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s - Weather: Cloudy and breezy today. East winds 10-20 mph with a high of 30. Some decreasing cloudiness tonight with a low of 14. Tomorrow through Thanks giving chance of light snow and slightly cooler. Highs in the upper 20s. 'Cheesy' gifts bring benevolent feelings Arts and Entertainment, page 5 OU freshman just might fill Tisdale's shoes Sports, page 6 "V It I 01 1.V n 1 ,' I November 26, 1985 rT.;;-.;:....:.'-'.'--:"::-:: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 85 No. 66 1 7t JL ' JL " v ( - n ! ! r. 1 V i h , )r ir -'IF- I J ..... .,..' ,,;., ' , '"" 4 v v " ' ' '''' " I ; , ' ' ' V ; ' c , II I ' J 14 ' 1 , 5 IF , , , -i I s L ' ' i f : : - ,v,.w A' ' v ll ' i j i T ' ( ' ; t ' If ! n r s i.i f I a r 4 ? 4 r-i ; r , ' , h n n : ' I I J.. I Oioie n ne Mentor project brings students, faculty together By Todd von Kampen Senior Reporter Two UNL student leaders say they developed the skills they need for suc cess through a University Counseling Center program matching students with faculty and staff members outside of the classroom. Residence Hall Association Presi dent John Danforth and Mary Marcy, Mortar Board president, are among 45 students involved this semester in the Student Development Mentoring-Transcript Project. The program, now in its eighth year, is designed to overcome the barriers that are common at large universities between students and in structors project coordinator LuAnn Krager said. "I think faculty miss student con tact," said Krager, who was assistant dean of students before she resigned in August to finish her doctorate. "Faculty and staff are in the field because they believe in learning, in their subject area..But with large numbers of stu dents and with classes that are large, you can't get to know what students are thinking or what their questions are." Many students, especially those from smaller schools, find they miss the con tact fhey had with high school teachers, Krager said. Although relationships with faculty members can develop over time, she said, underclassmen and students in UNL's larger colleges have a harder time making contacts. Former Dean of Students David DeCoster and Robert Brown, UNL pro fessor of educational psychology, de signed the project to provide students with a permanent record of personal growth, Krager said. During the student's years in col lege, she said, the mentor and student set personal, academic or professional goals and record how the student met those goals. The student then would have a "mentoring transcript" to show employers or graduate schools along with the academic record, she said. In recent years, Krager said, the pro ject has concentrated on the relation ships between mentor and student rather than the written record. Danforth said he gets more out of his mentoring relationship in an informal setting. "What I look for with my mentor is the chance to talk in a one-on-one rela tionship," he said. "It gives me confi dence." Danforth, a senior engineering and computer science major from Bellevue, entered the program when he trans ferred to UNL as a sophomore. He said he was looking for a mentor who could give him advice on housing matters as well as talk with him about more serious subjects. Oanforth's mentor, Residence Hall Coordinator Pat Glasier, said she joined the mentoring program so she could work with students more than her job description allowed at the time. Her relationships with Danforth and other students in the program help her under stand how Nebraskans think, she said. "The university looks different to me than it does to John," Glasier said. "He's a 'reality check.' " Marcy, a senior speech communica tions major from Hay Springs, was one of Krager's first students when Krager became a mentor. Marcy said Krager helped her over the "culture shock" of UNL and taught her that education Please see MENTOR on 3 Research, punlbMsMng helps enquire professors9 success Andrea HoyDaily Nebraskan Glitter of the season Atrium managing staff members hang aluminum snowflakes on a suspended frame in the lower level of the Atrium Monday. By Janis Lovitt and Jane Campbell Staff Reporters UNL professors are expected to do more than teach. Research and public service are equally important to a pro fessor's success, said John Yost, asso ciate to the chancellor and interim vice chancellor for research and dean of graduate studies. Professors must do some sort of research to receive tenure, Yost said. He said this research could be pub lished journals, articles, or some other form of creative work. Yost said arts professors can perform their research by creating a piece of art or composing a song. John Peters, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and pro fessor of political science, said he thinks research is especially important when professors teach students in upper-level courses. "When students have a question, they can go directly to the horse's mouth by asking their teacher," Peters said. "The student won't just be talking to someone else who read the textbook, they will be talking to an expert." Yost said 73 percent of UNL faculty members have tenure. To receive tenure, they must be recommended by a committee of peers who already hold tenure. Then they must be evaluated by professionals outside the university in the particular field of study. Yost said much of this evaluation is based on the accomplishments of that professor. Because of tenure, many professors devote much time and effort to their research, Peters said. Keith Mueller, associate professor of political science, took a leave of ab sence from teaching this semester to complete his research. Mueller said he will continue to advise students and serve on committees while working on his book. Please see PUBLISHING on 3 A 'foreign' idea to non-American students From Staff Reports For United States citizens, thoughts of Thanksgiving dwell on traditions: lavish turkey dinners, football games and stories about the pilgrims and the Mayflower. But for international students, those traditions are foreign. Basil Rashid, a graduate civil engineering student from Iraq, had never heard of the holiday before he was invited to have Thanksgiving dinner with a U.S. family. "It's nice to get together and learn about American history," Rashid said. "Now I know how it started and why they call it Thanksgiving." Iraq doesn't have any holidays that compare to Thanksgiving. But, Rashid said, the people celebrate many religious festivals. Indonesia has no traditions that compare to Thanksgiving either. But that won't stop the Indonesian Student Association from getting together Thursday to celebrate the holiday, Ahmad Dimyati said. "It is a new thing to us," said Dimyati, a graduate student in agronomy. He said Indonesians have local celebrations after their harvests, but that usually harpens at differ ent times of the year. In South Korea, Chinese Full Moon Day on Aug. 15 is similar to Thanksgiving, said Young Kwon, a senior mechanical engineering major. "People usually celebrate it like Thanksgiving," Kwon said. "People eat food just harvested." South Korea is a very agricultural nation, he said, so the holiday is a "very good event." Thailand has no celebration comparable to Thanksgiving, said Wiboon Lapjatupon, a graduate stu dent in animal science. Many Thais adopt some of the traditions from the Chinese com panies, which celebrate their own form of Thanksgiving in Thailand. But no formal holiday is on the government calendar. f or 2 5H 1 ) r ' ' Phil TsaiDaily Nebraskan
