 The Religious Landscape of Myanmar
The famous Shwedagon Paya, the stupa and temple complex of Bagan, and
other major religious structures of Burma will be highlighted in a
presentation
of slides and commentary by Robert Stoddard on Friday, March 5th, at 7:30
in the Morrill Hall Auditorium. His emphasis will be on current features
and activities that can be easily observed by visitors and which express
the cultural background of the country. Members are urged to invite
friends
who are interested in learning more about the rich architectural heritage
of this Southeast Asian country to attend this spring program of the
Asian
Arts and Culture Guild. Free.
Scarlet Publishing Altered In March
Because of Spring Break, publishing dates for The Scarlet will be
altered
in March. There will be no Scarlet on March 19 (Friday of Spring Break).
The Scarlet will publish Thursday, March 11, to accommodate readers who
may be leaving campus early. Deadlines will adjust accordingly. Editorial
and advertising reservation deadlines for the March 11 Scarlet are 5 p.m.
March 4. The deadline for the March 26 Scarlet is 5 p.m. March 19.
Last Free Skate Night This Semester Feb. 28
Campus Recreation's last free skate night at the Ice Box is scheduled
for 9:40 to 11 p.m. Feb. 28. This free skate night is free to all current
NU students and Campus Recreation members. Guests can skate for $5.
A limited number of skates are available for rental on site. Campus
Recreation
also rents ice skates from the Campus Recreation Center (open Sundays
from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Be sure to bring your NU I.D. to skate night. For
more
information, contact Campus Recreation at 472-3467.
How is Technology Being Used By Faculty at UNL?
Learn how fellow faculty members are using technology as a tool to
enhance
teaching/learning; deliver course material via the web and try new
approaches
to education at 1 p.m. March 15 in 163 Mabel Lee Hall.
Speakers for the discussion are Allen Steckelberg, Special Education
and Communication Disorders, "Using Interactive Web Resources to
Support
Instruction," and Frederick Wendel, Educational Administration,
"Performance
requirements and email courses."
Interactive Web pages allow students to communicate ideas and
assignments
both to the instructor and to other members of the class. Organization
and
management of the instructor's access to student work supports monitoring
student's progress and provide feedback to students will be
discussed.
This is a free workshop. To register call Cheryl at 472-9050 by March
11.
Religious Studies Serves Up Theology for Lunch
The 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
March 26 in the Nebraska Union.
Janet Morse, chaplain, Tabitha Homes, and Clint Poppe, pastor, Good
Shepherd
Lutheran Church, will speak on "The Place of Women in the
Church."
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.
March 1 Reception Celebrates Women Faculty at UNL
The Women's Center, a division of Student Involvement, is sponsoring
a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. March 1 in the Heritage Room in the Nebraska
Union. The purpose of the reception is to encourage faculty, students,
administrators
and staff to honor the contributions made by women faculty members at
UNL.
This is the 20th annual celebration of Women's Week at UNL, and the
reception
is only one event of many, including an art exhibit, two conferences, two
panel discussions and a concert. Visit the Women's Center, 340 Nebraska
Union, or call 472-2597 to get a calendar of these events.
Registration and Records Moves To 17 Admin
Beginning March 1, Registration and Records will be located in 17
Canfield
Administration Building. This will be a temporary location while the main
office is renovated. Students needing assistance with registration and
drop/add,
grades, address changes, transcript orders, etc., should use the
temporary
location. Staff members can be contacted through their regular phone
numbers
as listed in the Centrex.
ARDC Hosts Profitability Project March 5
Participants in the Nebraska Soybean and Feed Grains Profitability
Project
will share the results of their 1998 on-farm field results beginning at
9 a.m. March 5 at the Agricultural Research and Development Center near
Mead.
The Nebraska Soybean and Feed Grains Profitability Project is a
cooperative,
applied on-farm research program among Nebraska farmers, private industry
representatives and the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
Division.
The project combines the effort of private industry cooperators and the
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension personnel to help farm
operators
determine profitable production, management and marketing strategies for
localized areas. This goal is achieved through participation in the four
major components of the project: record analysis, educational programs,
on-farm research and marketing strategies.
All of the studies are from farm operators' fields and represent a
paired
comparison or randomized complete block design. Statistical analysis was
completed by the UNL stat-lab.
To attend the event, RSVP to 402-624-8030 or centrex 4-8030. The cost
for persons outside of the project is $10, which includes the noon lunch.
Darrell Watts, UNL Extension water quality specialist, will be the
luncheon
speaker. His talk will center on his experiences with research and
development
of the soybean industry in South America and producer-managed private
extension
systems in Argentina.
The project team consists of Dave Varner, Tom Dorn, Bob Meduna, Jim
Peterson
and Keith Glewen.
