Wed, Sep 17, 2008
September 17, 2008
NEBRASKA UNION, 6:30PM
Office of Undergraduate Studies Hosts Mid-Semester Check
The fifth annual mid-semester check at UNL for first-year and entering transfer students is Sept. 15 through Sept. 18. The program will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each night in the Nebraska Union. The Sept. 17 event is offered exclusively to students in General Studies.
Faculty and staff will lead workshops that offer recommendations for success in large classes, writing for college, success in college mathematics courses, undergraduate research opportunities, study abroad, tips for using Blackboard and other technology, choosing a major, preparing for health professions, time management, financial management, and working with an academic adviser.
MID-SEMESTER CHECK
E103 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2008 Seminar - "Arabidopsis Variegation Mutants and the Regulation of Chloroplast Biogenesis"
Dr. Steve Rodermel, Iowa State University
Winner of Great Plains book prize leads off Olson Seminars
Akim Reinhardt, who received the Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize for his book, "Ruling Pine Ridge: Oglala Lakota Politics from the IRA to Wounded Knee," will present a talk at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St.
Reinhardt will receive a cash award and a medallion created for the book prize and will talk about his research on the Pine Ridge Reservation of the 20th century, said James Stubbendieck, Director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies. more...
CENTER FOR GREAT PLAINS STUDIES
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Last Mistress and Frozen River Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Last Mistress and Frozen River. Both films will show through September 25.
Controversial director Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl) delivers her most ambitious film yet with The Last Mistress. Adapted from the novel by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, the film is set in 19th-century France, when the world was a seemingly much more innocent place. Underneath the surface, however, lurk infidelities and other dark secrets. A lush period piece that nonetheless has a universal, modern message, and it makes many daring statements about love, lust, and romance.
Courtney Hunt's remarkable and deeply emotional first feature Frozen River is a realistic look at the world of human smuggling and the difficult choices facing poor, single mothers. A wonderfully directed film full of atmosphere, heart, and outstanding performances by Melissa Leo and Misty Upham, the film is ultimately about the strength that resides in family and the way hope in a dire situation can be uncovered by courage and trust.
More information is available at the Ross website.
