All events are in Central time unless specified.

Friday, December 6

Exhibition

Maggy Rozycki Hiltner: Vantage Point

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

Date:
Time:
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.
Other

NIC Blood Drive

Date:
Time:
8:30 am–12:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus
Nebraska Innovation Campus is hosting a blood drive. To make an appointment to give blood, please visit https://donor.ncbb.org/web/GroupLanding.aspx?s=NIC.
This event originated in NIC Events Calendar.
Activity

SBSRC Faculty Writing Group

Date:
Time:
10:00 am
Location: The Mill at Innovation Campus
The SBSRC-hosted writing group meets EVERY Friday at 10 a.m. at the NIC Mill. Join Lisa PytlikZillig and other social and behavioral scientists in this mentoring opportunity. All are welcome!
Workshop

Understanding Self and Others (USO) Group

Group Screening Required

Date:
Time:
10:00 am–11:30 am
Location: University Health Center
This group provides a space to process various mental health concerns in a safe, open, and supportive setting with peers. Through engaging in this group students are able to learn and grow as they work to understand themselves and others better.
This event originated in Counseling and Psychological Services.
Meeting

Publics and Polices for Better Water

Date:
Time:
10:30 am–12:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Water Center
The Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium and Nebraska Water Center are partnering to host this meeting to bring people together to discuss how to empower publics and create effective policies for water quality enhancement, particularly …
Workshop

Research Support Group

Group Screening Required

Date:
Time:
10:30 am–12:00 pm
Location: University Health Center
This group provides support to graduate students navigating their research/dissertation/thesis requirements and the stress that can come from these requirements as well as providing support for those struggling with completion.
This event originated in Counseling and Psychological Services.
Seminar

Entomology Seminar: Susan Weller

Date:
Time:
11:00 am–12:00 pm
Location: Entomology Hall
Susan Weller, director of the University of Nebraska State Museum, will discuss “Reflections on Changing Leadership Opportunities in Scientific Societies.” Weller is also faculty in the Department of Entomology.
This event originated in Entomology Calendar.
Activity

Students to Highlight Research in Cabela’s Apprenticeship Poster Session

Date:
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12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Location: Hardin Hall
The Cabela’s Apprenticeship program funds undergraduate research projects aimed at providing tangible, experiential opportunities for undergraduate students to address issues around recruiting and maintaining participants in outdoor activities, …
This event originated in School of Natural Resources.
Meeting

Women’s History Month Planning Meeting

Date:
Time:
12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union
The Women’s Center would like to invite all interested parties to our planning meeting to decide on programming and events for Women’s History Month of March 2020. Please contact Han L. at wcprogramming@unl.edu to RSVP so we can have an estimate of …
Activity

IGNITE with Maureen Fan

CEO & Co-Founder, Baobab Studios

Date:
Time:
12:30 pm–1:50 pm
Location: Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Maureen Fan is CEO & Co-Founder of the six-time Emmy award-winning Baobab Studios, the world’s leading interactive narrative animation studio. Baobab’s mission: Bring out your sense of wonder. Inspire you to dream. Make YOU matter.
This event originated in IGNITE Colloquium.
Activity

Canvas – New Analytics

Date:
Time:
1:30 pm–1:45 pm
Location: Online Webinar
You may have heard that Canvas has a new analytics tool.
This event originated in Canvas Events & Training.
Reception

Groves & Van Diest Retirement Reception

Date:
Time:
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
Location: Love Library South
Jaci Groves, Architecture Library operations supervisor and Maggie Van Diest, senior accounting associate, University Libraries, are retiring in December with a joint retirement reception. Remarks will be given at 2:30 pm.
This event originated in Libraries.
Seminar

Agronomy & Horticulture Seminar – Mitch Stephenson

Date:
Time:
3:30 pm
Location: Keim Hall
Mitch Stephenson, assistant professor and Range Management Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL, will present “Rangeland Research in Western Nebraska.” Rangeland production and species composition vary both spatially and …
Lecture

Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Stout Lecture

Date:
Time:
3:30 pm
Location: Bessey Hall
Sonia Tikoo, Rutgers University, will present, “Lunar Magnetism.”
Workshop

Positive Social Interaction

Group Screening Required

Date:
Time:
3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Location: University Health Center
This group is an ongoing process group, which gives student members the opportunity to practice valuable social skills in a nonjudgmental environment of their peers. It also gives participants the chance to decrease feelings of anxiety, awkwardness …
This event originated in Counseling and Psychological Services.
Colloquium

