http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php The daily electronic news source for UNO faculty and staff. en Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:05:05 CDT Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:05:05 CDT RSSgenr8 from XMLhub.com 1440 http://www.unomaha.edu/img/misc/rss_feed_uno.gif http://www.unomaha.edu/ 100 53 The daily electronic news source for UNO faculty and staff. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#a It's Spring Break 2010 at UNO and University Relations staff are in the process of moving to their new location in 211 Eppley Administration Building. eNotes will take a two-day sabbatical during the move  — Thursday through Friday, March 18-19. Items can still be submitted to enotes@unomaha.edu; however, expect the next edition of eNotes to appear in your mailboxes and online on Monday, March 22. University Relations thanks the campus for their patience during this transition. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#b Classical 90.7 KVNO concludes its 9-day Spring 2010 pledge drive today, March 17. As the only all-classical music station in the state, and the home and away voice of the Mavericks, KVNO raises more than 50 percent of its annual operating revenue through community financial contributions. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#c UNO will participate in The Chronicle of Higher Education's Great Colleges to Work For Program 2010.  Part of the program involves an anonymous survey of administration, faculty and staff, which will start later this month. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#d A service-learning advocate, a greater-Omaha women's leadership organization, a UNO women's athletics supporter, a student and a legendary woman are the 2010 recipients of the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women (CCSW) Awards. The group will be honored at the CCSW's 24th annual awards luncheon Wednesday, March 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) Ballroom. The CCSW serves to advise the chancellor and other university administrators on issues that relate to faculty, staff and students. Read more. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#e UNO Athletics announces "This Week In Maverick Athletics," a listing of the latest sports information. For a complete weekly update of UNO's in-season teams, click on http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/img/thisweekmavs0315.pdf. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#f Information Technology Services (ITS) will host its next Adobe InDesign Desktop Publishing II class on Thursday, March 25. The class will be held from 10 to 11:45 a.m. in 232 Criss Library. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#g The UNO College of Arts and Sciences Centennial Speaker Series continues Friday, March 26, with a lecture by Steve Whitten, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas State University in San Marcos.  His talk - "Undergraduate Physics Meets Molecular Biology: A Natural Fit" - will begin at 3 p.m. at the William H. and Dorothy Thompson Alumni Center's Bootstrapper Hall East.  Read more. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#h Faculty, staff and students at UNO will have an opportunity to learn about cultures other than their own Sunday, March 28, through Thursday, April 1, during 2010 Diversity Week. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#i This event has been designated a Mav-Rec Wellness event.

Campus Recreation announces the dates for the Spring 2010 Triathlon Clinic. The clinic will take place on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Building. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#j MavCard Services will upgrade the campus card system on Thursday, March 18. MavCards will not work anywhere on campus, but MavCards will still function as usual for door access. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#k The 2010 Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks Lecture is 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 18, in the Milo Bail Student Center's Chancellor's Room. The event is free and open to the public. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#l The UNO UFO Study Group hits the airwaves this semester. Listeners can join John Powers, the group's president, and Dave Pares, faculty adviser, every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. on the MAVRADIO online stream (http://www.fightstheocean.com/mavradio/player.swf) for a lighthearted, but informative, show on UFOs and the science behind them. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#m Information Technology Services (ITS) announces "Web Templates: Widgets!" course to be held on Wednesday, March 24, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in 104 Durham Science Center. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#n Human Resources will present a Smart Money Seminar in collaboration with the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Nebraska on Wednesday, March 24. Financial educator Tahnee Markussen returns to UNO with another seminar filled with practical tips and information to help consumers get the most out of their money. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#o This event has been designated a Mav-Rec Wellness event.

Save the date. You Look MAVelous! will welcome Dr. Joann Schaefer for a keynote address on "A Positive Attitude Can Overcome Life's Challenges" Wednesday, April 28. Dr. Schaefer, a liver transplant recipient and the state's chief medical officer, will speak at 11 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (repeat session) at the College of Public Affairs and Community Service Building Collaborating Commons. http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#p The University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) is offering a Designated Conference Grant and accepting applications for their March and April meetings. See details below: http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2010/0317.php#qs Community Garden
Don't have a yard or time to garden at home? Volunteer at a community garden and share in the bounty of community and food.