As many as 15,000 students will participate in UNL’s Big Red Welcome events Aug. 17-24. The week of events is a celebration of the beginning of fall classes, a welcome convocation, with concerts, rallies, free food and other stuff, and the ultimate campus welcome event.
Beginning Aug. 17 with the New Student Convocation, followed by the traditional "Tunnel Walk" and Cornhusker Marching Band concert in Memorial Stadium, carrying through Aug. 18 with tours, and the pre-class highlight Aug. 19 at the huge Welcome Festival, students will meet others, get to know campus, eat and have fun.
The full list of Big Red Welcome events is available at http://bigredwelcome.unl.edu. Following is a schedule of events that are free and open to UNL students.
Friday, Aug. 17 — 3 p.m., commuter student gathering, Nebraska Union; 4:45 p.m., New Student Convocation, Bob Devaney Sports Center; 4:45 p.m., transfer student gathering, Nebraska Union; 7 p.m., Marching Band Concert; 8:20 p.m., Tunnel Walk, both at Memorial Stadium; 9:20 p.m., Husker Mania event, Campus Rec Center.
Saturday, Aug. 18 — 11 a.m., walking, biking, jogging trails, Campus Rec Center; 1 p.m., class schedule tours begin every half-hour until 3:30 p.m.; 4 p.m., walking, biking, jogging trails, Campus Rec Center; 9:30 p.m., Party at the Union, Nebraska Union; Midnight, pancake breakfast, Union Plaza.
Sunday, Aug. 19 — 2 p.m., out-of-state students gather, Nebraska Union; 6:30 p.m., Welcome Festival, Stadium Loop.
Monday, Aug. 20 — Fall semester classes begin.
Thursday, Aug. 23 — 4:30 p.m., East Campus Majors Welcome, East Union.
Friday, Aug. 24 — 6 p.m., Stroll Off, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center; 9:30 p.m., Red Fever Dance, Nebraska Union.