Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Logan Suhr
Foundation's support of Global Gateway enhances study abroad
Logan Suhr says the opportunity to study abroad this spring gave him a better understanding of the world and was one of his most important experiences.
A Global Gateway scholarship allowed him to have the cultural experience of a lifetime, he said, all while becoming educated about Germany's many biological processing facilities that included farms and research labs. Read more about Global Gateway scholarships on Today@UNL.
'Facebook age' brings new challenges to college students' social reinvention
Going away to college — whether across town or across the country — used to offer students an opportunity to remake their social image. But in the age of Facebook that's not always the case anymore, according to a new study compiled by UNL researchers.
The popular social networking site tethers childhood to adulthood in a way that previous generations didn't encounter. While it may ease homesickness and help students quickly feel a sense of belonging in their new environment, it also creates an impediment to independence and presents challenges to students who want to reinvent themselves, according to a study conducting by Jenna Stephenson-Abetz and Amanda Holman. Both are second-year graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in interpersonal and family communication at UNL. Read more about this study on Today@UNL.
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Ryan Larson of Fullerton, NE, right, helps Taylor Walgren of Osceola, NE, pile her belongings onto a cart as she moves into the Harper Schramm Smith Residence Halls. Residence hall move in days, August 18, 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Breanna Borenpohl talks with Ashley Hughes in the Schramm Residence Hall elevator Thursday. The two freshman from Tecumseh, NE, are roommates. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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It takes many hands to zip a futon mattress into its cover. Powers Schurrer, right, gets help arranging his residence hall room from his sister, Annah, mom, Colleen, and dad, Mike. Powers is a freshman. Annah is a third year architecture student. They are all from Yankton, SD. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Roommates Alex Carr, left, and Michael Cerone, both Millard South graduates, work to loft Carr's bed as part of moving in day. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Jordan Baumbachm, a junior from McCook, NE, helps her brother, Brad, make his bed during move in day. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Ashley Pieper, right, Kimberly Folk, center, and Ashley's mom, Michelle, find a comfortable place to talk in the hall while Ashley's brothers and dad try to assemble a futon frame in the room. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Shawn Erwin, a sophomore from Fort Calhoun, NE, assembles a futon with his dad, Tim. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Tyler Maguire, a freshman from Norfolk, NE, carries his clothes into Harper Residence Hall. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Miranda Benneman, a sophomore from Omaha, carries her belongings into her room in the Village, an apartment-style residence hall. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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From right, Aliza Brugger, Elizabeth Winans, Ethan Bonham and Mike Eversoll recite the Cornhusker Pledge at the New Student Convocation at the Devaney Center. The annual Big Red Welcome for thousands of new and returning Huskers starts today with New Student Convocation. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Thousands of freshman students return from the New Student Convocation at the Devaney Center. The annual Big Red Welcome for thousands of new and returning Huskers starts today with New Student Convocation. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Mellophone player Erica Ahlschwede flows with the rest of the Cornhusker Marching Band. The blur is caused by a slow shutter speed. The annual Big Red Welcome for thousands of new and returning Huskers starts today with New Student Convocation. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Andrew Nguyen, a senior from Lincoln, is held aloft by the other members of the trombone section after Nguyen won the march off contest held during the marching band concert. A full slate of welcome back events, including a celebration and festival, continue through Aug. 21. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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New students participating in the tunnel walk rush onto the Memorial Stadium field. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Caitlin Klosterman, left, and Abby Uecker hug after opening their bids Saturday afternoon. The two were both accepted into Kappa Kappa Gamma. Sorority Recruitment Bid Day 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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New members of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority run toward their house along S Street. Sorority Recruitment Bid Day 2011. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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Alpha Phi upperclassmen greet their new sorority sisters Saturday afternoon in a controlled collision of hugs and screams. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
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New buildings, construction for semester
Four new buildings at or near completion greet UNL faculty, staff and students as the fall semester begins today.
They include the Nanoscience Metrology Facility at 16th and W streets at the north end of the Jorgensen Hall, the physics building that opened last year. The 32,000-square-foot building will provide state-of-the-art laboratories, shared research facilities and administrative space in a central location. Core facilities, equipment, labs and faculty currently are located in several buildings across campus. Half of its $13.8 million cost came from $6.9 million of federal stimulus funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The building is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in early December.
Two major practice facilities in Athletics are also scheduled to open this fall. The $18.7 million Hendricks Training Complex on the south side of the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Nebraska Innovation Campus will include a new men's and women's basketball practice facility and create space for a new wrestling facility. The complex has 71,420 square feet of new construction, plus 4,000 square feet of renovation in the Devaney Center. A $4.75 million indoor practice facility for baseball and softball is scheduled to be completed in September north of Haymarket Park and east of Bowlin Stadium. The 22,000-square foot building will feature a large indoor practice area, along with restrooms and storage facilities. Read more about campus updates on Today@UNL.
Theresa Welbourne
Center for Entrepreneurship selects Welbourne as director
Theresa Welbourne is the new director of the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Business Administration. An entrepreneur, author and professor, Welbourne is also the FirsTier Banks Distinguished Professor of Business.
"Theresa has done extensive research in the areas of entrepreneurship and human resources. Her strong background will provide the needed leadership for the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship as we expand this area at the UNL College of Business Administration," said Donde Ashmos Plowman, James and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of the College of Business Administration.
Welbourne received her doctorate in business from the University of Colorado-Boulder and has taught at the undergraduate, masters, doctoral and executive levels throughout the world. Her teaching area of expertise is human resource strategies and leadership in entrepreneurial firms. She is especially interested in human resource metrics, technology and strategy in high growth, high change organizations. Read more about Welbourne on Today@UNL.
Kuali Ready to help UNL recover from unplanned events
How the university plans for the unplanned — tornadoes, floods, fires, power outages, assailants and pandemics — is one reason UNL has subscribed to Kuali Ready.
Kuali Ready is a disaster recovery and business continuity tool. Its aim is to increase an institution's ability to keep operating in the face of disruptive events. It is a product of the Kuali Foundation, an administrative software cooperative for higher education. More than 50 international institutions subscribe to the service. Read more about Kuali Ready on Today@UNL.
