UNL Emeriti and Retirees Association “Your Opportunity to Explore New Ideas, Be Engaged and Stay Connected to UNL”

UNL Emeriti and Retirees Association “Your opportunity to explore new ideas, be engaged and stay connected to UNL” UNL Emeriti and Retirees Association Newsletter Fall 2019 Reorganizing leadership and changing the location helps the organization move forward I hope everyone had a great summer and that you are all looking forward to the fall season and some cooler weather. The summer was an eventful one not always filled with joy and vacation time. As many of you already know, we lost our association president-elect Jack Schinstock in July. We were looking forward to having him take over leadership of our group in January 2020. We will miss his loyalty to the organization. Everyone is saddened by his death, and we extend our sympathy to his family and friends. Jack’s death meant we needed a replacement to serve as president-elect. We also Jeff Keown, president needed to reorganize the board of directors to be certain that programs and activities would continue uninterrupted for the fall of 2019 and 2020. In this issue The board has met and nominated association members to fill vacant positions. In • President Keown’s letter accordance with the bylaws, the membership will be asked to vote on the slate of nominees at our Oct. 25 luncheon meeting. • World’s six best doctors • “One more rodeo” for The 2020 board will include two members who are not emeritus faculty. These Moos nominations should be a signal to all members that our organization is not just an • Luthans recommends emeriti group but truly the UNL Emeriti and Retirees Association. PsyCap The following fall 2019 membership luncheons have been scheduled: • Mello encourages retirees to advocate for Sept. 23 – The NU Foundation will host its annual luncheon, this year at Innovation UNL Campus. Watch for your invitation and plan to attend. • Hachiya and Crews attend Big Ten Retirees Oct. 25 – Luncheon speaker will be F. John Hay, extension educator- energy, De- Conference partment of Biological Systems Engineering, UNL. His topic will be “What’s • Emeriti profile happening with solar electric for homes, businesses and utilities.” • Upcoming events Nov. 22 - Luncheon speaker will be Dr. Shane Farritor, David and Nancy Lederer Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UNL. Dr. Farritor’s research focuses on • OLLI courses applications of robotics in several areas. His topic will be “Small in vivo robots for • Paraprosdokian surgery.” continued on page 2 1 Keown Letter continued from page 1 The location of our meetings this year has changed because the second floor of the East Campus Union is closed for expansion and renovations until late spring 2020. In choosing a new venue, the board considered availability of parking, ease of access and quality of food. The new location will be the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherry Creek Road, Lincoln 68528. This location on the west side of town is easy to find. Meal service will consist of a box lunch with two options. More information will be coming with the mailing of the “Yellow Card.” In August Kim Hachiya and Pat Crews were our representatives to the Big Ten Retirees Association conference at the University of Illinois. You can find a short synopsis in this newsletter and they will give a brief report at a future luncheon. I would like to thank the current board members for their support and encouragement during this transition time. We ask for your participation and support as our association begins another year. Jeff Keown, president The world's six best doctors By Steve Jobs Note: Doug Jose, a member of the publications committee, thought association members would find this essay interesting and in- spiring. Steve Jobs died a billionaire at age 56. This was his final essay. I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In some others' eyes, my life is the epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, my wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to. At this moment, lying on my bed and recalling my life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in have paled and become meaningless in the face of my death. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you, but you cannot have someone bear your sickness for you. Material things lost can be found or replaced. But there is one thing that can never be found when it's lost - Life. Whichever stage in life you are in right now, with time, you will face the day when the curtain comes down. Treasure love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well and cherish others. As we grow older, and hopefully wiser, we realize that a $300 or a $30 watch both tell the same time. You will realize that your true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world. Whether you fly first class or economy, if the plane goes down - you go down with it. Therefore, I hope you realize, when you have mates, buddies and old friends, brothers and sisters, who you chat with, laugh with, talk with, have sing songs with, talk about north-south-east-west or heaven and earth, that is true happiness! Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy. So when they grow up they will know the value of things and not the price. Eat your food as your medicine, otherwise you have to eat medicine as your food. The One who loves you will never leave you for another because, even if there are 100 reasons to give up, he or she will find a reason to hold on. There is a big difference between a human being and being human. Only a few really understand it. You are loved when you are born. You will be loved when you die. In between, you have to manage! The six best doctors in the world are sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence and friends. Maintain them in all stages and enjoy a healthy life. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/worlds-six-best-doctors-steve-jobs-patrick-guan 2 ‘One more rodeo’ draws Moos to NU By John Bernthal Bill Moos told the emeriti and retirees at the association’s February luncheon that he took the athletic director’s job at Nebraska in fall 2017 because he thought he had “one more rodeo left” and wanted it to be at NU. Moos said he grew up on a ranch in Washington and attended Washington State University where he was a three-year letterman and captain of the football team. He was athletic director at the University of Montana and then at the University of Oregon before resigning in 2007 at age 56 to raise angus cattle on a ranch near Spokane. Association president Jeff Keown, left, and member Al Wellman listen as Bill Moos, UNL’s athletic Life as a “cowboy and rancher” didn’t last long, though, and in 2010 director responds to a question at the February Moos returned to athletic administration as AD at Washington State luncheon. University. He said he missed the work, especially the student athletes. He thanked the faculty and staff at the luncheon for what he said was “wonderful support” he’s received at NU. He said he is excited that Scott Frost and his staff were able to recruit a top-20 rated incoming class in football and said he hopes the Huskers are on the way to so much success that an eight-win season is considered a “bad year.” Moos said he was proud of the 2017 national volleyball championship team and said he enjoyed bragging at the December 2017 meeting of NCAA athletic directors that he had his first national championship after only six weeks on the job. Moos offered a variety of facts and opinions about NU’s athletic program: • The program includes a total of 652 student athletes. He stressed that they are “student athletes,” not “athlete students.” • A staff of 350 employees supports the athletic program. • NU’s move to the Big Ten Conference was an honor and a big deal. • A full ride athletic scholarship is worth about $200,000. • Moos is excited about the gymnastic facility that is soon to be built. Far from being subsidized by the university, the Athletic Department contributes $10 million a year to the institution. Responding to questions, Moos said: • He thinks college athletes should not be paid because it would mean schools would have to deal with agents and salary caps. • He is concerned about football players suffering concussions but said better awareness and equipment and changes in rules are making for a safer sport. • Football continues to have an important place in our society. Moos said his personal motto is “honor the past, live the present, look to the future.” 3 Luthans recommends PsyCap techniques to improve well-being By Don Weeks Find your HERO within. That was the advice Fred Luthans gave to those attending the April meeting of the UNL Emeriti and Retirees Association. Luthans explained that HERO identifies the four characteristics his research has found are essential to developing a positive outlook and approach to life: H – Hope: having the will and the way. E – Efficacy: having confidence and belief. R – Resiliency: bouncing back and beyond. O – Optimism: positive attributions and future expectations. Luthans, emeritus University and George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Management, told the audience about Psychological Capital or PsyCap, the approach to human well-being that he has developed.

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