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December 9, 1999
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Campus Evergreens ProtectedWith the holiday season approaching, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Landscape Services is again protecting the campus evergreens with a coating of fox urine to deter any would-be Christmas tree poachers. Fox urine is safe, organic and really, really stinky inside a warm house. Whooooo-eeee! Please enjoy the trees outdoors where they belong. Mail Services Requests Employees Cancel Catalogs ScriptsMail Services really needs your help! With the holiday season upon us, Mail and Distribution Services is beginning to be inundated with gurney after gurney, filled with thousands of catalogs. If you would be so kind as to contact these companies and ask them to send catalogs to your home address (and remove your campus address from their mailing list), this would be an immense help to the mail folks at 1820 R St. Prime Vendor Warehouse Automation Causing Service DisruptionsOffice Depot, the university's prime supplier for office products, has been in the process of making substantial automation upgrades to their warehouse in Minneapolis. This has caused some disruptions and challenges in service levels. Expectations are to have service levels back to normal within the next 10 to 15 days - while the warehouse conversion is anticipated to be fully completed in 30 days. If you have experienced any problems, please contact Office Depot at 800-392-4777 to resolve any shipping errors. Please direct all other questions concerning this program to Roger Spiehs, 472-5741. Tallon Retirement Reception Dec. 14The Office of Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance will host a retirement reception for W. Terry Tallon from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Heritage Suite of the Nebraska Union. Tallon has been with the university for 34 years, serving as director of Payroll for 29 years. He was honored as a Board of Regents Kudos recipient in October for his leadership in configuring, testing and implementing the payroll module in the university's new SAP integrated system. Retired Faculty and Staff Eligible for Doc Elliott AwardThe Nebraska Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the 2000 Doc Elliott Award. The award is presented annually to a retired faculty or staff member who has gone beyond traditional expectations and whose caring has made a difference in the lives of alumni. Recipients must be former faculty or staff members of NU who have been retired at least five years. Nomination requirements include a summary statement, an account of the nominee's tenure at the university, and a description of the nominee's service to students and alumni. Nomination forms are available from Lee Denker at the Alumni Association (472-2841) and are due by Jan. 15, 2000. The NU Alumni Awards Committee will review nominations and recommend one recipient to the Nebraska Alumni Association Board of Directors. The Doc Elliott Award will be presented at the Honors Convocation on April 14, 2000. Student Directory Now AvailableThe official 1999-2000 UNL Student Directory is now available. One copy has been distributed to each university department. If your department needs additional copies, call Judy at 472-7021, or pick one up at either the Nebraska Union information desk or the University Bookstore. A UNL ID will be required to receive a directory in this manner. Ceramics Club Pottery Sale Dec. 10, 11The UNL Ceramics Club's annual holiday pottery sale is Dec. 10 and 11 at Woods Hall. The sale of works by the approximately 40 members of the club raises money to bring visiting ceramics artists to campus. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 and 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 11. The sale occurs in the Ceramics Studio in 104 Woods, the site where the items are made and fired. Club members welcome all to visit the studio and have a cup of coffee. Items included in the sale will be functional pottery like bowls, plates, cups and mugs as well as art pottery that may not be utilitarian but functions in a visual way. All skill levels are represented because the club's members are at varying levels of their career. Prices for objects range from $5 to $300, with most between $10 and $50. Several pieces will be included in a raffle for which tickets will be sold during the holiday sale. Alumni Association Seeks Award NominationsThe Nebraska Alumni Association is soliciting nominations for alumni awards in four categories: o Alumni Achievement Award - Recipients have a record of outstanding achievements in a career and/or civic involvement. o Distinguished Service Award - Recipients have a record of distinguished service to the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska Alumni Association. o Family Tree Award - Recipient family has a minimum of three generations of graduates and at least two family members have a record of outstanding service to the university, the alumni association, their community and/or their profession. o Young Alumnus Award - Recipients (40 years of age or younger) have shown exceptional service to the university through volunteer effort and/or have distinguished