| All day | Architecture Red Letter Day NEBRASKA UNION |
| All day | NEREC Fall Conference Northeast Research & Extension Center |
| 9:00 am-3:00 pm | Northeast District Fall Conference Northeast Research & Extension Center |
| 12:30 pm-1:30 pm | AA Meeting UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER |
| 2:00 pm-3:30 pm | Artist Lecture Series SHELDON MUSEUM of ARTArtist Elizabeth King will discuss her exhibit The Sizes of Things in the Mind's Eye, on view through October 12th at the museum. This event is free and open to the public. |
| 3:00 pm-Oct 12th 11:00 am | Parents Weekend 2008 NEBRASKA UNIONAn opportunity for parents and students to spend time together, learn about the UNL and local community and just relax. |
| 3:00 pm-4:00 pm | Agronomy & Horticulture NEBRASKA EAST UNIONSpeaker: Bradley Lubben, Assistant Professor - Extension Public Policy Specialist - Agricultural Economics |
| 3:30 pm | Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture BESSEY HALLJeff Basara, Oklahoma Climatological Survey |
| 3:30 pm-4:30 pm | Chemistry Colloquium HAMILTON HALL"Catalysis by Au and Au Alloys: From Single Crystals to Nanoparticles", Professor D. Wayne Goodman, from Texas A&M University. |
| 3:30 pm-4:25 pm | News conference ANDERSEN HALLUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and students are invited to attend a news conference on Friday, Oct. 10, for Ambassador François Rivasseau, deputy chief of mission at the French Embassy, who is visiting Lincoln as a guest of Lincoln Downtown Rotary Club #14.
The 3:30 p.m. new conference will be at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications in Room 15 of Andersen Hall, 16th and Q streets.
Rivasseau was named deputy chief of mission in November 2007. His previous appointments include First Counselor at the French Embassy in Bogota; head of the Political Affairs Directorate, United Nations Directorate; and ambassador and permanent representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Rivasseau will be available to answer questions from students and faculty. |
| 4:00 pm | Mathematics Department Colloquium AVERY HALLJim Lewis, a longtime faculty member and former chair of the Mathematics Department, will speak
on mathematics and the education of teachers on October 10 at 4pm in Avery Hall 115. (The exact title of his talk will be available later at
http://www.math.unl.edu/~swiegand1/schfa08). The talk will be preceded by refreshments in Avery 348 at 3:30pm.
The talk is free and open to the public. |
| 5:00 pm-Oct 11th 5:00 pm | Strengthening Family Treasures: Daughter/Mother Camp - 4-H Center near Gretna Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center near GretnaThis camp is 2 days and 1 night of fun, educational and confidence-building activities. As the teen years approach, this is an opportunity to:
• Enhance effective communication including expressing emotions
• Learn more about body image and sexuality
• Explore techniques to handle peer pressure and stress
• Discuss the importance of individual family values
Cost includes meals, snacks and lodging at Eastern 4-H Center near Gretna. Fee is $125 per pair. |
| 7:30 pm-8:30 pm | An Evening with Peter Raven, Hero for the Planet KIMBALL RECITAL HALLPresentation by Dr. Peter Raven, president of Missouri Botanical Garden and recipient of National Medal of Science, the highest award for scientific accomplishment in the U.S. |
| 7:30 pm | Theatre - "An Experiment with an Air Pump" Studio TheatreInspired by the 1767 painting "An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump" by Joseph Wright, the play juxtaposes the lives of two generations in the same northern English home. |
| 7:30 pm-8:30 pm | Physics and Astronomy Lecture NEBRASKA UNION"Citizen Science: From the Sky to Your Desktop" by Dr. Pamela Gay, Southern Illinois University
Lecture: UNL City Auditorium @ 7:30 p.m.
Abstract can be found at: http://physics.unl.edu/news/colloquium.shtml
For further information please call the Department of Physics and Astronomy at (402) 472-2770 or email paoffice@unl.edu
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