleges, community colleges, high schools and College Park at Grand Island. Some of Zukerman's major orchestral appearances have been with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic. A prolific recording artist, she has recorded on CBS Masterworks, Pro Arte and Vox Cum Laude labels. Since 1980, she has been the arts correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning" and is also a guest on many other television programs. She has written several screenplays and two acclaimed novels, "Deceptive Cadence" and "Taking the Heat." Zukerman also co-authored "Coping with Prednisone" with her sister, Dr. Julie Ingelfinger, detailing her necessary, but risky, encounter with this powerful steroid once she developed a rare lung disease. Together they devised a remedy to relieve the side-effects of such drugs, which are taken by more than 1 million Americans yearly. Moonwitch Is Fall Planetarium ShowMost nights, the moon is by far the brightest and largest object in the night sky. For millennia it was worshipped by humans the world over. In recent centuries it has been the subject of intense scientific observation and was visited by humans several times during the Apollo missions. Yet there is still much which remains mysterious and unknown about Earth's nearest neighbor. Mueller Planetarium will investigate the moon in its fall astronomy show, "Moonwitch," a 35-minute program that begins at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays this fall (except Nebraska home football Saturdays). In the family-oriented program, visitors will meet Bill and Diana, a brother and sister who are out for Halloween trick-or-treating. Diana notices that no matter where she goes, the moon seems to follow. Back home, Mom and Dad explain moon appearance and motion. Tickets for Mueller Planetarium astronomy shows are $4 for adults, $3 for students and children. Tickets go on sale at 1:30 p.m. in the planetarium lobby in Morrill Hall, 14th and U streets. Safe Ride Home Program Launched Oct. 14"NU on Wheels" began offering University of Nebraska-Lincoln students a safe ride home in a new program launched Oct. 14. It began in conjunction with NU's observance of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week and "Do It Sober," an annual program promoting alcohol awareness. The idea for "NU on Wheels" began after a tragic drunk driving accident in 1998 killed NU student Laura Cockson and seriously injured her two younger sisters. The impact of Cockson's death prompted three NU students to develop a program that could help prevent future drunk driving tragedies and other unsafe situations from occurring. A year-and-a-half in the making, "NU on Wheels" is a collaboration with the University Health Center, the University Health Center's peer alcohol education group Project CARE and Husker Cab, Co. of Lincoln. "NU on Wheels" will be offering free cab rides home to all NU students from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights during the fall and spring semesters. Students may use "NU on Wheels'" free cab by following four simple steps: 1. Call 475-RIDE (475-7433). 2. Give their name, pick-up location and exact home address. 3. Wait at pick-up location and watch for taxi. 4. Show their valid NU student ID to the taxi driver. A NU student ID is required. "NU on Wheels" has received first-year financial support from the Cooper Foundation, the Sowers Club, the Student Alumni Association, the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety and the UNL Parents Association. For more information contact "NU on Wheels" coordinator, Molly Schmitz, at 472-7440. CorrectionDue to incorrect information provided to the Scarlet, Gail Latta was identified in the Oct. 14 Scarlet as an associate professor. Latta is a full professor. Bosses Sought For AwardAny full-time employee with management, administrative and/or supervisory responsibilities is eligible for nomination for the Floyd S. Oldt Boss of the Year Award. An individual is eligible to be the recipient of this award only once. Nominations will be accepted for University of Nebraska Lincoln employees, University of Nebraska District Research and Extension Center employees and employees of UNO and UNMC whose primary work location is on the Lincoln campus. The University of Nebraska Office Personnel Association established this annual award for excellence in personnel management in 1982. Since 1991, it has been funded through a generous endowment from the Floyd S. Oldt Trust. This award recognizes University of Nebraska employees who demonstrate outstanding skills in employee supervision and interpersonal relations. The recipient of the 1999-2000 award will receive a monetary cash award of $500, a framed certificate, and a one-year UNOPA membership. All Floyd S. Oldt Boss of the Year Award Nominees will receive a printed certificate to commemorate their nomination and will be recognized at the presentation luncheon Nov. 9. For more information visit the UNOPA Web site http://www.unl.edu/unopa/ or contact Joyce Ore at jore1@unl.edu or 472-3514. Laser Shows To Frighten, ThrillWant a good scare, and some fun too? Mueller Planetarium has laser light shows to brighten Halloween. "Halloween Laser" featuring "Ghostbusters," the "Monster Mash," and much more, runs at 8 p.m. Oct. 29; 2, 3:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Oct. 31. Late-night ghosts and goblins will rock out to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at 9:30 and 11 p.m. on Oct. 29 and 30. Tickets