11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Regency Suite, Nebraska Union

Recognition and Awards Workshop for DEOs

Honorific awards are an important component of faculty careers and enhance the national profile of our departments, colleges and the entire university. This invitation-only workshop for departmental executive officers will highlight information about supporting faculty award nominees and nominators and feature a panel of faculty and administrators who actively support and submit award nominations. Panelists: Lisa Franzen-Castle, interim associate dean, College of Education and Human Sciences; Loren Giesler, department head, plant pathology; and Yusong Li, associate dean for faculty and inclusion, College of Engineering.

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2-3 p.m., Regency Suite, Nebraska Union

Recognition and Awards Workshop for faculty

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln values the hard work of faculty and recognizes the role of honorific awards in building excellence and impact across a wide range of teaching, research, and outreach activities. This workshop will highlight information about how faculty can be award-ready as they pursue external honors important in their fields and disciplines and feature a panel of faculty who have been involved in the awards process as nominators and/or nominees. Panelists: Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Donald R. Voelte Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Professor and chair, civil and environmental engineering; David Hage, James Hewett Professor, chemistry; and Margaret Jacobs, Charles Mach Professor of History and director, Center for Great Plains Studies.

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10 a.m.-12 p.m., Regency Suite, Nebraska Union

How to Select a Publisher and Negotiate a Contract panel discussion

Join a panel of published authors from UNL faculty who will discuss their approaches and offer tips for success in getting books published. There will be time for Q&A and discussion. The Office of Research and Innovation also will answer questions about a book publishing RFA scheduled to be released in early November.

Panelists: Ted Hamann, professor of teaching, learning and teacher education; Joy Castro, Willa Cather Professor of English and ethnic studies, and director, Institute for Ethnic Studies; Kelsy Burke, professor of sociology; and Will Thomas, John and Catherine Angle Chair in the Humanities, associate dean for research and graduation education and professor of history.

Lunch is available after the panel discussion as a registration option.

Registration

12-2 p.m., Regency Suite, Nebraska Union

Book readings

UNL authors will read passages from their books, with Q&A at the end of each reading. Confirmed presenters are: Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Willa Cather Professor of political science, “Respect and Loathing in American Democracy”; Thomas Gannon, professor of English and ethnic studies, “Birding While Indian: A Mixed Blood Memoir”; Bedross Der Matossian, Hymen Rosenberg Professor in Judaic studies and professor of history, “Denial of Genocides in the Twenty-First Century”; and Frauke Hachtmann, professor of advertising, “Crisis Response Advertising: Insights and Implications from COVID-19.”

Lunch is available before the readings as a registration option.

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3:30 p.m., Swanson Auditorium, Nebraska Union

Nebraska Lecture featuring Jessica A. Shoemaker

Jessica A. Shoemaker, Steinhart Foundation Distinguished Professor of law, will present “Ground Rules: How Property Makes the Countryside” during an in-person lecture at the Nebraska Union. A live webstream also will be available on the Nebraska Lectures website.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Nebraska East Union, Prairie Suite

Association of Women in Science luncheon

The luncheon will celebrate women in science and their impact. Kimberly Andrews Espy, president of Wayne State University, is the keynote speaker. Espy, a former associate vice chancellor for research at UNL, also has served in research leadership roles at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Arizona and the University of Oregon. She is a renowned pediatric psychology researcher and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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2-3:30 p.m., Nebraska Union, Heritage Room

Communications training

During this workshop, led by Wendy Van, president of Open Window Communications, participants will develop skills and strategies to articulate complex concepts with energy, passion, and impact. Using personal experiences, data-informed arguments and simple (yet profound) explanations, they will learn to capture the outcomes of their work in ways that advance the thinking of audiences within and beyond academia.

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4-6 p.m., Wick Alumni Center

Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam

The Slam will highlight faculty sharing their research ideas and vision. A panel of judges from the Lincoln community will select the winner, who will receive a $1,000 prize. Audience members also will select their favorite, who will receive a special audience choice award. Guests must be at least 21 years old to attend the Slam. This year’s Slammers are:

• Nirupam Aich, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
• Teddy Garcia-Aroca, assistant professor of plant pathology
• James Garza, associate professor of history and ethnic studies
• Becky Haddad, assistant professor of agricultural leadership, education and communication
• Andrew Little, assistant professor, School of Natural Resources
• Wendy Smith, research professor of mathematics and director of the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education

Registration

9-10 a.m., 1:30-2:30 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m.

Virtual sessions with program officers

Nebraska Department of Economic Development, 9-10 a.m.: DED representatives will discuss industry partnership opportunities.

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Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Webinar, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Program officer: Jason Day, research policy director
DoD DEPSCoR staff will provide information and guidance on basic research at DoD, including specific opportunities available through the DEPSCoR program. DEPSCoR awards support institutions of higher education in efforts to build capacity for conducting science and engineering research in DoD-relevant areas.

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National Science Foundation Directorate for STEM Education Webinar, 3-4:30 p.m.
Program officer: Robert Russell, expert, NSF STEM directorate
Russell will provide an overview of the directorate’s funding opportunities. The EDU directorate supports STEM education research and evaluation projects across an array of contexts, audiences and STEM disciplines.

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9-10:30 a.m., Willa Cather Dining Complex, Red Cloud Suite

Faculty Recognition Breakfast

The Office of Research and Innovation will celebrate research, scholarship and creative activity at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The event will highlight the year’s successes and showcase the talent contributing to Nebraska Research.

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