All events are in Central time unless specified.

Tuesday, October 2

Activity

Commodity Carnival

Date:
Time:
All Day
Location: York County Ag Festival
The Commodity Carnival program, sponsored by CME Group and the National 4-H Council, offers a fun learning activity for youth to experience managing the business risks associated with producing and bringing livestock to market.
This event originated in 4-H Youth Development Calendar.
Art Exhibition

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

An Art Exhibition

Recurring Date Info:
Daily:
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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

Recurring Date Info:
Daily:
Date:
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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:
Daily:
Date:
Time:
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.
Tour/Open House

UNL GARDENS WALKING TOUR

Exploration of Maxwell Arboretum

Recurring Date Info:
First Tuesday of every month:
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Maxwell Arboretum Room: Gazebo
This year the UNL Gardens Walking Tour returns to the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum for our monthly explorations. We’ll revisit old friends and make new acquaintances with recently installed plants. As always, we’ll focus on looking close and …
This event originated in UNL Gardens.
Meeting

Consultation for Veterans, Military Members and Their Families

Recurring Date Info:
Weekly:
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Military & Veteran Success Center
This service is an opportunity for veterans, military members and/or military dependents to ask questions, discuss barriers, find resources and get support for the unique challenges faced in the military culture. This is a nonjudgmental, supportive …
This event originated in University Health Center.
Workshop

UNMC Nursing Application Session

Date:
Time:
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Love Library South Room: 221
UNMC’s Student Services Coordinator will overview the application for UNMC’s nursing program. If you are applying to UNMC this fall/winter, this workshop is your opportunity to ask questions about how to complete the application.
Seminar

Dr. Jennifer Auchtung — CBC/RBC Seminar

Date:
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Beadle Center Room: N172
Dr. Jennifer Auchtung, assistant professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will present the seminar “Developing a novel therapeutic for Clostridium difficile infection.”
This event originated in Biochemistry.
Meeting

Family and Friends of Addicted Loved Ones Support Group

Recurring Date Info:
Weekly:
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: University Health Center
This support group is for students who have an alcoholic mother, father or guardian, but we also welcome students who have an alcoholic partner.
This event originated in University Health Center.
Workshop

Procrastinators Unite.. Tomorrow (Creating Motivation)

Academic Success Workshop

Date:
Time:
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Love Library South Room: 221
Kick procrastination to the curb and develop strategies to finish strong!
Lecture

“Reluctant Warriors…”: A Talk by Kevin J. McNamara

Inaugural Frank A. Belousek Lecture in Czech History

Date:
Time:
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Room: Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
Kevin J. McNamara is the author of “Dreams of a Great Small Nation: The Mutinous Army that Threatened a Revolution, Destroyed an Empire, Founded a Republic, and Remade the Map of Europe,” a lively yet comprehensive account of the highly dramatic …
This event originated in History.
Lecture

“Reluctant Warriors…”: A Talk by Kevin J. McNamara

Date:
Time:
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Room: Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
Inaugural Frank A. Belousek Lecture in Czech History.
Activity

PRSSA Networking Night

Date:
Time:
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Location: Andersen Hall Room: 336
RedThread, University Affairs, Swanson Russell, Ameritas, Bryan Health, the 712 Initiative and More!
Activity

Study at Sheldon

Date:
Time:
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Need a change in scenery to tackle that homework? Head over to Sheldon for a special students-only after-hours study hall. Free coffee from the Coffee House. Healthy treats for brain power. Extra seating and charging stations. Find inspiration in the …
Activity

Study at Sheldon

Date:
Time:
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Sheldon’s Great Hall will be transformed into a great study hall. Fuel up with snacks and find inspiration throughout the galleries.
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Meeting

Commodity Marketing Club

Date:
Time:
5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Location: Filley Hall
This event originated in Agricultural Economics.
Performing Arts - Music

Guest Artist: Jonathan Scales Fourchestra

Date:
Time:
7:30 pm
Location: Kimball Recital Hall
Jonathan Scales is one of the most innovative steel pannists on the planet, and is redefining and challenging traditional expectations of his signature instrument. In his hands, the sonic palette of an instrument often associated with cruise ships …
This event originated in Music.

Ongoing Events

Exhibition

Museum Builders: A Story of Fossils and Friendship

Temporary Exhibition at Morrill Hall

Date:
Time:
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.
Activity

National 4-H Week

Date:
Time:
All Day
Location: None
This event originated in Nebraska Extension - Webster County.
Activity

National Youth Science Day

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Time:
12:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Nation-wide
4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD) is the world’s largest youth-led science experiment. Every year thousands of youth across the country take part in the event. NYSD provides access and opportunity for kids to learn about STEM topics by …
This event originated in 4-H Youth Development Calendar.