UNL Chancellor Perlman to present annual address Sept. 9

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman will deliver his annual State of the University address during the third week of fall classes. His speech begins at 11 a.m. Sept. 9 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.

Perlman will review the successes of the past year and describe the challenges and opportunities offered by the 2010-11 academic year. The address is free and open to the public and will be broadcast live on the UNL Web site, www.unl.edu; Lincoln Time Warner cable Channel 21, NebSat 105, KRNU Radio (90.3 FM) and Campus Channel 4.

The State of the University address will be preceded by UNL's annual Employee Service Award recognition program at 10:30 a.m. in the Lied Center. Immediately after the address, the all-university picnic will be in the Lied Plaza, sponsored by University Dining Services and its vendors.

Lied Center doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for the Employee Service Award ceremony. Because of the all-university picnic, two streets near campus will be closed from 7 a.m. until about 3 p.m. Sept. 9: 12th Street between Q and R streets and R Street between 12th and 13th streets.

Shuttle buses from East Campus to the Lied Center will depart from Ag Hall, Animal Science (west side) and the College of Law between 8:45 and 11:45 a.m. The buses will depart the Lied Center to return to Ag Hall, Animal Science and the College of Law between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

WRITER: Kim Hachiya, University Communications, (402) 472-8844