search articles:     from the issue of September 9, 2004         Teaching, Faculty & Program Successes - New college focuses on families, education The College of Education and Human Sciences completed its first full year in 2003-04. After being approved by the NU Board of Regents in June 2003, the new college brought together programs, students, faculties and staffs of Teachers College and the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences. The College of Education and Human Sciences is the only college in Nebraska to address families, schools and communities as a seamless grouping of entities that uniquely support human potential. Dean Marjorie Kostelnik said the new college builds on the firm foundations and rich histories of two colleges that share many similarities: Both colleges are involved in families and communities and focus on outreach and service. Both have long records of helping people lead better lives. Both colleges value theory and research, as well as practice and applied methods. The College of Education and Human Sciences organized several events and received a multi-million-dollar grant this year. • The college offered a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the historic Brown v. the Board of Education decision, which was a catalyst that unleashed the civil rights movement, said David Callejo Perez, who co-chaired the commemoration. Activities included a display of children's books about civil rights, a display of artifacts and exhibition of African American quilts from the Cargo Collection of UNL's International Quilt Study Center, lectures and community service projects. Upcoming events for the Brown v. Board commemoration include lectures and panel discussions and a November town hall meeting discussing "The Future of the Civil Rights Movement." In December the college will publish an online collection of stories by members of the Lincoln community addressing what the civil rights movement has meant to them. Stories are being solicited from people who lived through the 1960s and today's students. • The African American Family Empowerment Community Forum was convened in April. It examined "Promoting Educational Success and Mental Health For African American Youth." • A research team received a $5 million grant to develop strategies to enhance school readiness in children from birth to age 5. The grant, funded through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, is a five-year project to study the effectiveness of a comprehensive approach working across home and school settings to help children who are at-risk for school failure. GO TO: ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 9 NEWS HEADLINES FOR SEPTEMBER 9 Year in Review 2003-2004 Looking to the Future: New People, New Facilities - Construction brightens landscape and buildings Research and Discovery - Biological center studies vaccines for botulinum, Valley Fever Service to Our State - UNL unites to help storm victims Student Successes - 12 earn the nation's biggest academic honors Teaching Faculty & Program Successes - Grant funds Fosse study, leads to D.C. Teaching, Faculty & Program Successes - New college focuses on families, education The University from a National View - UNL 100 years of Extension 2 honored for research, creativity Academy praises film Architecture chapter is best in the country Broadcasting senior claims 2nd forensics title Center assists food companies for 20 years Company helps track mad cow disease Conference tackles water, law conflicts Duo looks into social impacts of infertility Feedlot has room to grow Future lawyers win national contest Graduate earns 1st degree in culinology Hanson gains USDA teaching award Helping parents prepare for school J.D. Edwards students create cattle-tracking software Nebraska Lectures return Now on NET: HDTV NU gains a new president, other leaders for new year Program creates tests to fight food allergens Ritchie's work earns NU honors Savory joins Academy Scientists' beef research earns international prize Statistics expands Tularemia examined as a bioterror threat UNL continues to climb various U.S. rankings UNL is a home for all things Lewis and Clark Work studies our unique Sandhills Zeng's discoveries lead to fellowship 731833S33553X