Wed, Mar 04, 2009
March 4, 2009
ASUN Elections Today
For the first time, ASUN elections will take place entirely online. Students will be able to access voting through their WAM accounts and the polls will be open from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Extra computers will be set up in the Nebraska Union, the Nebraska East Union, and campus recreation centers, which will be staffed by election workers.
To view the most up-to-date list of candidates slated for this year's election, download the list from the ASUN website.
LaDuke To Give Keynote Address
Activist, environmentalist, economist and author Winona LaDuke will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as part of the College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s 2009 "Native Daughters" depth reporting class. During her visit, LaDuke will be the keynote speaker for the morning session of the Conference on Women and Leadership hosted by the UNL Women's Center. Her talk will take place at 9 a.m. in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union
The Conference on Women and Leadership leads up to the 2009 Women’s Week hosted by the UNL Women’s Center. More information about the Week can be found at their web site.
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7PM | LIVE STREAM | PROMO VODCAST
Afghanistan Expert Chayes is E.N. Thompson Forum Speaker
Sarah Chayes, a former National Public Radio reporter, will give the next E. N. Thompson Forum lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her talk, "Notes from Afghanistan," will be at 7 p.m. today at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
Chayes has lived and worked in Kandahar, Afghanistan, since 2001, when she covered the fall of the Taliban for NPR. In 2002, she left journalism to help rebuild the shattered country whose fate will help determine the shape of the 21st century, working first with Afghans for Civil Society, and currently with Arghand, a cooperative producing skin-care products from local fruits, nuts and botanicals. The Washington Post described her book, "The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban," as "sharply observed, fearlessly told." more...
E.N. THOMPSON FORUM
W183 NEBRASKA HALL, 2PM
Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series - "A 3-Dimensional Multiscale Finite Element Analysis of Damage Accumulation in Carbon Fiber Unidirectional Composites"
Savio Lemos Camara
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 3:30PM
Spring 2009 Water Seminar Series - "Adaptive Management of Water and Related Resources"
Ken Williams, US Geological Survey
E103 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2009 Seminar - "exosome-mediated mRNA degradation"
Dr. Ambro van Hoof, University of Texas-Houston Medical School. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
University Theatre Presents The Good Doctor
University Theatre continues its 2008-2009 season at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with Neil Simon's comedy The Good Doctor. The production, directed by Carson School Assistant Professor of Practice Ian Borden, will have performances March 4, 5, 6, 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, first floor of the Temple Building at 12th and R Streets.
Tickets are $16, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizens, and $10 students with ID. Tickets are available from the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12 Monday through Friday 11 AM to 5:30 PM and one hour prior to the performance in the Temple Theatres Lobby, or by telephone at 472-4747 or 800-432-3231. For more information go to Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film website.
