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Nelson distributes grants GRANTS from page 1 “This latest report shows that Nebraska’s economy is strong and that Nebraskans deserve a permanent income tax cut.” The report also indicated that of the 20,000 new full-time jobs created each quarter, metropolitan and smaller, more rural communities share an almost equal growth. The survey is a joint project of the state departments of Economic Development and Labor and the Bureau of Business Research at UNL. Nelson said that the grant money given to the projects would only help Nebraska business revenues to grow. Some of the 18 projects that received grant money Wednesday include: ■ Panhandle Targeted Tourism Marketing: $15,378 to design and dis tribute marketing materials to boost tourism in 11 Nebraska counties. ■ Nebraska Good Life Dairy Initiate: $25,000 to conduct a dairy summit to expand the state’s dairy industry and create a one-stop dairy assistance and information center. ■ North Central Business Administration: $23,500 to establish an association that will promote economic development and job opportunities in JT Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha and Rock counties. Thanks to the Partnerships foi Economic Development Act, $1 million has been made available for fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99, said JoAnn McMannus of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development She said that as long as certain requirements are met, and the goaMs an economic development project, an> group of communities can apply for the grant money. “This is the very core of what eco nomic development can be about,’ Nelson said. Study Abroad Photo Contest!!! $50 Prize tor 1st Place Study Abroad and reach for new horizons! Contact If you hove studied abroad / these departments and took ( and t*1086 appearing \ some really great photos, \ on Pa£e 8 for more J send them in! information. Doadllne-S«piember 26,1997 - contact: International Affairs ■»! * « • . 1237 r street 472 5358 The World is Your Ticket http://www.iaffairs.unl.edu ® 12-15 weeks in Tokyo, Japan ® 1 7 credit hours * Japanese business, language, and culture * Tour multinational Imperial Palace, Hiroshima, even Hong Kong and Hawaii Contact Erica League, CBA 138,, 472-2310 or eleague^cbamaii.unLedu '"S Representatives Are Coming to UNL In October! _ y M/;. ' — . i * C •• -s/.r . . :~y~' i v ; * <•* ! ' ^ ■■ Mi; M r* The Toughest Job You*!! Ever Lovg? UNL contemplates computer-flaw plan By Erin Gibson Senior Reporter With about 800 days left until the year 2000, university representatives are working to assess the impact of whether their departments’ comput ing hardware or software will cease to work correctly - or at all - after 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 1999. Gary Aerts, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Year 2000 coor dinator, said at the Year 2000 Task Force meeting Wednesday in the Nebraska Union that every element of campus must be aware that older computer files, software and hard ware may not survive the turn of the century without major adjustments. Stored computer files may be lost, Aerts said. Some software appli cations may stop working, and hard ware problems might shut down a computer entirely. The problem is not a myth, he said, but a call to action. “You can go through the year 2000 without doing anything, and met cap limir it vxrrvri'-o nnt ” A prfc ooirl “But there’s a certain amount of work you’re going to have to do or you’ll leave yourself exposed.” These problems can exist in any equipment that has embedded com puter chips, including personal and mainframe computers, VCRs, auto matic teller machines, credit-card swipe machines and microwaves. Every campus department should appoint a representative to identify which of its computers and other machinery could be affected by the new millennium date, and make inventories of all computing hard ware, software and files. . Then, they must assess the impact on their longer functions cdrrectly after 2000, then develop a plan to address the problems found. To figure out whether a machine is compliant, Aerts suggests checking the Web site <http://www.miter.org>, which lists many hardware and soft ware vendors and whether their prod ucts are compliant. Owners of noncompliant machines may need to contact the vendor before making software or hardware updates, he said. When all machines in a depart ment are certified year-2000 compli ant, department officials must sign a letter attesting to their compliance to Kent Jiendrickson, UNL associate vice chancellor for Information Services, Aerts said. If a machine is not compliant, problems could range from wrong dates on documents to software applications ceasing to function. Some applications run on a timed license, and they stop working when the computer’s operating date exceeds the license. So an application licensed between 1995 and 2001 may stop working if the computer system cannot operate using a date after 1999. Aerts said he is most worried about old computer files kept by departments at the university. There is no guarantee that some files will be readable after 2000, he said. Large files kept by student infor mation services will be well-tested for compliance by the end of the cen tury, he said. Otherwise, bad student records could corrupt the student loan payment process, and the uni versity’s legal and financial responsi bility for computer malfunctions could be tremendous. The Year 2000 Task Force meets again Oct. 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Those interested in sending new representatives, or sign ing up on the task force’s e-mail list server should contact Aerts at 472 7690 or e-mail him at: <gaerts@unl. edu>. Campus rec loses leader mu.; irom page i “We want to add more stability to organizations, and produce better leaders,” Ostermeier said. Fullerton’s love of the outdoors began with the monthlong camping trips his family took when he was younger. “Both my parents were teachers, so we took these trips every summer,” . Fullerton said. “At this new job, I will have the chance to do that with my kids.” v Fullerton started working for f* UNL while he was still a student in £ |he late ’70s. He worked as a trip leader for Outdoor Adventures, and wrote for the Daily Nebraskan, v Then, after completing a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and working with other outdoor pro grams, Fullerton returned to UNL as -•assistant director of Outdoor - A in 1 OQQ : During Fullerton’s tenure at Outdoor Adventures, the program has expanded to meet students’ needs with more trips and the addition of the Adventure Challenge Ropes -Course and climbing wall, he said. “I feel that I have had a positive influence on students through our activities,” Fullerton said. In college, the out-of-class activi ties are as important as the in-class activities, Fullerton said. “We offer students the chance to become more well-rounded.” A lot of times students get some thing out of an Outdoor Adventures trip they didn’t expect, Fullerton said. “When you are out in the woods it is a great time to think about what you want to do with your life,” r unerion sam. The campus rec gives everyone a chance to participate, Fullerton said. “It is one thing to be a spectator,” Fullerton said. “It’s another to be a participant in your life.” As a part of campus rec’s staff, Fullerton’s expertise and attitude have been invaluable, Campbell said. “He has had a profound impact on campus, and he will be sorely missed,” Campbell said. One year after he started with campus rec, Fullerton saw the open ing of the new Lee and Helene Sapp Campus Recreation Center. “This facility is a blessing for stu dents,” Fullerton said. “It gives stu dents a place to recreate the energy for their lives.” As Outdoor Adventures assistant director Fullerton has also had the opportunity to become involved in national organizations. For the past four years Fullerton has been planning the International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education, which will be at the University ofYucatan in Mexico. One of the highlights of Fullerton’s career at UNL was the trip to Nepal and the Himalayas, which he led in 1990. “It was a professional highlight to lead a trip like that, but while I was away my wife and I adopted a baby back home,” Fullerton said. “I left as an outdoor leader, and came back a father.” In all of Fullerton’s work he encourages people to strive beyond their limits. “People can do more than they think they can if they push them selves and get the support they need,” Fullerton said.
