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UNL News Releases: Announcements

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08/2/2004
Gary Dunham Named Interim Director of NU Press
Gary Dunham has been named interim director of the University of Nebraska Press. Prem Paul, vice chancellor for research and dean of graduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, announced the staff change. Paul has oversight of the press. …
08/3/2004
Chemistry Gets $1 Million Endowment as Memorial to Cordeses
A $1 million endowment gives the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Chemistry a new opportunity to recognize the teaching and research abilities of a faculty member. The endowment is made possible through the generosity of biochemists Gene …
08/6/2004
Harold Lieding Endowment of $5 Million to Benefit University
An endowment of approximately $5 million from University of Nebraska alumnus Harold Lieding will be established as part of an agreement between the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and the Lieding estate. Harold Lieding, a 1962 graduate of the…
08/6/2004
Barbara Plake to Address 800 UNL Graduates at Aug. 14 Commencement
Barbara Plake, W.C. Meierhenry university professor of educational psychology in the College of Education and Human Sciences and director of the Oscar and Luella Buros Center for Testing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will give the address at…
08/14/2004
08/13/2004
Partnership Mentors Middle School Teachers to Math Prowess
Within five years, 120 middle-level math teachers will be ready to help change the face of math education in Nebraska. A partnership involving the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a number of school districts statewide has received federal funding …
08/18/2004
Speakers Bureau in 10th Year of Free Speech
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speakers Bureau begins its 10th year this fall with 18 speakers and 40 topics from which to choose. This free service connects faculty and other university experts with Nebraska citizens through service organization…
08/19/2004
New Director Named for Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship
Glenn A. Friendt has been named the new director of the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration. "The depth and breadth of Friendt's business experience greatly complements the aca…
08/25/2004
Football Fans Reminded of Memorial Stadium Policies
The University of Nebraska's 2004 football season kicks off Sept. 4 when the Cornhuskers host Western Illinois in a 6 p.m. game at Memorial Stadium. Two changes will affect how fans enter the stadium this season. One is the addition of "express lanes…
08/27/2004
UNL, South Sioux City Schools Partner in $2.6 Million Reading Skills Project
Once a child falls behind in learning to read, she can spend the rest of her life struggling to learn. A new program developed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln education researchers and educators from the South Sioux City Community Schools aims to g…
08/31/2004
Perlman to deliver State of University address Sept. 10 at Lied Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his annual State of the University address beginning at 11 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. Perlman will discuss the successes of the past year…
09/10/2004
09/3/2004
UNL suspends political campaign materials policy for Sept. 4 game
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln policy related to the distribution of political campaign materials on campus will be suspended for the Sept. 4 football game, pending a review to make certain the policy is clear and unambiguous. "While legal counsel …
09/9/2004
UNL revises policy on distribution of materials at Memorial Stadium
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has revised its policy regarding the distribution of informational and promotional materials in the area surrounding Memorial Stadium on football game days. The revised policy allows for the distribution of promotio…
09/9/2004
Future is now for UNL's online master of engineering program
In 1984, filming began on "Back to the Future," the first Apple Macintosh hit the shelves, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Engineering and Technology started a program to reach students in the far corners of Nebraska. Twenty years…
09/13/2004
UNL Chancellor Perlman to visit South Sioux City
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will travel to the South Sioux City area for a community visit Sept. 14 as part of an ongoing effort to meet with community members to discuss university issues and hear the views of area citiz…
09/14/2004
09/15/2004
Dean of admissions letter to UNL community
Alan Cerveny, dean of admissions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sent the following e-mail message to the UNL community Sept. 15 after NU's Central Administration released fall enrollment figures for the system's four campuses. "Dear Colleague…

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