Monday, April 23, 2012

O'Grady to teach in Brazil on Fulbright
Loni O’Grady, a secondary Spanish education and English as a Second Language education major, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship. She will travel to Brazil in 2013 to gain experience teaching English in a foreign country. O’Grady, of Omaha, is completing her student teaching at Omaha South High School. She teaches Advanced-Placement Spanish, ESL 1 and 2 and a dual-language computer course.
O’Grady spent almost three years studying abroad in Queretaro, Mexico, where she realized she wanted to become a Spanish teacher. She also completed a summer internship in Queretaro working for the Tec de Monterrey’s international programs office. O’Grady became fluent in Spanish during her time in Mexico. Read more about O'Grady and this Fulbright in Today@UNL.

Avian artist Peyton is in residence at Great Plains Art Museum
Anne Peyton will be the 2012 Elizabeth Rubendall artist-in-residence at the Great Plains Art Museum from April 24 through May 4. During her residency, she will create two original acrylic paintings that will become part of the museum's permanent collection -- one of a Great Plains raptor, and one of a Great Plains songbird.
Visitors and school groups are invited to view and interact with Peyton as she works. There will be an area to sketch, and outreach animals from Pioneer Park Nature Center will be available for select portions of the residency. Read more about this Peyton and this residency in Today@UNL.
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Sheldon Museum of Art again receives highest national accreditation
Sheldon Museum of Art has again achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums, the highest national recognition for a museum. Of some 17,500 museums in the United States, 776, or 4.4 percent, are accredited. Sheldon is one of only two art museums accredited in Nebraska.
It has been continuously accredited since 1972 when it was among the first museums to receive the AAM accreditation. "We’re very excited about accreditation," said Jorge Daniel Veneciano, director of the Sheldon Museum of Art. "Unlike university departments where it's expected, museums achieving accreditation are very rare. Sheldon is also becoming a national model in transnational research." Read more about this accreditation in Today@UNL.

'The Kid with a Bike,' 'The Salt of Life' play at Ross
"The Kid With A Bike," the Grand Jury Prize winner at this year's Cannes Film Festival; and "The Salt of Life," a warm and witty look at the life of a middle-aged Italian retiree are now screening at The Ross. Both films are unrated and will play through April 26.

UNL launches Nebraska App
UNL has launched the Nebraska App, a suite of mobile applications that makes essential university resources available on mobile devices. Students can check grades, access course content and browse the course catalog. They can access the public directory and get in touch instantly, keep tabs on Husker sports, find places on the campus map, stay informed with the latest campus news, watch videos, and even listen to podcasts of popular lectures in iTunesU.
"UNL is moving services to the where the students are in terms of devices and network access"," said Mark Askren, Chief Information Officer. "Students now have a much more powerful connection to UNL via their mobile device." Read more about Nebraska App in Today@UNL.