All events are in Central time unless specified.

Friday, October 23

Reading - Fiction/poetry

No Name Reading #1

Poetry by graduate students of English

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6:30 pm
Location: Online
Join us on October 23rd for the first No Name reading this year! We’re going virtual (like everyone else) to bring you poetry from four of our new graduate student poets—Chaun Ballard, Briar Essex, Nicole Lachat, and Tara Ballard.
This event originated in English.
Presentation

Ruckman Public Lecture

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7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Zoom
Dr. Gail Zasowski will be presenting her topic, “Stars, Galaxies, and the History of the Universe: Two Decades (And Counting!) of Exploration with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey” for this years Ruckman Lecture.
This event originated in Physics.

Ongoing Events

Activity

CAS Day(s) of Service

Donations to help the Lincoln community throughout the month of October

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All Day
Location: CAS Buildings
The College of Arts and Sciences is engaging faculty, staff, and students to make an impact through volunteerism and support of people in need within our community. Due to COVID-19, our “day” of service this year will be a month-long, targeted …
Activity

About the Film: The Price of Free, an Interview with producer Heriselda Begaj-Viotti

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MIGRATION INITIATIVE’S 2020 VIRTUAL SUMMIT

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12:00 am – 11:55 pm
Location: Online
Julia Reiley, UNL Professor of Practice interviews Heriselda Begaj-Viotti, Impact Campaigns Producer. Within the first hour you’re awake, chances are the coffee you drink, the phone you text with, or the shirt you put on may have been made (in part …
This event originated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
Exhibition

Hostile Terrain 94 Nebraska - International Quilt Museum Exhibition

A participatory exhibition about the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border and how it connects

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All Day
Location: International Quilt Study Center & Museum
*Subject to change based on local health directives*
Activity

About the Film: Sisters Rising

Human Trafficking and Migration Initiative’s 2020 Virtual Summit

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All Day
Location: Online
Sisters Rising is the story of six Native American women reclaiming personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States. Dawn was in the Army, now she’s a tribal cop in the midst of …
This event originated in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.