are sold 30 minutes before show time. Admission is $5, $4 for college students (with identification) and senior citizens, and $3 for children 12 and under. Degree Grade Rosters Due Dec. 3Degree Grade Rosters identifying Dec. 18 degree candidates will be mailed to the faculty on Nov. 22. The deadline for returning the rosters to the Records Office will be Dec. 3. Student Leaders Sought for New MillenniumStudent nominees are sought for Leadershape Nebraska, a 12-month leadership development program for students. The program begins with a six-day institute over spring break and is followed by 12 months of programs and activities to encourage students to lead with integrity, create vision, and learn to better work in groups. Faculty and others are asked to encourage students to apply for Leadershape. The Institute begins during Spring Break, March 11 - 16, 2000. It is open to all currently enrolled students who will be enrolled with the university until May 2001. Applications are available at Student Involvement offices, 200 Nebraska Union and 300 Nebraska East Union; the Culture Center, the Women's Center, ASUN, Student Affairs and on the Web at http://www.unl.edu.sinvol ve.leadershape. For more information, call Student Involvement at 472-2454. Priority will be given to applications received by 4 p.m. Nov. 4. Applications received after that time will be reviewed in a second screening process. Moeser Plans Visit To Alliance, Chadron, CrawfordJames Moeser, chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will travel to Alliance, Chadron and the Crawford area Oct. 28 as part of his annual series of community visits. After a breakfast with educators and community leaders in Alliance, Moeser will tour the Alliance Library/Learning Center before joining the Chadron Rotary Club for lunch. He will meet with leaders of Chadron Public Schools and Chadron State College before he reviews local NU Extension efforts on his way to Fort Robinson State Park. At the park he plans to visit with community leaders while visiting the university's Trailside Museum. "The university is committed to being an engaged institution, working in partnership with local communities to help maintain sustainability of local economies and cultures, as well families with critical issues affecting children and youth in Nebraska," Moeser said. "I believe it's critical to listen to the concerns of our citizens. An engaged university is a university that listens. It is my hope that business and community leaders, alumni, parents and friends of our university will give us input during this series of visits to assist us in becoming an even more engaged university." After he became the university's 18th chancellor in February 1996, Moeser began visiting communities to become acquainted with the state. He continues this project to gather input and learn more about the issues facing citizens across the state. Moeser notes that "the university sees the entire state as its campus." The western trip follows a similar visit recently to Fremont. Sorensen Lecture on Young Abe Lincoln Nov. 7University of Nebraska Alumnus C.A. Sorensen is memorialized in a lectureship which will be presented at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Lincoln Unitarian Church, 6300 A St. The speaker will be William Lee Miller, a former Nebraskan, now with the University of Virginia. His topic will be "Young Abraham Lincoln and His Rejections." C.A. Sorensen was born in a sod house near Harrisburg, Neb., in 1890. He received his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Nebraska. He was active in state politics, as the executive secretary of the Popular Government League and as assistant director of the Legislative Reference Bureau. He served two terms as Nebraska's attorney general, acting against organized crime. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1934 and ran for chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court in 1938. Sorensen was closely associated with Sen. George Norris, managing Norris's 1924 senatorial campaign. He helped frame the first laws for municipal electric systems and for public power districts. He was the first president of the Nebraska Association of Rural Power Districts, and served many years as counsel of that group and other public power and irrigation districts. Miller is author of many books about American politics. His most recent book is "Arguing About Slavery," telling of John Quincy Adams who served in Congress after his presidency, and his fight against slavery. Other books by Miller are on the forming of the Constitution, religion in the early United States, a Jimmy Carter biography, religion and politics, and his service as alderman in New Haven, Conn. He has been on the faculty of Yale University, Indiana University and the University of Virginia. He recently retired as the Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of Political and Social Thought, and continues as Miller Center Scholar in Ethics and Institutions. He is currently writing a book on the early political life of Abraham Lincoln. The Sorenson Lectureship is funded by members of the Sorensen family and friends. The major contribution was made by his son, Thomas C. Sorensen. The lecture will be followed by a reception at the church. Welsh Donates Civil War Collections to LibrariesDr. Jack Welsh of Oklahoma City, an alumnus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has donated a collection of records relating to Civil War generals to University