Robbyn K. Anand, Chem Colloquium

Date:
Time:
3:30 pm–4:30 pm
Location: Hamilton Hall
Professor Robbyn Anand, Iowa State University, will present a lecture entitled “Selective Assembly and Analysis of Melanoma Cells and Cell Clusters at an Array of Bipolar Electrodes.”
This event originated in Chemistry Colloquium.
Lecture

Geography Speaker Series: Dr. LaToya Eaves

Drapetomania: Tracing the Liberatory Practices of Black Placemaking

Date:
Time:
4:00 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
Dr. LaToya Eaves, Middle Tennessee State University: Black bodies are core spatial actors in the construction of place. Black geographies as crucial sites of knowledge production require attention to both the embodied experiences and material …
This event originated in Geography.
Activity

First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

Date:
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5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Enjoy light refreshments, socialize, and wander the galleries to kick off your weekend. Admission is free.
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Art Exhibition

First Friday at the Great Plains Art Museum

Date:
Time:
5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Location: Great Plains Art Museum
Join us for Lincoln’s First Friday Artwalk featuring our annual cookies and hot cocoa spread, wintry crafts in the lower level, and two art exhibitions.
This event originated in Center for Great Plains Studies.
Performing Arts - Other

Revolutionary Theatre Experience

Date:
Time:
5:00 pm–7:30 pm
Location: Johnny Carson Theater
See the next generation of diverse and inclusive leaders tell their stories that must be told—along with music, dance and video expressions!
Activity

Gingerbread House Competition

hosted by Student Involvement

Date:
Time:
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union
Who can make it to the end without devouring their confectionery creation? Who has amazing decorating and art skills? Who merely wants an excuse to play with their food and laugh with friends?
Reading - Fiction/poetry

No Name Reading

Date:
Time:
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Location: Indigo Bridge Books
The No Name Reading Series features the best in poetry and prose from graduate student writers in the English department of the UNL. Readings take place several times each semester.
This event originated in Department of English.
Performing Arts - Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Date:
Time:
7:30 pm
Location: Lied Center for Performing Arts
Celebrate the most wonderful time of year when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis swings into Lincoln. Featuring soulful, big band versions of holiday classics like “Jingle Bells” and “Joy to the World” as well as …
This event originated in Lied Center.
Performing Arts - Other

Revolutionary Theatre Experience

Date:
Time:
7:30 pm–10:00 pm
Location: Johnny Carson Theater
See the next generation of diverse and inclusive leaders tell their stories that must be told—along with music, dance and video expressions!
Performing Arts - Dance

Student Dance Project

Date:
Time:
7:30 pm
Location: Temple Building
This fall is the 16th Annual Student Dance Project, directed by Susan Ourada. There will be two performances. The Student Dance Project is a program of original work by student choreographers in the Glenn Korff School of Music’s dance program.
This event originated in Dance.
Activity

Winternational Ball

Presented by Cultural Ambassadors

Date:
Time:
7:30 pm–11:00 pm
Location: Wick Alumni Center
Cultural Ambassadors is hosting our annual Winternatioanl Ball. We will have dancing, international music, food, door prizes and more! Tickets are $7 (or $5 if you post our flyer on your Facebook or Instagram story for 24 hours). Tickets can be …
This event originated in Global Nebraska.
Activity

Free Skate Night

hosted by Campus Recreation

Date:
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8:00 pm–11:00 pm
Location: John Breslow Ice Hockey Center
UNL students can ice skate for free on select Fridays.
This event originated in Campus Recreation.
Activity

Game Night—Bathtub Dogs Fall Show

Date:
Time:
8:00 pm–9:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union
University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s premier all-male A Cappella group, Bathtub Dogs, presents an A Cappella music showcase that even Steve Harvey can’t handle! Featuring your favorite ‘BTD’ classics, a handful of new tunes, and lots of games …

Ongoing Events

Exhibit - Artifacts

The Heart of Campus: A N150 Exhibit

Date:
Time:
All Day
Location: Love Library South
“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

Studio Art and Graphic Design Capstone Exhibition

Date:
Time:
12:30 pm–7:00 pm
Location: Richards Hall
The “Capstone Exhibition” will be on display Dec. 6-20 in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. This culminating experience features the work of graduating undergraduate candidates for Bachelor …
This event originated in School of Art, Art History & Design.