Leadership Certificate Program Offered
If you want to improve your current leadership skills and learn more
about what it takes to be a successful leader, the "Leadership
Certificate
Program" is for you. Participants who attend six of the eight
seminars
will earn certification from the UNL Center for Leadership
Development.
The seminars are held from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays at sites
across
Nebraska using satelite delivery with the main broadcast at Nebraska
Educational
Telecommunications in Lincoln.
The eight seminars are:
- Self Assessment of Leadership, March 2, Lynda McNulty
- Organizational Communication, March 16, Lynda McNulty
- Inspiring Others, March 30, John Barbuto
- Leading With Power, April 13, John Barbuto
- Full Range Leadership, April 27, John Barbuto
- Conflict Resolution, May 11, Jan Northup Kratochwill
- Leading Small Groups and Teams, May 25, Lynda McNulty
- Bring Out the Leader in You, June 8, Kathy Larsen
For registration or more information, contact the Center for
Leadership
Development at 472-2809, fax 472-4773 or e-mail cfld005@unlvm.
unl.edu, or visit the website at http://www.ianrwww.unl.edu
/cld/outprog/.
Women's Studies No Limits Conference Is March 5-6
Two nationally known speakers headline the annual "No
Limits"
conference sponsored by the Women's Studies program at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. "Feminism Speaks" is the title of this year's
conference, which runs March 5 and 6, beginning at 9 a.m. daily in the
East
Union. The conference is free and open to the public.
The event is designed to give undergraduate and graduate women an
opportunity
to give presentations on issues of concern to them.
"The conference allows feminist scholars to present work without
the harassment and prejudice they often face in male-dominated
academia,"
said Christina Brantner, director of Women's Studies at UNL.
On March 5, Carole Levin will present "Mary and Eve/Saints and
Witches:
Medieval Images of Women and Their Echoes Today" from 11:45 a.m. to
1:45 p.m. Levin is a professor of history at the University of Nebraska,
where she teaches courses in English history and women's history. She has
published widely in the area of English 16th-century cultural history and
women's history. Levin is the author of "The Heart and Stomach of a
King: Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power," and the
co-author
of "Political Rhetoric, Power and Renaissance Women."
At 7:30 p.m., Judith Ortiz Cofer, an assistant professor of English
and
Creative Writing at the University of Georgia in Athens, will present a
reading and informal discussion. Cofer, a native of Puerto Rico, is a
seasoned
visiting lecturer who speaks on issues of biculturalism and the creative
process, particularly on freedom of expression and the need to
disseminate
the literature and art of people contributing to the culture of the
United
States. Cofer was a fellow at Oxford University representing the English
Speaking Union of America. Her seven published books include poetry,
prose,
essays, short fiction and one novel. The manuscript "Peregrins"
won the Riverstone International Chapbook Competition. Her other writings
are widely published in anthologies and literary journals, including
Nebraska's
"Prairie Schooner."
A group called "Diversity Players" will kick off the
conference
March 5. Composed of students from UNL and other universities, Diversity
Players promotes diversity on various campuses and their communities.
For more information about the conference or to register, call the
Women's
Studies Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 472-9392.
"No Limits" is sponsored by the Women's Studies Association,
the Women's Studies Program, the Women's Center, the Diversity
Enhancement
Grant provided by the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the
Faculty Liaison Task force on Diversity.
Occupational Medicine Services
Due to a recent medical staff resignation at the University Health
Center,
Occupational Medicine services of campus for UNL employees will be
temporarily
modified as noted below, effective immediately.
Interim schedule for the UHC Occupational Medicine Clinic is:
- Nurse hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
- Physician hours, 1 to 3 p.m., Tuesday and Friday
Telephone is 472-7414 for appointments and 472-7453 for the OM
Nurse.
OM Nurse services, including nurse evaluations for employee injuries
or illnesses under Worker's Comp, will continue as usual during this
interim
period. If physician services are indicated for treatment of an
employee's
condition, however, the employee may be referred to another medical
facility,
such as:
- LincCare, 3910 Village Drive or 2662 Cornhusker Highway;
- Health South, 6400 Cornhusker Highway, Suite 150;
- Company Care, 1000 West O St.;
- Lincoln General Hospital Minor Emergency Services, 2300 S. 16th St.
In addition, employees may call HeartlandCOMP to arrange for a
physician
visit to evaluate a work-related injury. Note: for first evaluations
performed
outside the UHC, supervisors will be required to complete the First
Injury
Report and fax it to the Benefits Office, 472-6803, within 24 hours of
the
injury.
UHC Physician services in Occupational Medicine will be available by
appointment during the physician hours listed above.
OM services on campus for medical surveillance, pre-assignment
physical
examinations, follow-up care for Worker's Compensation conditions, and
other
non-acute conditions will continue to be available at the UHC on an
appointment
basis.
