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  Kimmel Education and Research Center invites you...Please join our growing list of newsletter subscribers! You will be emailed an occasional update. It is a quick and easy way to stay informed of our programs and events at Kimmel Education and Research Center. Click here to SIGN UP! If you would like to view a past newsletter, click on the following.... January Newsletter Click on these buttons below to find additional information!     University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimmel Education and Research Center is located at 5985 G Road, Nebraska City, Nebraska. To find directions to Kimmel click the compass. Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild guides Gallup EAS Program businesses Gallup’s Entrepreneur Acceleration System (EAS) is a practical, hands-on, and solution-oriented approach. Participating businesses have been recruited for the Gallup's EAS program through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimmel Education and Dr. Connie will be working with three businesses and owners: Arthur and Shilah Martin, owners of the Lorton Lounge in Lorton, NE; Seth Derner, President and Director of Business Development and Doug Kueker, Director of Learning Services, both co-owners of Vivayic in Lincoln, NE; and Pamela Dingman, owner of Engineering Design Consultants, LLC., with locations in Lincoln and Omaha, NE. Recognizing an individual’s own entrepreneurial ability, motivations and attitudes are important for business survival and growth. The EAS program measures and develops the entrepreneur abilities, creates a goal plan, engages employee teams, connects customer relationships, and tracks performance to measure progress. The recruited business owners will attend Gallup-led workshops and meet with individual Gallup guides.The program is a joint effort between Gallup, the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, the Omaha Chamber an For more information concerning this and other leadership and innovation programming, contact Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild, Extension Educator in Innovation & Leadership at 402-873-3166 or creimers2@unl.edu
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Help Wanted: Volunteer Coaches for 2012-13 FIRST LEGO League Robotics The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Kimmel Education & Research Center Robotics Teams will form in August!. If you are considering becoming a volunteer coach for FIRST LEGO League Robotics, the STEM Workshop would be a great opportunity to learn more. Questions? For more information, contact Deb Weitzenkamp, UNL Extension Educator, at 402-852-2970 or email: dweitzenkamp2@unl.edu Teachers! 4-H Leaders! Parents! Volunteer Helpers STEM Workshop
Technology! Engineering! Math! This three-day workshop is for Teachers, 4-H Leaders and Parents! Enhance your classroom and leadership abilities. Build enthusiasm to help guide your child, group or classroom. The focus is on: • Robotics • GPS • FIRST LEGO League • Free Curriculum June 11-13, 2012, Monday through Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The cost is $75 total, including lunches for the three days. Pre-register by June 4, 2012. Click here to download a registration form. For more information, contact Deb Weitzenkamp, UNL Extension Educator, at 402-852-2970 or email: dweitzenkamp2@unl.edu Youth Activities at UNL Kimmel Education and Research Center Explore the Outdoors in Nebraska! Thursday & Friday, June 14 - 15, 2012 This two-day Outdoor Skills Club for 3rd through 6th grades will focus on: fishing, birding, hunting, navigation, camping, hiking, Nebraska wildlife and habitat. You will hang out with friends, explore the outdoors, and learn new skills. Sign up today! The cost is $40 total for the two days. Bring a sack lunch! Click here to download a registration form (pdf, 272 kb) For more information, contact Deb Weitzenkamp, UNL Extension Educator, at 402-852-2970 or dweitzenkamp2@unl.edu Great opportunity for our entrepreneurial youth!!
Sunday, June 10 through Thursday morning, June 14. Cost: $100 per camper, after completion of a brief scholarship application, available at http://4h.unl.edu/web/4hcamps/campfinance. Scholarship applications are to be completed and included with the online camp registration, http://bigredcamps.unl.edu by May 15th. Space is limited and will fill on a first-come basis.
Painted Lady Butterflies Released! The butterflies have taken flight here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimmel Education and Research Center! They were released on Monday, April 23, 2012. Thank you for following the Kimmel Butterfly Project via http://justin.tv/dweitzenkamp . Over the past four weeks we have reached 855 viewers! This is an amazing response as many of you are probably already aw This magic of metamorphosis provided educational enjoyment and we hope you enjoyed watching them grow each week! The excitement began as the caterpillars molted and grew during the first week, then changed into chrysalid This educational butterfly project was coordinated by Deb Weitzenkamp, UNL Extension Educator. For more information, contact: dweitzenkamp2@unl.edu or (402)852-2970. Photos: Deb Weitzenkamp watches a Painted Lady butterfly. Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild, Deb Heidzig and Deb Weitzenkamp release a butterfly. A hatched butterfly lands on a flower outside of Kimmel Education and Research Center. Photos by Kim Wellsandt
Vaughn Hammond has returned from Afghanistan. Vaughn Hammond, Extension Educator at the Kimmel Center in Nebraska City volunteered and spent four months, August through December in Afghanistan. After an approximate 3-week break, Vaughn went back to Afghanistan. He worked through a private sector contractor, Chenega. Vaughn helped ADT-2 organize an extension type educational program for Afghanistan farmers in o and Paktika provinces. After working an additional four months, January through April 2012, Vaughn has recently returned from Afghanistan. Click here for a link for a radio interview with Vaughn Hammond. Leadership & Innovation Programs Dr. Connie does coaching, speaking, teaching and consulting. She can help you grow your career, business, or new venture through research-based leadership and innovation programs and services. Dr. Connie can customize a program to fit your needs as an individual or business! Kimmel Education & Research Center Email: creimers2@unl.edu Website: www.kimmel.unl.edu Phone: 402-873-3166 “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” -- John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States Click here for complete brochure
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Research Center. Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild, a certified Gallup guide, joins with other guides throughout Nebraska, to help entrepreneurs apply the principles of behavioral economics to solve their current business development challenges.
Our next door neighbor, Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard retail store is now open for business! Regular hours are Monday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Maybe you are hungry for a delicious flavored butter or salsa--many varieties available! Stop in soon and see what's "in-store" for you at Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard.
