Friday and Weekend, June 18 - 20, 2010
UNL Receives Invite to Join Big Ten's Committee on Institutional Cooperation
UNL has taken another step toward full alignment with the Big Ten universities, having received an invitation to join the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced the June 16 invitation in an e-mail to UNL faculty and staff.
The CIC is a consortium of the Big Ten universities plus the University of Chicago. The CIC leverages faculty, funding, facilities, investments and ideas to help the collective whole compete and succeed. Among its core projects are library collections and access; technology collaborations to build capacity at reduced costs; leveraging purchasing and licensing through economies of scale; leadership and development programs for faculty and staff; course-sharing mechanisms by which students may take courses at other consortium institutions; and study-abroad collaborations. more...
Sunday Scientist Program to Explore Toxic Algae
The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a program for children and families about toxic algae as part of its Sunday with a Scientist series 1:30-4:30 p.m. June 20 at Morrill Hall.
The program, "Algae: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," will explore the different types of algae found in Nebraska's lakes, ponds and streams, as well as the science behind aquatic ecology. Morrill Hall is south of 14th and Vine Streets on the UNL City Campus. Museum Sunday hours are 1:30-4:30 p.m. more...
Brandi Kruse
UNL's Brandi Kruse Wins Hearst National Broadcast News Championship
University of Nebraska-Lincoln journalism student Brandi Kruse placed first in the Hearst Broadcast News National Championships in New York City June 8-12. Kruse, a senior from Glyndon, Minn., majors in broadcast journalism.
Kruse earned a $5,000 prize and a Hearst medallion. She won an additional $1,000 prize for Best Use of Radio for News Coverage in the semifinal round of competition. One of five finalists in radio, Kruse went to New York City to participate in a spot news assignment about security in the wake of the failed bombing in Times Square and how security has changed since 9/11. more...
Mid-August Lunch; The Secret In Their Eyes Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Mid-August Lunch and The Secret In Their Eyes. Mid-August Lunch will screen through June 24, while The Secret In Their Eyes will show through July 1.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
