August 28, 2003 In this issue: -Dates & Deadlines -Check out Neihardt's New Remodeling -Computer Lab Update -New HP Website -New Receptionist -Computer Science & Engineering Research Facility Open House -UNL Career Services Update -Ask A Question -Nebraska Rural Institute -40th Anniversary of March on Washington -Food Processing Center's 20th Anniversary -'From Recipe to Reality' -Mini-Symposium in Redox Biology -School of Music Calender Events -Dan O'Brien to speak at Great Plains Art Collection -Independent Study -UNL Computer & Phone Store Grand Opening -Info Services Software Training -Community Piano Experience -NETV & NPR Events -- Dates and Deadlines: Monday, September 1: Labor Day, no classes Tuesday, September 2: Last day to drop/add classes Last day to withdraw from a class with 100% tuition refund Friday, September 5: Last day to withdraw from a class with 75% tuition refund Friday, September 12: Last day to withdraw from a class with 50% tuition refund Monday, September 15: Neihardt Open House Friday, September 19: Last day to withdraw from a class with 25% tuition refund Wednesday, October 8: Tuition and fee payment deadline Friday, October 17: Last day to submit Honors Contracts Last day to change a class to P/N (Honors classes must be taken for a grade) Monday, October 20-Tuesday October 21: Fall break Friday, November 14: Last day to submit Thesis Completion Forms for December graduation Monday, December 1: Completed Theses for December graduation due Friday, December 12: Statement of Academic Interest due for those completing their 4th semester Friday, December 12: Memorandum of Study due for those completing their 6th semester -- Welcome back! We hope your summers were exciting and productive, and you're enthusiastic about starting a new school year. -- Be sure to check out the remodeling to Neihardt. The new study rooms, reading room, tutoring rooms, resource room and commuter student lounge are open to ALL Honors students. You should plan to take full advantage of them. If you need to schedule a study group, peer mentor meeting, or want a quiet place to read, please come there to use the facilities. They've been remodeled for you, and we want them to have the utmost use. Rooms should be reserved in the resource room; the reservation process is in the front of the reservation book. The resource room contains such things as a dictionary and thesaurus, foreign language dictionaries, publications, graduate and professional school preparation books, information from international affairs, Honors Program forms and information, and will continue to grow as we receive suggestions from you. Please DO NOT remove publications from this room: they are there for all Honors students. Dr. Lyons' office is now in 2100 Neihardt. -- We are working on the computer lab to overcome the massive problems caused by the virus/worm at the beginning of the year. Please be patient and do your best to bear with us as we work through the problems. -- Be sure to check out the new Honors Program website. Our computer tech, Darren Johnston, spent many hours this summer giving it the new look and improving it substantially. All Honors Program requirements and information is now available there, and we will no longer be providing handbooks to incoming students. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the site, and to forward any suggestions about items which should appear on it to the main Honors office. Don't forget to thank Darren for his hard work. Also, all forms for the program are now available on the website. You can print them off, but cannot submit them online; you must bring them into the main Honors Office. -- Vicki Brown, our receptionist for the last 2 years, has taken another position on campus. We are currently looking for a new receptionist. Until we hire a person and s/he's on board and while we're training him/her, please be understanding. -- Campus News: Computer Science & Engineering Research Facility open house The Computer Science & Engineering Research & Visualization Facility is holding an open house on Friday, Sept. 5, 3:00-5:00 at 121 S. 13th, Suite 304, (Miller & Paine Bldg). Access Grid/Tiled Wall Display Demonstrations - 3:15 & 4:15. PrairieFire Tours - 3:30; 4:00; 4:30 http://rcf.unl.edu -- An update from UNL Career Services Students can upload their resumes into Husker Hire Link for free, view jobs and internships and schedule campus interviews. We also offer career counseling, help students pursue graduate or professional school and help graduating teachers develop and use self-managed credentials. http://www.unl.edu/careers -- Ask a question - from anywhere on- or off-campus Beginning Aug. 25, asking a research question of a librarian will get a little easier. The University Libraries introduces a new service, Ask a Question ? live online reference in real-time. A librarian will be online Mondays through Fridays from 1-5 p.m. at the web address below. Students and faculty can also Ask a Question via email, phone or by visiting one of our libraries. http://iris.unl.edu -- Nebraska Rural Institute, Sept. 16-18, South Sioux City, Nebraska Network with community and economic developers. Speakers include Cornelia Flora, NCRCRD; Peter Kenyon from Australia; Chuck Hassebrook, Center for Rural Affairs; and Mark Drabenstott, Federal Reserve Bank. Several of the on-site sessions will focus on research and how it can be applied to community. http://cari.unl.edu/nri/ -- Program to celebrate 40th anniversary of March on Washington Aug. 28, 11:30 a.m., Union Square, Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., a program will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington, D.C., where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. A video of the speech will be followed by a panel discussion with prominent civil rights leaders in Lincoln. The program is free and open