Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Student-led operetta 'Candide' opens Thursday
A collaboration within the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is bringing an adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's 1956 operetta "Candide" to stage. The production is presented by UNL's School of Music and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.
The regional premiere of Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of "Candide" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 22 and 23, and 3 p.m. Feb. 24 in Kimball Recital Hall. Tickets, $20 general admission and $10 for students (with identification) and senior citizens, are available at the Lied Center ticket office, 402-472-4747, 800-432-3231 or at the door one hour before a performance. Read more about this production in Today@UNL.
Detlefsen named an art educator of the year
Jean Detlefsen, a lecturer in Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, has been named the 2013 Western Region Higher Education Art Educator of the Year. The award will be presented during the National Art Education Association National Convention, March 7-10 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The award, which is determined through a peer review of nominations, recognizes the contributions, service and achievements of an outstanding NAEA member at the regional level. Read more about Detlefsen and this award in Today@UNL.
UNL 'doubling down' on investment in agriculture with 36 new faculty positions
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is strategically increasing its investment in agriculture and natural resources, looking to hire three dozen new faculty after a decade of budget cuts and stagnant hiring.
Ronnie Green, vice chancellor of the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, where the faculty will be housed, said the new hires will come in subject areas filling workforce gaps critical to the global challenges of the future, including expanded and more efficient food production and improved water and natural resources management. Read more about this commitment in Today@UNL.
Inclement weather closures announced via UNL Alert
University administrators announce information about campus emergency situations and weather-related closings via UNL Alert. The UNL Alert system sends notices through email and texts.
Register on the UNL Alert website. For more information on UNL's inclement weather policy, go to the Business and Finance website.
Olson Seminar features history, mission of NU State Museum
The mission and history of the University of Nebraska State Museum will be the topic of the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies.
Priscilla Grew, director of the museum, will present "Engaging Lifelong Learners in Natural History: The Land-Grant Mission of the University of Nebraska State Museum," from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. Sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies, the seminar is free and open to the public. Read more about this lecture in Today@UNL.
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UNL Expects to be Open Thursday
Like many of you, we are monitoring the impending winter storms expected on Thursday and/or Friday as well as a potential second storm expected on Sunday or Monday. While I have nothing definitive to report, I thought you would like to know how we are planning for this possibility.
In the last couple of days, the timing for the onset of this week's storm has been pushed back and the predicted severity of the storm has fluctuated. This uncertainty has led many to wonder if the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be open on Thursday and/or Friday and if classes will be held.
As the storm approaches over the next 24 hours, we will continue to have better information regarding the strength and timing of the storm. With the information currently available, UNL expects to be open on Thursday. If the storm intensifies during the day on Thursday, we may make a decision later in the day to close the campus, cancel classes, and require that only essential personnel report to work.
Any notice to close the campus will be made via our normal channels — TV and radio announcements, a notice posted on the UNL homepage (http://www.unl.edu), social media channels (Twitter: @UNLNews, @UNLincoln and Facebook) and via UNL Alert text messages. If you have not signed up for the new UNL Alert, please do so at http://emergency.unl.edu/unlalert.
If the major part of the storm passes through on Thursday, our plan is to remove the snow overnight and be ready for UNL to be open on Friday as usual. Mother Nature may change her plans; therefore, we may be modifying ours as well.
During these winter months, all students, faculty and staff are urged to use caution and personal judgment in their travels to and from campus and to dress appropriately for protection against cold temperatures and wind chills. With supervisor permission, employees who are not able to safely drive to work may request vacation leave or leave without pay.
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Harvey Perlman, Chancellor
CYFS-authored article named best of 2012
A peer-reviewed article authored by UNL researchers in the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools has been named the 2012 Article of the Year by the academic journal School Psychology Review.
Susan Sheridan, the lead author of the article and director of the center, accepted the award Feb. 14 at the NASP's 2013 Annual Convention in Seattle. The award is presented for an article's contributions to research and practice in school psychology, its interest to the journal's readership, and its overall impact on advancing the profession. Read more about this article and selection in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION SUNFLOWER ROOM, NOONNebraska Gateway to Nutrigenomics seminar, "Mechanisms of Ethanol-Induced Steatosis"
Terence Donohue, University of Nebraska Medial Center
Spring 2013 Water Seminar Series, "The New Local Politics of Water"
Megan Mullin, Temple University
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Seminar Series, "Construction and Potential Applications of Engineered Minichromosomes in Plants"
Jim Birchler, University of Missouri. A reception will be held prior to the lecture at 3:30 p.m.
