Friday and Weekend, March 25 - 27, 2011
UNL Earns Tree Campus USA Recognition
For the third year in a row, UNL has earned Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation.
The 2010 designation recognizes the university's dedication to campus tree management and environmental stewardship. UNL was one of the first nine universities to earn the Tree Campus USA designation in 2008.
To earn the honor, UNL met core standards of tree management and community engagement. To meet those standards, Landscape Services held an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony, formed a tree advisory committee, and maintains a tree care plan. more...
Phip Ochs: There But For Fortunte; The Films of Susan Muska and Gréta Ólafsdóttir at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Phip Ochs: There But For Fortunte and The Films of Susan Muska and Gréta Ólafsdóttir. The Films of Susan Muska and Gréta Ólafsdóttir will have various screenings through Mar. 29, including appearances by the filmmakers for Q&A with the audience. Phip Ochs: There But For Fortunte will play through Mar. 31
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
Lectures
SCOTT ENGINEERING CENTER ROOM 237, FRI 1:30PMNebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar Series - "Metamaterials - New Opportunity in Manipulating Terahertz Radiation"
Hou-Tong Chen, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
The 2011 Andrew Heiskell Award was presented earlier this year. NU officials who accepted the award were Thomas Farrell (far left), Thomas McGowan (third from left), and Harriet Turner (second from right).
UNL Exchange Program Receives International Honor
The world's largest educational organization has honored a UNL exchange program for its innovation.
The New York-based Institute of International Education (IIE) has recognized the Harold E. Spencer Exchange Program in Teacher Education with a 2011 Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. The program's award recognizes best practices in international partnerships among cooperating U.S-Spain academic programs. Harriet Turner, a professor of modern languages and literatures and director of the exchange program, accepted the award at a recent IIE conference. She shares the honor with Maria Gomez Ortueta from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, UNL's partner in the exchange program. Thomas McGowan, chairman of the Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education Department, and Thomas Farrell, associate vice president for international affairs at the University of Nebraska, also were present at the awards ceremony. more...
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.
