All events are in Central time unless specified.

Thursday, October 17

Activity

Attorney General Jon Bruning Public Service Lecture

Sen. Bob Kerrey presents “The appointment of John Marshall: We got lucky”

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12:10 pm – 1:10 pm
Location: McCollum Hall Room: 115-Auditorium
This year’s Attorney General Jon Bruning Public Service Lecturer is former United States Senator Bob Kerrey. Senator Kerrey was the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and the United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before …
This event originated in Law.
Activity

Russian Conversation Table

Recurring Date Info:
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2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Location: Burnett Hall Room: 301
Join us for informal conversation, various fun games, and activities! Practice your Russian and meet new friends!
This event originated in Modern Languages and Literatures.
Activity

La Table Française

Recurring Date Info:
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3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Yia Yia’s
Join us at Yia Yia’s at 14th & Ost
This event originated in Modern Languages and Literatures.
Reading - Nonfiction

Jesmyn Ward, essayist, memoirist, and National Book Award winner

Reading and book signing

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7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Room: Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
MacArthur Genius and two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. Betsy Burton of the American …
This event originated in English.

Ongoing Events

Other

LGBT History Month

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All Day
Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
A U.S. observance started in 1994 to recognize lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history and the history of the gay rights movement.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Other

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Recurring Date Info:
Annually:
Date:
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All Day
Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
This observance was launched in 1945 when Congress declared the first week in October as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” In 1998, the week was extended to a month and renamed. The annual event draws attention to employment …
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.