Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Theologian to share lessons learned from Africa
South African theologian Charles Villa-Vicencio, regarded as a global authority in the area of transitional justice, will explore Africa's role as victim and as its own worst enemy when he presents an Oct. 17 public lecture as part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. The lecture, "Violence, Religion, Financial Muscle and Liberation: Can Africa Heal Itself?" begins at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
The lecture is also the keynote of this year's Pauley Symposium, an annual event sponsored by the UNL Department of History that gathers and features the best of current research in the field of history. It lecture series honors UNL alumnus Carroll R. Pauley, class of 1930. Pauley's son, Bruce Pauley, established the endowment that created the series as a way to honor his father, who had a lifelong passion for history. Read more about this forum in Today@UNL.
NET hosts education-themed TEDx event
Scott Winter, assistant professor in news-editorial, is one of the featured speakers at an Oct. 18 TEDxLincoln event at Nebraska Educational Telecommunication's Studio One. The lecture series begins at 10 a.m. and will include 16 presentations.
The theme for the live TEDx event is "Wide Horizons and Open Minds." A limited number of seats are available. The event will be streamed live online. Other speakers include: Mary Pipher, Lincoln author; Mark Gudgel, a teacher at Lincoln Southwest High School; Tiffany Verzal, a UNL graduate; Brian Ardinger, entrepreneur-in-residence at NUtech Ventures; and Steve Joel, superintendent for Lincoln Public Schools Read more about this event in Today@UNL.
More rural Nebraskans report positive change in communities
A higher percentage of rural Nebraskans this year said they've seen positive change in their communities than in any year since 1997, according to the 2012 Nebraska Rural Poll. The 17th annual UNL poll was sent to 6,350 households in Nebraska's 84 nonmetropolitan counties in March and April. Results are based on 2,323 responses.
Thirty-four percent of respondents said their community had changed for the better in the last year, 20 percent said for the worse and 46 percent said there had been no change. The changed-for-the-better percentage is highest since 1997's 37 percent. As recently as 2009, only 23 percent said their community had changed for the better. Read more about this poll in Today@UNL.
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UARC Faculty Forum is Wednesday
A faculty forum on the University-Affiliated Research Center created through a partnership with the United States Strategic Command is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Nebraska Union Heritage Room. The event is open to all UNL faculty. Registration information is available on the Office of Research and Economic Development website.
Lunch will be provided. Presenters include Prem Paul, vice chancellor for research and economic development; Robert Hinson, founding executive director of NU's National Strategic Research Institute; and Mark Warburton, UNL's director of defense initiatives. Read more about this forum in Today@UNL.
Rec centers adjust hours for fall break
The City Campus Rec Center will reduce hours during fall break, Oct. 12-16. Group fitness and mind and body classes schedules are modified as well. The East Campus Activities Building is open 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 12, and it is the building's final day as the full-time east rec center. Read more information and full schedules in Today@UNL.
UNL.edu now formatted for all devices
The Internet and Interactive Media group of University Communications and Information Services has concluded the first phase in its effort to provide full support to all devices - desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets - by implementing a suite of web technologies collectively known as 'responsive design.' This week, the internal and external homepages were re-launched as 'responsive' designs.
You can see the effects of responsive design in your desktop browser by simply re-sizing your browser window (the page will reformat as the window is narrowed), or by viewing on your tablet or smartphone. Please use the 'feedback' links at the bottom of the page if you would like to let us know of any issues. Thank you.
