Social Work Sponsors Aging Conference September 30 

On September 30, for the first time, UNK will host a conference focused on issues connected to aging. The theme of this year’s conference is “Advancing Meaning & Honoring the Legacies of Nebraska’s Aging Population.”

A schedule of the day’s events follows:

For more information see the Aging Conference Brochure.

 - written in collaboration with Maha Younes, Chair and Professor of Social Work  

CBT Hosts Morality of Capitalism Symposium November 1-2

The College of Business and Technology, with financial support from the Anthem Foundation, is sponsoring a two day symposium on November 1 & 2 entitled The Morality of Capitalism.  The Keynote address on the evening of November 1 will feature Dr. Yaron Brook, the president of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights.  Sessions during the symposium will include a panel discussion on Atlas Shrugged and Objectivism, the restructuring of the Soviet economy, tort reform, regulatory issues, and the morality of capitalism.  We are scheduling a session for Dr. Brook to meet with students who have read Atlas Shrugged or other Rand works. CBT invites all UNK faculty and students to participate in the symposium.  Details on the schedule and locations will be forthcoming.  Questions should be addressed to Allan Jenkins (Economics) or Jake Messersmith (Management).

- College of Business and Technology

Library - In Brief Online  

Update! – Prepare online for GMAT, LSAT, and other tests with library e-resources 

Written by Jon Ritterbush, Electronic Resources Librarian 
ritterbushjr@unk.edu 

Students considering graduate school are often required to take entrance exams, such as the GRE, LSAT, MCAT or GMAT.   Practice tests for many of these exams (except the GRE – see below) are freely available through the library’s Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC).   TERC also includes a database of U.S. graduate school programs searchable by major, location, and other criteria, as well as databases of private scholarships available for undergraduate and graduate study.

Users accessing these practice tests will need to create a free, personal account in TERC.  TERC is available online 24-7 to UNK students on- and off-campus, and is listed under the "T"s, as well as "Careers and Test Prep," from the library’s "Articles & E-Resources" webpage.

Additional test-prep and career resources are accessible online by searching the library catalog, including these titles:

• Career Information Center (e-book series)
• CliffsNotes PRAXIS I 
• How to find a job on Linkedin, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networks 
• McGraw-Hill’s LSAT 2011 
• 101 best ways to land a job in troubled times 
• 150 Best Jobs for a Better World 
• 200 Best Jobs for Introverts 
• O*NET OnLine (formerly the Dictionary of Occupational Titles)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook 
• Top 300 Careers  : Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs in Every Field 

**GRE Test Takers:  As of August 1, 2011 — a GRE Revised General Test has been issued, which is structured and scored quite differently from the GRE of years past.  The Testing and Education Reference Center database has not yet been updated to reflect these changes, so please do not use TERC to prepare for the revised GRE!

Free test preparation materials for the GRE Revised General Test are available online through the Education Testing Service.

Recognition   

2011-2012 Department Chairs

- Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

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 is the electronic approval system that allows department chairs to initiate course proposals (create, alter, inactivate, or discontinue). Worksheets for both the creation of new courses and the alteration of existing courses are available on the CAP web site for faculty members to use as they gather the information department chairs will need to submit requests. Department chairs initiate program proposals (create, alter, or discontinue) using a paper form, which is available on the Academic Affairs Committee page, along with instructions.
  
  The schedule of Academic Affairs deadlines for the 2011-2012 academic year is available 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 should be aware of these deadlines and instructions.
   
• Faculty Handbook 
  The online Faculty Handbook contains the most current policy information. The purpose of the handbook is to gather the documents and policies that inform and guide critical decisions, including the Collective Bargaining Agreement (2011-2013). 
   
• Faculty Senate
  To keep faculty informed and in the spirit of shared governance, the Faculty Senate website contains links to the senate roster, meeting agendas and packets, meeting minutes of both the Faculty Senate and the Faculty Senate committees, and the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws.
   
• General Studies 
  The General Studies web site contains a description of the new General Studies Program effective for students entering UNK in the Fall of 2010. The site contains a list of the approved General Studies courses effective for the 2011-2012 academic year, a list of all of the approved Portal and Capstone topics, as well as lists of the Portals and Capstones offerings for the current semester. 
   
• Graduate Council 
  The Graduate Council webpage contains information regarding changes to graduate courses or programs, as well as a list of the 2011 Graduate Program Committees.  
   
• 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 

CBT Featured Monthly on KGFW's "Talk of the Town"

Colleagues from the College of Business and Technology will be talking with Steve Altmaier on KGFW's "Talk of the Town" program throughout the coming academic year. Listen to the interviews at 9:30 a.m.:  

- written in collaboration with Marsha Yeagley, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Management Information Systems

 Calendar of Events within the Academic and Student Affairs Division

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