This Weekend, May 10 - 12, 2013
Four students chosen as Beckman Scholars
Four UNL students have been chosen to complete undergraduate research fellowships through the Beckman Scholars Program.
Ashley Thelen of Mitchell, S.D., Valerie Eckrich of Lincoln, and Jessica Chekal and Qianli Wang of Omaha are UNL's Beckman Scholars for the 2013-14 academic year. The award provides scholarship funds to each student to conduct research under the direction of a UNL faculty mentor. The mentors are Paul Blum, Bessey Professor of Biological Sciences; Concetta DiRusso, professor of biochemistry; Luwen Zhang, associate professor of biological sciences; and Melanie Simpson, associate professor of biochemistry. Read more about these scholars in Today@UNL.
Blue Man Group opens Lied's new season
The Lied Center for Performing Arts' 24th season will include 51 performances of 31 shows from a wide range of genres including Broadway, classical music, dance, theater, world music and jazz, comedy, holiday performances, folk music and shows for families.
The 2013-14 season, announced earlier this week, opens Sept. 27-29 with the return of Blue Man Group after its five sold-out Lied performances in 2011. Tony Award-winning musicals "Memphis" (Nov. 12-13), "Hair" (March 15) and "West Side Story" (April 4-5) join with '80s rock musical "Rock of Ages" (Feb. 15) to complete next season's Broadway lineup. Read more about the upcoming Lied Season in Today@UNL.
Annual Campus Rec shutdown allows for cleaning, upgrades
Scott Schroeder is seeing (and wearing) red this week. The building services technician is one of more than 40 Campus Recreation employees painting, repairing, rebuilding and scrubbing surfaces and equipment during an annual week-long shutdown of the City Campus rec facility. The annual cleaning also includes some projects being completed by private contractors.
For most of the week, Schroeder has worked within a single stairwell, applying coats of Husker-red oil paint to cover blue handrails and metal stair edges. He wears the color on his hands and pant legs, gradually working his way down the four-plus story stairwell. Read more about these renovations in Today@UNL.
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Online MBA program rated among best for veterans
UNL's Master of Business Administration program is ranked among the best online offerings for U.S. veterans.
According to U.S. News and World Report list of the Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans, the UNL program is No. 3 in the nation. To be included in the veteran-specific ranking, universities had to already be ranked in the U.S. News and World Report listing for best online programs.Read more about this ranking and the program in Today@UNL.
Think Tank registration deadline is May 15
The annual communicators' "Think Tank," sponsored by University Communications, is May 21 at the Champions Club. The registration deadline is May 15.
Participants will hear from three top national speakers, focusing on content and contact strategy. Cost is $50 and includes snacks, all sessions, lunch, a book and a T-shirt. Space is limited to 200 participants. Get more information and register on the Think Tank website.
Blackboard upgrade to create May 11 outage
The MyUNL academic portal will receive an upgrade of its Blackboard system from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 11. All access to Blackboard will be unavailable during the upgrade. The outage includes no access to UNL's online grade center.
The upgrade includes a simplified user interface, as well as new features like test item analysis, more robust text editing and an improved discussion board. An additional new feature is a "Video Anywhere" button that allows instructors to turn on a webcam to record and embed announcements in courses. Popular existing features have also been retained in the upgrade. Read more about this upgrade and outage in Today@UNL.
Lectures
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART, FRI 5:30PMNaked Museum Lecture, "A Conversation on Philip Johnson"
Robert A. M. Stern, Yale University, and Hilary Lewis, architectural historian
