Women's Symposium to Explore Topic of "Healthy Relationships" November 3 

The Panhellenic Council, Counseling and Health Care and the Women's Center are collaborating to host UNK's first annual Women's Symposium on November 2 at the Nebraskan Student Union. This fall event developed out of the the need to provide an event specific to women’s issues and is designed to provide educational information from many different perspectives to help empower students at UNK (specifically women). Female leaders from around our campus and community will gather to talk to students and community members about women's issues, specifically topics regarding the theme of this year's conference: healthy relationships. Sessions regarding unhealthy dating behaviors, body image, sexual assault, women's health and wellness and leadership are on the agenda this year.

The schedule of events for the day is as follows: 

Faculty, please announce this opportunity to your students and encourage them to attend the women's symposium. Contact Tracy Lungrin lungrint@unk.edu with questions or for more information, or visit the event website at http://unk.edu/unkunite/. 

 - written in collaboration with Tracy Lungrin, Green Advisor and Leadership Coordinator, Residential and Greek Life

Nebraska Writing Center Consortium Opportunity for Statewide Collaboration

UNK hosted 31 writing center enthusiasts from across the state for the Nebraska Writing Center Consortium’s (NWCC) third annual meeting on Friday, September 25, 2009, through the coordination of Amanda Granrud, Director of Academic Success Offices and the Writing Center, and the support of UNK’s Division of Student Life and Dean Gail Zeller. Directors, coordinators, faculty, and tutors from 15 institutions attended the one-day event at the Nebraskan Student Union.

NWCC participants attended two of six breakout sessions: Designing Writing Centers for 21st Century Learning, New Directions for Marketing the Writing Center, Writing Center Startup and Administration, Maximizing Online Tools, Collaborating for Mutual Benefit, and Working with Writers with Disabilities. Several participants noted the importance of dialogue with colleagues. As one participant stated, “I liked learning about different technologies and about what’s going on at the different Nebraska colleges.” Another participant reported, “Conversations during the breakout sessions were revitalizing and touched on truly important issues.”

The keynote address— “What We Need to Know about Working with Second Language Writers: Attitudes, Principles, Strategies and Issues”— was given by Dr. Carol Severino, who directs the Writing Center and Writing Fellows Program at the University of Iowa. Her address offered research-based advice for tutors and teachers regarding best strategies for supporting second language acquisition. UNO Writing Center director, Dori Richards, noted that “the keynote address was excellent and so timely as most of us face ever-growing enrollments of international students who seek our help.”

Several members of the Academic Success Offices, C. T. Ryan Library, and English Language Institute (ELI) also attended Severino’s address. Ann Snider of ELI reported, “I thought her remarks were so helpful for what I do with International Students. I have some great ideas as to how I might better help my students and have a more productive class.” John Turek, also of ELI, stated, “I felt the speaker…touched on all the major considerations in the methodology of teaching writing. To do so in 45 minutes is a daunting task.”

Tanya Cochran, Director of the Writing and Speaking Studio at Union College in Lincoln, will host next year’s NWCC meeting. If interested in participating, contact Amanda Granrud via email at granrudal@unk.edu or phone at 308-865-8728. 

-  Amanda Granrud, Director of the Academic Success Offices and the Writing Center

Library - In Brief Online 

Banned Books Week

By Jennifer Harvey, Curriculum Librarian
harveyjs@unk.edu

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. This year, it falls between September 26−October 3, 2009. What books in the Calvin T. Ryan Library collection appear on the American Library Association’s Books Challenged & Banned in 2008-2009 list?

• Alexie, Sherman—The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian + PZ7.A382 Ab 2007
• Anaya, Rudolfo A.—Bless Me, Ultima PS3551.N27 B58 1990
• Anonymous—Go Ask Alice + PZ7 .G534
• Avi—The Fighting Ground + PZ7.A953 Fi 1984
• Berendt, John—Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil:  A Savannah Story F294.S2 B48 1994
• Colfer, Eoin—The Supernaturalist + PZ7.C677475 Su 2004
• Collier, James L., and Christopher Collier—My Brother Sam Is Dead + PZ7.C678 My
• Gardner, John C.—Grendel PS3557.A712 G7 1972
• Green, John—Looking for Alaska + PZ7.G8233 Lo 2005
• Grove, Vicki—The Starplace + PZ7.G9275 St 1999
• Harris, Robie H.—It’s Perfectly Normal: A Book about Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health + HQ53 .H37 1994
• Hosseini, Khaled—The Kite Runner PS3608.O832 K58 2003
• Huxley, Aldous—Brave New World PR6015.U9 B65 1991
• Jahn-Clough, Lisa—Me, Penelope + PZ7.J153536 Me 2007
• Lee, Harper—To Kill a Mockingbird + PS3562.E353 T6 1982
• Maguire, Gregory—Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West PS3563.A3535 W5 2007
• Mason, Bobbie Ann—In Country PS3563.A7877 I5 1989
• Meyer, Stephenie H.—Breaking Dawn (the Twilight Saga) + PZ7.M5717515 Br 2008
• Meyer, Stephenie H.—Eclipse (the Twilight Saga) + PZ7.M5717515 Ec 2007
• Meyer, Stephenie H.—New Moon (the Twilight Saga) + PZ7.M57188 New 2008
• Meyer, Stephenie H.—Twilight (the Twilight Saga) + PZ7.M57188 Tw 2006
• Morrison, Toni—The Bluest Eye PS3563.O8749 B55 2003 
  
