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Friday, October 12th

Time Event Title
All dayLast day to change a course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass"
8:00 am-5:00 pmRedox Biology Center 10th Annual Symposium NEBRASKA UNION
Redox Biology Center 10th Annual Symposium
8:30 am-Oct 14th 12:15 pmMid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature UNL
The annual Mid-America Conference on Hispanic Literature is a joint undertaking of the following universities:

University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Kansas, Lawrence
University of Missouri, Columbia
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Wisconsin, Madison and Milwaukee
Washington University in St. Louis

The literatures of Spain and Latin America will be featured in concurrent sessions organized by topics. Presentations will be in Spanish and/or English.

If you have questions contact us at MACHLUNL2012@gmail.com.
9:00 am-3:45 pmArchitecture Open House ARCHITECTURE HALL
Open House for high school seniors interested in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design.
12:00 pm-1:00 pmSister Circle: A Support Group for Women of Color NEBRASKA UNION
Counseling and Psychological Services at the University Health Center provides a number of support groups throughout the semester on campus. Sister Circle is a support group for women of color and is led by Charlesette Foster.
12:00 pm-4:00 pmHIV Testing Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
The University Health Center will be offering free and confidential HIV testing. Results in 20 minutes. Sponsored by the University Health Center, OASIS, and Students for Sexual Health.
2:00 pm-2:50 pmGeography General Seminar HARDIN HALL
Shishi Liu, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will be speaking on Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics at Different Scales.
3:00 pm-4:00 pmApplied Ecology Seminar HARDIN HALL
Wyatt Hoback of the Department of Biology at the University of Nebraska-Kearney will lead the seminar.
3:30 pm-4:30 pmChemistry Colloquium HAMILTON HALL
"Catalysts and Nanostructures for Artificial Photosynthesis" presented by Professor Craig L. Hill, Emory University. Sponsored by UNL Research Council. Open to the Public.
4:00 pm-Oct 14th 5:00 pmNebraska State 4-H Camp Trail Ride Halsey National Forest
Join us for a guided Trail Ride in Nebraska's scenic Sandhills! Savor beautiful scentery while riding trails in the Nebraska National Forest near Halsey. Enjoy delicious meals, family activities and great entertainment at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp! Early-bird registrations due September 28, 2012. Cost: $50. After September 28, 2012 cost increases to $65.
5:00 pmTake it Higher Than Higher Education NEBRASKA UNION
Artist, poet and actor Michael Reyes comes to UNL to confront many of the social ills of our communities. Student slam-poetry performances begin in the Crib at 5 PM, Reyes comes on stage at 6 PM.
7:30 pmAgravio--University Theatre Fall 2012 TEMPLE BUILDING
Courage. Betrayal. Revenge. By Ana Caro; Adapted by Ian Borden and Amy Williamsen. Directed by Ian Borden. Tickets: $16/Regular; $14/Faculty/Staff & Senior Citizens; $10/Students (with valid ID). Reservations are strongly recommended. For Tickets: Telephone (402)472-4747 or (800)432-3231; Online: unltheatretickets.com ; Walk-Up: Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12th St, 11am-5:30pm, M-F; One hour prior to performances in Temple's 1st Floor Lobby. Reservations are strongly recommended!
7:30 pmWeek Without Violence: The Pink Room MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER - VAN BRUNT VISITORS CENTER
On Friday, October 12, the documentary The Pink Room will show at 7:30 pm at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The Pink Room explores sex slavery and human trafficking in Cambodia. The documentary will be followed by a community discussion with executive producers Janey and Steve Shugart and a reception in the Van Brunt Visitor's Center. Free tickets will be available at the Ross counter prior to the film. Co-sponsored by the Women's Center and Nebraska University Students Against Modern-day Slavery.
7:30 pm-10:00 pmUniversity Theatre: Agravio TEMPLE BUILDING
University Theatre opens its new season with a new adaptation of “Agravio,” a play originally written in the Spanish Golden Age. The play was written by Ana Caro and adapted by Ian Borden of UNL and Amy Williamsen of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Borden, assistant professor of theater and film, also directs the play.

“Agravio” performances are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-6 and 10-13, and 2 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Temple Building’s Howell Theatre. Tickets are $16 general admission, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizens, and $10 for students. Tickets are available at http://www.unltheatretickets.com, the Lied Center ticket office (402-472-4747) or at the door one hour prior to curtain.

“Agravio” is a play of courage, betrayal and revenge that opens with Doña Leonora being betrayed by Don Juan. Shamed and dishonored, she hides herself and servant Flora in a convent only to learn that Juan is traveling north to Flandes. Leonora vows to travel after Juan and kill him to regain her honor.

The production is designed by undergraduates Aja Jackson (lighting) and Logan Caldwell (sound), and graduate students Joshua Rajaee (scenic) and Julie Douglass (costumes). Graduate student Erica King is the technical director and the stage manager is undergraduate Fred Drenkow.

The cast features undergraduate theater majors. Leonora is played by Kayla Klammer, and Jennifer Holm plays Leonora’s servant. The role of Don Juan is played by David Michael Fox.

More details at: http://go.unl.edu/unltheatre
7:30 pm-10:00 pmFILM SCREENING: The Pink Room MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER - VAN BRUNT VISITORS CENTER
A public screening of a nationally renowned documentary about the horrors and atrocities faced on a daily basis by children forced into sex trafficking in Cambodia, followed by a discussion and Q&A with two of the film's executive producers.

A reception and refreshments at the Van Brunt visitors center will immediately follow the screening.

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
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-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
Oct 1st-Oct 30thProject Green Challenge
Oct 5th-Dec 9thWestward Bound: Big Color Landscape Photographs Great Plains Art Museum
Oct 5th-Jan 20thExhibition: "The Geometric Unconscious: A Century of Abstraction" SHELDON MUSEUM of ART
Oct 6th-Oct 19thWeek Without Violence, Oct 6 - 19 UNL
Oct 8th-Oct 12thYou Are Loved Chalking Project Nebraska Union Plaza
Oct 11th-Oct 13thInternational conference on human trafficking Oct. 11-13 Cornhusker Hotel

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