Teaching in the college classroom in the 21st Century is a high wire act. Change is happening every day, everywhere in America causing intergroup tensions. College students are anxious in their everyday walk on and off campus.
Dr. Rupert Nacoste, professor of psychology at North Carolina State University and renowned for his TedX talks, will be in the Nebraska Union Colonial Room from 2-4:30 p.m. on March 13 to facilitate a discussion on “Teaching College in the New Age of Neo-Diversity.” There will be a reception immediately after the talk. Register or get more details at https://go.unl.edu/3xt8
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Faculty judges are needed for both the 2019 Spring Research Fair – scheduled Monday, April 15 in the Nebraska Union – and to evaluate the 2019 Graduate Student Award nominations.
At the Spring Research Fair, there will be poster sessions and creative exhibitions for both undergraduate (10:30 a.m.-noon) and graduate students (3:30-5:30 p.m.). Faculty judges for the poster sessions will be responsible for evaluating up to 10 posters each, using a provided rubric. Judges for the graduate poster session can indicate if they’d like to be virtual judges and/or on-site judges. Virtual judges will review PDFs of the posters leading up to the event. Register before March 15 to be a faculty judge by going to the website – https://engineering.unl.edu/faculty-judging/. You can encourage your students to participate, by having them register (https://research.unl.edu/gradstudies/researchfair/grad.php) before 3 p.m. on March 15.
The College of Engineering Graduate Programs office is seeking judges to evaluate the nominations for the following awards: Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant, Outstanding Dissertation, and Outstanding Master’s Thesis. Judges will be responsible for evaluating up to five nominations each, using a provided rubric. Register by March 15 to be a faculty judge by going to the website – https://engineering.unl.edu/faculty-judging/. All faculty judges will be notified after March 15.
Awards will be presented at the Graduate Student Recognition Reception on Wednesday, May 1 at 3 p.m. at the Nebraska Union Regency Suites. Go to https://engineering.unl.edu/graduate-programs/graduate-student-recognition-event/ before April 24 at 5 p.m. to RSVP for that event.
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The Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office is hosting the workshop, “Facilitating Civil Discourse in Learning Spaces,” on March 6 (1:30 p.m., East Campus Union Goldenrod/Sunflower Room) and March 27 (11:30 a.m. in the Nebraska Union, Georgian Suite). The workshop is a free opportunity for faculty to learn about how to teach, model, and facilitate conversations in classrooms, labs and meetings. Those attending the March 27 session are encouraged to bring a lunch.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/safe-and-civil-discourse-workshops-scheduled-for-march/
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Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to register to participate in the Big Event, an annual student-led community service project that allows more than 3,000 Husker volunteers to give back to Lincoln residents. The 2019 Big Event is scheduled for April 6 and registration is open through March 8 (Friday) online at the link below. You can register to participate individually or as part of a group. All Big Event service hours will be logged as part of the Husker Civic Challenge, an initiative to record more than 1.5 million service hours in 2019 as part of the university’s 150th anniversary celebration.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/big-event-registration-open-through-march-8/
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Applications are sought for five faculty members to represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2019-20 Academic Leadership Program, an initiative of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Established in 1989, the program develops the academic leadership and managerial skills of nominated faculty who have demonstrated exceptional ability and academic promise. The program addresses the challenges of academic administration at major research universities, while helping faculty members prepare to meet those challenges.
https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/applications-sought-for-big-ten-academic-leadership-program/
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Research Council is seeking nominations for faculty to present the Nebraska Lectures in fall and spring 2020. Nominations are due Monday, March 11 at 5 p.m.
The Nebraska Lectures: Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series features high-profile presentations by distinguished university faculty members. The purpose of the lecture series, established in 2003, is to showcase significant achievements and contributions by university faculty, foster communication among faculty and students across disciplines and address topics of public interest in an engaging, accessible format. The Nebraska Lectures attract a wide audience, including the local community.
Selection as a lecturer is the highest recognition the Research Council bestows on an individual faculty member.
To nominate a faculty member, email nomination materials to Mari Greer, administrative coordinator, Office of Research and Economic Development.
https://research.unl.edu/blog/research-council-seeks-nominations-for-2020-nebraska-lectures/