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Gathering to laud women By Joy Ludwig Staff Reporter V- It UNL is marking National Women’s History Month with sev eral speakers and a leadership con ference today through March 12. Judith Kriss, director of the Uni versity of Ncbraska-Lincoln Women’s Center, said this time would give everybody an opportu nity to concentrate on women’s is sues and celebrate women’s achievements in leadership. In what arc called “Circles of In fluence,” Kriss said, several women speakers will discuss traditional and non-traditional issues of women and where they play leadership roles. The issues will cover everything from health and human services to communication, education, art and humanities, law and politics, reli gion, science and technology. Even though the speakers will discuss those issues, they want the students to bring their opinions and perspectives into the circles, Kriss said. “The main idea is that we all have something to say” Kriss said. “People will come away from the circles feeling empowered.” Besides the speakers, she said, a reception will honor International Women’s Day on Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Multicultural Affairs Office. Then on Saturday, a Women’s Leadership Conference will be held in the Wick Alumni Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The theme, “Dimensions of Women’s Leadership” will be dis cussed by the keynote speaker, Dolores Simpson-Kirkland, a coun selor at Park Middle School. She will speak about women’s leadership from a personal and pro fessional perspective, said Amie Haggar, the coordinator of the con ference. The conference also will include small-group discussions, three themed workshops, a panel discus sion and the presentation of a schol arship award for women’s leader ship at UNL. Haggar said many topics, such as gender, communication, conflict resolution and a holistic perspective on women’s leadership, would be discussed by other speakers. “The purpose of the conference is to assist students in developing their leadership skills, as well as provide the opportunity for students to exchange their ideas, perspec tives and goals with other students, leaders and professionals,” Haggar said. The Women’s Center, Student Involvement and the Office of Uni versity Housing are sponsoring the conference, which requires pre-reg istration and a small fee. More information on any of these events is available from the Women’s Center at 472-2597. Sessions help part-time students By Todd Anderson Staff Reporter Non-traditional students can gather information about UNL’s undergradu ate programs this week during Part time Student Week. Deanna B. Eversoll, director of Evening Programs and Lifelong Ser vices, said convenience was the key to the week’s activities. “It’s an opportunity for students to meet with faculty and advisers all in one room,” she said. Last year, 2,238 day and evening part-time students with declared ma jors attended UNL, Eversoll said. Four free sessions are scheduled throughout the week in the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continu ing Education on East Campus. An advising night for College of Business Administration students kicked off the week Monday, and the week will continue with the Adults Back-to-Collegc Workshop today from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Omaha Room. Representatives from several UNL colleges and offices will be available, as well as representatives from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. On Wednesday, students interested in earning credit through UNL’s Sum mer Reading Program will be able to meet with faculty and advisers and register for classes between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the Nebraska Room. The program offers courses in an thropology, classics, educational psy chology, English, family and con sumer sciences, history, political sci cnce, psychology and sociology. The final session, the College Ma jors and Related Careers Workshop, will provide information for students to explore and choose a particular col lege major and career. Adult students also will be able to look at practical issues involved in re turning to college and changing a ca reer. This session will be Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Columbus Room East. Eversoll said students had different motivations for attending UNL part time, but they shared one goal-gradu ation. “Many of these students have dif ferent financial or time limitations,” she said, “but they all want to walk away with a degree.” Peace Corps alumni say experiences vary By Heidi White Staff Reporter Thirty-five years ago, President John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps, saying: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Ever since, more than 140,000 Americans have given two years of their lives to aid people in more than 120 developing countries. An anniversary celebration was held Monday night in the Nebraska Union with cultural booths set up by former volunteers, speakers and a per formance from a Turkish dance troupe. Of the 7,100 volunteers now serv ing, 31 are University of Nebraska Lincoln graduates, said Jeffery Mar tin, public affairs specialist for the Peace Corps recruiting office in Den ver. Herb Probasco, a 1961 UNL gradu ate and editor of the Daily Nebraskan during the 1960-61 year, was among the first of the Peace Corps volunteers from UNL. “I had gotten to know quite a few foreign students and got interested in spending time in a foreign country,” Probasco said. i--— He chose the Peace Corps to fulfill that interest and served from 1962-64 in the Philippines as an elementary English teacher’s aide. He said he was quite idealistic and assumed there would be a lot for him and the other volunteers to do. His experience was different than most, however, because the Philippines al ready had a developed school system. “It wasn’t our mission to pioneer a lot of change,” Probasco said. Neil Jacobson, a 1988 graduate of Morehead State University, had quite a different experience when he served from 1989-91 in Kenya as a small business adviser. Jacobson spent two days a week teaching business classes and three days traveling in the area working on projects to develop businesses geared toward Kenya’s growing tourism trade. He said volunteers’ experiences could vary. “If you are able to be open-minded, you can gain more from it,” Jacobson said. More information on the Peace Corps is available from UNL campus representative Ruth Ann Thompson at 472-3201 or 475-3096. Peter cited for alleged assault KEARNEY (AP) — Former Ne braska football player Christian Peter was cited for third-degree misdemeanor assault after he alleg edly grabbed a woman by the neck this weekend. No formal charges have been filed, Buffalo County Deputy Attor ney Amy Jacobsen said Monday. The defensive lineman was in Kearney on Saturday to attend a fund-raiser sponsored by the Platte Valley Big Red Boosters. The or ganization was raising money for scholarships. The incident occurred later that night at a bar called Einsteins, Capt. Dan Lynch said. 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