Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Strategic Enrollment Plan released, feedback requested
The Enrollment Management Council has released a report summarizing the university's preliminary plans to address the chancellor's enrollment growth goals. Titled the Campus Blueprint, the report is designed to provide the UNL community with an understanding of our enrollment situation and strategies for increased recruitment and retention. The members of the Enrollment Management Council ask that you read the plan and share your reactions with us.
The feedback we receive from you and your colleagues across the campus and the state will be used to improve upon our plans moving forward. If you have any questions about this report, please contact Alan Cerveny or your representative on the Enrollment Management Council.
McFarland will present on libraries, genealogy
"Genealogy Research and the University Libraries" is the topic for a presentation 10:30 a.m. March 20 by Tom McFarland, Staff Development Officer and Genealogist at University Libraries. The program is in the ESC on first floor of Love Library South.
McFarland's talk will help attendees gain an understanding of materials and collections within the University Libraries that will be useful to genealogical and historical research, with an emphasis on electronic resources and historical collections. Register for this presentation online.
(l-r) Shelton Waggener, Dan Duncan, Gary Kebbel
NU Technology Day 2012
NU Technology Day 2012 will be held today in the Nebraska East Union. At the daylong information technology conference, presenters from all campuses will lead sessions covering five tracks, including how IT advances the NU strategic mission; IT in instructional design; mobile devices for learning; using data in reporting and analytics; and updates on new IT projects. Local and national IT vendors will demonstrate new products and services.
In the opening session, Shelton Waggener, CIO of the University of California, Berkley, will address the transformation of IT to support academic research at R1 universities. During lunch, Dan Duncan, executive director of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corp., will discuss building strategic partnerships; and Gary Kebbel, dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications, will talk about reaching new audiences through the use of mobile and social media. Read more about NU Technology Day on Today@UNL.
Prairie Schooner announces 2011 writing prizes
Prairie Schooner, the quarterly literary magazine published at UNL for 85 years, has awarded 18 writing prizes for work published in its 2011 volume. The total prize money awarded was $8,500, with the highest individual prize worth $1,500.
Prairie Schooner is available at chain and independent bookstores throughout the country. Subscriptions or individual copies may be ordered by calling 1-800-715-2387. Prairie Schooner is published with support from the UNL English Department and its creative writing program, the University of Nebraska Press, and the Glenna Luschei Endowed Editorship and Fund for Excellence at Prairie Schooner at the University of Nebraska Foundation. Read a list of winners in Today@UNL.
Nebraska Press book wins Bancroft Prize
"Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800-1860," by Anne F. Hyde, published in 2011 by the University of Nebraska Press, has been awarded the 2012 Bancroft Prize.
The Bancroft Prize is awarded annually by the trustees of Columbia University to three books published on the subjects of American history and diplomacy. It is among the most prestigious prizes in the field. Read more about this award and others in Today@UNL.
