September 9-11, 2005
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TRANSCRIPT | PODCAST
PRIDE, PASSION AND POWER
Chancellor Delivers State of the University Address
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman
delivered his annual State of the University address on Sept.
9 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
Perlman reviewed the previous year's accomplishments and announced objectives
and initiatives for the upcoming academic year.
The program for the year's State of the University address included a performance
by the Chiara String Quartet, artists in residence at the UNL School of Music.
The quartet (Rebecca Fischer and Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; and
Gregory Beaver, cello) began its three-year residency at UNL this month after
previously occupying the Lisa Arnhold residency in the Juilliard School of Music
in New York City. The quartet was the Meadowlark Chamber Music Festival's artists-in-residence
in Lincoln in 2004 in collaboration with the UNL School of Music's Chamber Music
Institute. Note: due to technical difficulties, the audio of
the Chiara String Quartet does not appear on the podcast or video downloads.
OFFICE
OF THE CHANCELLOR | SCARLET SPECIAL SECTION
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NEBRASKA STATEWIDE ARBORETUM EAST CAMPUS GREENHOUSE, SAT
10AM - 3PM
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Plant Sale
A variety of hard-to-find plants including trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses will all
be available at the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Plant Sale. The
sale will take place from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday in the Nebraska
Statewide Arboretum East Campus Greenhouse. To get to the Greenhouse,
take Huntington St. to 38th St. and turn south (north entrance to
UNL East Campus). Go 1 block south and turn east, the NSA banner
will be on the greenhouse.
The mission of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is to "enrich lives through the beauty and wonder of plants." Rather than bound to a single place, the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is a remarkable network of arboretum sites, parks, historic properties and other public landscapes located in dozens of communities across the state. Linked together and supported by the Arboretum office at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, this unique statewide network makes the Arboretum accessible and relevant to citizens across Nebraska.
NEBRASKA STATEWIDE ARBORETUM |
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NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM, MORRILL HALL
Explore Evolution Exhibit Opens
Saturday at NU State Museum
Using cutting edge research, a new exhibit at the University of Nebraska State Museum gives a modern shine to Charles Darwin's 146-year-old theory on evolution. The permanent exhibit, Explore Evolution, which opens to the public Sept. 10, was developed by a consortium of six partner museums led by the NU State Museum and prominently features the work of two UNL scientists.
The project is made possible by a $2.8 million, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation's Informal Science Education program and consists of nearly identical permanent exhibit galleries at six partner museums in the Midwest and South -- regions where evolution education is controversial. Other components of the project include a Web site, inquiry-based activities for middle-school children in the form of a book titled "Virus and the Whale, Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large," and collaborations with five statewide 4-H programs.
UNL's contributions to the project are significant. While the exhibit galleries were built by the Science Museum of Minnesota, a team from UNL played major roles in the creation of the artwork and content. Judy Diamond, professor at the NU State Museum, wrote the original grant request for the project and is the team leader on the project. Research from two UNL scientists -- virologist Charles Wood and geologist Sherilyn Fritz -- is featured in two of the seven sections of the exhibit.
Museums partnering with the UNL State Museum include the Exhibit Museum of Natural History of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; the Kansas Museum and Biodiversity Center at the University of Kansas in Lawrence; the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma in Norman; the Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas at Austin; and the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul.
"Explore Evolution features the latest science museum technology including multimedia and interactive exhibits that show how research is being done on evolution by scientists working today," Grew said. "It offers visitors engaging opportunities to learn about some of the most exciting recent discoveries and scientific questions in biological evolution. It brings Morrill Hall right up to date with the latest in natural history."
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM | EXPLORE EVOLUTION
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$285,000 AVAILABLE TO UNL FACULTY
Initiative for Teaching and Learning Excellence Announced
Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced that $285,000 will be made available to UNL faculty in grants to support Year 2 of the Initiative for Teaching and Learning Excellence. By starting a second year, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln continues to show its commitment to teaching excellence and student learning and success by making significant investments in outstanding faculty and staff and innovative programming, continuing a focus on undergraduate students and learner-centered teaching.
