All events are in Central time unless specified.

Thursday, September 27

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.
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.
Other

Let’s Talk

Free, informal drop-in mental wellness support for students

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9:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Level three
This free service is open to all students. Come meet with a member of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and discuss your concerns. No appointment is needed—just drop in!
This event originated in University Health Center.
Career Fair

Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Career Fair

Talent Meets Opportunity

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10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Nebraska East Campus Union
Join Career Services and hundreds of state and national employers for the Fall 2018 Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Career Fair. Representatives from employers and organizations in these areas will be available to discuss opportunities— …
This event originated in Career Services.
Activity

Oktoberfest Lunch

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10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Cather Dining Center
The name says it all! Join us for an Oktoberfest Lunch at Cather Dining.
This event originated in University Housing.
Activity

UNL Homecoming Blood Drive

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11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Ballroom
Nebraska Community Blood Bank will be on the UNL campus for 2018 Homecoming. Presenting donors will receive a FREE t-shirt and a coupon for a free sandwich at Chick-fil-a! To schedule an appointment, sign-up online at www.ncbb.org. Use sponsor code …
Meeting

Latina Discussion and Support Group

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: University Health Center
A discussion and support group intended to address issues faced by Latina women across campus. Goals of the group are to support and empower one another, discuss and reflect on issues important to Latina women, listen and understand, mentor and guide …
This event originated in University Health Center.
Activity

Campus Conversation and Poster Workshop

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12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Join in on a discussion about how art can be used as a vehicle for social change and make a poster that sends your message to the world. The conversation will be co-led by artist Eric Gottesman, co-founder of For Freedoms Federation, Professor Stacy …
Activity

For Freedoms: A Campus Conversation

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12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
What does freedom of expression look like in 2018? Sheldon Museum of Art is hosting a campus conversation with artist Eric Gottesman, cofounder of the For Freedoms Federation. Following a discussion on how art has been used as a vehicle for social …
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Other

Let’s Talk – LGBTQA+ Students

Free, informal, drop-in mental wellness support for LGBTQA+ students

Recurring Date Info:
Weekly:
Date:
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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Level three
This free service is offered specifically to the LGBTQA+ student community. Come meet with a member of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and discuss your concerns. No appointment is needed—just drop in!
This event originated in University Health Center.
Other

Let’s Talk

Free, informal, drop-in mental wellness support for students

Recurring Date Info:
Weekly:
Date:
Time:
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center Room: Level three
This free service is open to all students. Come meet with a member of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and discuss your concerns. No appointment is needed—just drop in!
This event originated in University Health Center.
Information Session

Ask Us about using Box in Canvas!

Canvas Banner Session

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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Adele Coryell Hall Learning Commons
We will be at various locations on campus.
This event originated in Canvas Events & Training.
Activity

STEM Education Seminar/Journal Club

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2:00 pm
Location: Bessey Hall Room: 109
Brian Couch, School of Biological Sciences, will lead a discussion of the article: “When group work doesn’t work: insights from students” by Yunjeong Chang and Peggy Brickman. https://www.lifescied.org/doi/pdf/10.1187/cbe.17-09-0199
This event originated in Wglider1’s Event Publisher!.
Colloquium

Frances Arnold, Chem Colloquium

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3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Hamilton Hall Room: 110
Professor Frances H. Arnold, California Institute of Technology, will present the first of the two-day Cliff S. Hamilton Award Lectures. “Innovation by Evolution: Expanding the Enzyme Universe”. Open to the Public.
This event originated in Chemistry.
Activity

French Table

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3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Yia Yia’s
Come and join us for casual French conversation and yummy pizza at Yia Yia’s (1423 E O Street) every Thursday from 3:30-5pm! We would love to see you there!
This event originated in Modern Languages and Literatures.
Activity

Carnival Dinner

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4:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Selleck Dining Center
Join us as we serve carnival favorites for dinner!
This event originated in University Housing.
Lecture

2018 Pauley Lecture – “Listen to Athletes for a Change: Race, Politics, and Sports”

Presented by Amy Bass

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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Auditorium
What happens when athletes use their moments on the field, the court, the track or the pitch to make a political statement? Do we have different expectations of who they are and what they are or should be doing? Dr. Amy Bass, professor of History and …
This event originated in History.
Lecture

For Freedoms Lecture

A public talk by artist Eric Gottesman

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6:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Eric Gottesman will discuss the role of art in broadening participation in civic discourse and building civil society. Gottesman is cofounder of the For Freedoms Federation, a platform that promotes ways for artists and arts institutions to engage in …
This event originated in Sheldon Museum of Art.
Lecture

For Freedoms Lecture

Date:
Time:
6:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art
Eric Gottesman, cofounder of the For Freedoms Federation, a nonpartisan platform that promotes ways for artists and arts institutions to engage in public life, will discuss the role of art in broadening participation in civic discourse and building …
Performing Arts - Music

Flyover New Music Series

MOODS AND DREAMS

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7:30 pm
Location: Westbrook Music Building
Last year, we launched the Flyover New Music Series with the belief that the music written and performed by students in the Glenn Korff School of Music could create a community of musicians and listeners who come together to achieve new heights of …
This event originated in Music.
Performing Arts - Other

September Poetry Slam featuring Omaha NPS Team

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8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Crib
Come to the Crib in the Nebraska Union to watch or participate in the first poetry slam of the semester! This month members of the Omaha Poetry Slam team, who competed at the national poetry slam in Chicago this past August, will perform a feature. …
This event originated in English.
Performing Arts - Other

UNL Poetry Slam

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8:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union Room: Crib
Featuring: The Omaha National Poetry Slam Team. Competing at the National Poetry Slam in Chicago this August. Open to all Nebraska students to compete and open to all to watch.

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.
Program

Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Professionals Executive Certificate

Registration Required

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8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: College of Business - Howard L. Hawks Hall
This program is appropriate for professionals, who need to work with financial information but do not have the formal educational background in finance or accounting. At the conclusion of the program, you will have sharper financial decision-making …