UNO | eNotes http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes.php The daily electronic news source for UNO faculty and staff. en Fri, 09 May 2008 12:05:01 CDT Fri, 09 May 2008 12:05:01 CDT RSSgenr8 from XMLhub.com 1440 University of Nebraska at Omaha 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. Spring Commencement at Civic Today http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#a More than 1,200 students will graduate today, May 9, during the UNO spring commencement ceremony. The event begins at 2 p.m. at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, 1804 Capitol Ave. Finalists Named for Black Studies Chair http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#b Three finalists have been named for chair of the Department of Black Studies. Each finalist will visit campus later this month, and the campus community is invited to attend the public meetings. myFolder Unavailable on May 10-11 http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#c Information Technology Services (ITS) has scheduled an extended downtime for the myFolder file storage system (also known to some as their H:\ drive). myFolder will be unavailable from 6 p.m., Saturday, May 10, to approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 11.

This upgrade will increase system reliability and will not adversely affect files that are stored on myFolder. UNO faculty and staff will see no noticeable changes in the way they use the system. Convenience Store to Close in May for MBSC Renovations http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#d Two minor renovation projects will begin on Monday, May 12, in the Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) impacting the Convenience Store and the first level south entrance. ASH Central Elevator to Undergo Repairs http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#e From Monday, May 12, through Friday, Aug. 15, the central elevator in Arts and Sciences Hall will undergo an upgrade and will be out of service. The south west elevator will continue to provide service between floors one and three. There will be no elevator service to the fourth floor during this period. Cost of Postage Stamps to Increase May 12 http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#f UNO Mail Services staff would like to remind faculty, staff and students of the recent postage rate increase, in which the postal rate commission approved a one-cent price hike for first-class mail stamps. Submissions Sought for UNO Calendar of Events http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#g Want to increase attendance at a campus activity?  Try promoting it with the online UNO Calendar of Events. In the News http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#h - David Drozd, Center for Public Affairs Research, and Lourdes Gouveia, director of the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS), were featured in the May 1 issue of the Lincoln Journal Star about Nebraska's Hispanic population. In Print http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#i - Two faculty members in the English Department published nonfiction books this spring. John Price's memoir, Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships, was published by Da Capo/Perseus Books. Lisa Knopp's essay collection, Interior Places, was published by the University of Nebraska Press.  Both teach creative nonfiction and American literature. On Stage http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#j Keyboard Concerts May 11-13 at Strauss
The 14th annual Robert M. Spire Celebration of Keyboard Arts will take place Sunday through Tuesday, May 11-13, at the Strauss Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. On Exhibit http://www.unomaha.edu/enotes/2008/0509.php#k If you are a member of the UNO community and are involved in an exhibit, we want to know about it! Send an e-mail with the particulars to enotes@mail.unomaha.edu. Please include a contact name and phone number. For more information, call 554.2243.