Tue, Sep 16, 2008
September 16, 2008
NEBRASKA UNION, 6:30PM
Office of Undergraduate Studies Hosts Mid-Semester Check
The fifth annual mid-semester check at UNL for first-year and entering transfer students is Sept. 15 through Sept. 18. The program will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each night in the Nebraska Union. The Sept. 17 event is offered exclusively to students in General Studies.
Faculty and staff will lead workshops that offer recommendations for success in large classes, writing for college, success in college mathematics courses, undergraduate research opportunities, study abroad, tips for using Blackboard and other technology, choosing a major, preparing for health professions, time management, financial management, and working with an academic adviser.
MID-SEMESTER CHECK
IS Identifies New Phishing Scam
UNL users have been receiving false email notices to verify their email accounts. This email identifies itself as mail.unl.edu This email notice is a scam. Do not reply or enter any information.
You will never be asked by UNL to confirm passwords via email. While the current sender has been blocked, we expect variations on this message will be sent to UNL users. Information Services has taken action to block repeat spamming. more...
Hillestad Gallery Hosts Beaded Prayers Exhibition
Unique artworks created by more than 4,000 individuals and collected by Virginia-based artist Sonya Clark will be featured in a new exhibition titled "Beaded Prayers" at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The exhibition will run from Sept. 15 through Oct. 10 in the Hillestad Textiles Gallery, in the Home Economics building on UNL's East Campus, just north of 35th and Holdrege Streets.
For nearly a decade, Clark has worked with groups creating one-of-a-kind amulets, which are included in "Beaded Prayers." On her Web site (www.beadedprayersproject.com) she describes how she developed the idea of sealing peoples' writings inside beaded packets. more...
HILLESTAD TEXTILES GALLERY
W183 NEBRASKA HALL, 3:30PM
Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series - "A molecular dynamics study of relaxation kinetics in semi-crystalline polymers: Experimental study and Numerical simulation"
Dr. Mickael Arnoult, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics, UNL
N172 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Center for Biological Chemistry/Redox Biology Center Seminar - "Proteomics Techniques in Biomedical Research"
Dr. Nandakumar Madayiputhiya, Proteomic Core Facility, University of Maryland School of Medicine
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART, 5:30PM
"The Purpose of Labor"
Gail Kendall, professor of Art and Art History at UNL
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Last Mistress and Frozen River Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Last Mistress and Frozen River. Both films will show through September 25.
Controversial director Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl) delivers her most ambitious film yet with The Last Mistress. Adapted from the novel by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, the film is set in 19th-century France, when the world was a seemingly much more innocent place. Underneath the surface, however, lurk infidelities and other dark secrets. A lush period piece that nonetheless has a universal, modern message, and it makes many daring statements about love, lust, and romance.
Courtney Hunt's remarkable and deeply emotional first feature Frozen River is a realistic look at the world of human smuggling and the difficult choices facing poor, single mothers. A wonderfully directed film full of atmosphere, heart, and outstanding performances by Melissa Leo and Misty Upham, the film is ultimately about the strength that resides in family and the way hope in a dire situation can be uncovered by courage and trust.
More information is available at the Ross website.
