Wednesday March 17, 2010
UNL Website Lauded for Design, Content
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln garnered the No. 2 slot in a list of top 11 best-designed university websites from The Bivings Report. The Bivings Report is a publication of the Bivings Group, a Washington, D.C.-based Internet communications company that lists Sony, Toyota, Peace Corps, HP, Humana, and Pickens Plan among its clients.
The UNL website also ranked in the top one percent of university websites globally (77th out of 8000 analyzed) in a recent 'webometrics' ranking of world universities by the Cybermetrics Lab of Spain's National Research Council, that country's largest public research body. That project measures open access to scholarly information online.
UNL WEB DEVELOPER NETWORK
Academic Planning Committee Budget Hearing is April 9
The APC hearing on proposed budget reductions will be held on April 9 in the Nebraska East Union. 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.
For more information about the APC hearing process, visit the APC Procedures for Phase Three of the UNL Budget Reduction Process document.
Educause's Katz to Speak on Cloud Computing at NUTech Day
Educause Vice President Richard N. Katz will present a luncheon keynote address at the March 17 NUTech Day. Katz's speech, "The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing," will provide up-to-date insights on this important development.
Katz is the founder of the Educause Center for Applied Research, now the largest research service devoted exclusively to information technology issues in higher education. The mission of the nonprofit Educause organization is to advance the mission of higher education through intelligent use of information technology. Katz previously led the University of California's development and implementation of strategic management initiatives. His book, "Dancing with the Devil," was named one of the 10 most important education related books of 1999 by Lingua Franca. Katz is the author or co-author of six other books, four major research studies and more than 70 articles and monographs on a variety of management and technology topics. more....
NU TECH DAY SCHEDULE
Seraphine, The Last Station Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Seraphine and Oscar-nominated (Christopher Plummer - Actor in a Supporting Role, Helen Mirren - Actress in a Leading Role) The Last Station. Seraphine will screen through March 18, while The Last Station will show through March 25.
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/.
