Dean Candidate Wei at Public Presentation

Timothy Wei

Timothy Wei, one of five finalists for dean of the College of Engineering, will give a public presentation at 3:30 p.m., March 3 in Walter Scott Engineering Center, room 237.

Wei has been professor and head of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., since 2006, and was interim dean from June 2008 to August 2009. His research interests are in coupling fundamental fluid dynamics experiments with critical technologies of socio-technological importance. He earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell, his master's from Lehigh, both in mechanical engineering; and his Ph.D in aerospace engineering from Michigan. He previously was on faculty at Rutgers, and has held numerous visiting faculty appointments. more...

Nikki Kelly (left) with friends Olivia Vandenberg and Emily Barrett outside the Chicago Arts Academy before their auditions for the Oxygen Channel's "The Glee Project" on Dec. 19. Photo courtesy of Nikki Kelly.

Theater student finalist on 'The Glee Project'

It seemed like a one-in-a-million chance to appear on Fox's hit show "Glee" through open auditions in Chicago for "The Glee Project." Instead after one long and wild day, UNL junior Nikki Kelly finished as a Chicago finalist, finished in the top 10 percent of the live auditions in both Chicago and Dallas, and her voice and photo are appearing in commercials for the reality TV show, which begins airing this summer.

"The Glee Project" is a new reality show on the Oxygen network that premieres this June where performers compete for a multi-episode guest-starring role on season three of the hit series "Glee" on Fox. Open auditions were held in Chicago and Dallas in December and January. more...