Fri, Jul 17, 2009
July 17-19, 2009
Grant of nearly $10 million to Support National Rural Education Center
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received a grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department Education's Institute of Education Sciences to establish the National Center for Research on Rural Education, the only one of its kind in the U.S. The campus community is invited to the grant announcement celebration at 10 a.m. today at the Van Brunt Visitors Center.
With the five-year, $9,997,852 grant, the center will conduct rural education research to improve student learning in reading, science and math. Researchers will identify how to best provide professional development for teachers to infuse state-of-the-art instructional strategies in their classrooms and enhance student learning. Research on rural education is limited and the center will provide the infrastructure, leadership and expertise to focus on unique rural needs, said Susan Sheridan, Willa Cather Professor and professor of educational psychology, who heads the new center. more...
Academic Planning Committee Budget Hearings Set
The APC has announced a tentative schedule for Budget Hearings on proposed budget reductions, with hearings scheduled for July 30 and Sept. 18 (1-5 p.m. tentative times). The task of the APC is to review the Chancellor's proposed cuts in light of their probable impact on the university's academic mission and approve them or suggest other ways of meeting the budget reduction goal. To accomplish this task, the APC welcomes information from all who may be affected by the proposed reductions.
Information may be presented to the APC in person during scheduled budget hearings on July 30 or Sept. 18. Anyone wanting to appear at the July 30 hearing should notify the APC by 3 p.m. July 20. The APC will also consider written information about the impact of the budget reductions by contacting the Academic Planning Committee c/o Dr. William Nunez, APC Secretary, 332 Canfield Administration Building, 0435 or wnunez2@unl.edu. For more information about the APC hearing process, visit the APC Tentative Dates and Items - Phase Three of the UNL Budget Reduction Process document.
Repertory Theatre Continues With The Drawer Boy
The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, the professional wing of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, continues its season with The Drawer Boy. This play will have performances on July 18, 31 & August 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Howell Theatre. Tickets for the performance are $10 for students, $18 for faculty/staff, and $20 general admission. They can be purchased at the Lied Center Ticket Office (402-472-4747 or 1-800-432-3231 toll free).
In the play, Angus (George Hansen) gets by with a little help from his bachelor farmer friend, Morgan (Richard Marlatt). When an actor (Christian Stokes) shows up to write a play about farming, they see their lives on the stage. Redemptive and funny, The Drawer Boy is a reminder of the healing power of art.
Great Plains Art Museum Hosts Plains Indian Beadwork Exhibition
The Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents an exhibition highlighting the beautiful design, technical artistry and historical relevance of American Plains Native beadwork. "The History and Artistry of Plains Indian Beadwork" continues through Aug. 30. The exhibition features paintings and sculptures from the Great Plains Art Museum permanent collection, ethnographic examples from the University of Nebraska State Museum, and works from contemporary plains Indian beadwork artisan and UNL assistant professor Mark Awakuni-Swetland.
The Great Plains Art Museum is located at 1155 Q St. in the Hewit Place building. Admission is free and hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The museum is closed Mondays, in between exhibitions, and on university holidays. more...
GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Lemon Tree and Moon Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Lemon Tree and Moon. Both films will screen through July 23.
Lemon Tree is Eran Riklis' (The Syrian Bride, Cup Final) engaging human drama of one woman's struggle to preserve her way of life in the midst of political turmoil. The wonderful Hiam Abbass (The Visitor) is Salma, a Palestinian widow who earns her living tending to her late father's lemon grove. When an Israeli government minister moves next door and declares the grove a potential security threat, Salma struggles to defend her peaceful livelihood. Personal drama gives way to political controversies as Salma forms an unexpected bond with the minister's lonely wife (Rona Lipaz-Michael), and takes her protest - with the help of her young lawyer (Ali Suliman, Paradise Now) - all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court.
Moon takes place in the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive. Thankfully, his time on the moon is nearly over, and Sam will be reunited with his wife, Tess, and their three-year-old daughter, Eve, in only a few short weeks. Suddenly, Sam's health starts to deteriorate. Painful headaches, hallucinations and a lack of focus lead to an almost fatal accident on a routine drive on the moon in a lunar rover. While recuperating back at the base (with no memory of how he got there), Sam meets a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be there to fulfill the same three year contract Sam started all those years ago. Confined with what appears to be a clone of his earlier self, and with a "support crew" on its way to help put the base back into productive order, Sam is fighting the clock to discover what’s going on and where he fits into company plans.
More information is available at the Ross website.
