All events are in Central time unless specified.

Friday, October 7

Art Exhibition

From Out There, An Art Exhibition

Recurring Date Info:
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8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2nd Floor Link
From Out There is a collection of work by artist Chuck Schroeder focused on people, places, critters and things from off the beaten path, stretching from rural western Nebraska to northern New Mexico, west Texas, Wyoming and Italy. This unique …
This event originated in NIC Events Calendar.
Activity

Nebraska Youth Climate Summit

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8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center
The Nebraska Youth Climate Summit provides opportunities for education on issues such as the impact of climate change on Nebraska, agricultural methods to respond to climate change from local experts and environmental justice impacts of climate …
This event originated in NIC Events Calendar.
Clinic

Drop-in Flu Shot Clinic for Students

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9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: University Health Center Room: 240
Current UNL students can get their free flu shot by attending a drop-in flu shot clinic at the University Health Center.
This event originated in University Health Center.
Activity

Tea Time Friday

Kawasaki Reading Room

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11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: JGMC 302
Join us each week for tea and snacks!
This event originated in Kawasaki Reading Room .
Seminar

Food for Health Seminar Series – Matthew T. Andrews

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Food Innovation Center (FIC) & Zoom Room: 277
Matthew T. Andrews, PhD will present as part of the Food for Health Seminar Series. Dr. Andrews is the Director of NSF EPSCoR for the state of Nebraska and Professor in the School of Natural Resources at UNL. Website: https://epscor.nebraska.edu/
This event originated in Nebraska Food for Health Center.
Exhibition

Building a Narrative; Production Art & Pop Culture

Recurring Date Info:
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12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Richards Hall Room: Eisentrager-Howard Gallery
A summer exhibition in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Art, Art History & Design’s Eisentrager-Howard Gallery will feature original artwork from popular films, animated television series, comics and trading cards from a local collector.
This event originated in Fine and Performing Arts.
Activity

CEHS AFIRE Session

Trauma Informed Education

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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Dr. Pearson’s presentation will be an overview of what trauma is and strategies that can be used with people who have experienced trauma.
This event originated in CEHS.
Colloquium

IGNITE featuring Danny Elfman & The Wilds!

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12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Location: Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Room: 101
At this special double-feature IGNITE, we will be joined by both Danny Elfman and the creative team behind The Wilds (Jesse Fleming, Lewis Pesacov, and Laurel Jenkins), both here to talk more about their creative process!
This event originated in IGNITE Colloquium.
Conversation

Applying Internationally With Career Services

Kawasaki Reading Room

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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: JGMC 302
Career Services will join Tea Time Friday for an information session about how to apply for international jobs, focusing on steps to take over Fall Break to find an opportunity in Japan!
This event originated in Kawasaki Reading Room .
Clinic

Drop-in Flu Shot Clinic for Students

Recurring Date Info:
Daily:
Date:
Time:
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: University Health Center Room: 240
Current UNL students can get their free flu shot by attending a drop-in flu shot clinic at the University Health Center.
This event originated in University Health Center.
Activity

Well-Being Pop-In

Peer Listening

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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Knoll Room: 207B
Join Big Red Resilience & Well-Being and the University Honor’s Program at Pop-In Peer Listening Sessions. The goal of these sessions is to provide students with a listening ear, wellness and mindfulness activities, connect with on- and off-campus …
This event originated in Big Red Resilience & Well-being.
Seminar

Agronomy & Horticulture Seminar – Heather Akin

Communicating Science to Public Audiences

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3:30 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 150
Heather Akin, Assistant Professor – Strategic Communication, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication at UNL, presents “Communicating Science to Public Audiences”. Science communication’ is increasingly acknowledged as a …
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.
Activity

First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

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4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Start your weekend off with Sheldon First Friday. Decorate a locally grown mini pumpkin, make a button, learn about local farms and foods, and enjoy light refreshments. Explore the fall semester exhibitions, too. The museum is open until 7 p.m.
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Art Exhibition

First Friday at the Great Plains Art Museum

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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Great Plains Art Museum
The Great Plains Art Museum is open late for Lincoln’s First Friday Art Walk on Oct 7, 5-7 p.m.
This event originated in Center for Great Plains Studies.
Reading - Fiction/poetry

Lincoln Prison Book Project x Nebraska Writers Collective Book Drive & Reading

First Friday Fundraiser

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5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Francie & Finch Bookshop
Friday, October 7th, the Nebraska Writers Project and the Lincoln Prison Book Project will host a reading and book drive to support the LPBP’s mission of donating books to Nebraska prisons. The reading will feature performances from Ryan Boyland, …
This event originated in English.
Activity

Into the Matrix

Intro to Basic Server Functionality

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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: L-NU Platte River Room South
In computing, a server is a piece of computer hardware or software (computer program) that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called “clients”. The role of a server is to share data as well as to share resources and distribute work …
This event originated in Operating Systems and Open Source Group.
Activity

LIFE IN LINCOLN: First Friday Artwalk

hosted by Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement and International Student and Scholar Office

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6:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: The Crib
A weekly series every Friday evening for UNL students to gather and enjoy a nearby activity or tour to sample and learn about the local Lincoln culture, neighborhoods, and people.
Activity

Bingo Night

hosted by Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement and Campus Nightlife

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7:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Swanson Auditorium
Play for free to win amazing prize packages at a huge one-night game. It’s not video bingo, virtual bingo, or even paper-and-dauber-style bingo…this is gonna be CLASSIC BINGO w/ the sliding-window bingo cards you mighta played at family reunions …

Ongoing Events

Activity

Spin Challenge

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All Day
Location: Campus Recreation Center
How many miles can you spin during the month of October?
This event originated in Fitness.
Exhibition

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies Traveling Exhibit

The exhibit celebrates the 50 years of Black Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, sharing both the triumphs and turbulent history of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation.

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All Day
Location: Love Library North & Link
This 4-panel traveling exhibit shares historical snapshots of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation, highlighting debates over curriculum, attempts to downgrade the department to a program, and the mutual engagement between campus …
This event originated in Libraries.
Activity

“We Are All Related” (Mitakuye’ Oyasin) Conference

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All Day
Location: Nebraska East Union
Discussion and presentations from Indigenous speakers and faculty from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln covering a variety of topics including:
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Activity

The Wilds

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All Day
Location: Carson Theatre
Step into the world of The Wilds – a new mixed reality performance experience where movement instantly becomes music as emerging technology allows dancers to create an immersive journey of sound, light, and visual media in real time. Part mythology …
Conference/Symposium

Nebraska Forum on Digital Humanities

Digital Legal Studies Plenary

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10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Location: Dinsdale Family Learning Commons Room: Stock Seed Farms Classroom
Scholarly discussion of digital legal projects and tools focused on histories of slavery and freedom-making, colonialism and anti-imperialism, and civil rights claims.
Activity

Blue Mounds & Palisades Climbing Trip

Climb & Overnight Adventure

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All Day
Location: Outdoor Adventures Center
Along the Minnesota and South Dakota border, Blue Mounds and Palisades State Parks house quality outdoor climbing just four hours from Lincoln. With 50-60 foot climbs, the Sioux Quartzite offers challenges for new climbers and veterans alike. This is …
This event originated in Outdoor Adventures.