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11 Apr 2014    

Weiss awarded Fulbright Scholarship to continue work in India

Wendy Weiss, professor and director of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery  at  the University of Nebraska has been awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Scholar grant to to continue her research in Gujarat, India during the 2014-2015 academic year, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced.



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11 Apr 2014    

Jameson, NHS major, awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Abigail Jameson, a nutrition and health sciences major, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Scholarship to Indonesia for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Jameson, a graduate of Grand Island Senior High School, is a member of UNL's William H. Thompson Learning Community. She is the first UNL student to receive a Fulbright Award this year.

The Fulbright Program, established in 1946 and funded by the U.S. Department of State, is designed to foster understanding between the United States and other countries.



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09 Apr 2014    

Distance and Blended Education Spring 2014 Colloquium, April 14

Distance and Blended Education Spring 2014 Colloquium

CEHS faculty and staff are welcome to attend the Blended and Online Learning Colloquium: Supporting Research-Based Instructional Strategies with Technology, April 14th, Unity Room (212) in the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. This Colloquium will highlight a number of instructional strategies and technologies that can be used in a diverse class environments (i.e., fully online, blended, flipped, and in-person).



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09 Apr 2014    

Sheridan, CYFS, program builds strong parent, school partnerships

Program builds strong parent, school partnerships

An innovative program to help teachers solve classroom behavior problems also helps parents reduce temper tantrums and disobedience at home, a new study shows.

The experimental program — known as Conjoint Behavior Consultation, or CBC – teams teachers and parents with specially trained consultants who work together to defuse problem behavior and improve school performance.



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09 Apr 2014    

McKinty awarded CEHS Staff Council Staff Star Award for April 2014

CEHS Staff Council congratulates to Marj McKinty, Administrative Associate in the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, for being selected as the April 2014 recipient of the CEHS Staff Star Award.

Some comments made by Marj’s nominator include:



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08 Apr 2014    

Bustamante earns national dissertation support grant

The “Modern Language Journal” and the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers has awarded CEHS doctoral student Carolina Bustamante a national dissertation support grant of $2,500. Bustamante competed with students from across the country. The only other recipient was a student at Georgetown University. The purpose of the grants is to provide resources to graduate students who are in the process of researching or writing their dissertation.



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Critical Issues Forum artwork

03 Apr 2014    

Critical Issues Forum explores poverty and education

Poverty’s impact on educational opportunity brings together a diverse lineup of speakers as UNL’s Department of Educational Administration hosts its Critical Issues Forum, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday, April 21 at Southeast Community College, 8800 O Street in Lincoln. The forum on poverty will attract more than 200 K-12 and higher education administrators, teachers, service providers, graduate and undergraduate students, community leaders, media, educational organizations and others.



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03 Apr 2014    

"Complexity," a juried exhibition, opens at Hillstead Gallery Apr. 7-May 9

Complex Weavers announces its biennial international juried exhibition “Complexity”, featuring works employing complex weave structures that interlace threads and fibers in ways beyond plain weave. The opening reception for this touring exhibition, will be Sunday, April 6 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery in CEHS, Human Sciences Building . According to the show organizers, “complex weaving is defined by the cloth produced and the mind it took to create it, not by the equipment used.” The exhibit runs from April 7 through May 9, 2014.



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01 Apr 2014    

CEHS Staff Council sponsors international luncheon Apr. 10

CEHS Staff Council invites you to an International Luncheon, Apr. 10, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event will be held at the Quilt House, located at 33rd street and Holdrege Street.

Please RSVP to Joan Kunzman by Mon., Apr. 7.


 



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28 Mar 2014    

2014 CEHS awardees to be recognized April 18

We are pleased to announce our 2014 CEHS awardees.

Please join us in celebrating these achievements by attending the CEHS Awards Celebration April 18 at the Sheldon Art Museum from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We invite all CEHS faculty, staff, friends, and family to attend. A light lunch will follow the ceremony.
 
Annual CEHS Staff Award
            Melanie Kellogg-Dean’s Office
            Jessica Hustad-TLTE
 



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