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Week 34: August 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
16 12 am 2026 Fall Meal Plans Begin, Summer Meal Plans End 8 am–8 pm Wildlife Photography by John Ritchey 11:45 am Sheep in the Box 12:40 pm The Invite 1:05 pm Husker Soccer vs. South Dakota	17 7:30 am–11:30 pm Corn Quest 8 am Husker Student POWER Challenge Presented by Nebraska’s Campus Store 8 am–8 pm Wildlife Photography by John Ritchey 9 am–6 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 12 pm–12:50 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 1 pm–3 pm (402) Creamery on the Plaza 1 pm–3 pm Big Red Welcome Information Booth 4:55 pm Sheep in the Box 5:10 pm The Invite 6 pm–10 pm Bowling at Husker Bowling Center 6 pm–6:50 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 6 pm–10 pm Mini Golf at Prehistoric Putt 6:30 pm–8:30 pm New Climber Night 8 pm–10 pm Block Parties 8 pm–10 pm Harper Schramm Smith Village Block Party	18 7:30 am–11:30 pm Corn Quest 8 am Husker Student POWER Challenge Presented by Nebraska’s Campus Store 8 am–8 pm Wildlife Photography by John Ritchey 10 am–11 am B is for Barriers 10 am–11 am Downtown Walking Tour 10 am–11 am Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 1 pm–3 pm Lincoln Bike and Ice Cream Ride 1 pm–2:30 pm Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 2 pm–2:45 pm Discover Love Library 2 pm–4:30 pm EGYM Gameday - Chest Press Challenge 3 pm–5 pm (402) Creamery on the Plaza 3 pm–5 pm Big Red Welcome Information Booth 4:55 pm Sheep in the Box 5 pm–5:50 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 5:10 pm The Invite 6 pm–10 pm Bowling at Husker Bowling Center 6 pm–6:30 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 6 pm–10 pm Mini Golf at Prehistoric Putt 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Welcome Week Open Climb 8 pm–10 pm Abel Sandoz Block Party 8 pm–10 pm Block Parties 8:30 pm–9:30 pm Late-Night History Tour 8:30 pm–9:30 pm Transfer and Commuter Student Connect for Late-Night History Tour	19 7:30 am–11:30 pm Corn Quest 8 am–8:50 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 8 am Husker Student POWER Challenge Presented by Nebraska’s Campus Store 8 am–8 pm Wildlife Photography by John Ritchey 8:30 am–8 pm Arthropodium 2026 10 am–11:30 am Commuter Student Connect for Downtown Walking Tour 10 am–11 am Downtown Walking Tour 10 am–11 am Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 10 am–11 am Transfer Student Connect for Class Routes Tours 11 am–1 pm Food Trucks @ NIC 12 pm–1 pm Farmgate Technology and Where It’s Heading: Insights from an AgTech Investor 12 pm–12:50 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 12:15 pm–12:45 pm Sound Bath Meditation 1 pm–1:45 pm Discover Love Library 1 pm–3 pm Lincoln Bike and Ice Cream Ride 2 pm–4:30 pm EGYM Gameday - Leg Press Challenge 3 pm–4:30 pm Canceled: Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 5 pm–8 pm Freshman VIP Night 5:10 pm The Invite 6 pm–8 pm ‘Like a Moth to a Flame’ opening reception 6 pm–10 pm Bowling at Husker Bowling Center 6 pm–8 pm Open Rec Night at Campus Recreation 6:30 pm–7:30 pm MDT Dry Edible Bean Virtual Webinar Series and Open House 6:30 pm–8:30 pm New Climber Night 7:30 pm Sheep in the Box 8 pm–10 pm Block Parties 8 pm–10 pm Suites Courtyards Block Party	20 7:30 am–11:30 pm Corn Quest 8 am Husker Student POWER Challenge Presented by Nebraska’s Campus Store 8 am–8 pm Wildlife Photography by John Ritchey 8:30 am–10:30 am Urban Plunge - Volunteer at a nonprofit 9 am–2 pm Hands-On Soil Health Assessment: Field Sampling to Soil Health Scores 9 am–2 pm Hands-On Soil Health Assessment: From Field Sampling to SH Scores 10 am–12 pm 2026 Graduate Student Welcome 10 am–11 am Downtown Walking Tour 10 am–11 am Is Your Course AI Ready? 