Wednesday January 20, 2010
College of Journalism and Mass Communications Holds Public Forum
The search committee for the position of Dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications has selected candidates for on-campus interviews and planned the series of presentations at which the university community and the public are welcome. Today, an open forum will be held with David Stoeffler from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in 15 Andersen Hall.
Stoeffler is principal of Touchstone News Consulting in Ferryville, Wis., and a consultant for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism in Madison, Wis. He previously was general manager for Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis; interim publisher of Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star; publisher/editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson; and was vice president for news at Lee Enterprises. He was editor of the Lincoln Journal Star from May 1997-December 2001 and prior to that was editor of the La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune. He began his career as a reporter, then assistant city editor, state editor and city editor, all at the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, Wis. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wis.
MLK Jr Week Activities Continue
Martin Luther King Jr. Week events at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln continue with a student play and coffee house speaker.
At 11:30 a.m. at the University Child Care Center, the second grade class from Clinton Elementary School will perform Big Words, Strong Words, a play about King, Jr.'s life. At 6 p.m., a coffee house event will be held at the Nebraska Union, with the featured speaker Patti Miller. Prizes will also be awarded for the essay contest winners and refreshments will be served.
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM N172, 11:30AMRedox Biology Center Faculty Candidate Research Seminar - "Development of the "-OMICS" Platforms for Mapping Stressor Specific Pathways"
Jiri Adamec, Bindley Bioscience Center at Purdue University. Refreshments will be available prior to the seminar.
Institute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "Universal Human Rights"
Panelists include: Mark Awakuni-Swetland, Asst Professor Anthropology & Ethnic Studies; Tom Gannon, Assoc. Professor English & Ethnic Studies, Joy Castro, Assoc. Professor English & Ethnic Studies, Lory Dance, Assoc. Professor Sociology & Ethnic Studies.
Spring Brownbag Lunch Series: Ethics Across the Disciplines - "The Ethics of Double Blind Studies"
Dicussion topic led by Dr. Alan Kamil & Dr. Deborah Brown
Spring 2010 Water Seminar Series - "Characteristics of Irrigation and Water Use in U.S. Agriculture: Results of USDA's 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey"
Jiri Adamec, Bindley Bioscience Center at Purdue University. Refreshments will be available prior to the seminar.
Douglas D. Scott (l), Peter A. Bleed (r)
GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM, 3:30PMCivil War-Era Battles in North Platte Valley Lead Off Spring Olson Seminars
A reconstruction of two Civil War-era battles in the North Platte River valley will lead off the spring semester series of Paul A. Olson Seminars in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
UNL anthropologists Douglas D. Scott and Peter A. Bleed will discuss "Mud Springs and Rush Creek: Civil War-Era Combat in the North Platte Valley" in a seminar at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. more...
NEBRASKA UNION, 3PM
Student Involvement Hosts Spring Volunteer Fair
Student Involvement will host its annual Spring Volunteer Fair from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. By volunteering you can become more involved in the Lincoln community and build your resume to strengthen your resumes and applications.
Student Involvement Service-Learning and the Arts and Sciences Pre-Professional Advising Center are collaborating to assist Pre-Health and Pre-Law majors find volunteer opportunities in their career fields. Come "weigh" your options at the Spring Volunteer Fair.
Red Cliff, Broken Embraces Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Red Cliff and Broken Embraces. Red Cliff will screen through January 21, while Broken Embraces will show through January 28.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
H1N1 Page at UNL Monitors Flu
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/.
