DEAN'S MESSAGE

It is build-up week! Good luck as you wrap up the semester! I look forward to seeing many of you tonight at 5pm on the front lawn for a built-in break to the busy few weeks ahead! 



Make it a great week!

Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg

Pizza! Lawn Games! Tonight!

The Dean and Student Advisory Board invite you to take a break during build up week for a bit of fun. Join Dean Van Den Wymelenberg and the SAB on the East Lawn (TODAY/MONDAY) from 5-7 pm for pizza and lawn games! (We’ll have pizza; bring your own drink.)

Plus, this Friday, May 5, we will have Comfort Dogs from Noon – 1pm in the Link!

Mentor/Ambassador Applications Due May 5

Students who are interested in applying to be a peer mentor for this upcoming school year should apply here.

Questions about the Peer Mentor Program should be directed to Jaime Mastera at jaime.mastera@unl.edu.

Students who are interested in applying to be a college ambassador for this upcoming school year should apply here.

Questions about being a college ambassador should be directed to Leslie Gonzalez at leslie.gonzalez@unl.edu.

Studio Cleanup

All students using studio space this spring must clean your studio BEFORE you leave for summer break. Studios must be completely cleaned out by Tuesday, May 16 by 8 pm.

Students are required to take all personal materials home over the summer break. 

1) No items may be left or stored in studio over the break.

2) Your studio must be completely cleaned before leaving for break (by TUESDAY, MAY 16 by 8 pm at the latest).

3) Please take any materials/models/trash that do not fit in a trash bin down to the large trash bins. (There will be paper and cardboard recycling located in this spot as well.) I will send you an email with the locations of trash bins – we are having some brought closer to the building for cleanup week.

4) Carts – We are currently looking at having carts available for checkout to help move large materials to the trash or to student cars. More info will be sent out about this soon.

5) Guidance on parking while you are moving items out of studio: The best option would be for students to plan on moving their items out of Arch Hall from 5-8pm during the week of May 8 – 12 or on Sunday, May 14 between 1 - 5 pm. After 5 pm the faculty/staff have mostly left for the day and that would open the Area A on Stadium Drive. The students could also park in the Area A by Westbrook Music Building, this is a little farther away. Students will need to park in designated parking stalls. If students park in ‘no parking’ zones or areas that are marked, you still have the chance of getting a ticket.  

If you have questions about this, please do feel free to reach out to Stephanie Kuenning.

-Stephanie Kuenning

MEDIA CENTER CORNER

Media Center Services for build up & finals week

Media Center Hours: 

Monday – Friday 8 am – 8pm

Sunday 1 – 5 pm

Special Extended hours for the Media Center

Sunday, May 7, 10 am – 6 pm.

*** Print submissions are accepted 24/7 by filling out a print form located outside of the Media Center Door submitting through the mail slot. ***

** Prints submitted in the mail slot take precedent over all walk-in prints at the start of the business day.**

*During high-volume times, the Media Center door may close at 6 pm to process prints submitted before the same-day completion cut-off time.*

Regarding final review printing, due to anticipated higher volume of printing for finals, we are asking students and faculty to submit all prints no later than 24 hours prior to the crit and before 6 pm to guarantee prints are done on time. 

Any prints turned in and paid for before 6 pm will be available the same day or available for pick up in room 21 after hours (barring unforeseen circumstances). Anything turned in after 6 pm is not guaranteed until the following day.

As a friendly reminder, any student with a Papercut account can print to the Arch 21 HP 1500 color plotter, Arch 21 Color, Arch 23 HP B&W and Ricoh 21 printers and use the laser cutters which are all available 24/7 in room 21.



Also, a 24-hour Laser Cutting Reservation schedule is available through the university online EMS system.

-Matt Bukrey

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

The academic year is quickly coming to a close and thoughts of planned future activities, study abroad and internships are beginning to creep their way into the student thinking. There is however a mountain in front of you right now, finishing your academic work for the current semester. One needs to set aside these other things, as exciting as they are, so that all the exciting projects and papers can be brought to their rightful conclusion. The work you do in the academy allows for much more freedom of exploration and expansion of your own developing thoughts about your chosen field. The intellectual foundations you put in place right now, if pursued with passion and ambition, will serve as an important launching point for both the near and distant future. The Landscape Architecture Program’s mission statement calls for us to both “advance and challenge the field of landscape architecture.” The harder you push your work while you are in school, the more influential it could be as you explore noteworthy landscapes in your travels and enter the profession with something to contribute. My charge to you now is to be ambitious, push as hard as you can completing your explorations this semester.

Reflect on all the good work you have done this semester, cast it in the context of your summer activities and use the synergy of new experiences and past explorations to position yourself as an influential voice in your work, communities and future trajectories. Don’t settle for less than your best. Push hard and you are certain to reap the rewards in the future. -Mark Hoistad

COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING

The Community and Regional Planning Program is making effective progress in teaching, research and service through the joint efforts from the students, faculty, staff, alumni and professional partners. Here is a summary of the program development, teaching and curriculum, faculty research and community service activities. More -

FACULTY/ STUDENT NEWS

Professor Jeffery L. Day was selected as a juror for the Heintzelman & Kremer Prizes at Kansas State University. The Heintzelman Prize is presented annually for outstanding individual design achievements by students in the final semester of the professional Master of Architecture degree program. The Kremer Prize is awarded for outstanding collaborative design achievements by students in the final semester of the professional Master of Architecture program.

Professor Yunwoo Nam has just completed a year-long Research Leaders Program, organized by the ORED and the College of Business. Participants held a presentation session last week to university deans, associate deans for research and the vice Chancellor for Research and economic development.

Check out the College of Architecture website for new internship and job opportunities. 



Plus, University of Nebraska Career Services encourages you to view a few of their new Full-Time job postings at Handshake. Check them out!

Build-Up Week

Date: May 1-5

Pizza! Lawn Games

Date: May 1

Time: 5-7 pm

Place: East Lawn

Comfort Dogs

Date: May 5

Time: 12-1pm

Place: Link

Finals Reviews

Date: May 8-12

Final Exams

Date: May 15–19

UNL Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Date: May 19

College of Architecture Graduate Recognition Ceremony

Date: May 19

Time: 6 pm

Place:

Union Ball Room

UNL Undergraduate Ceremony

Date: May 20