Thursday, April 18, 2013
Kunc receives Fulbright specialist grant
Karen Kunc, Cather Professor of Art, has earned a Fulbright Specialist Project Grant to teach contemporary woodcut printmaking workshop at Dhaka University in Bangladesh. She will participate in the Fulbright workshop from May 5-25.
"I am really excited for this opportunity to return to Bangladesh and to see the artistic developments since my first visit there in 1995," Kunc said. "In particular I want to refresh my knowledge of the artists I worked with from around the country. Many are now professionals and teachers, and have accomplishments, recognitions and development of their own personal approaches." Read more about Kunc and this Fulbright in Today@UNL.
Rankings include UNL's online engineering degree program
UNL's online Master of Engineering concentration in engineering management has been ranked No. 14 in SuperScholar.org's first Smart Choice ranking of the top 25 schools for online engineering management degree programs. The rankings were designed as tools to help prospective students decide where to invest time and money when earning a degree. Schools and programs were evaluated based on publicly available information about accreditation, academic quality, student satisfaction, reputation in the field and cost.
Core courses for UNL's program are provided by the College of Engineering while management courses are provided by the College of Business Administration. Read more about these rankings in Today@UNL.
Cather Circle accepting applications
Cather Circle is accepting applications and nominations for students and alumnae for the 2013-2014 school year. Applications are due by May 15. Cather Circle is a women's mentoring and networking group aimed at promoting the growth and education of women, and creating a nationwide network of female leaders with ties to UNL.
All full-time female student in good standing (2.5+ GPA) may apply to be a Cather Circle Collegian. Students selected for participation are expected to attend both biannual meetings. This will require missing one Thursday and one Friday of classes, activities and work each semester. Read more about Cather Circle in Today@UNL.
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Students earn Goldwater Scholars honors
UNL students Daniel Jay Geschwender and Steve Parkison have been named Goldwater Scholars for outstanding research in science. A third student, Ashley Thelen, has also earned a Goldwater Honorable Mention.
Goldwater scholarships are for aspiring scientists, mathematicians and engineers. About 300 college sophomores and juniors receive them nationwide, with awards up to $7,500 a year for educational expenses. Read more about these honors in Today@UNL.
Visiting artist lecture is today
New York-based artist James Siena will present a free public lecture at 5:30 p.m. April 18 in the Sheldon Museum of Art's Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium. Siena is a visiting artist in the Department of Art and Art History.
Siena, who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University, creates rule-based linear abstractions. His artwork is driven by self-imposed predetermined sets of rules, or "visual algorithms," which result in intensely concentrated, vibrantly-colored, freehand geometric patterns. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM E228, NOONBiochemistry Graduate Student Seminar
Jennifer Catlett
McConnel Dissertation Fellowship Seminar, "U.S. Employment: A Regional Beveridge Curve Approach"
Hanna Hartman, doctoral candidate
UAAD Workshop, "Securing Your Own Mask First: Managing Your Own Health"
JoAnne Owens-Nausler
Biological Sciences Seminar, "Testing a General Theory of Macroecology Using Big Data"
Ethan White, Utah State University
Visiting Artist Seminar
James Siena
