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Tuesday, April 10th

Time Event Title
8:00 am-9:00 pmWomen's Choral Festival and Concert KIMBALL RECITAL HALL
The Women's Choral Festival is a day-long workshop for choral students from around the region. The festival concludes with students performing in concert at 7:30 pm in Kimball Recital Hall. The concert is FREE and open to the public.
10:30 am-12:30 pmGet Yourself Tested NEBRASKA UNION
One in two sexually active young people will get an STD by the age of 25 and all are treatable and many are curable. The University Health Center encourages UNL students to "Get Yourself Tested" during April. Contact the UHC at 402-472-5000 to schedule an appointment.
10:30 am-11:30 amGIS & Maps: A Primer for Everyone LOVE LIBRARY SOUTH
Learn about GIS, how GIS can be used in a variety of projects, the types of maps that go into making a GIS project, and where to find GIS data for Nebraska, with a brief demonstration of the ESRI ArcMap software.
10:30 am-3:00 pmHusker Food Connection--Know What We Grow: Discovering Nebraska Agriculture City Campus Union
Free T-shirts, mechanical bull, giveaways, iPad drawing, prizes, free food. Sponsored by CASNR
10:30 amGet Yourself Tested City Campus Union
Sponsored by Health Education & Outreach
11:00 am-6:00 pmUNL Spring Blood Drive Harper Schramm Smith
Blood donor card/driver's license or NU ID required at check-in. Sponsored by UNL Campus Red Cross Club
11:00 am-3:00 pmUNL Tax Credit Campaign City Campus Union
Sponsored by Civic Engagement
11:30 am-1:00 pmLuncheon: Diversity and Athletics Panel Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
Join us in a panel discussion involving diversity issues in college athletics featuring current and former UNL student athletes.
11:30 am-1:00 pmGaughan Week: Luncheon--Athletics and Diversity Panel Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
Join us in a panel discussion involving diversity issues in college athletics featuring current and former UNL Student Athletes. FREE. Please register by Thursday, April 5 to reserve your lunch OR drop in and bring your own. Call 472-5500. Sponsored by Gaughen Center and nebraksa Athletic Academics
3:30 pmLavendar Graduation/Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contributions to GLBT Community Award City Campus Union
Lavendar Graduation is a special graduation ceremony that honors achievements of graduation lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally students on campus. Sponsored by LGBTQA Resource Center
4:00 pm-5:00 pmOliver Yu -- Biochemistry/Redox Biology Center Seminar BEADLE CENTER
"Metabolic engineering of plant biosynthetic pathways through manipulation of protein complex formation" will be presented by Oliver Yu from the Danforth Plant Science Center.
4:00 pm-5:00 pmEntomology Lecture East Campus Union
"RNA Interference in Pest Management" Ralph Narain, Entomology Graduate Student
5:00 pmStudent Impact Awards City Campus Union
A formal ceremony recognizing students, staff, and faculty who have made an impact on the UNL campus community. RSVP by April 2 to Adam Brown at adambrown@unlnotes.unl.edu. Light hors d'oeuvres and dessert will be provided. Dress is business casual. Sponsored by Student Involement and SOAR
5:00 pm-9:00 pmTunnel of Oppression Abel/Sandoz Complex
This activity is designed to challenge people's thoughts, perceptions, and inner feelings on the issues dealing with oppression and hate. This experience is not meant to offend or bring tension, but it is intended to make people aware of the harsh reality of hate words, images, stereotypes and the impact it has on us all. Step out of your comfort zone and into the Tunnel
5:30 pm-7:00 pm"Ragamala" Workshop MABEL LEE HALL
Indian Dance workshop. Space limited! To register: http://involved-apps.unl.edu/a/artsforAll/ . Sponsored by UPC and the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center.
6:00 pm-9:00 pmTunnel of Oppression Abel/Sandoz Complex
This activity is designed to challenge people’s thoughts, perceptions and inner feelings on the issues dealing with oppression and hate. This experience is not meant to offend or bring tension, but to make people aware of the harsh reality of hate words, images, stereotypes and the impact it has on us all.

Step out of your comfort zone and into the Tunnel.

Tours begin at 6 p.m. and run every 15 minutes until 9 p.m.
6:30 pmComposting Workshop - Lincoln, NE Loren Corey Eiseley Library
Learn how to be successful with composting by attending a composting workshop sponsored by University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County and the City of Lincoln Recycling Office.

Composting converts grass clippings, fallen leaves and other landscape leftovers into a nutritious soil amendment. It recycles plant nutrients, improves the soil's structure, improves drainage in clay soil and increases the water-holding capacity of sandy soil. And there's nothing difficult or complicated about making it.
7:00 pm-8:30 pmEducation Under Fire City Campus Union
Join the Baha'i Student Association and Amnesty International-UNL for a screening of the documentary "Education Under Fire," followed by a panel discussion. Panelists will include UNL faculty David Forsythe and David Moshman, and student representatives from the Baha'i Student Association and Amnesty International.

More information about the "Education Under Fire" film and campaign can be found here: http://www.educationunderfire.com/

The documentary addresses the continued government-sanctioned persecution of specific groups in Iran and the blatant disregard of Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees education as an inalienable right of every human being.

The film will focus on the experience of one among many persecuted Iranian groups, the Baha'i community. In 1987, the semi-underground Baha'i Institute for Higher Education was formed to give young Baha'is their only chance for a university-level education. Despite repeated raids and arrests, volunteer teachers and administrators created an independent, decentralized university system that has lifted the lives of thousands across Iran. The BIHE was referred to by the New York Times as “an elaborate act of communal self-preservation.” In May, 2011, an organized assault was launched by the Iranian government in an attempt to shut down the BIHE. Over 30 homes were raided and over a dozen BIHE professors and administrators were detained. Several are still in prison for doing nothing more than trying to teach. The Iranian government also bans students from pursuing higher education if they have expressed views, joined organizations or engaged in activities that are construed as critical of the government. In addition, the authorities have attempted to prevent instruction in several fields in the humanities and social sciences and have dismissed faculty for ideological reasons.

Education Under Fire is a campaign developed to address the Iranian government’s denial of the right to education for ideological and religious reasons. Beyond the goal of encouraging specific action in order to mitigate the effects of these policies in Iran, the campaign will begin conversations on university campuses and within communities around the country in order to raise awareness of the importance of defending Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees education as an inalienable right of every human being.

Ongoing Events:

Time Event Title
Jan 6th-Jul 29thExhibition: Tribute to Ardis James International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Jan 13th-Dec 2ndExhibition: “What’s in a Name? Inscribed Quilts” International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Mar 2nd-Sep 2ndExhibition: Jean Ray Laury: Getting It All Together International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Mar 26th-Apr 10thFall Priority Registration Begins
Mar 26th-Apr 12thPriority Registration begins for Fall Semester 2012 Various sites, UNL Campus

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