Library - In Brief Online 

Thanksgiving Day, 2009

By Diana Keith, Government Documents Librarian
keithdi@unk.edu

Impress your friends and family with Thanksgiving delectable facts and figures such as the following:

• President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving in 1863. President Franklin Roosevelt later clarified that the day be the fourth Thursday of the month.

• 271 million turkeys were raised in the U. S. in 2008, for a total of 7.8 billion pounds. The retail cost per pound of a frozen whole turkey in December, 2008, was $1.33. Illinois led the country in production of pumpkins with 496 million pounds.

These facts (and many more) can be obtained from the “Just Released” page of the library’s government document department:  http://www.unk.edu/academics/library.aspx?id=48755.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Your participation and feedback is requested! The Calvin T. Ryan Library is conducting a survey of UNK students and employees on their usage of and satisfaction with the library’s Web site.

This online survey should take approximately five (5) minutes to complete and is available at: http://libwebsurvey.notlong.com/

Participation is voluntary. Your responses will remain anonymous and will assist the library in planning future enhancements to its Web site, and may also be utilized in research publications or presentations.

Upon completing the survey, participants may register for a prize drawing for an Apple iPod Nano with built in video camera (8 GB), portable iPod speakers, or a 4 GB flash drive. This survey ends November 30, after which time prize winners will be notified. IRB# 110509-1

Interlibrary Loan: End of semester service calendar

By Sheryl Heidenreich, Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery Librarian
heidenreichs@unk.edu

Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery (ILL/DD) obtains books and journal articles not available at the Calvin T. Ryan Library for UNK students, faculty, and staff.  There is no charge for this service.

As the end of the Fall 2009 semester approaches the following ILL/DD deadlines have been established:

• Books – undergrad and grad

Last day to order – December 2, 2009

• Books – faculty and staff

Last day to order – December 9, 2009

• Journal articles – all statuses

Last day to order – December 16, 2009

The ILL/DD home page may be accessed from the library home page (library.unk.edu), by moving the mouse pointer over Services, and clicking on Interlibrary Loan.

Questions and comments about UNK’s ILL/DD service may be directed to 308.865.8721 or loperloan@unk.edu. 

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).
  
  Please note that the Faculty Handbook is updated in an online version only; refer to the online handbook when looking for the most up-to-date versions of policies, including the new Guidelines for Evaluation, Promotion, and Tenure, which have recently been revised. 
    
  
• 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

A Publication of the
Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
University of Nebraska at Kearney
905 West 25th Street
Kearney, NE 68849
Phone: (308)865-8209

For questions or submissions,
contact the Coordinator of Academic Publications at 8935 or academicpublications@unk.edu.