During this 2005-2006 school year, the Initiative for Teaching and Learning Excellence welcomes proposals from all faculty and staff. These proposals must relate to the implementation of the Transition to University Task Force report, Everyone a Learner, Everyone a Teacher (http://www.unl.edu/ous/). Proposals related to teaching excellence and enhanced undergraduate student learning, retention, and success are also encouraged. Special attention will be given to proposals that enhance retention through strong and creative advising and support services. All funds awarded must be expended by December 2007.
CATEGORIES OF GRANTS
Advising for Success Grants
These grants encourage:
- Successful degree completion
- Ease in student transition to the University
- Increased advisor-student contact
- A holistic approach to the student and the student learning experience
- Student identification and engagement with a UNL degree program
- Proposals that address the retention of students who have not yet declared a major are especially welcome.
Program Innovation Grants
These grants encourage curricular change that focuses on student retention and success. This would include:
- The creation of transition courses that provide a rich initial academic experience
- A re-designing of courses to highlight connections
- The development of programs that focus on engaged learning or assessment of student learning
One Campus, Many Views Grants
These grants are for programs that engage our university community in learning and talking together about issues that affect the welfare of our campus, local, national and global communities. These would also help students make connections between themselves, their coursework and broader contemporary issues.
Teaching Fellows Grants
These awards are to recognize faculty who are pursuing substantive projects involving original scholarly or creative effort. These efforts must be focused on the improvement of teaching, learning and student success. This also hopes to engage faculty in public discussion of such work.
To Apply
Proposals must be submitted electronically to the dean of the originating college (or, if from Student Affairs, to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs) by October 28, 2005. Please direct specific inquiries about proposed projects to Dave Wilson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (472-3751 or teaching@unl.edu). For a proposal application, click here.
ITLE PROPOSAL APPLICATION
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UNL CAMPUS
Lincoln Symphony and Culture Center Present Czech Events
On Friday at 7:30 pm, the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of music celebrating Lincoln's rich Czech heritage. Concertmaster Anton Miller opens our 2005-2006 season with a Czech violin concerto, with Smetana's Ma Vlast on the second half of the program. This event will take place at Kimball Recital Hall.
On Saturday, A "Taste of Czech and Slovak Culture" Day will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Culture Center, 333 N. 14th St. The event is free and open to the public and will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guests will include dignitaries from the Slovak embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Czech and Slovak honorary consuls from Kansas City, Mo.
Events include a Czech movie marathon, cooking demonstrations (kolaches, dumplings, rolls), clips of travel videos, displays of original Czech costumes, glass, pottery, photos and folk dance lessons. An authentic Czech luncheon will be served for a nominal charge, including pork, sauerkraut, and dumplings. Kolaches may be purchased as well. Visitors will also be able to view a History of Czech and Slovak Music display on loan from the Czech and Slovak National Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and visit the Czech book collection in UNL's Love Memorial Library.
The event is sponsored by the UNL Department of Modern Languages, the award-winning UNL Czech Komensky Club, the Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln, and the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, Nebraska Chapter. For more information, contact Joan Hruza at (402) 435-1296 or Mila Saskova-Pierce at (402) 472-1336.
LINCOLN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | DEPT. OF MODERN LANGUAGES
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222 CBA, FRI 12:30PM
Economics Seminar - "Teacher and Student Achievement in the Chicago Public High Schools"
Dr. Lisa Barrow, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
112 HAMILTON HALL, FRI 3:30PM
Chemistry Colloquium - "Vibrations of Molecules in Solids: Periodic DFT and Inelastic Neuron Scattering"
Professor Bruce S. Hudson, Syracuse University
NEBRASKA UNION, FRI 4PM
Geosciences Stout Lecture - "Evolution for Everyone"
David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University
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WOMEN'S SOCCER |
FRI 6PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Colorado College Tigers
NEBRASKA SOCCER FIELD
VOLLEYBALL |
FRI 6PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Pepperdine Waves
NU COLESIUM
VOLLEYBALL |
SAT 2PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Pacific Boxers
NU COLESIUM
FOOTBALL |
SAT 6PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
MEMORIAL FIELD
WOMEN'S SOCCER |
SUN 12PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Rice Owls
NEBRASKA SOCCER FIELD
VOLLEYBALL |
SUN 3PM
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Penn State Nittany Lions
NU COLESIUM
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