All events are in Central time unless specified.

Monday, October 8

Art Exhibition

Taylor Wilson Designs: My World Through the Mind’s Eye

An Art Exhibition

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7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2nd Floor Link
Lincoln artist Taylor Wilson is displaying his work at NIC! Taylor is a visual artist working in multiple mediums, including painting, drawing, jewelry, screen-printing, mixed media, and assemblage sculpture. Taylor’s preferred mediums are graphite …
This event originated in NIC Events Calendar.
Other

NIC Donation Drive for Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus
During the month of October, Nebraska Innovation Campus is collecting needed items for Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach. Items needed include men’s (adult) white socks (new), disposable hand/foot warmers, and travel size shampoo. Please drop your …
This event originated in NIC Events Calendar.
Art Exhibition

Pigment on Cloth: Tradition, Family, and the Art of Indian Pichvai Painting Exhibition

Recurring Date Info:
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8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
This special exhibition introduces our audiences to the historic Indian practice of pichvais, devotional paintings on cotton cloth made as temple hangings in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. The exhibition presents work from one contemporary family of Nathdwara …
This event originated in TMFD.
Activity

Employer in Residence: The Travelers Companies, Inc.

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9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: College of Business - Howard L. Hawks Hall Room: South Lobby
Information Booth | South Lobby | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This event originated in Business Career Center.
Clinic

Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic for Students

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9:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: University Health Center Room: Pharmacy
Get the flu shot before the flu gets you! Flu shots are FREE for students at the University Health Center!
This event originated in University Health Center.
Activity

(A) State of the Agency Lecture Series: State Senator and Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Krist

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Auditorium
This workshop is presented by the Criminal Justice Department
Clinic

Walk-in Flu Shot Clinic for Students

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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: University Health Center Room: Pharmacy
Get the flu shot before the flu gets you! Flu shots are FREE for students at the University Health Center!
This event originated in University Health Center.
Meeting

International Student Discussion and Support Group

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3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Selleck Hall Room: Executive Dining Room
This free group provides an opportunity to hear how other international students experience life in the U.S., gain knowledge of living in a new country and practice your English in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
This event originated in University Health Center.
Seminar

Ranch Profitability Given Increased Precipitation Variability and Flexible Stocking

Fall Seminar Series

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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Nebraska East Union
Presentation by Chris Bastian, University of Wyoming, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, Laramie, WY.
This event originated in Center for Grassland Studies.
Activity

STEM Awards and Opportunities

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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Georgian Suite
Dr. Laura Damuth, director of national and international fellowships, will discuss ways you can fund your undergraduate and graduate career with external fellowships. Learn how you can make yourself a competitive applicant for one of these …
This event originated in UCARE.
Debate/Panel Discussion

Developing a Literary Career

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3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library
A conversation with Professor Jonis Agee (author of The Bones of Paradise), author and alum Jordan Farmer (The Pallbearer), and alum and literary agent Noah Ballard (Curtis Brown).
This event originated in English.
Activity

Dean’s Office Hours

Introduce yourself - Tell her your story - Share your ideas

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: College of Business - Howard L. Hawks Hall Room: 301
All business students are welcome!
This event originated in College of Business.
Seminar

Plant Pathology Fall Seminar Series - Dr. Jane Stewart

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 264
Dr. Jane Stewart, Assistant Professor of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management at Colorado State University, will present “Are Ecological or Genetic Factors Driving Virulence in a Forest Root Pathogen?”
This event originated in Plant Pathology Department.
Presentation

A Conversation with Photographers John Divola and Anthony Hernandez

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6:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Photographers John Divola and Anthony Hernandez will discuss their shared interest in depicting remote and abandoned spaces in pursuit of the contemporary landscape. Toby Jurovics, Joslyn Art Museum’s Chief Curator and Richard & Mary Holland …
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Reading - Fiction/poetry

Jordan Farmer—Alumnus & Author of “The Pallbearer”

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7:00 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library
Jordan Farmer, who received his Ph.D. in English from Nebraska, will read from his new novel, “The Pallbearer”, an unflinching debut for fans of Frank Bill and Sarah Waters that lays bare the lives of the outsiders of society’s outskirts. Set in …
Reading - Fiction/poetry

Reading: Jordan Farmer—Alumnus & Author of “The Pallbearer”

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7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Andrews Hall Room: Bailey Library
Jordan Farmer, who received his Ph.D. in English from Nebraska, will read from his new novel, THE PALLBEARER. THE PALLBEARER is an unflinching debut for fans of Frank Bill and Sarah Waters that lays bare the lives of the outsiders of society’s …
This event originated in English.
Colloquium

Jaclyn Friedman, feminist author and sex educator

Fall 2018 WGS Colloquium Series

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7:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union
Jaclyn Friedman writer, educator, & activist will present “How to Have Sex Without Getting Hurt or Being a Jerk” as part of our 2018 Women’s and Gender Studies Program Fall Colloquium and the Women’s Center Week Without Violence.
This event originated in Women’s and Gender Studies.
Lecture

Jaclyn Friedman: How to Have Sex Without Getting Hurt or Being A Jerk

Week Without Violence Event

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7:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Auditorium
Jaclyn Friedman is a writer, educator and activist, and creator of Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape, What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide to Sex & Safety, and her latest, Unscrewed: …

Ongoing Events

Exhibition

Museum Builders: A Story of Fossils and Friendship

Temporary Exhibition at Morrill Hall

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9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Morrill Hall
This temporary exhibition explores the history of paleontology and the friendship that led to the construction of the University of Nebraska State Museum, Morrill Hall.
Other

Fun Committee: Blood Drive

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All Day
Location: Center on Children, Families and Law
The Fun Committee is interested in hosting a blood drive here at CCFL for the Nebraska Community Blood Bank. We have spoken with a coordinator at the blood bank and have gotten approval from Eve to move forward with the event. Now all we need is you …
Colloquium

Sociology Colloquium

Colleen Ray

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12:30 pm – 12:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Heritage room
This event originated in Sociology.
Art Exhibition

Confluence: 2018 Mid-America College Art Association Members Exhibition

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12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Richards Hall Room: Eisentrager•Howard Gallery
Reception: October 5, 5-8:00 p.m.
This event originated in School of Art, Art History & Design.
Film - Feature

Chinese Film Festival

FREE and Open to the Public!

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All Day
Location: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center - Van Brunt Visitors Center
This year we will be showing three films: I Am Not Madame Bovary, Wolf Warrior 2, Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey.
This event originated in Confucius Institute.
Conference/Symposium

National Association of Extension 4-H Agents

Columbus, OH

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All Day
Location: Columbus, OH