Archives/Special Collections in the UNL Libraries. Materials in the collection are photocopies of death certificates, and medical and pension records of Union generals. The collection includes approximately 583 items. Dr. Welsh used the materials to research his book, "Medical Histories of Union Generals," (Kent State University Press, 1996). He is also the author of "Medical Histories of Confederate Generals" (1995). Welsh will discuss his research on Civil War generals at a public forum sponsored by Civil War Roundtable at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Bennett Martin Library, 14th and N streets. University of Nebraska Foundation Transfers $51.6 Million to NUThe University of Nebraska Foundation reports that a record $51,606,499 was transferred to benefit the four campuses of the University of Nebraska during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. The record total represents a 4.3 percent increase over the previous record high of $49,479,205 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. During the past two fiscal years, the NU Foundation has transferred over $101.1 million to the University. More than $10 million was transferred to the University for student assistance while over $2 million provided faculty support. Additionally, $13.9 million was directed toward program support and $21.5 million was transferred for building and campus improvements. University research programs received benefits of $2.1 million. Gifts and bequests for the 1999 fiscal year totaled $68,100,222. The estate gift from Donald and Mildred Othmer brings the total income (including investment income) to $276.8 million and on June 30, 1999 the market value of the foundation's assets totaled $960,528,849. 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. British Fashion Council Rep to Give Nov. 4 Faulkner LectureLincoln native John Hoerner, president and chief executive officer of the Arcadia Group PLC in the United Kingdom and chairman of the British Fashion Council, will deliver the 21st annual address of the E.J. Faulkner Lecture Series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nov. 4 His lecture, "From Lincoln to London - A Distance far Greater than 4,338 Miles," begins at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Nebraska Union. It is free and open to the public. Hoerner, who was born and raised in Lincoln and graduated in 1961 from NU in business administration, now heads a company with more than 2,000 outlets on main streets and shopping centers throughout the United Kingdom. He's also a leader in the campaign to save the pound from replacement by the euro. Arcadia Group is Britain's second-largest clothing retailer and its lineup of stores includes Top Shop/Top Man, Britain's largest provider of young fashion; and Burton Menswear, the official supplier of clothing for the English national soccer team. Arcadia's international franchise business has expanded to 73 stores trading in 13 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Taiwan. The Faulkner lecture series is endowed by Woodmen Accident and Life Co. of Lincoln. It is named for the late E.J. Faulkner, who served more than 60 years with Woodmen, 44 as CEO. The series is presented by Woodmen and the UNL College of Business Administration. Credit Union Plans Estate SeminarThe University of Nebraska Federal Credit Union will be hosting a free Estate Planning Seminar at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 in the basement of the Government Employees Credit Union at 325 N. 52nd St. If you are interested in attending this free seminar, please call the credit union at 472-2087 to make your reservations. First Tuesday Group To Talk MediaThe next First Tuesday discussion group will discuss "Integrating Media in Your Distance Learning Class," at 8 a.m. Nov. 2 in the Nebraska Union. The speaker is Christine Marvin, Special Education and Communication Disorders, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. To register contact the Teaching and Learning Center at 472-3079 or teaching@unl.edu. VerbatimBruce Currin: Employment Office to RemainRecently you received announcements about the planned closing of the Employment Office in the Human Resources Department. The reason for the closing of the office was in response to the budget reallocation process that took effect July 1. What we have heard loud and clear from the deans and directors is that if we do close the Employment Office, significant staffing increases will be needed on campus to cover for this lost service. We have listened to this message and therefore will NOT close the Employment Office. During the process we used to develop an alternative decentralized employment function, we found several enhancements that we can make to the current employment process that will provide better customer service. One of the major enhancements is the use of Web-based technology for applicant tracking and on-line application processing. In future months we will move forward in implementing technological enhancements. We also heard a number of suggestions from you that will enhance service, which we want to pursue. I appreciate all of the support we received during this process and I am excited with the ideas you have given us to make this centralized process even better than it is now. Human Resources looks forward to continuing to provide you with quality service. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 472-3105. |
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