| 11:00 am-2:00 pm | UNL Study Abroad Fair NEBRASKA UNIONFeaturing:
Study Abroad Programs
Financial Aid Information
Study Abroad Advising
$250 Study Abroad Scholarship Drawing |
| 12:00 pm | Maxwell Arboretum Walking Tours Maxwell Arboretum, East Campus12:00 noon, Karl Loerch Gazebo, 1 block east of the UNL Dairy Store. Second and fourth Tuesday of the month. During the summer and into the fall, we will continue to examine and learn about the woody plants of Maxwell, but with a growing emphasis on the herbaceous plants of the Yeutter and Fleming Slope Gardens. Students can supplement their formal horticultural education, faculty and staff can gain more knowledge about their campuses’ gardens, homeowners can get ideas for their own yards, and everyone can appreciate the beauty and science of the plants in the arboretum. |
| 12:00 pm-1:00 pm | Water Center/NE Department of Natural Resources Brown Bag Lunch Presenter: Xun-Hong Chen, UNL School of Natural Resources
Location: State Office Building (downtown), Lower Level A
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| 3:30 pm-5:20 pm | Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series NEBRASKA HALL“Studying polymers with fields,” by David (Qiang) Wang, Associate Professor, Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University. Co-Sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience. There will be an informal reception in W317.7 Nebraska Hall at 3:00 PM, prior to the seminar. The public is welcome. |
| 4:00 pm-5:30 pm | Networking and Your Job Search NEBRASKA UNIONCareer Services and Lincoln Young Professional Group (YPG)will help you identify your existing contacts and develop new networks to use in the job search. Local young professionals will offer insights and tips into developing networks that open up career opportunities now and in the future. Program presented by Lincoln’s Young Professionals Group. |
| 5:00 pm-7:00 pm | Dedication: Whittier Research Center WHITTIER BUILDINGAfter an extensive restoration, the Whittier Research Center has opened its doors and welcomes the public to an open house and dedication from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 28. The former Whittier Junior High School at 19th and Vine streets is now home to several University of Nebraska-Lincoln research teams as well as the University Children's Center.
UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler, UNL Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development Prem Paul, and former Whittier principal and Lincoln Public Schools administrator Dave Myers will speak at the event. Tours of the facility will be conducted and light refreshments will be served. Formal remarks begin at 5:15 on the main steps Whittier's south facade.
This event is free and the public is welcome to come and tour the new building. |
| 6:00 pm-8:30 pm | Mid-Semester Check NEBRASKA UNIONMid-Semester Check is an annual program for first-year students that provides them with help to maximize their academic success. |
| 7:30 pm | Faculty artist: Chiara String Quartet - Beethoven String Quartets, Part IV KIMBALL RECITAL HALLThe Chiara String Quartet continues with the Hixson-Lied Concert Series of the Beethoven String Quartets, Parts IV, V and VI.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5
Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 (with the alternate finale)
Wednesday, Nov. 17
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74
Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130
(with the Grosse Fugue, Op. 133)
Tickets are available at the Lied Center box office at 402-472-4747 or 800-432-3231.
All three concerts can be purchased as a series at the subscription rate of $40 ($20 seniors, $10 students). |
