Activity
Time:
National Day of Prayer
Date:
All Day
Location:
This is an observance not an event.
This is an observance not an event.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Exhibition
Opportunity & Opposition: A Century of Women’s Athletics
Date:
Time:
All Day
Location:
Love Library South
Room: Second floor
Bounding over hurdles in billowing bloomers. Posing proudly with trophies and letter-sweaters. Hustling for the soccer ball on field where Love Library now stands. These are only a few of the images of women athletes featured in a new exhibit opening …
This event originated in Libraries.
Star Wars Day
May the 4th be with you
All Day
Location:
this is an observance not an event
Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by George Lucas.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Vesak Day
Buddhist Holiday
All Day
Location:
This is not an event, but an observance
There are a variety of cultural traditions celebrating Buddha’s Birthday. Many Buddhist cultures celebrate the birth, Awakening, an death of the Buddha on Vesak Day.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Lavender Graduation
Co-Hosted by the CCSGSI and the Alumni Association
Date:
Time:
5:00 pm
Location:
Wick Alumni Center
Join us for a special graduation ceremony that honors the achievements of graduating LGBTQA+ and allied students on campus. If you are graduating from an undergraduate or graduate program in May, August, or December of this year, apply to here to …
This event originated in Gender and Sexuality Center.
Student Impact Awards Reception
hosted by Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement
Date:
Time:
5:00 pm
Location:
Nebraska Union
Room: Centennial Room
Presented annually, the Student Impact Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions to the campus community by the more than 540 Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) and their members, leaders, and advisors.
This event originated in Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement.
Reading - Fiction/poetry
Considering Barry Lopez: A Reading of Poems by Kwame Dawes
Date:
Time:
5:30 pm
Location:
Sheldon Museum of Art
Target Audiences:
Author Kwame Dawes will read new poems he has written in response to the work of the late writer Barry Lopez and to an exhibition of photographs donated by fifty American photographers to honor Lopez. In his presentation, Dawes will offer his …
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Ongoing Events
Activity
Indian Heritage Month
Date:
–
Time:
All Day
Location:
This is an observance not an event.
This is an observance not an event.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Activity
Jewish-American Hertiage Month
Date:
–
Time:
All Day
Location:
This is an observance not an event
This is an observance not an event.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Mental Health Awareness Month
Date:
–
Time:
All Day
Location:
this is an observance not an event
May is a month of observance to the reality of living with mental illness. This month is a movement to raise awareness about mental health, fighting to remove stigma, provide support and educate on mental illness.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Date:
–
Time:
All Day
Location:
this is an observance not an event
May is the month designated as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, celebrating the achievements and the many contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Art Exhibition
Loft Gallery: Jane Kathol
Date:
–
Time:
All Day
Location:
Nebraska East Union
Room: Loft Gallery (on 3rd floor)
Target Audiences:
A fine arts exhibition, showcasing the landscape paintings of artist Jane L. Kathol.
This event originated in Nebraska Unions.
