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thursday, october 17, 2013 volume 113, issue 039
Inside Coverage
Volleyball Passing returns home legislation Huskers look to rebound after loss in Michigan
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Nebraska Innovation Campus continues progress With first phase underway, Wednesday meeting provides updates on Innovation Campus construction
ASUN passes 2 bills, 2 resolutions
There’s music in the air
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bunches of
balloons At philanthropy, balloons signify domestic violence prevention
photos by Amber Baesler
LEFT: Junior business administration major Nancy Pham hands out balloons for domestic violence awareness on Wednesday night. Her sorority, Sigma Psi Zeta, co-hosted the event with OASIS as part of its philanthropy.
lane chasek dn The University Association for Administration Development hosted an open meeting to discuss the progress of Nebraska Innovation Campus on Wednesday. Nebraska Innovation Campus, or NIC, is a research campus that the university hopes will facilitate partnerships between University of Nebraska-Lincoln and businesses, providing both academic and business opportunities for UNL students, staff and companies. It will be constructed in State Fair Park, just north of City Campus. Research at NIC will involve three major areas: food, fuel and water. “We’re very excited about the physical progress taking place on NIC. Buildings are coming out of the ground and we are really moving forward,” said Kate Engel, community engagement and operations manager for NIC, concluding the meeting. The idea for NIC was started in 2009 and is expected to be in the making for around 25 years, Engel said. “We want Innovation Campus to be a place where worldchanging innovations are made,” she said. Located north of City Campus, NIC will serve as a physical link between City and East campuses, Engel said. Phase one of NIC’s construction is underway. Once completed, the campus will consist of four buildings covering a total area of 350,000 square feet. These buildings will include the former 4-H building at the Fairgrounds, which will be refurbished into a conference building with a 400-seat auditorium. Also included in the phase one plan is a life-sciences laboratory complex, as well as two other buildings which will contain offices and other services. At the end of September, an agreement between UNL and Lincoln was formed for the development of a Central Renewable Energy System to be utilized at NIC. The system will consist of a series of pipelines that will use nondrinkable water from the Theresa Street wastewater treatment plant to heat and cool buildings at NIC. The long-term use is expected to lower utility costs in the long run, Engel said. Another addition to NIC will be the LemnaTec GH System. This system consists of a series of conveyor belts in a controlled environment that simulate drought, flooding and other weather conditions. Potted plants will be placed on the belts and constantly monitored by photographic equipment, which will monitor the effects of environmental stress on plants. This system will be one of the few of its kind in the United States.
innovation: see page 2
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Day two of Lincoln Calling offers more music for patrons to enjoy, including shows from BOY, Jeremy Messersmith, Boneheart Flanigan and many other acts.
ABOVE: Junior nutrition science major and president of Sigma Psi Zeta Kandy Do gives freshman exploratory major Heather Wilson a purple ribbon to signify support to prevent domestic violence. Purple ribbons and balloons were given to raise awareness during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
NU Foundation sees record-breaking donations UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING
Foundation tops previous donation record by nearly $65 million as CBA fundraising continues
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The Campaign for Nebraska fundraising initiative is largely the reason for the University of Nebraska Foundation’s recordbreaking year in private donations foundation leaders said. Private donors gave $236.7 million between July 2012 and June 2013 — 43 percent more than the last fiscal year and $64.6 million more than the previous record. “Key gifts helped to make this year a unique, record-making year,” said Robb Crouch, senior director of public relations for the University of Nebraska Foundation. Those key gifts included sizable donations to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Business Administration, the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center and the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. About $6 million is heading toward financing bonds for a new Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center. The center is currently under provisional accreditation because the aging facility didn’t meet the level of requirements for
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inge johanssen | dn biosecurity. Crouch said the foundation is still seeking donations to complete the $4.2 million it must raise from private donors before the Nebraska Legislature will provide the $41.5 million to complete the project. “It is good to see that they have stepped up and met the needs that the university has,” said Bruce Brodersen, assistant professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. “It’s very noble
“Key gifts helped to make this year a unique, record-making year.” robb crouch
university of nebraska foundation senior director of public relations
that they would do something like that. They’ve taken on the responsibility and met that challenge, so it’s a very good thing.”
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Crouch wouldn’t say how much money the foundation has raised for the College of Business Administration, whose
leaders plan to construct a new 240,000-square-foot building by 2016 to accommodate expected enrollment of 5,000 students. But he said fundraising is on track to meet the $84 million goal, all from private donors. Major donors for the building include University of Nebraska Regent Howard Hawks and his wife, Rhonda, Peter and Nancy Salter, Glenn and Kenneth Korff, Union Bank & Trust Company
foundation: see page 3