All events are in Central time unless specified.

Tuesday, October 8

Art Exhibition

NEBRASKA & BEYOND, A Photography Exhibition

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7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus Room: 2nd Floor Link
Photographer Suzanne Spiehs was born and raised in Nebraska. Growing up on a farm outside of Grand Island, she developed a love for nature and the outdoors. Suzanne began her photography career more than 15 years ago, turning her focus toward …
This event originated in NIC Events Calendar.
Activity

Donuts & Drinks: University Suites & Knoll Residential Center

Resident Appreciation Week

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7:30 am – 10:30 am
Location: The Suites Complex
We hope you enjoy donuts and drinks to start your day as a part of University Housing’s Resident Appreciation Week.
This event originated in Resident Appreciation Week.
Workshop

Substance Use, Mental Disorder, and Threat Assessment: Evolving Community Standards

With Dr. Reid Meloy – Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

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8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Lincoln Station Great Hall
This two-day workshop will focus on the current scientific discipline of threat assessment and threat management, with a particular emphasis upon the contribution of drugs, abuse, and mental disorder to this social problem.
This event originated in Public Policy Center.
Exhibition

Maggy Rozycki Hiltner: Vantage Point

Public Lecture, 2/13/2020, 2:00 p.m. in 216 Home Ec. Bldg.

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8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
Maggy Rozycki Hiltner is a full-time studio artist and activist living in Red Lodge, Montana. She comes from a family of makers: her mother and grandmothers needlepointed pillows, made quilts and stitched or knitted their clothes and toys; her father …
This event originated in TMFD.
Activity

Baseball Favorites Lunch

Resident Appreciation Week

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10:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Selleck Dining Center
Join us at Selleck Dining Center as we serve some ballpark favorites from Nationals Park as we celebrate the World Series and Resident Appreciation Week.
This event originated in Resident Appreciation Week.
Social Event

First Gen Share a Meal

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Willa Cather Dining Hall
Join fellow First Generation Nebraska students, faculty and staff members at the upcoming First Gen Share a Meal event.
This event originated in Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.
Tour/Open House

UNL Gardens Walking Tour

First Tuesdays: Exploring Maxwell Arboretum

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Maxwell Arboretum Room: Gazebo
We’ll revisit old friends and make new acquaintances with recently installed plants. As always, we’ll focus on looking close and following woody and herbaceous plants through their seasonal changes. Cultural and historical aspects will be …
This event originated in UNL Gardens.
Fair

University Majors Fair

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12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Plaza
Explore your options for academic majors through conversations with staff from each of the UNL colleges. Stop by during the event to gather information in an informal setting.
Activity

International Student and Scholar Office: East Campus Hours

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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Agricultural Hall Room: 202
*Walk-in hours 1-3:00 p.m.
This event originated in IANR.
Workshop

Freshman & New Student Transition Skills Group

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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: University Health Center Room: CAPS Multipurpose Room
The Freshman & New Student Transitions Skills Group is a 6-week program designed to support freshmen and first-year students in developing skills and identifying strategies and resources to help facilitate a successful adjustment to college life. The …
This event originated in Counseling and Psychological Services.
Workshop

Latina Discussion and Support

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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: 338 – Women’s Center Group Room
A discussion and support group intended to address issues faced by Latina women across campus. Goals of the group are to support and empower one another, discuss and reflect on issues important to Latina women, listen and understand, mentor and guide …
This event originated in Counseling and Psychological Services.
Activity

Veterans, Military Members and Their Families Consultation

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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Military & Veteran Success Center
This is an opportunity for students who are veterans, military members and/or military dependents to ask questions, discuss barriers, find resources and get support for the unique challenges faced in the military culture. This is a nonjudgmental, …
This event originated in Counseling and Psychological Services.
Workshop

Century Club

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3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: 212 – Unity Room
Century Club provides professional development, tips and networking opportunities for faculty who teach classes.
This event originated in Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.
Seminar

Dr. Rebecca Roston – CBC/RBC Seminar

The Evolution and Regulation of a Chloroplast Envelope Membrane Freezing Tolerance Mechanism

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Beadle Center Room: N172
Membranes are the barriers through which cells experience their changing environments. The dynamic responses of membrane lipids and proteins are required both as signals of and physical responses to a variety of biotic and abiotic factors. One of the …
This event originated in Biochemistry.
Activity

Oxford High Tea

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: College of Business - Howard L. Hawks Hall Room: 231
The University’s longest running and most attended study abroad program invites you to join as we celebrate a successful 31st program from this past summer, while looking forward to the future of the Nebraska at Oxford program. Join us for an …
This event originated in Business Abroad.
Activity

Chipotle Fundraiser in Support of the USO

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5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Chipotle
Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support the USO through Theta Chi Alpha Upsilon Chapter. 33% of the proceeds go to the USO when you say you’re there for the Theta Chi Fundraiser. The USO is an American nonprofit- …
Reading - Fiction/poetry

Raquel Salas Rivera, Poet

El duelo y la alegría decolonial de Puerto Rico/ Puerto Rican Decolonial Mourning and Joy

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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library
Raquel Salas Rivera is the 2018-19 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. They are the inaugural recipient of the Ambroggio Prize, for their book x/ex/exis, and the Laureate Fellowship, both from the Academy of American Poets. They have received fellowships …
This event originated in Ethnic Studies.
Lecture

Shaping the Future Rise of Drones: Dr. Carrick Detweiler

CAS INQUIRE—For Students Who Want to Delve Deeper

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5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Auditorium
The lecture continues the theme, “The Rise of the Machines,” for the college’s new CAS Inquire program, which is built around a college-wide series of lectures that give students, staff, and faculty a focal point for conversations.
Activity

E. N. Thompson Forum on World Issues: Farah Pandith

“How We Win: Mobilizing Youth in the Fight Against Violent Extremism”

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6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Lied Center for Performing Arts
The E. N. Thompson Forum on World Issues is thrilled to present Farah Pandith on October 8th at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Farah is an author, foreign policy strategist, and former diplomat. A world-leading expert and pioneer in countering …
This event originated in Rinjisha Roy.
Performing Arts - Theater

The Legend of Georgia McBride

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7:30 pm
Location: Johnny Carson Theater
He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby! To make matters even more desperate, Casey is fired from his gig as an Elvis impersonator. When the bar owner brings in a …
This event originated in Lied Center.
Social Event

Social Dance Lessons

UNL Ballroom Dance Club

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9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Ballroom
Learn how to dance with the Ballroom Dance Club! Each weekly session is an hour of instruction on moves and techniques by members of the UNL Ballroom Dance Company, then a half-hour of open floor to try what you’ve learned, get creative, and …
This event originated in UNL Ballroom Dance Club.

Ongoing Events

Exhibit - Artifacts

The Heart of Campus: A N150 Exhibit

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All Day
Location: Love Library South Room: 218
“The Heart of Campus” is a new exhibit to celebrate N150. A special tribute to University Hall and other artifacts curated by the University Archives & Special Collections staff are featured. A selection of archival photographs run on the virtual …
This event originated in Libraries.
Exhibition

Lincoln Collects: The Steve Wake Collection

on display from Oct. 4-Nov. 1

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12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Richards Hall Room: Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
This is the first in an ongoing series hosted by UNL’s School of Art, Art History & Design to showcase works belonging to notable art collectors in the Lincoln area. This exhibition highlights work from the private collection of local collector …
This event originated in School of Art, Art History & Design.