Kaylee Barber, a German and international studies major, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Scholarship. After graduating in May, the Gretna native will travel to Germany and teach English in a German school. This is UNL's second student to earn a Fulbright this year. Continue reading…
Craig Munier, director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, was elected to serve as national chair of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators for 2013-14. He will also serve as national chair-elect for 2012-13. Continue reading…
Four UNL faculty will share their research at the Lincoln Gem and Mineral Club's 54th annual show, April 7-8 at the Lancaster Event Center, 4100 N. 84th St. The event features presentations and demonstrations amid dozens of displays and vendors of gems, minerals and fossils. Continue reading…
Three Nebraska women artists are featured in "Imperfect Pattern/Relative Embellishment," an exhibition opening today in the Hillestad Textiles Gallery. Artists featured are Rebecca Williams, Phyllis Moore and Susan Bertino. An opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m., today in the gallery. Continue reading…
Mark Awakuni-Swetland and students in Anthropology 130 put up a traditional Native American tipi in the green space directly east of Oldfather Hall. Click the link below to see photos from the hands-on class project.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/tipi
Nebraska, a state rich in literature, film, drama, television, music, performance and the visual arts, has a new arts magazine. The Sheldon Museum of Art launches "artland" today. The inaugural issue will be unveiled in a 6 p.m. reception today at the Sheldon. Continue reading…
The Oscar-nominated animated ode to love and jazz, "Oscar and Rita," and the off-kilter adventure "The Fairy" open today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Both films are unrated and play through April 12. Continue reading…
The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center will host a live broadcast of Massenet's "Manon" at 11 a.m., April 7. An encore performance is at 1 p.m., April 8. The performance is part of "The Met: Live in HD" series of live broadcasts from New York City's Metropolitan Opera House. Continue reading…