This Week, 12-16, 2013
August commencement is first event in new arena
August commencement exercises will be the first events in the newly opened Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln's Haymarket area.
The arena, at 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive, immediately west of Lincoln's central post office at Eighth and R streets, will host a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees at 3 p.m. Aug. 16 and one for those earning bachelor's degrees at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 17. Approximately 775 degrees will be awarded, about evenly divided between the two ceremonies. Read more about commencement in Today@UNL.
Sheridan to moderate NET panel broadcast Aug. 15
Susan Sheridan, director of UNL's Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, will moderate a televised panel on parent engagement in children's education. The program airs at 8 p.m., Aug. 15 on NET2 World.
"The Challenge of Parent Engagement," an hour-long episode of NET's "The State of Education in Nebraska" series, will feature a discussion among educators and administrators from Lincoln, Crete, Grand Island and Omaha. In addition to addressing the many forms and benefits of parent engagement, the panel will examine how best to foster connections among parents, schools and community organizations. Read more about this program in Today@UNL.
Hanson receives two national honors
Ron Hanson, professor of agricultural economics, was twice honored recently with national teaching awards. The awards were presented by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, and the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
Hanson received the 2013 AAEA Senior Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. The award was presented during the AAEA and Canadian Agricultural Economics Society annual meetings, Aug. 4-6. in Washington, D.C. He previously received the junior level AAEA teaching award earlier in his career. Read more about these honors in Today@UNL.
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Interdisciplinary scientist to discuss water and drought issues
Richard McNider, mathematician and environmental scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, will present "Water and Drought Issues Impacting and Facing U.S. Agriculture" at 10 a.m., Aug. 15 in 901 Hardin Hall.
McNider is a distinguished professor of science and a fellow of the American Meteorological Society. Read more about McNider and this talk in Today@UNL.
Tech EDGE conference is Aug. 20
University instructors will participate in Tech EDGE 8, a conference that features new ways to use technology in the classroom, on Aug. 20. Hosted by UNL, the conference is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Henzlik Hall.
The conference will use elementary, secondary and university educators and technology specialists to showcase how they use technology in schools at all levels. These hands-on educators will demonstrate how to teach ideas, provide technical supports and show how to establish collaborative sessions to interact with other teachers. Read more about this conference in Today@UNL.
UNLedu 4.0 Go-Live Date is January 10
In order to optimize coordination across campus on the launch of UNLedu 4.0, a deployment window from January 10 - May 15, 2014 has been announced.
No sites other than those specifically authorized in writing by the Director of University Communications may be launched in the UNLedu 4.0 templates at this time. The sole exception is the Web Developer Network site, which -- for testing purposes and by tradition -- is a live site published in the latest codebase during each template transition.
Read more about UNLedu 4.0, which builds upon last years 'responsive' web technology release (3.1) and includes significant improvements in support for widescreen displays. On top of a strong base of valid markup, and in compliance with federal standards for accessibility, the UNLedu Web Framework includes built-in features such as integrated site and directory search, single sign-on authentication and user profiles, emergency alerts, news and events feeds, and a constituent chat service.
