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Tuesday, August 23, 1G34 Daily Nebraskan Pago 9 otuueiiLS learn anonr. environment with help of Great Plains Center ; C - , ' , J))fzz a U 11 ByAcl.Hsdler B&Uy Nctrsilaa CiaiT Writer A $2 million Western art exhibit, h only one asset the UNL Centef for Great Plains Studies uses to "better educate UNL students about their native environment." The Center for Great Plains Studies, an interdisciplinary pro gram of the College of Arts and Sciences, combines lectures, sym posiums and an art exhibit to teach UNL students about the environment and its relationship to Nebraska's culture. Although the center b relatively new to the university (established in 1976), several students are involved in the program, said Frederick Luebke, director of the Great Plains program. The center offers classes in 14 departments, including history, music, biology and others. Al though only five students are great plains majors, several oth ers take classes offered in the departments. Since a major goal of the Great Plains Center is to enroll as many students as possible in the courses, officials say they are pleased with participation. "We have a very high interest (in student enrollment) in the Great Plains courses," said Luebke, UNL researchers help area farms increase harvests . By Scctt Ahlstrsn-d DaEy Nebrasksa CUSTOiter Conservation tillage, biotech nology and gerontology are a few subjects investigated by the Insti tute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Established in 1973 from sev eral programs already in exis tence. IANR performs many serv ices for UNL and the state of Nebraska. Services provided by IANR are divided into five divisions: The teaching division which serves both graduates and under graduates, includes the College of Agriculture and the institute's resident teaching program. The research division exam ines various fields of agriculture and provides information to devel op it in Nebraska. Cooperative extension agen cies take information provided by the research division and dis tribute it to farmers, ranchers and agribusinessmen. This divi sion also worka with 4-H groups and other youth programs. The international program and the Conservation and Survey Division make up the remainder of the program. ' IANR spokesmen said they work with the Agriculture 2001 Com mittee to set long-range plans for the future of agriculture in Neb raska. The 2001 Committee was es tablished st the request of the NU Board of Kegsnts o a study and plsarJr. ccrrjrIttef. The ccmrnit tca ccsi-ts of 1Q people from ectccj t.e state zr.d fathdes farm ers, ranchers end representettves from fcm, natural resource, ed ucation, government and cgri- The 2001 Committee recom mends IANR prcgrszts that best tzrvs the ctate and can strength en the economic performance cf Nebraska's priculture. llierecoirimcr.diti::T.3dcrJv'Ilh quality education, egricultural marketing and utilization, water sad land management, ajicul- til 4 i.....-.L;i 0 ..u.ii .-rf wt..) a .j, cultural production technology who has directed the center since 10S3. The Great Plains encompasses l the area stretching westward from Missouri River at Kansas City, ..Mo., and Omaha to the Rocky Mountains, according to a pam phlet distributed by the center. The region extends north from the Texas panhandle into the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatch ewan and Alberta, Canada. In addition to teaching courses that educate students about the Great Plains, the center also spon sors an "outreach" program that includes an annual symposium and public lectures. With the co operation of city libraries, the center, has sponsored lectures In Lincoln and Grand Island. Lec tures also will be given in Omaha and Beatrice this year. "People from all over the coun try speak at our symposiums," said Rosemary Bergstrom, admi nistrative assistant in the Great Plains office. "A monthly series is also held (in addition to the pub lic lectures and symposiums). These give our faculty members in the Great Plains studies a chance to talk about what they're working on." Past topics at lectures and sym posiums include: "European In fluences on the Visual Arts of the Great Plains," and "American Pioneer Landscapes." Although the center concen trates most of its efforts on the public lecture series, attention is also directed toward research, Bergstrom said. Gary Moulton, an associate pro fessor cf history, currently is work ing on a new edition of the Lewis and Clark expedition papers a collection of manuscripts that are kept at Yale Urversity. Another aspect of the Great Plains Center is the Christlieb Collection of Western Art in Love Library. The collection consists of 200 bronze sculptures and 200 paintings. A library of 2,000 vol umes accompanies the works. Original funding for the Christ lieb Collection was made through Dr. and Mrs. John C. Christlieb of Bellevue. "The collection is one of the largest gifts that the university has ever received," Luebke said. Funding for the Great Plains pro gram, in general, i3 through the university and interest gained on financial endowments. To help publicize progress made by the Great Plains Center, a quarterly magazine is published and distributed. Frances Kaye i3 editor-in-chief of the publication. 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