Friday and Weekend, January 14 - 16, 2011
NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM, SUN 1:30PM
'Sunday with a Scientist' Ventures Into Volcanoes, Hotspots
The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a Sunday with a Scientist program about volcanoes and hotspots, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Jan. 16 at Morrill Hall. The presentation will include information on plate tectonics, new discoveries in geology, and the supervolcano at Yellowstone National Park.
The program, "Volcanoes and Hotspots," will be led by Cindy Loope, state museum educator; and David Loope, professor of geology. The scientists will share information about the EarthScope program and the latest discoveries resulting from recent data collected from hundreds of seismic stations across the American West. more...
Huskers
TRACK AND FIELD | DEVANEY CENTER INDOOR TRACK, FRI 4PM; SAT NOONHoliday Inn Invitational
SWIMMING | DEVANEY CENTER NATATORIUM, SAT 2PMNebraska Huskers vs. Kansas Jayhawks
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, SUN 2PMNebraska Huskers vs. Kansas Jayhawks
Shavers to open MLK Week events
College of Law associate dean and professor Anna Williams Shavers will open UNL's observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday with a Jan. 18 keynote address. Shavers will deliver "Dream Deferred" during the Chancellor's Program, 6 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. The lecture will address current struggles for educational equality, immigration, health care reform and racial equality.
The program will also include the presentation of the chancellor's Fulfilling the Dream awards. The Fulfilling the Dream awards are presented to individuals or groups who have contributed to the UNL community or the wider Lincoln community by their exemplary action in promoting the goals and vision of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This year's winners are Charlene Maxey-Harris for the campus award and T.J. McDowell for the Lincoln community award. more...
Milliken Applauds Gov. Heineman's Budget Priorities
Statement of James B. Milliken, President, University of Nebraska, on Gov. Dave Heineman's budget recommendations:
Gov. Heineman has made it clear that his priorities for state investment are education and job creation and his budget recommendation advances both. There is a growing consensus that higher education is a difference maker in the economic competitiveness of a state, and the governor understands this well.
Under normal circumstances, the flat funding proposed for the university would be disappointing, but these are not normal times. And although the university has had a flat state appropriation and no general salary increases for two years, I believe the governor has made a strong statement of support for the university by proposing stable state investment. The university will still have to make significant reallocations in the next biennium. However, this recommendation puts us in a stronger position than many of our peers and will help maintain the university's significant momentum, with record research growth, steadily growing enrollment, record ACT scores, the highest level of financial aid in history expanding access and more. more...
Tiny Furniture; Made in Dagenham Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Tiny Furniture and Made in Dagenham Tiny Furniture will screen through Jan. 20, while Made in Dagenham will show through Jan. 27.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
