Monday September 14, 2009
Microsoft Executive to Speak at UNL
An international Microsoft executive will present a public talk Monday (Sept. 14) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Srini Koppolu, corporate vice president and managing director of Microsoft India Development Center in Hyderabad will discuss "Microsoft in India – The R&D Journey" at 11 a.m. in the Kauffman Center Great Hall on City Campus. Attendees should enter through the south doors. The Kauffman Center is home to UNL's Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. more....
Academic Planning Committee Budget Hearing September 18
The APC hearing on proposed budget reductions is 2:30 - 5 p.m. September 18 at the Nebraska Union (Regency Room). 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. A schedule is available for download.
For more information about the APC hearing process, visit the APC Tentative Dates and Items - Phase Three of the UNL Budget Reduction Process document.
Lectures
228 ANDREWS HALL, 7:30PMMedieval, Renaissance Studies lecture series - "King Lear: Shakespeare's Answer to the Bible's Job"
Hannibal Hamlin, associate professor of English, Ohio State University.
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Bereuter Will Give Thompson Forum Lecture
Former Nebraska Congressman Doug Bereuter will give the first lecture in the 2009-10 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at 7 p.m. today at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
Bereuter's lecture, "China's Trade and Soft Power Relationships with Asia and the United States -- Reason to Worry?" will explore the United States' trade deficit with China, which is becoming more controversial as American manufacturing jobs are lost. Within that controversy lies the role of foreign investment in the production of Chinese exports. Couple that with China's increasing focus on enhancing its soft power -- often defined as the ability of a country to persuade others to do what it wants without force or coercion -- and concerns arise. Is increasing Chinese soft power a zero sum game for the United States? Is the Chinese model of economic growth and political stability increasingly attractive to the developing world? Bereuter will provide insights into these questions. more....
E.N. THOMPSON FORUM
Rain Stays Away For Another Big Gameday
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln welcomed another sellout crowd back to campus for the second football game of the 2009 season as the Huskers played Arkansas State University.
Adam and In The Loop Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Adam and In The Loop. In The Loop will screen through September 17, while Adam will show through September 24.
More information about each film and schedules are available at the Ross website.
H1N1 Page at UNL Updated for Fall
The university continues to closely monitor the worldwide and local impact of H1N1 flu. At this time there is no immediate impact on UNL, its community or operations, except heightened alert and awareness, and efforts to communicate the necessity of proper hygiene and stemming the spread of the virus.
For more information, including Student and Employee attendence policies, visit the H1N1 Information page at http://emergency.unl.edu/.
