Get Crackin' Career Week Begins Sept. 26

American Multicultural Students (AMS), a Student Government Agency, and the UNO Office of Career Exploration and Outreach will host "Get Crackin' Career Week" Sept. 26-30.  The schedule of events is as follows:

Monday, Sept. 26

Résumé Writing Workshop

Noon to 1 p.m.

Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) Umoho Room

Tuesday, Sept. 27

Nailing the Interview Workshop

Noon to 1 p.m.

MBSC Umoho Room

Wednesday, Sept. 28

UNO Job Fair

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MBSC Ballroom

Job Fair Debriefing in AMS Lounge

This event is a time to share resources and exchange ideas after attending the job fair.

1 to 2 p.m.

MBSC AMS Lounge

Thursday, Sept. 29

Dress for Success Workshop

2 to 3 p.m.

MBSC Umoho Room

Friday, Sept. 30

Networking for the Future Workshop

Noon to 1 p.m.

MBSC Umoho Room

All programs are free, and refreshments will be served at each event.  For more information, call 402.554.3696.

SPO Events Sept. 26-27

The Student Programming Organization (SPO) will host a pair of events this week on campus.  The details are listed below.

Monday, Sept. 26

Comedian Ty Barnett

Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) Nebraska Room

11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 27

Hypnotist Jim Wand

MBSC Ballroom

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, contact SPO at 402.554.2711 or http://spo.unomaha.edu/.

University Village to Sponsor Blood Drive Sept. 26

University Village will sponsor a Red Cross blood drive Monday, Sept. 26.  The event will be held in the University Village Clubhouse from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. 

To schedule an appointment or to volunteer, call University Village at 402.554.8555.

Charla Series Kicks Off Sept. 28

The Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) at UNO will kick off its 2005-06 Charla Series Wednesday, Sept. 28, with a screening of the film "The Gatekeeper."

The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Milo Bail Student Center Gallery Room.  "Charla" is the Spanish term for conversation or chat.

The film – based on Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Border Patrol reports, along with firsthand accounts of hopeful migrant struggles – depicts the current civil unrest occurring at the U.S./Mexican border.

The screening will be followed by a discussion of the realities and stereotypes concerning immigrants crossing the U.S./Mexican border.  It will be led by Gustavo Cano, a visiting scholar in OLLAS and the UNO Department of Political Science.  Cano is director of the Transnationalism Research Project with the Mexico-North Research Network in Washington, D.C., and Chicago.  His research interests include Latino politics, urban politics, migration studies, ethnic political mobilization and public opinion.

Funding for the event is provided by OLLAS through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

For more information, contact Lucy Garza, OLLAS project coordinator, at 402.554.3835 or lgarza@mail.unomaha.edu.

ITS Technology Fair Winners Announced

More than 200 students, faculty and staff registered for more than $500 in prizes at the UNO Technology Fair held Sept. 9 in the Milo Bail Student Center.

Representatives from University Library, the UNO Bookstore and Information Technology Services (ITS) were on hand to answer questions about campus technology.  Also on hand were representatives from Microsoft, Dell, Apple and CompUSA.

The winners are as follows:

All-in-one color printer (donated by Dell)

- Joyce Redman

X-box (donated by Microsoft)

- Claudia Candamil

iPod Shuffle (donated by ITS)

- Joanne Sowell

Laptop backpack (donated by UNO Bookstore)

- Tom Holst

T-shirts (donated by Apple)

- Michael C. Barnes

- Antwain Woods

- Giang Nguyen

- Diane Mills

Maverick T-shirts (donated by UNO Athletics)

- Rob Ruiz

- Maria M. Chavez

- Thomas Parks

For more information, contact Erin King at 402.554.4357.

Fund Established to Assist McCormick

The effects of Hurricane Katrina have touched the UNO Athletic Department family.

Maverick football player Josiah McCormick, his parents, his six-year-old daughter, and his 13 brothers and sisters – along with their families, are all in desperate need of help.

UNO Athletics has received approval from the NCAA to take up a collection for McCormick's family.  Checks may be submitted as donations payable to the Student Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB).  The checks may be addressed to:

UNO Athletic Department

Attn: Sandy Higdon, academic coordinator

Room 239

Sapp Fieldhouse

Maverick Watch

Support your Mavericks by attending their home events!  Students are admitted free to all home athletic games with proper ID, including hockey.

At home this week...

Friday, Sept. 30

Volleyball vs. Minnesota State, Mankato

Sapp Fieldhouse

7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1

Football vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State

Caniglia Field

1 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Augustana

Sapp Fieldhouse

6 p.m.

For more information about UNO Athletics, visit the Web at http://gomavs.unomaha.edu/.

Weight Watchers on Campus to Meet Sept. 26

UNO Weight Watchers on Campus will host a free informational meeting Monday, Sept. 26.  The event will begin with a weigh-in at 11:45 a.m., followed by the meeting at noon in 103 Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building.

The program is a no-pressure, commitment-free opportunity open to all interested faculty, staff and students.  The next session will begin Monday, Oct. 3.  The cost is $119.90 for 10 weeks. Those who decide to join can take advantage of a payment option, which is two payments of $40 and one payment of $39.90.

UNO Weight Watchers On Campus is sponsored by the Wellness Stampede, UNO's health promotion program.

For more information, contact Amber Nielsen at 402.554.3917.

Department of Theatre to Screen "Stage Beauty" Sept. 30

In conjunction with its fall production of Jeffrey Hatcher's "SMASH," the UNO Department of Theatre will screen "Stage Beauty" Friday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. in Eppley Auditorium. The event is free and open to interested UNO students, staff, faculty and Theatre Arts Guild members.

The film is based on Hatcher's original play titled "Compleat Female Stage Beauty."

Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup) is the "most beautiful woman on the London stage" until the king renounces the royal edict that only men can portray women. Enter Maria (Claire Danes), Ned's dresser, who becomes an instant star, leaving Ned to suppress his ardent feminine traits and make a man of himself.

The UNO Department of Theatre's fall production of "SMASH" is set for Oct. 6-8 and 12-15.

For more information, contact Ron Zank at 402.554.2406.

Discounted Tickets Available to Opera Omaha's "Paul Bunyan"

"Paul Bunyan," an operetta by Benjamin Britten and W.H. Auden, opens at the Orpheum Theater Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m.  Additional performances are set for Friday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m.

UNO students, faculty and staff may purchase discounted tickets by Friday, Sept. 30. To access an order form, click on the following link:

"Paul Bunyan" Ticket Order Form

The UNO community is also invited to attend a number of free public events leading up to the performances. The schedule is listed below.

Tuesday, Sept. 27

Meet the artists and hear them sing – Lunchtime preview

Noon

Westroads Mall (Von Maur Court)

Wednesday, Sept. 28

Meet the artists and hear them sing – Lunchtime preview

Noon

Orpheum Theater

For more information, contact Steve Grupe at 402.346.4398, x109, or sgrupe@operaomaha.org.