10 am–11 am Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 10 am–11 pm Movie Thursday at Lincoln Grand Cinema 10 am Transfer Student: Downtown Walking Tour 11 am–1 pm Part-Time Job Fair 12:30 pm Class Routes Tours 12:30 pm–2 pm Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 1:30 pm–2:15 pm Discover Love Library 2:30 pm–4 pm College of Business: New Business Student Welcome 2:30 pm–5 pm College Welcome Programs 2:30 pm–5 pm College Welcome: College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 2:30 pm–4 pm College Welcome: College of Arts and Sciences 2:30 pm–4 pm College Welcome: College of Education and Human Sciences 2:30 pm–4:30 pm College Welcome: College of Journalism and Mass Communications 2:30 pm–4:30 pm College Welcome: Explore Center 2:30 pm–4:30 pm School of Criminology and Criminal Justice College Welcome 3 pm–4 pm NSPIRE: Supervisor’s Playbook 3 pm–5 pm Robinette Farms subscription box pickup 4:55 pm Sheep in the Box 5 pm–5:30 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 5:10 pm The Invite 6 pm–10 pm Bowling at Husker Bowling Center 6 pm–6:50 pm Free Group Fitness Classes 6:30 pm–8:30 pm New Climber Night 6:30 pm–7:30 pm Residence Hall Floor Meetings 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer 7:05 pm Husker Soccer vs. Notre Dame 8 pm–10 pm Playfair: The Ultimate Icebreaker 8 pm–10 pm Transfer and Commuter Student Connect for Playfair	21 7:30 am–11:30 pm Corn Quest 8 am–8:50 am Free Group Fitness Classes 8 am Husker Student POWER Challenge Presented by Nebraska’s Campus Store 8 am–8 pm Wildlife Photography by John Ritchey 8:30 am–4 pm MDT Sidney Women in Ag Conference 9 am–11 am Out-of-State Student Welcome 9 am–5 pm Part 107 Remote Pilot Exam Prep Course 10 am–11 am Can AI Get an ‘A’ in Your Class? 10 am–11 am Downtown Walking Tour 10 am–11 am Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 10 am Robinette Farm weekly box order 10:30 am–12:30 pm Out-of-State Student Welcome 12 pm Commuter Student Lunch 12 pm–1 pm Commuter Student Lunch and Campus Tour 12 pm–1 pm Natural Chicken Compost for Sale (by appointment only) 2 pm–4:30 pm EGYM Gameday - Hip Thrust Challenge 2 pm–4 pm Trivia and Tazza 4:30 pm–5:30 pm Transfer Student Welcome 5 pm Maddie’s Secret 5:10 pm The Invite 5:30 pm–7 pm Chancellor’s BBQ 6 pm–11:55 pm Bowling at Husker Bowling Center 6:30 pm–9 pm Husker Mania 9 pm–10 pm Mind Games by Paul Ramsay	22 7:30 am–11:30 pm Corn Quest 8 am–2 pm 2026 Nebraska Small Business Conference 8 am Husker Student POWER Challenge Presented by Nebraska’s Campus Store 8 am–8 pm Wildlife Photography by John Ritchey 9:30 am–10:15 am Goat Yoga 10 am Class Routes Tours 10 am–12 pm Haymarket Farmers Market Tour 10 am Haymarket/Farmer’s Market Tour 10 am–11 am Mapping Your Class Routes Tour 10 am–12 pm Well-Being Fest 10:30 am–11:15 am Goat Yoga 11:30 am–12:15 pm Goat Yoga 12 pm–2 pm Lincoln Bike and Ice Cream Ride 12:30 pm Maddie’s Secret 12:40 pm The Invite 1 pm–11:55 pm Bowling at Husker Bowling Center 2 pm–4 pm Big Thread Welcome 2:30 pm–4:30 pm Lincoln Bike and Ice Cream Ride 2:30 pm–4:30 pm Transfer and Commuter Student Connect at Ice Cream Bike Ride 8 pm–11 pm Party at the Union