Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Eight Earn Holling Family Awards for Teaching Excellence
Eight UNL faculty and staff members received the 2011 Holling Family Awards for Teaching Excellence in Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The annual awards honor outstanding teaching in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
This year's recipients are:
Senior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award: Kathleen Anderson, associate professor in the Department of Animal Science; Scott Hygnstrom, professor in the School of Natural Resources; Ellen Paparozzi, professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; and Brett White, associate professor in the Department of Animal Science.
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Chancellor Congratulates 'Live Healthy Nebraska' Participants
Fifty days in to the 100-day wellness challenge, Chancellor Harvey Perlman congratulated participants on their success thus far in "Live Healthy Nebraska:"
"I am aware that the UNL participants in the 'Live Healthy Nebraska' program have done extremely well on many metrics. At this halfway point in the 100-day wellness challenge, I wanted to congratulate you. Read a full list of program achievements through January.
Fellowships Available for Digital Humanities Research
The UNL Center for Digital Research in the Humanities is seeking proposals from faculty for its 2011-12 fellowship in interdisciplinary digital humanities research.
Digital projects are often collaborative, multi-year undertakings of a scale that exceeds that of an article or monograph. In the best cases, a project significantly alters scholarship in a field of study. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m., April 29. For additional details about the application, expectations and examples of projects, go to the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities website.
Adjusted Hours, Bus Routes For Spring Break
Parking and Transit Services will adjust UNL's bus operating schedule on March. 21. The change is due to lower passenger demand when classes are not in session. Starting March. 21, the wait between buses on City Campus will shift to 20 minutes, while the wait on East Campus will be 10 minutes. Service hours will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Regular bus service returns March. 28.
Many buildings on campus have adjusted hours for spring break. For a full listing of these schedules (including Libraries, Campus Rec, and Unions), read the full article at Next@Nebraska.
My Dog Tulip; The Time That Remains at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents My Dog Tulip and The Time That Remains. Both films will screen through Mar. 24.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