to the public. -- Food Processing Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary The Food Processing Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary of service to the food industry on Sept. 16. Pierce Hollingsworth, director of the Special Projects of Stagnito Communications, Inc., Deerfield, Ill., is the featured guest speaker. Pierce will present an overview of future trends in the food industry at 1 PM in the Nebraska East Union. Followed by tours of the Food Processing Center. Please RSVP to: jgifford1@unl.edu or call 472-2819. http://fpc.unl.edu/marketing/anniversary.htm -- Oct. 14 'From Recipe to Reality' seminar in Scottsbluff The "From Recipe to Reality" seminar at the University Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff is scheduled for Oct. 14. The one-day seminar is open to the public with a registration deadline date of Oct. 1. The seminar is an overview of the many issues to be considered when taking a food product to the marketplace. For information packet and registration form please contact: Arlis Burney, 402-472-8930, aburney1@unl.edu. http://fpc.unl.edu/marketing/ent.htm -- First annual Mini-Symposium in Redox Biology, Sept. 12 All interested faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the First Annual Mini-Symposium in Redox Biology sponsored by the Nebraska Redox Biology Center, Friday, Sept. 12, at the Nebraska Union Auditorium. Advance registration is required. Speakers include Dr. Thressa Stadtman, NIH; Dr. Abraham Spector, Columbia University; Dr. Jonathan Stamler, Duke University; Dr. Marjorie Lou, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Dr. Earl Stadtman, NIH; and Dr. Kelvin Davies, University of Southern California. Contact Joyce Ore at 472-3173 or jore1@unl.edu for more information or see our brochure at the website below. http://www.unl.edu/RedoxBiologyCenter/trifold.pdf -- Fall 2003 School of Music calendar of events The fall calendar of events for the School of Music will be available next week. Look for an outstanding semester of musical performances from School of Music faculty, students, ensembles and guest artists. The schedule is also on our web site, under EVENTS. http://www.unl.edu/music -- Author Dan O'Brien to speak at the Great Plains Art Collection Former wildlife biologist Dan O'Brien will talk about the responsibilities and some of the attempts to restore the Great Plains to its pre-Columbian condition. He will discuss the changes of success and what is at stake if we fail. His public talk will be on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 3:30 pm (reception at 3 pm) in the Great Plains Art Collection, 1155 Q St., Hewit Place. A booksigning will follow. Sponsored by the Conservation Alliance of the Great Plains, Center for Great Plains Studies, Center for Grassland Studies, College of Journalism and Mass Communications and Department of History. http://www.unl.edu/plains/ -- Remember College Independent Study If you are still looking for classes to round out your schedule, refer to College Independent Study. CIS offers students a convenient way to complete some of UNL's most popular courses in a self-paced format. Call 2-0400 for more information or visit: http://extended.unl.edu/independent -- Grand Opening Sept. 9 for the UNL Computer and Phone Store Information Services will be celebrating the Grand Opening of our new store located in the City Union on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to come to the City Union from 10 am to 3 pm. Computer and Communication vendors include: Alltel, Apple, AT&T, Cellular One, Dell, Epson, Fellowes, Gateway, HP, IBM, Imation, Internet Nebraska, Microsoft, Offwire, Palm, RoadRunner, Sony and Viewsonic. Be sure to stop by to register for prizes. http://sales.unl.edu -- Information Services offers student software training Do you need software training? Information Services is offering free training to students at UNL. We offer free workshops in Web development and design, multimedia and graphics, page layout, digitizing and more! If there is a particular software application you need to know, we can help customize training to fit your needs. http://itg/unl.edu/workshops -- Want to play the piano? Community Piano Experience is for you. The Community Piano Experience starts Sept. 9 with 11 weeks of group lessons. The fee, which includes 22 hours of group lessons and textbook, is $175. Learn in a fun, low-pressure environment. 2 levels. To register or for additional information, call David Bryan at 472-2032 or email dbryan1@bigred.unl.edu. -- NETV Jesuit School featured on NETV's 'Statewide' This week on NETV's "Statewide": the story of the Omaha Jesuit Middle School, which aims to change the lives of underprivileged kids through education. "Statewide" airs Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at noon on NETV, and Saturdays at 9:30 p.m., Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. on NETV2. "Statewide," Nebraska's award-winning weekly news journal, is a University Television production. http://netdb.unl.edu/statewide/ - NPRN Music and art discussion "Blend" at The Mill on KUCV 91.1 FM For a chat about the next Abendmusik Series season, tune in to the Nebraska Public Radio Network at 9 a.m. Friday for "Live From The Mill Statewide." Also, hear about numerous Sheldon events including the annual touring exhibit opening in Scottsbluff and a musical benefit in Lincoln featuring UNL pianist Paul Barnes. http://www.nprn.org 'Love: Opera Style' on NPRN's 'Nebraska Concerts' Edward Polochick and the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra team up with Metropolitan Opera veteran and UNL School of Music artist in residence Ariel Bybee and several Nebraska vocalists for a program of opera highlights from this February concert titled "Love: Opera Style," 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. http://www.nprn.org