• Myers, Walter Dean—Fallen Angels + PZ7.M992 Fal 1988
• Nixon, Joan Lowery—Whispers from the Dead + PZ7.N65 Wh 1991
• Pullman, Philip—The Golden Compass + PZ7.P968 Go 1996
• Rennison, Louise—Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson + PZ7.R29114 An 2001
• Richardson, Justin, and Peter Parnell—And Tango Makes Three + PZ10.3.R414 Tan 2005
• Salinger, J. D.—The Catcher in the Rye PS3537.A426 C3 1951
• Sebold, Alice—The Lovely Bones PS3619.E26 L68 2002
• Seierstad, Åsne—The Bookseller of Kabul CT1877.5.K48 S45 2003
• Stroud, Jonathan—The Amulet of Samarkand + PZ7.S92475 Am 2003
• Stroud, Jonathan—The Golem’s Eye  
• Stroud, Jonathan—Ptolemy’s Gate + PZ7.S92475 Pt 2006
• Taylor, Mildred D.—The Land + PZ7.T21723 Lan 2001
• Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]—The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn + PS1305 .A1
• Walker, Alice—The Color Purple PS3573.A425 C6 1982
• Zinn, Howard—A People’s History of the United States E178 .Z75 2003 

Discover more about Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library

By Toné Mendoza, Diversity Specialist Librarian
mendozaac@unk.edu

The library has great information resources online and in print related to Hispanic/Iberian culture, and ethnic, cultural, and cross-cultural topics, in general. For example, try searching in library databases related to Ethnic Studies and International Studies for recent research and journal articles related to Hispanic heritage or other multicultural issues. Or, do a keyword search in the catalog for information about Hispanic culture, Hispanic American assimilation, border security, guest workers, emigration and immigration law, among other subjects.

Library E-books for Further Exploration (off campus access requires authentication):

• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
• Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology
• To be an American : cultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Other Online Links for Hispanic Heritage Month:

• Hispanic Heritage Month (statistics from the Census Bureau)
• Hispanic Congressional Caucus Washington, D.C. (events calendar for Hispanic Heritage Month)
• Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
• The History Channel

Scholarship Information:

• 2008 Guide to Applying for Financial Aid and Scholarships
• 2008-2009 National Directory of Scholarships, Internships, and Fellowships for Latino Youth 

Recognition  

Items to Note for Faculty and Faculty Committees

• Academic Affairs Committee 
  The link to the CAP ("Course Approval Process") information is located on the Academic Affairs Committee page. CAP, a new initiative of the Academic Affairs Committee, is an electronic approval system that will take the place of the paper forms for course proposals. The new online system will allow department chairs to initiate proposals, which will then automatically route to the next levels in the approval process. The entire approval process can be monitored online. **NOTE** The paper process for making changes to programs will continue; the form and instructions for submitting program proposals are available on the Academic Affairs Committee page.
   
  The schedule of Academic Affairs deadlines for the 2009-2010 academic year has been posted on the Academic Affairs Committee page. The page also contains a committee roster and a link to the approved Academic Affairs minutes. Department or program chairs needing to make curricular changes in the coming year should be aware of these deadlines and instructions. For more information, contact Kim Elliott at elliottkn@unk.edu or 8935.
  
  
• Faculty Handbook
  In a continuing effort to provide faculty with the most current policy information, the Faculty Handbook has been revised and reorganized. The purpose of the handbook is to gather the documents and policies that inform and guide critical decisions, including the Collective Bargaining Agreement (2009-2011).
    
  
• Faculty Senate
  To keep faculty informed and in the spirit of shared goverenance, the 2009-2010 Faculty Senate Roster is posted on the Faculty Senate home page. The page also contains links to meeting agendas, meeting minutes of both the Faculty Senate and the Faculty Senate committees, and the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws.
  
  
• General Studies 
  Instructions have been posted on the General Studies website regarding the submission of courses  for the new General Studies Program. The course submission page includes a document outlining the process for submitting courses to the General Studies Council, deadlines for Fall 2010, and information about the portal courses.
  
  
• Graduate Council
  A webpage has been created for the Graduate Council. It contains information regarding changes to graduate courses or programs, as well as a list of the 2009 Graduate Program Committees and a link to important Graduate Faculty announcements.  
  
  
• WI/CD Committee
  The WI/CD Committee has posted a schedule of deadlines for the fall semester on the WI/CD Committee page. The page also contains instructions for applying for WI or CD designation, as well as a committee roster, agendas, and minutes. These resources are provided for those wishing to offer courses as WI or CD.

Deadlines Approach for Various Opportunities 

Calendar of Events within the Academic and Student Affairs Division

Edited by Kim Elliott, Coordinator of Academic Publications

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