Monday, April 2, 2012
Final architecture dean finalist's presentation is today
Daniel Friedman
The public presentation of Daniel Friedman, a finalist to become UNL's dean of architecture, is 3:30 to 5 p.m., today in the Sheldon Museum of Art auditorium. The presentation, which concludes with a reception, is free and open to the public.
Friedman has been dean of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington since 2006. Prior to joining CBE, he served as director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and before that as director of the School of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Cincinnati, where he taught from 1990 to 2002. Friedman lectures and writes on professional education, public architecture, and 20th century theory. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Rockford College (1973), a Master of Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1981) and doctorate in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania (1999). Read more about Friedman and the search in Today@UNL.
The sixth annual Staff Art Show includes this piece by Cindia Carlson-Tsuda, program associate with the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience.
Annual staff art show opens today
The sixth annual Staff Art Show is April 2-13 in the Nebraska Union Rotunda gallery. The exhibition features the work of 16 UNL employees. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. An opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m., today.
Participating employees include Tarik Abdel-Monem, Leona Barratt, Valerie Bender, Eileen Bergt, Cindia Carlson-Tsuda, Rebecca Carr, Karin Dalziel, Julie Dexter, Rachel Garver, Michael Jackson, Sushma Jolly, Deanna Larson, Lacey Losh, Natalya Nersesian, Karina Nersesova and Jody Wood.
'Contrast' exhibit opens in the Kruger Gallery
"Contrast," a new miniature exhibition, is on display at the Kruger Gallery located in Architecture Hall. Contrast" uses miniature settings to expose objects that differ from their surroundings, forcing the viewer to observe details that may otherwise appear commonplace when shown among similar objects. This exhibition features displays containing 1/12 and 1/6 scale miniature furnishings exploring topics such as secrets and mid-century-modern furniture.
The exhibition highlights 15 miniature rooms containing a portion of the 20,000-piece collection of miniatures in the Kruger Collection. Included in this exhibition are designs by the winners of the third-year Interior Design studio project "Occupying Space: Piece and Plane." The design challenge winners are Lauren Barry; Samantha Braaten; Nolan Golgert and Rex Sandquist. Read more about this exhibition in Today@UNL.
15 faculty honored for distinguished teaching
The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs announces the following UNL faculty recipients of college awards for distinguished teaching. These individuals will be recognized at Honors Convocation on April 22.
Faculty earning College Awards for Distinguished Teaching:
- Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources — Charles Francis, professor of agronomy and horticulture.
- Architecture — Peter Hind, assistant professor of architecture.
- Arts and Sciences — Michael Dodd, assistant professor of psychology; Rose Holz, associate professor of practice of women's and gender studies; Christine Kelley, assistant professor of mathematics; Eric Malina, associate professor of practice of chemistry; Jack Morris, professor of biological sciences; Seanna Oakley, associate professor of English.
- Business Administration — Subrata Chakrabarty, assistant professor of management.
- Education and Human Sciences — William Lopez, associate professor of practice of teaching, learning and teacher education; Loukia Sarroub, associate professor of teaching, learning and teacher education; Yan Xia, associate professor of child, youth and family studies.
- Engineering — Leen-Kiat Soh, associate professor of computer science and engineering; Lily Wang, associate professor of architectural engineering.
- Fine and Performing Arts — Eric Richards, assistant professor of music.
KEIM HALL ROOM 264, FRI 3:30PM
Plant pathology department will host guest speaker
Melisa G. Mitchum
The Department of Plant Pathology will host Melisa G. Mitchum, associate professor of plant sciences, University of Missouri at 4 p.m., in 264 Keim Hall. She will present "Cyst Nematode Effectors: Localization, Host Targets, and Functions in Plant Parasitism."
7 selected for university professorships
UNL has conferred university professorships on seven faculty members. They will be recognized at Honors Convocation on April 22. Terms for the new professorships begin this summer.
Three faculty — Amy Burnett, Edgar Cahoon and David Hage — have earned named university professorships. These professorships carry a $15,000 stipend supported by endowed funds at the University of Nebraska Foundation. The professorships are conferred for five-year terms renewable upon review.
Four additional faculty — Rick Bevins, Srikanth Iyengar, Judy Walker and Jaekwon Lee — earned named professorships supported by the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Read more about these professorships in Today@UNL.
4 faculty honored for teaching, service or research
The following UNL faculty members are recipients of awards for distinguished teaching, service and research. These individuals will be recognized at Honors Convocation on April 22.
- Aaron Duncan, lecturer of communication studies and director of forensics, James V. Griesen Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Service to Students.
- John Gates, assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award.
- Priscilla Hayden-Roy, professor of modern languages and literatures, Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Humanities.
- Guy Trainin, associate professor of teaching, learning and teacher education, Donald R. and Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence.
