HP NEWS January 25, 2008 In This Issue: -- Honors Program Dates and Deadlines -- New Announcements -- Reminders -- Dates and Deadlines: Monday, February 25: May graduating seniors please e-mail your thesis title and thesis advisor's name to Dr. Berger at pberger1@unl.edu Friday, March 7: Last day to submit Honors Contracts for Second Semester Friday, April 4: Last day to submit Thesis Completion Form for May Graduation Friday, April 11: Statement of Academic Interest due for students completing the fourth semester of study in the Honors Program Friday, April 11: Memorandum of Study due for students completing the sixth semester of study in the Honors Program Monday, April 28: Completed thesis due for May Graduation -- New Announcements: Welcome Back to another exciting semester! We trust you're settled into your classes and are finding them challenging and rewarding. New Announcements: Hosts are still needed for the Honors Overnight, Feb. 7-8. Forms are available in the main Honors Office. Please contact Ann Koopmann at akoopmann1@unl.edu with questions. Seniors: If you are graduating, please inform Dr. Berger of that fact, your thesis title and the name of your thesis advisor by Monday, Feb. 25. pberger1@unl.edu Juniors: You must take at least 1 Honors class in this academic year to maintain your Honors Program standing. You must also submit your Statement of Academic Interest by April 11. As this must be signed by your thesis advisor, you should get a head start on it now. Sophomores: You must take at least 6 Honors hours this academic year, regardless of the number of Honors hours you took in your first year, to maintain your Honors Program standing.. You must submit your Statement of Academic Interest by April 11. First year students: You must complete at least 6 Honors hours in this academic year to maintain your Honors Program standing. -- Reminders: A reminder that UCARE Applications are due February 15. Information is available on http://www.unl.edu/ucare/ Insights into Internships Career Services will be providing a workshop entitled Insights into Internships on February 7 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Career Services will share resources for obtaining internships and discuss internship logistics. An employer and intern panel will share their perspectives. Students may enter a drawing to win a free flash drive. For more information, contact Career Services at 472-3145 or visit the website at www.unl.edu/careers. Focus The Nation: All Week: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm; Sustainable Dorm Open House; Union Monday, January 28, 2008 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm; Low-Carbon Footprint Meal; CPN and East Campus Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:30 - 11:30 am; Tim Wentz P.E. - "Sustainability in the Classroom: A Boomer looks at Generation Y" Associate Professor, Construction Management, College of Engineering 2:30 - 3:30 pm; Sandi Zellmer - "Boom and Bust on the Great Plains: Deja vu All Over Again" Professor, College of Law 3:30 - 4:30 pm; James Swinehart - "20,000 Years of Great Plains Climate Change: Implications for the Future" Professor and Research Geologist, School of Natural Resources 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Chelsea Sexton Lecture, Who Killed the Electric Car; City Campus Union Auditorium Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:30 - 11:30 am; Carolyn Johnsen - "Reporting on climate change: Journalists' obligations and opportunities" Lecturer of News-Editorial, College of Journalism and Mass Communications 11:30 - 12:30 pm; Andrew Graybill, PhD- "Americans and Energy" Assistant Professor, Department of History 12:30 - 2:30 pm; College of Architecture; Peter Hind AIA, LEED AP: "Individual Action - Sustainable Collaboration" Assistant Professor, College of Architecture Sharon S Baum Kuska, PhD, PE, LEED AP: "Construction and Material Reuse" Professor, College of Architecture Wayne Drummond FAIA: "Climate, Culture, Conflict, & Consumption" Dean and Professor, College of Architecture Martin Despang: "Generation P [ostfossil]" Assistant Professor, College of Architecture Tim Hemsath AIA LEED AP: "Degree of Green" Assistant Professor, College of Architecture 2:30 - 3:30 pm; Ken Dewey, PhD - "The Arguments Against Those Making an Argument Against Human Induced Global Warming" Professor, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources 3:30 - 4:30 pm; Richard Perrin, PhD - "Grain ethanol policy: boondoggle or panacea?" Roberts Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm; Webcast; CC Union Auditorium 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm; 2 Breakout Rooms; Regency Suite with Pizza Thursday, January 31, 2008: 11:00 - 1:30 pm Environmental Fair; CC Union Rotunda 1:30 - 2:30 pm; Dennis Schulte, PhD - "Global Warming - Effects on Future Environmental Engineering Needs" Professor, Biological Systems Engineering Department 2:30 - 3:30 pm; John Janovy, Jr., PhD - "Tropical disease: an American concern?" Varner Professor, School of Biological Sciences 3:30 - 4:30 pm; Dave Harwood, PhD - "Antarctic paleoclimate history: drilling back to the future with ANDRILL" Professor and Stout Chair in Stratigraphy, Department of Geosciences/ ANtarctic DRILLing (ANDRILL) Program 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm; speaker- Ken Mankoff; Union Auditorium Title: Pale Blue Truth Subject: An oral presentation of Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" Friday, February 1, 2008: 12-1:00 pm; Lunch with politicians and lecture professors; Union Regency suite 1:00-3:00 pm; Political Roundtable; Centennial Room * All Professor Lectures will be held in the CC Union Auditorium Paid Position: Undergraduate Research Assistants (URA) The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (PPC) seeks two to three URAs for approximately 8-12 hours/week. Both work study and non-work study students are encouraged to apply. Successful URA candidates tend to be highly motivated and accomplished students who fit with the Center's commitment to excellence. We are open as to background/major, but interest in research is essential. We are seeking students who will remain with the Center after the Spring semester, working with us during the summer and then in the 2008-09 academic year. As a general matter, URA duties include research, assisting with meeting coordination, and general support for various projects and the PPC office. We are not concerned whether you have a policy background, but we are interested in hiring students who are reliable, willing to work hard, and who want to learn more about public policy. We also prefer students who are willing to leverage their research exposure and experiences at the PPC into UCARE or other research opportunities. The PPC serves as a link between University of Nebraska researchers, elected and appointed officials, state and local agency staff, the public at large, and others who represent the diverse policy interests of Nebraska and the nation. The PPC provides assistance to policymakers and researchers on a wide range of public policy issues, working with policymakers in all three branches of government at local, state, and federal levels. As a system-wide Policy Center, the staff works with University researchers from all campuses of the University of Nebraska system. The Center currently focuses on the following five areas: Access to Government Services, Behavioral Health, Health Information and Technology, Public Participation, and Water Policy. For further information about the Public Policy Center, please visit our Web site at www.ppc.nebraska.edu. The PPC is located in downtown Lincoln at 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 401 (15th & N Streets, west of Pershing Auditorium, south of the YWCA). The positions will remain open until suitable candidates are found. Send a short letter of interest, a resume, a writing sample, a transcript, and the names of two references (academic references, not personal references) to cwoollam@nebraska.edu or via postal mail to: URA Position Cyndi Woollam University of Nebraska Public Policy Center 121 S. 13th Street, Suite 303 Lincoln, NE 68588-0228 UNL is committed to AA/EEO and ADA/504. If you require an accommodation, please call (402) 472-5678