All events are in Central time unless specified.

Friday, October 5

Art Exhibition

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

An Art Exhibition

Recurring Date Info:
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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.
Activity

College of Architecture Open House

LEARN ABOUT ARCHITECTURE AT NEBRASKA

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8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Architecture Hall
High school seniors and juniors, here’s your chance to discover design opportunities in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and planning through this interactive open house at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
This event originated in Architecture.
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

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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.
Seminar

Department of Economics Fall Seminar Series

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10:30 am – 12:05 pm
Location: College of Business - Howard L. Hawks Hall Room: 215
Karam Kang, assistant professor of economics at the Tepper School of Business located at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will present “Understanding Disparities in Punishment: Regulation Preferences and Expertise” as …
This event originated in Economics.
Meeting

Graduate Student Research Support Group

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10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: University Health Center
This group provides support to graduate students navigating their research/dissertation/thesis requirements and the stress that can come from these requirements as well as providing support for those struggling with completion. A brief individual …
This event originated in University Health Center.
Activity

Koffee Time Friday at the Kawasaki Reading Room

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11:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Kawasaki Reading Room
Join us for freshly brewed specialty coffees!
Colloquium

Dr. Wendy Cagde – Religion at the Edge: Chaplaincy in the Hidden Spaces

Sociology Colloquium

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12:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: 202 – Ubuntu Room
Dr. Wendy Cagde presents “Religion at the Edge: Chaplaincy in the Hidden Spaces.”
This event originated in Sociology.
Social Event

Ice Cream Social

Celebrate the Soil Judging Club’s Regional win

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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Hardin Hall
The UNL Soil Judging Team will be hosting an ice cream social to celebrate their recent win at regionals, unveil the traveling trophy, announce upcoming events and fundraisers, and more.
This event originated in School of Natural Resources.
Colloquium

John Seinfeld, Chem Colloquium

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3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Hamilton Hall Room: 112
Professor John H. Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) will present the Washburn Award Lecture entitled “Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols, and Climate”. Open to the public.
This event originated in Chemistry.
Activity

Hyde Lecture – Dan Pitera

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4:00 pm
Location: Richards Hall Room: 15
Presented by Dan Pitera, Detroit Collaborative Design Center, University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture.
This event originated in Architecture.
Colloquium

Jason Brasel and Nicole Garcia, University of Michigan Teaching Works

Mathematical knowledge for teaching for secondary teachers: Development and assessment in practice-b

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4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Location: Avery Hall
There is strong consensus that skillful mathematics teaching depends on teachers’ knowledge of mathematics. However, what mathematics teachers need to know and how they need to know it has been the subject of much debate and research.
This event originated in Math Colloquia.
Activity

First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Students from the Glenn Korff School of Music dance program will perform original compositions inspired by works in the exhibition “Approaching Landscape.”
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
Join us for Lincoln’s First Friday Art Walk. The Museum will be open late, from 5-7 p.m.
This event originated in Center for Great Plains Studies.
Reception

RECEPTION: Confluence: 2018 Mid-America College Arts Association Members Exhibition

First Friday Reception

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5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Richards Hall Room: Eisentrager•Howard Gallery
Curated by Anthony Hawley
This event originated in School of Art, Art History & Design.
Lecture

Andy Cavatorta

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5:30 pm
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel
As part of this year’s MACAA conference, Andy Cavatorta was invited to participate as one of the keynote speakers for this event. His lecture is also part of the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
Lecture

Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist: Andy Cavatorta

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5:30 pm
Location: Embassy Suites Room: 15
The School of Art, Art History & Design is pleased to welcome Andy Cavatorta as a Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist, and as a featured artist and presenter at the the Mid America College Art Association Conference, October 4-6.
This event originated in Hixson Lied Visiting Artists & Scholars.
Activity

80s Dance (Fridays at the Union)

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7:00 pm
Location: Nebraska East Union Room: Great Plains Room
Join the Nebraska Unions on this #farbackfriday as we travel back to the 80s! We’re celebrating our favorite decade with some big hair and bigger tunes. Rock out to the best the 80s has to offer! It’ll be totally tubular. Mullets and costumes …
Performing Arts - Theater

An Act of God

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7:30 pm
Location: Johnny Carson Theater
The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 minutes, God (assisted by devoted angels), answers some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since …
This event originated in Lied Center for Performing Arts.

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.
Activity

National 4-H Week

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

National Youth Science Day

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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.
Art Exhibition

Confluence: 2018 Mid-America College Art Association Members Exhibition

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Time:
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.
Conference/Symposium

2018 Front Door Forum - Scottsbluff, NE

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All Day
Location: TBA
Nebraska Extension Office staff from across the state is invited to attend the Front Door Forum annual conference.
Activity

4-H Trail Ride

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All Day
Location: Nebraska State 4-H Camp
This year’s 4-H Trail Ride will be held on October 5-7, 2018. Join us for an enjoyable, guided ride through the scenic Nebraska National Forest near Halsey. Enjoy delicious meals, family activities, and great entertainment. All proceeds support the …
This event originated in 4-H Youth Development Calendar.
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.