Access to the UHC pharmacy, physical therapy, X-ray and lab services
for UNL employees will not change during the interim period.
The University Health Center and the Benefits Office appreciates your
cooperation and patience during these interim changes in OM services on
campus. If additional information is needed regarding access to Worker's
Comp or other services for UNL employees, call UNL Benefits, 472-2600 or
UHC Occupational Medicine, 472-7414.
Introductory Multimedia and Technology Courses Available
Introductory classes for the latest multimedia software are available
throughout the semester in 163 Mabel Lee Hall. They 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 their web page at http://www.unl.edu/nmc/works
hops.html.
For more information regarding workshop content you may contact Leona
Barratt at lbarratt@unl.edu.
No prerequisite is required unless specified.
- Photoshop 1, 10 a.m. to noon, March 31, use this
professional
image editing software to learn techniques for retouching, color
correction,
cropping, resizing, and saving in various file formats.
- Photoshop 2, 3 to 5 p.m., April 8, learn advanced image
editing
techniques such as text effects, filters, layers and image
manipulation.
(Photoshop experience required).
- Power Point 98, 10 a.m. to noon, March 9, use this
multimedia
presentation software to create professional presentations
incorporating
sound, images and video for classroom instruction or web use.
- Web Graphics, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., April 5, tools and
techniques
for preparing graphics for the World Wide Web with an emphasis on
conserving
bandwidth while maintaining good images. (Photoshop experience
required).
- Premiere, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., March 2 & 10 a.m. to noon,
April 12, learn how to capture, edit, and create special effects to
customize
a movie.
- Netscape Composer, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., March 5 & 10 a.m.
to noon, April 22, learn how to quickly and simply put your syllabus on
the web or create your own web pages using Netscape. The basics of HTML
will also be covered.
- QTVR, 1 to 3 p.m., March 11, Quick Time Virtual Reality
(QTVR)
technology as an aid to teaching will be demonstrated. Learn how to
create
360-degrees digital images of locations and objects.
Alonzo Smith Lecturing Feb. 26
As a part of the events scheduled for Black History Month, the
department
of African-American and African Studies is sponsoring a lecture by Alonzo
N. Smith at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Bailey Library in Andrews Hall. The
topic
of Smith's lecture will be "The Black Experience in Nebraska: The
Making
of Visions of Freedom."
Smith is a research historian in the program of African American
Culture
at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian. He also is a
part-time
instructor in the departments of history and political science at
Montgomery
College, Rockville, Md. In the past, he has held positions throughout the
country as a professor of History and Black Studies, and has researched
extensively the black experience in Nebraska. His book, which was
co-authored
with Bertha Calloway, called Visions of Freedom on the Great Plains: An
Illustrated History of African Americans in Nebraska, was published in
1998.
Religious Studies Gives Us Food for Thought
The Food for Thought brown bag lunch program continues this semester
with the theme of "Troublesome Words," scriptural passages
which
make us lose sleep. The next program will start at 11:30 a.m. with the
brown
bag lunch and program at noon on March 25 in the East Union.
John Loudon, pastor at Eastridge Presbyterian Church, 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.
Krivosha Lecture March 4
The 1999 Norman and Helene Krivosha Lecture series will present
"The
German Resistance to Hitler and the Persecution of the Jews," at
7:30
p.m. March 4 in the Jewish Community Center, 333 132nd St. in Omaha.
Speaking
will be Peter Hoffmann, William Kingsford Professor of History, McGill
University.
The lecture is sponsored by the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for
Judaic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For more
information
call Jean Cahan, 472-9561.
Grant Information Available at March 3 Session
Interested in receiving grants? Teaching and Learning Center and
Student
Involvement Volunteer Services will be holding "Faculty Service
Grant
Information Sessions," from noon to 1:30 p.m. March 3 at the
Nebraska
Union and March 4 at East Union. Sessions will include guest speakers and
valuable information regarding future service grant opportunities. For
more
information please call Student Involvement at 472-2454.
Mentoring Discussion March 3
A panel of three members of the university staff and faculty will
discuss
"Helping Your Boss to Mentor You" from noon to 1 p.m. March 3
in the Nebraska Union.
Panel members are Cindy Cammack, IANR director of recruiting and
placement
and chair of the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women; Keith
Parker,
associate professor of sociology and African American and African
Studies;
and Bruce Currin, assistant vice chancellor for human resources.
The discussion is sponsored by the Mentoring Project. All interested
persons are welcome
Civil Rights Activist Berry Speaking March 3
Civil rights activist Mary Frances Berry will speak on the topic of
"Institutional
Racism" on March 3 as part of the Voices of the People Series. Her
speech, free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in the Nebraska
Union.
Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought
at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches history and law. She
has served on the US Commission of Civil Rights since 1980. She is a
founder
of the Free South Africa Movement, and was jailed several times dring
protests
at the South African Embassy. She was also the Assistant Secretary for
Education
in the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare during the Carter
Administration.
In addition to these positions, Berry is the author of several books,
including Long Memory: the Black Experience in America (with co-author
Joh
W. Blassingame), The Politics of Parenthood: Child Care, Women's Rights
and the Myth of the Good Mother, and Black Resistance/White Law: A
History
of Constitutional Racism in America. Her upcoming book, designated for
release
in February 1999, is The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of
American
Justice; the book examines the impact of stereotyping on the American
legal
system from the Civil War to the present.
Voices of the People is a collaborative, scholarly and grassroots
dialogue
approach to the issue of race, culture and ethnic relations in a learning
environment.
Allies Presentation is March 9
"How to be an Ally for Students of Color Without Being a Person
of Color" will be presented from 8-11 a.m. March 9 in the East
Union.
The presentation, by Dawn Mays, director for Student Activities at
Bowling
Green State University, and Sandra Vonniessen-Applebee, assistant
director
of Internships and Experiential Learning at Quinnipiac College, is a
faculty
and academic support staff development program sponsored by a grant
provided
by the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Diversity Enhancement
Fund.
It's not about color; it's about people. This highly interactive
session
will provide an opportunity to examine the following issues:
1) how to become an ally to students of color and the Mays-Vonniessen
Ally Model;
2) how to respond appropriately to racially motivated incidents;
3) how to assess campus climate and environment; and
4) how to challenge yourselves and the campus community beyond
diversity
window dressing.
You must reserve a space to attend the session. RSVP to Rose Sousek at
472-2027 or to cvanrossum1@unl.edu
by Feb. 26.
For further information, call Benita Douglas or Chuck van Rossum at
472-2027.
In accordance with Human Resources policy, employees who attend the
workshop
during working hours must have supervisory approval, and time granted to
attend is considered work time.
Former National Security Adviser at
Lied
Anthony Lake Is Thompson Speaker March 9
The challenges facing the United States in the post-Cold War world
will
be the subject of former national security adviser Anthony Lake's March
9 lecture in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues.
Lake's address, "Superpower or Supercop: Dangers and
Opportunities
in the Post-Cold War Era," begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Lied Center
for
Performing Arts. The lecture is free and open to the public and is
available
live by satellite at College Park in Grand Island and sites throughout
Nebraska.
Lake was national security adviser to President Clinton from 1993 to
1996. In advising the president and in coordinating implementation of
some
of the toughest decisions the United States has made since the end of the
Cold War, he was known for his advocacy of extending the reach of
democracy
and open markets around the world.
Lake was U.S. vice consul in South Vietnam (1963-65), as an aid to
then-national
security adviser Henry Kissinger (1969-70) and as director of policy
planning
in the State Department during the Carter administration. He is uniquely
positioned to shed light on what has been described as the fragile
stability
of our post-Cold War period.
Indian Law Specialist Will Address 19th Peacemaking Workshop
David Eugene Wilkins, an associate professor of political science and
American Indian studies at the University of Arizona, will be the guest
speaker for the 19th annual Peacemaking Workshop in Lincoln March 12-13.
He will address the topic, "Finding Peace With Justice in the
500-Year
War," focusing on conflicts that began with Columbus' landing in the
Americas.
Wilkins will address the opening session of the Peacemaking Workshop
at 7 p.m. March 12, at First United Methodist Church, 50th and St. Paul
streets. The workshop will continue at 8:30 a.m. March 13 at the Indian
Center, 1400 Military Road, with Wilkins introducing a panel discussion
and small group workshop sessions. All sessions are free and open to the
public.
Wilkins is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, which has
been the subject of several of his studies, writings and speaking
appearances.
His paper, "Building Nations Within States: The Quest for Federal
Recognition
by the Catawba and Lumbee Tribes," was delivered at the annual
meeting
of the American Political Science Association in 1994 and published in
American
Indian Quarterly.
After receiving a degree in sociology from Pembroke State University
in North Carolina, Wilkins went west to attain a master's degree in
Political
Science: American Indian Policy at the University of Arizona. He obtained
his doctorate in political science at the University of North Carolina
before
joining the University of Arizona faculty in 1990.
Wilkins has authored many articles and papers, lectured college
audiences
and addressed political and social science organizations on a variety of
topics relating to tribal-state compacts, Indian treaty rights, tribal
sovereignty
and religious freedom. He is a frequent contributor to social science,
legal
and Indian journals and serves on the editorial board of the Native
American
Policy Network Newsletter.
The Peacemaking Workshop is co-sponsored by
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