Wednesday October 21, 2009
Tibetan Buddhist Monks to Construct Mandala Sand Painting
Once again, Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a mandala sand painting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Lentz Center for Asian Culture.
The construction will begin with an opening ceremony at 11 a.m. Oct. 21 and continue through Oct. 24. The monks will work 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily and conduct a closing ceremony at 2 p.m. Oct. 24. The event is free and open to the public at the Lentz Center, 1155 Q St., lower level of the Hewit Place Building. more...
LENTZ CENTER FOR ASIAN CULTUREGREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM, 3:30PM
'Ancient Roman Religion and Nebraska Football' at Olson Seminar
Media commentators on college sports have alluded to how football programs at some universities achieve such high status among fans that football almost becomes a religion.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln scholar Michael Hoff will discuss that phenomenon in an Oct. 21 Paul A. Olson Seminar at UNL titled "Ancient Roman Religion and Nebraska Football." The seminar will be 3:30-5 p.m. in the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. It is free and open to the public as is a 3 p.m. reception in the museum. more...
UNL Website Redesign Earns Recognition
Each month, the higher education-focused web design site eduStyle.com selects two noteworthy sites from all recent redesigns. The latest UNL.edu redesign has earned this distinction by being selected as an October Noteworthy site. This is the second time that UNL.edu has been listed as an eduStyle noteworthy site, the first was in 2006.
Congratulations to all the members of the Web Developer Network for this achievement.
EDUSTYLE NOTEWORTHY SITES
Huskers
VOLLEYBALL | NU COLISEUM, 7PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Iowa State Cyclones
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LAB THEATRE, TEMPLE BUILDING, 7:30PM
Theatrix Continues Season with Betrayal
Theatrix, the student theatre organization under the auspices of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film (JCSTF), continues its 2009-2010 season with Harold Pinter's Betrayal, a play that follows the 7-year affair of a woman and a man. Performances will be held October 21st at 7:30 p.m., October 22nd at 7:30 p.m., October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. and October 25th at 2:00 p.m. in the Lab Theatre on the 3rd floor of the Temple Building.
Tickets for this performance are $6 and may also be purchased online at the UNL Theatre tickets website or at the theatre the evening of the performance (subject to availability).
THEATRIX
KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, 7:30PM
Sold-out Off-Broadway play 'No Child' comes to Kimball Hall
Playwright and performer Nilaja (rhymes with Elijah) Sun will portray 16 characters. ranging from a mouthy student to pushy parents in her one-woman show titled "No Child" tonight at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Sun sheds light on the laughter, struggles, irony and miracles of America's public schools in her show beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall
In this solo show, she plays an entire classroom of children, their teachers, their parents, the principal, the janitor and even a security guard with a metal detector at the front door. Sun takes on 16 roles in 70 minutes, transforming her 8-year adventure as a teaching artist into a master class on humor, heartbreak and hope. Due to strong language, this show may not be suitable for younger audiences. more...
Lectures
107 BURNETT HALL, 3:30PMPsychology Colloquium - "Decision science tiptoes into psychiatric rehabilitation"
William Spaulding, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology at UNL. Refreshments will follow the talk.
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2009 Seminar - "Polyunsaturated fatty acid synthases: the fast track to those 'fish oil' fatty acids"
Dr. Jim Metz, Martek Biosciences Boulder Corporation. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Skills Like This and Cold Souls Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Skills Like This and Cold Souls. Skills Like This will show through October 22, while Cold Souls will screen through October 29.
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/.
