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09/8/2014
Former poet laureate Trethewey to kick off 2014 E.N. Thompson Forum
Former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey will deliver the 2014 Humanities Nebraska Governor's Lecture in the Humanities on Sept. 10 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St. …
09/10/2014
02/5/2007
Former Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan to speak Feb. 13
Individuals interested in the Peace Corps will have a chance Feb. 13 to visit with Ariella Raley, who served in the Peace Corps in Krasnovodsk, Turkmenistan, in Central Asia. Gretchen Mills, the local Peace Corps recruiter, will present a short film …
02/13/2007
12/8/2005
Former Madonna director to address graduates, receive honorary doctorate
Sister Phyllis Hunhoff, O.S.B., former long-time director of Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, will give the address and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Dec. 17 commencement exerci…
12/17/2005
09/7/2010
Former jailed CFO of HealthSouth to give Ethics Day lecture Sept. 21
Aaron Beam, former chief financial officer of HealthSouth, will give the annual Ethics Day Lecture for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration Sept. 21. The lecture is 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Lied Center for Performing Ar…
09/21/2010
02/6/2004
Former Irish President, U.N. Human Rights Official to Speak Feb. 17
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th Street Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6, 2004 -- Mary Robinson, the first woman president of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will speak …
03/20/2006
Former Google marketing VP to headline Women in Business Workshop
Cindy McCaffrey, former vice president of corporate marketing for Google, will headline the second-annual Women in Business Workshop March 29 at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel, 333 S. 13th St. In her keynote address, McCaffrey will share her experienc…
03/31/2006
04/13/2005
Former Dupont executive Brightfelt to speak April 20 during E-Week
Serving the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering & Technology and his community has been intertwined with Robert Brightfelt's instincts since his days as a mechanical engineering student at the university in the mid-1960s. Brightfelt…
04/20/2005
05/16/2008
Former Construction Management chair earns lifetime education honor
Richard "Dick" Kafonek, former chair of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering's Construction Management Department in Lincoln, was recently honored with the Associated Schools of Construction Lifetime Achievement Award for signifi…
03/21/2007
Former Boeing CFO to give business ethics lecture March 27 at UNL
Mike Sears, former chief financial officer and executive vice president of Boeing, will share his story of how the pressures of doing business led him to break Boeing's ethics policy -- and what others can learn from his mistake. Sears' lecture begin…
03/27/2007
09/18/2009
Former Australian High Court justice to speak Sept. 22 at Law College
Michael Kirby, former justice of the High Court of Australia, will lecture Sept. 22 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law. Kirby will discuss "Citation and Use of Foreign and International Authority in Constitutional Decision-making" …
09/22/2009
11/11/2013
Former 3M executive leaves engineering scholarships for UNL students
A career 3M executive who left a lasting impact on the company also left a lasting legacy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with an endowed scholarship fund for students in the College of Engineering. Lest…
04/21/2015
Forest Service, ReTree Nebraska urge Nebraskans to plant trees on Arbor Day
On April 24, thousands of Nebraskans will celebrate Arbor Day by doing what early settlers did to protect the beauty of their state: They will plant a tree. Whether Nebraskans plant trees in their yards, in a local park or school campus; or plant …
11/10/2014
Foreigner to perform at the Lied Center Nov. 14
Hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, Foreigner will take the stage at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14. With 10 multiplatinum alb…
11/14/2014
02/16/2011
Forecasters: State's economy strengthens, poised for rapid growth
The state's economy will grow steadily this year and rapidly in 2012, adding jobs in nearly every sector and likely pushing Nebraska's average per-capita personal income past the national average for the first time in decades, economic forecasters sa…
01/30/2012
Forecasters: Nebraska's economy to see sustained growth through 2013
As the nation continues on a prolonged path of moderate economic recovery, Nebraska's economy is expected to remain steady in the next two years, state forecasters said. In its latest report, the Nebraska Bu…

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