themselves in their chosen career and/or have demonstrated active involvement in their community. Nominations must include a summary statement and a description of the nominee's outstanding service to the university, the alumni association, a community and/or a profession. Nomination forms are available from Lee Denker at the Alumni Association (472-2841). Nominations are due by Jan. 15, 2000. The NU Alumni Awards Committee will review nominations for all of the awards and recommend recipients to the Nebraska Alumni Association Board of Directors. All awards will be presented at the Alumni Awards Banquet on May 5, 2000. In addition to honoring the award recipients at the dinner, the alumni association will recognize members of the university's 40th and 50th reunion classes. Emeriti Meeting Dec. 16The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emeriti Association will meet at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Great Plains Room of the East Union. Speaking will be Dale Rolofson on "Use of Global Positioning System in Agriculture." For more information, call Ronald Ozaki, 489-4329. Holiday foods For SaleThe Department of Food Science and Technology has limited amounts of cheese, sausage and honey for sale to the public. These products are made in connection with teaching and research programs at the Food Processing Center Dairy Plant and the Department of Animal Science, Loeffel Meat Lab. Nebraska Honey is provided by the Bruner Entomology Club, the Department of Entomology, Extension and Nebraska Apiarists. These products are available in attractive gift boxes with a variety of selections. They can be purchased for pickup or mailed. To place and order call the Giftbox Hotline at 472-2951 or stop by the UNL Dairy Store. Interactive TV Requests Due Jan. 14Requests to schedule use of the two-way audio/video fiber connecting UNL, UNO and UNMC for the Fall 2000 semester are now being solicited. Departments wishing to schedule classes on this system should contact Ken Johnson, 472-3718, or email kjohnson2@unl. edu, to receive copies of the Interactive TV Class Proposal form. Submission deadline is Jan. 14. Late requests will be considered on a space-available basis.
Federal Regs Govern Mailing of Dangerous MaterialsShipping dangerous goods/hazardous materials is not the same as sending an ordinary package-it requires training and adherence to federal regulatory guidelines. Procedures for the mailing of dangerous goods/hazardous materials (DG/HM) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have now been finalized. It is imperative that no one package, label, or otherwise, offer a DG/HM for transport, regardless of quantity, without having had documented training. To do so, violates regulatory requirements and could result in fines from the Department of Transportation and/or Federal Aviation Administration, and possible loss of service from UNL's expedited delivery vendors. EHS offered departments the option of sending employees to one of three training sessions offered by an external consultant during August/September, 1999. Those individuals who attended the training and passed the associated exam are now "designated shippers." Only "designated shippers" are authorized to ship DG/HM from the University. For your reference, a list of the trained "designated shippers" may be obtained by contacting EHS at 472-4925. All other individuals and/or departments that have a need to ship such materials must do so through Mail and Distribution Services at 1820 R Street. So, how do you mail DG/HMs? The first step is to plan ahead - give yourself as much time as possible to send the package. Below is a description of how to arrange for shipment of a DG/HM through Mail and Distribution Services: o All DG/HM must be delivered to Mail and Distribution Services for proper packaging, labeling, and completion of necessary shipping documents/forms. The courier service cannot deliver these items. o DG/HM must be accompanied by written information describing the following: - Name, address, and telephone number of the consignee and consignor. - Cost Object/WBS Element number to be charged for shipment and packaging costs. - Full description of all constituents in the package. If chemical in nature, include the proper chemical name and applicable hazard reference information (i.e., material safety data sheets). If it is a mixture of chemicals, include the proper chemical name of all components in the mixture and the percentage of each. - Requested date of shipment from UNL and type of service requested (e.g., overnight, 2-day air, 3-day ground, etc.). In most cases, DB/HM received at Mail and Distribution Services before noon will be shipped the next day. - Description of all special packaging requirements that do not evolve from regulatory requirements. For example, instructions to ship on dry ice, if necessary, to preserve the integrity of the item. Shipping dangerous goods/hazardous materials is a complex process. Please direct questions pertaining to training to Brenda Osthus, director of Environmental Health and Safety, 472-4925. Direct questions related to shipping to Dick Schenaman, manager of Mail and Distribution Services, 472-7029. |
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