lhwr;:y, fcnusry 27, 1077
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By Fvlsry Jo Rul
UNL alumni tre being enlisted to tii ia the search for
new NU president.
The UNL Alumni Association sent out 56 letters to
alumni in more than 40 states last week asking for presi
dential nominations, said Jack Mi'Jcr, executive vice presi
dent of the Alumni Association.
The 56 alumni were selected from the biographical
files of the Alumni Association. The selection was based
on their prominence in their state. These alumni usually
know key people in the state, Miller said, and would be
able to make a good recommendation for NU president.
Although alumni have always served on university
search committees, this is he first time they have been
formally involved as a collective group, Miller said.
Depcsicct cn t!ansi
In the last go-round (of presidential nomina
tions), we were completely dependent on the recommen
dations of academia," said Sam Jensen, a member of the
presidential search committee and UNL Alumni Associa
tion president. 'There wasn't any citizen involvement
outside of academic circles."
Jensen suggested that prominent alumni in other states
would be able to help the search committee in compiling
their list of recommendations for the NU Board of
Regents. v.
ps In presidential search
UNL will roll
The letters asked the alumni to look at individuals
within the state who would be logical candidates for the
NUpresidency, Jensen said.
The letter did not outline specific criteria for alumni
recommendations, Jensen said. It was suggested that
alumni talk to business and higher education leaders, and
people with responsibility within their state who seem to
be doing the best job, Jensen said.
No predlier.ts for crescent
The alumni were discouraged from recommending can
didates presently serving as presidents of university sys
tems. ""It would be a lateral or downward move to become
president of the NU system," Jensen said, adding there
would not be much reason to consider such an offer.
Miller said the alumni involvement in the presidential
search "certainly is not going to hurt. I hope it will
help."
The association has already received one response,
although Miller declined toname the state or the nom
inee. " '
""We certainly don't want another leak," he said.
Several regents, search committse members and NU
administrators have said the release of the names cf earlier
presidential candidates delayed the appointment of a
permanent president past the original Jan. 1 deadline.
Alumni are asked to submit their nominations to the
association by Feb. 1 , so the search committee can meet
their Feb, 15 deadline. MIBer said the NU Emeriti Associa
tion will work with his office in making telephone re
minders to the alumni. The Emeriti Association is com
prised of retired UNL administrators and faculty.
William Swanson, NU corporation secretary, lobbyist
and secretary of the 16-member search committee, said
severs! new nominations fcave been received since the
search committee resumed its work -after the Dec. 11
appointment of 'interim NU President Ronald Roskens.
"We a):e advertising'asain for the position and anyone
is free to submit a name (to the committee)," Swanson
said.
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By Shsron Frohner
University students will be rolling out the Ted carpet
Feb. 25 and 26 for about 300 top American College Test
(ACT) scorers from high schools across the state.
The high school students will be participating in Red
Carpet Days. The program is sponsored by the Student
Alumni Board (SAB) in an effort to encourage top high
school scholars to attend UNL, said Luann Tichy, Red
Carpet Days co-chairman.
Several years ago, SAB noticed that not many Regent
Scholars were accepting their scholarships to UNL, and
they were being Tecruited by other schools, Tichy said.
She said SAB began the Red Carpet Days project to
show these high school students what UNL has to offer.
This is the third year Red Carpet Days has been
offered, .
"We want to attract top scholars and keep them here,
said Ron Gieilian, acting vice chancellor for student
affairs. "This program has contributed to helping people
enroll here.
"Red Carpet Days is a very good public relations pro
ject for the university " Gierhan added.
Working with the Residence Hall Association (RHA),
SAB finds UNL students who will serve as hosts for the
high school students during their two-day visit to the
university, Tichy said.
A person from each floor of each residence hall is
responsible for informing the residents about Red Carpet
Days and telling the RHA-appointed hall chairman if they
want to host a student.
Tichy said a few more volunteers are needed from each
hall except .Burr-Fedde. She said she is confident there
will be enough hosts by the Monday deadline.
"Ifs a matter oi letting people, know about it, not
forcing anyone into it," said Carole Reno, director of
alumni relations.
It gives UNL students a chance to" show the university,
and, at the same time, help high schcyl tSidents learn
about the university, Reno said.
John Benson, assistant dean of the College of Archi
tecture, -said he thinks Red Carpet Days is a good way to
attract Imght young students to the university.
"They get more information than just Teading
bulletins," he said.
Only 10 days old, the Nebraska East Union is great
according to 'Students interviewed -except for the cafe
' teria. , '
Sue VanSteenburg, a junior marketing major from
Harrington, EL, said the food is "a lot better than dorm
food. But the only thing that's not fast is the checkouts."
The new union is "great except for meal time," Mike
Anderson said, because "we have to wait in line 20 to30
minutes just to get a coke." Anderson is a sophomore
. agriculture economics major from Hartmgton.
' Daryl Swanson, East Union director said the long
lunch lines are caused by new employes getting adjusted
and not having all equipment. ,
Any new building takes time for people to adjust to,"
he said. v
Linda Silbaugh, a graduate home economics student
from Lincoln, said students have to adjust to what she
called the scramble system getting different foods at
different stations-instead of a straight cafeteria line.
In addition, each food item is rung up separately on
. the cash registers for inventory, Swanson said.
. Students gradually are getting used to the new system,
Kim Rummel said. The sophom ore from Holdrege said the
problems are worth the wait ,
""Since they (union staff) are serving the public, they
have to garnish up the plates" she said. We don't get
that in the dorms."
Brenda Spencer, home economics education major
from Potter said, Ifs about time we have something over
here (on East Campus) "
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