Thursday October 15, 2009
KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, 7:30PM
University Singers Concert Celebrates Jenkins' Legacy
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and School of Music, together with the University of Nebraska Foundation, will be celebrating the life and legacy of Professor Emeritus Earl "Pete" Jenkins, who passed away on Aug. 3, as part of the University Singers concert at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
Jenkins earned a bachelor's degree in education from NU in 1943, then served in World War II. He joined the Nebraska faculty as an instructor in 1949 and earned his master's degree in music in 1952. In 1963, he was named professor of voice. Over the years, he directed thousands of students in vocal and choral ensembles, including the University Singers. He retired from the University in 1982. more...
HARDIN HALL AUDITORIUM, 7PM
Shulski to Talk as Part of Earth Science Week
Climatologist Martha Shulski will present 'Life on the Last Frontier: Impacts of a Changing Climate on the Alaskan Landscape' at 7 p.m. in the Hardin Hall Auditorium, 33rd and Holdrege, as part of the Earth Science Week celebration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Natural Resources.
Shulski, the new director of the High Plains Regional Climate Center, lived in Alaska for seven years, working with the Alaska Climate Research Center at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. While her day-to-day environment was urban, her work took her into villages that were off the road system, accessible mainly by sea and air. more...
UHC Holds Final Flu Shot Clinic
The University Health Center (UHC) has been notified that it will not receive its entire seasonal influenza vaccine order this year due to a national shortage. Because of the shortage, the UHC will have only one more seasonal influenza vaccine clinic. The clinic will be at the UHC (1500 U Street) today from 12 - 2 p.m. All other scheduled seasonal influenza vaccine clinics have been cancelled.
The seasonal influenza vaccine manufacturers reduced production on the regular seasonal flu in order to produce the H1N1 influenza vaccine. If you are unable to get an influenza vaccine this year remember the your most important protection is to wash your hands, cover your cough, and stay home if you are ill.
Lectures
110 HAMILTON HALL, 3:30PMSchool of Biological Sciences Seminar Series - "The Seasonal Induction of Developmental Transitions in an Annual Plant: Life History, Phenology, and Adaptation"
Kathleen Donohue, Duke University
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JOHNNY CARSON THEATRE, LIED CENTER, 7:30PM
Nebraska Native Brings Original Dance Work 'Loopdiver' to the Lied Center
Nebraska native Mark Coniglio and choreographer Dawn Stoppiello, founders of dance company Troika Ranch, collaborate in a stunning, media-enhanced work that will debut at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Johnny Carson Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 and 16 as part of the 20th anniversary season of the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Tickets for this performance are $30. University of Nebraska-Lincoln students with a valid ID, as well as youths age 18 or younger, may purchase tickets for half price. Call the Lied Ticket Office at (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 for ticket availability. Regular ticket office hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. Tickets may also be purchased online at the Lied Center website. more...
STUDIO THEATRE, TEMPLE BUILDING, 7:30PM
UNL's University Theatre Opens Season With "You Never Can Tell"
UNL's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film's University Theatre opens its season with George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" directed by Emeritus Professor Tice L. Miller. The play is a light and witty treatment of the follies of being human, especially when it comes to affairs of the heart.
Performances will be held October 15, 16 all at 7:30 p.m. and October 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, first floor Temple Building, 12th and R Streets. Tickets are $16, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizen, $10 students with ID. Tickets are available at the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12th Street Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the UNL Theatre Tickets website or at the theatre the evening of performance (subject to availability).
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
UNL to Note Week Without Violence Oct. 12-15
In this year's observance of Week Without Violence, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will remind students and the broader community to make the choice not to hurt others. Week Without Violence takes place Oct. 12-15, with a series of events to better understand and eliminate violence.
"This week reminds the UNL community that the power to end violence is in all of our hands," said Jan Deeds, UNL associate director of Gender Programs for Student Involvement and director of the UNL Women's Center. The Women's Center has coordinated Week Without Violence events for more than 10 years, and collaborates with other UNL and Lincoln groups to raise awareness about the affect violence has on all of us, and to empower us to create a safer environment for everyone. more...
American Harmony and American Casino Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents American Harmony and American Casino. Both films will show through October 15.
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/.
