Thursday, December 2, 2010
Scalora to Lead Honors Forum
Mario Scalora
Mario Scalora, associate professor of psychology, will deliver an Honors Forum lecture, "Promoting Free Speech in a Globalized Security Environment," at 7 p.m., Dec. 2 in the Nebraska Union auditorium. The lecture, part of the Nebraska Colloquium, is free and open to faculty, staff and students.
The Nebraska Colloquium is a series of lectures designed to engage the entire UNL community in thoughtful discussion of important issues. The theme for the 2010-11 series is "Globalization's Promise."
NEBRASKA COLLOQUIUM
Nominations for Service to Students, Advising Awards Sought
Chancellor Harvey Perlman invites faculty, staff and students to nominate faculty and staff for two awards: the James V. Griesen Exemplary Service to Students Award; and the University of Nebraska Foundation/Builders Award for Outstanding Academic Advising.
Perlman said: "Throughout the UNL campus, many of our colleagues regularly devote extraordinary personal time and energy in their efforts to serve our students. To give proper recognition for those outstanding and exemplary contributions, I request your nominations for the following awards. more...
Lectures
NEBRASKA UNION, NOONInformation Services SWAP Brown Bag Lunch - "iPad Usage"
The SWAP presentation will include information on applications for iPad (including iWork office apps), and demonstrations on presentations, note taking, dictation, Internet, media and storage.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program - "Incest, Poison, and Slander at the Jacobean Court: The Lake Family and the Countess of Exeter"
Carole Levin, Willa Cather Professor of History and Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
SVCAA Candidate Rosowsky at Public Reception
David Rosowsky
David Rosowsky, one of four final candidates for senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, will be on campus Dec. 1-3 and will give a public presentation at a reception 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 2 at Sheldon Museum of Art.
Rosowsky is the dean of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to coming to Rensselaer, Rosowsky served as head of the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he also held the A.P. and Florence Wiley Chair in Civil Engineering. Previous posts included professorships at Oregon State and Clemson, Johns Hopkins and Purdue universities. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering at Tufts University, and his Ph.D in civil engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He is an expert in the field of structural reliability. more...
Free Screening of '9500 Liberty' at Ross
A free screening of the documentary "9500 Liberty" is 7 p.m., Dec. 2 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. A question and answer session with Eric Byler, director and producer, follows the screening.
The screening is free and open to the public. The film will also be shown at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Individuals at the UNK and UNO screenings will take part in the question and answer session via a live web stream. more...
TEMPLE BUILDING HOWELL THEATRE, 7:30PM
Student Production of 'Misanthrope' Continues
University Theatre continues its season with a modern adaptation of the Moliere classic comedy, "The Misanthrope." Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-4 in the Temple Building's Howell Theatre. Individual tickets are $16 general admission, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizens, and $10 for students with identification.
"The Misanthrope" is translated and adapted by Tony Harrison. Alceste, the misanthrope of the title played by Alex Jeffery, is disgusted by the hypocrisy, injustice and overall corruption in human society. Alceste's concern with the issue of justice has to do with the fact that he is embroiled in several lawsuits, the outcome of which are determined not by which party is in the right but by who has the most influence in court. more...
Inside Job; Animal Kingdom Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Inside Job and Animal Kingdom. Both films will screen through Dec. 2.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
