NEWS AND EVENTS
Welcomes
Deb Hamernik is ORED’s new associate vice chancellor for research, effective Oct. 1. She will be a key player on ORED’s senior leadership team with her experience in forming interdisciplinary teams, developing early-career faculty and working first-hand as a research administrator at the federal level. Deb, a professor of animal science, has served as interim vice chancellor for research in several capacities beginning in 2011. Since 2009, she has been associate dean of the Agricultural Research Division, part of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Upcoming Events
Concur training sessions, Sept. 5, 20 and 27, and Oct. 11 and 24
The new universitywide travel application, Concur, goes live Sept. 24 and is accessible through the Firefly portal.
For staff who travel and/or incur expenses, ORED is offering training sessions on the new software. Sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 5, 9-10:30 a.m., and Thursday, Sept. 20, 1-2:30 p.m., in Room 152 of the Paul Research Center. To reserve a seat, email Shelly Cutsor, Mari Greer or Laurie Sampson.
Travel coordinators may attend an extended training session to gain a comprehensive understanding of the system and changes to their responsibilities. To find a training session for travel coordinators, click on the orange UNL Concur Training Schedule tab in Firefly, or click here.
For assistance with the new software system after it goes live, attend a walk-in working session in Room 152 at Paul Research Center. They are scheduled for:
- Thursday, Sept. 27, 9-11 a.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 11, 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 24, 1-3 p.m.
Attendees can bring laptops, or use one of a few computers that will be set up in the training room.
Concur was developed in accordance with the updated universitywide travel policy and includes new processes that differ from SAP travel:
- Travelers are required to submit their own travel requests and expense reports. A travel coordinator may create/save a travel request or expense report, but Concur requires the traveler to sign in to the application to submit the document.
- Approvers are required to log into Concur to approve travel requests or expenses; this can no longer be completed over email.
- Travel coordinators are titled “delegates” in Concur and must be set up by each traveler. They are no longer set up by SAP security.
For questions regarding Concur or the travel policy, contact Melody Stark, University of Nebraska travel manager, 402-554-3456. For questions regarding the upcoming training, contact Shelly, Mari or Laurie.
Reminders
ORED Templates and Brand Resources Available
As NURAMP and other fall presentations get underway, consider using the package of templates and brand resources that Research Communications created specifically for Nebraska Research presentations. Resources include PowerPoint slides, letterhead, certificates, simple handouts and more. These design resources take the guesswork out of finding the correct marks, typefaces and other design considerations – allowing you to focus on the content and sharing your expertise! Download the files from Box here: https://unl.box.com/s/fa0fwsqvio20mccneprdl4qs3ulxrr3z. Make sure to download a new template each time, as RComm updates these resources periodically when university branding standards change. For even more university-approved design and layout templates, check out the University Communication Toolbox: https://ucomm.unl.edu/toolbox/design-layout.
As always, RComm can work with you to create custom pieces. Contact Ashley Washburn if your team has a project that may require design work.
WATER COOLER CHAT
The Husker football season kicks off tomorrow! Here are the games your ORED colleagues are most looking forward to:
Colorado: 47.1%
Michigan State: 35.3%
Akron: 5.9%
Illinois: 5.9%
Troy: 5.9%
September’s most famous holiday is Labor Day, but did you know that Sept. 30 is International Podcast Day? In 2013, Steve Lee, who founded the Modern Life Podcast Network, heard a radio announcement for National Senior Citizens’ Day, which planted the seed for a day of celebration for podcasting. He and other podcasters put their heads together to develop a day to raise awareness for this entertaining and educational medium.
What is your favorite podcast and what is it about? Tell us here.
THE MONTH IN PICTURES
Bob Wilhelm, vice chancellor for research and economic development, was in Tokyo, Japan, last week for the annual meeting of the International Academy for Production Engineering. This is the premier annual meeting for manufacturing research, and Bob is an elected fellow of the organization. He was able to spend time with hundreds of the world’s best researchers from academia and industry and also meet with key potential funders and collaborators for Nebraska.
Bob spent most of his days in Japan at the conference center, but he and his wife, Lynda, did get out for some sightseeing. They made a day trip to Kamakura to visit some of the many significant Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines located there. Lynda is pictured (bottom left) at the Great Buddha of Kamakura, which dates back to 1252. On the upper left and right, Bob and Lynda are pictured in the dazzling lights of Shinjuku in Tokyo.
On his way home, Bob stopped in Seattle to join a team of Husker leaders and researchers for a daylong meeting at Microsoft to pursue new partnership opportunities. Welcome back, Bob!
Lorraine Moon, Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, and Alan Dostal, director of research for the Nebraska Public Power District and liaison to NCESR, traveled with the NCESR summer interns, all Husker undergraduates, to the Cooper Nuclear Station on June 29. Cooper Nuclear is an 800-megawatt, highly secured facility located along the Missouri River in Nebraska. The three-hour tour consisted of a visit to the control room, the on-site training center and the cooling water intake structure. The group also had lunch at the Atomic Grill, located at the station.
