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Monday, September 24th

Time Event Title
8:00 am-5:00 pmMock Interview Day NEBRASKA UNION
Sign up for a 30-minute mock interview with an employer to practice and receive feedback on your interview skills. Use Husker Hire Link to reserve your interview slot, first-come, first-served. If the organization you are most interested in is already full, you will still get a feel for an initial screening interview regardless of the organization with which you are matched. Subscription to Husker Hire Link and a resume is required for sign-up. Come professionally dressed for your interview in the Nebraska Union 225 interview rooms. Bring your resume and prepare to market yourself.

If you are unable to participate in the mock interviews with employers, schedule a mock interview with one of the counselors in Career Services by calling 472-3145.
9:00 am-11:00 amFlu Shot Clinics UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER
The University Health Center offers walk-in flu shot clinics - no appointments required. Flu shots are free for UNL students paying UPFF facility fees and $30 for faculty and staff. The UHC will file Blue Cross Blue Shield claims for faculty and staff members under the wellness benefit. You must have your insurance card at the time of vaccination in order to file a Blue Cross Blue Shield claim only. If you have used up your wellness benefit for the 2012 coverage period, you will be sent a bill from the UHC. The clinics will be held from 11:30am to 1pm on the following dates at:

Dec. 3: Harper Schramm Smith Dining Hall
Dec. 4: Abel/Sandoz Dining Hall
Dec. 5: East Campus Union
Dec. 6: Nebraska Union - Wellness Booth

Forms are available on-line for you to fill out prior to coming to one of the flu shot clinics to speed up the process. If you are unable to make one of the clinics, you can make an appointment at 402-472-5000.
9:00 am-11:00 amMechanical & Materials Engineering Department NEBRASKA HALL
“Sustainability for Die Manufacturing: Comparative Study of WEDM & Milling,” M.S. thesis defense (Mechanical Engineering) by Matthew S. Kalus. Advisor: Robert E. Williams, Ph.D. On Monday, September 24, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in W317.7 NH. The public is welcome!
12:00 pm-1:00 pmChinese Workshop Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
The UNL Confucius Institute is offering a free, two-day lunch hour workshop designed to help people interact with Chinese students and scholars.

The workshop, noon to 1 p.m. Sep. 24 and 26 in room 202 in the Multicultural Center, will be led by Pingan Huang, associate professor and associate director of the UNL Confucius Institute.

Huang will discuss methods to overcome language and cultural barriers. He will also review 20 common Chinese phrases/sentences used for greetings, introductions, expressing thanks and apologies, and saying goodbye.

The workshop is free and open to all faculty, staff and students. Space is limited to 50.
12:30 pm-2:00 pmHealthy Tuesdays NEBRASKA UNION
The University Health Center sponsors Healthy Tuesdays at the Health Education and Outreach booth in the Nebraska Union on Tuesdays.

Learn how you can make healthy lifestyle choices and take part in making campus a better place.
3:00 pm-4:00 pmFall 2012 Grassland Seminar Series East Campus Union
Keenan Amundsen, Plant Breeder-Turfgrass, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL, “Aerial Robotics Improve Turf Data Collection Efficiency”
3:00 pm-5:00 pmEnergy Choices for the 21st Century, a presentation by Ron Binz HARDIN HALL
Energy Choices for the 21st Century is the topic for a presentation on Monday, Sept. 24, 3-5 p.m. at Hardin Hall Auditorium

The speaker, Ron Binz, is a 30-year veteran of utility and energy policy, and principal with Public Policy Consulting. The talk is conducted by State Senator Ken Haar and the UNL Department of Electrical Engineering.

Most recently, Binz served four years as the Chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission where he implemented the many policy changes championed by the governor and the legislature to bring forward Colorado’s “New Energy Policy.”

Binz will present a review of the report he authored: “Practicing Risk-Aware Electricity Regulation: What Every State Regulator Needs to Know.”

The presentation is free and open to the public and will feature a question and answer period following the speaker's address. For more information call the office of Senator Ken Haar: 402-471-2673.
3:00 pm-6:00 pmEntrepreneurship and Youth Day East Campus Union
Entrepreneurship and youth will be the theme of the day on Sept. 24. From 3-6 p.m. at the Nebraska East Union an entrepreneurship fair will feature alumni and current students. Students also are invited to participate in a quick-pitch competition for a chance to win an iPad.
5:30 pm-6:30 pmChinese Corner NEBRASKA UNION
The Chinese Corner is a good place to practice your conversational Chinese. It is free! Learners at all levels are welcome. The Chinese Corner is sponsored by UNL Confucius Institute, organized by the Chinese instructors at the Institute who are native Chinese speakers.

For more information, please contact
Eve--suixin520@gmail.com
or
Annabelle--leileifruits@hotmail.com

Ongoing Events:

Time Event Title
Jan 13th-Dec 2ndExhibition: “What’s in a Name? Inscribed Quilts” International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Apr 21st-Nov 30thMinerals & Meteorites MORRILL HALL
Jul 13th-Sep 30thThe American Mountain Bicycle SHELDON MUSEUM of ART
Aug 3rd-Feb 24thExhibition: Studio Art Quilt Associate’s 20th Showcase International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Aug 3rd-Apr 21stExhibition: "Five Decades of Collecting" SHELDON MUSEUM of ART
Sep 7th-Sep 28thNebraska National Collegiate Juried Art Exhibition Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
Sep 7th-Jun 2ndExhibition: Indigo Gives America the Blues International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Sep 18th-Jan 13thExhibition: "Women Call for Peace: Global Vistas" SHELDON MUSEUM of ART

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