Wednesday September 23, 2009
GREAT PLAINS ART GALLERY, 3PM
'A Lantern in Her Hand' Featured at Olson Seminar
Bess Streeter Aldrich's novel, "A Lantern in Her Hand," the 2009 selection for One Book, One Nebraska, will be the focus of the first Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies of the 2009-10 academic year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Melissa Homestead, Susan J. Rosowski associate professor of English at UNL, will discuss the novel and its regional and national impact Sept. 23 in a seminar titled "Plains Regional Fiction and the National Literary Market: The Case of Bess Streeter Aldrich's 'A Lantern in Her Hand.'" The seminar will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Great Plains Art Gallery, 1155 Q St. Homestead's talk and a 3 p.m. reception in the gallery are free and open to the public. more...
Fiesta On The Green at Union Plaza Today
The Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is pleased to announce our seventh annual Fiesta on the Green today from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Nebraska Union Plaza (rain site: Nebraska Union Ballroom) as part of the National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.
This year we will be entertained and educated by Grupo Folklorico Sangre Azteca, Lincoln’s premier Mexican Folkloric Dance group, Kusi Taki performing Andean Music and Sabor, a Latin Rhythms Band. Our event will begin with the reading of the National Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation by Angel Freytez, Commissioner for the Mexican American Commission. We will also have three food vendors, Taqueria El Rey, El Rancho and Jerusalem Bakery and the store vendor, Bodhi Imports. Please join us by marking this observance with song, dance and music. This event is free and open to the public.
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Husker Homecoming Events for Students, Alumni, Fans Planned Sept. 21-26
Concerts, a parade, decorations, tailgating, a blood drive, pep rally, coronation -- all are part of the annual homecoming celebration week activities planned at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sept. 21-26. Students, Husker fans, alumni and guests and visitors are welcome to "Come on Home" to any of the campus activities, most of which are free and open to the public.
Today, a City Campus Blood Drive will be held in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union from 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. more...
Lectures
N127 BEADLE CENTER, 9:30AMEnvironmental Health & Safety/Office of Research Colloquium Series - "Steam Sterilization Using Autoclaves"
Gary Butler, STERIS Corporation. Full Series Schedule
Institute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "Disenfranchized Grief"
Panel Participants Dawne Curry, Kellie Hagewen, Carleen Sanchez.
SWAP Meet: Microblogging with Plurk
Presented by the Instructional Technology Group, a division of Information Services.
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2009 Seminar - "Bacteriocins: bacterial solutions for bacterial problems in food, animals and humans"
Dr. Colin Hill, National University of Ireland. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Adam and In The Loop Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Adam and In The Loop. Both films will show through September 24.
More information about each film and schedules are available at the Ross website.
H1N1 Page at UNL Updated for Fall
The university continues to closely monitor the worldwide and local impact of H1N1 flu. At this time there is no immediate impact on UNL, its community or operations, except heightened alert and awareness, and efforts to communicate the necessity of proper hygiene and stemming the spread of the virus.
For more information, including Student and Employee attendence policies, visit the H1N1 Information page at http://emergency.unl.edu/.
