Wednesday, November 10, 2010
(l-r top row: Damon Barry, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Robert Douglass, John Kennedy, Loren Lutes; l-r bottom row: Therese McGuire, Allan Noddle, Teresa Poggenpohl, Roger Wehrbein, Jeff Zeleny
WICK ALUMNI, 5:30PMUNL Alumni 'Masters' Return to Meet With Students Nov. 10-12
Ten outstanding alumni will return to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nov. 10-12 to share their experiences and knowledge with students as part of the annual Alumni Masters Week.
This year marks the 46th Alumni Masters Week, a program sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, Scarlet Guard (the alumni association's student group), Innocents Society, Mortar Board and the Chancellor's Office. All students are encouraged to take part in lectures, presentations and events with the Alumni Masters, who will speak about ways to apply formal education to working situations and career goals. In addition, students and the public are welcome to a reception for the Alumni Masters 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Wick Alumni Center, 1520 R St. A brief program is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. more...
Community Presentation on Credit Scores, Being "Money Smart,"
UNL is offering a session on "Exploring Your Credit Score," 6 to 7 p.m., Nov. 10 in the East Union (room posted). The event, sponsored by the UNL Tax Credit Campaign and the Student Money Management Center, is free and open to the public.
The session is designed to help individuals improve their financial knowledge and security. Information on credit scores will be provided by Kathy Prochaska-Cue, professor in Child, Youth and Family Studies; and members of the UNL Student Money Management Center. more....
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION GARDEN ROOM, NOONNebraska Gateway for Nutrigenomics Seminar Series - "RNA silencing in plants"
Bin Yu, School of Biological Sciences, UNL
Institute for Ethnic Studies Colloquium - "Roadkill of the 20th Century: Destroyed Cultures, Marginalized Voices, Criminalized People"
Panel Participants: Joy Castro, Assoc. Professor English and Ethnic Studies, Lory Dance, Assoc. Professor Sociology and Ethnic Studies, Tom Gannon, Assoc. Professor English and Ethnic Studies, James Garza, Assoc. Professor History and Ethnic Studies
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2010 Seminar - "Beyond Ethanol: Advanced Biofuels Research at the Joint BioEnergy Institute"
Dr. Blake Simmons, Department of Energy. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Huskers
VOLLEYBALL | NU COLISEUM, 7PMNebraska Huskers vs. Kansas State Wildcats
LIED CENTER, 7PM | WATCH LIVE STREAM
China's Influence is Topic of E.N. Thompson Forum
China's rising global influence and the growing nation's relationship with the United States will be among the topics explored when former U.S. senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel and Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yesui present the next lecture in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues.
They will present "China Rising: Good News or Bad News for U.S. Workers, Consumers and Investors?" at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The lecture also is the Charles and Linda Wilson Dialogue on Domestic Issues. more...
International Education Week Events Begin Today
UNL will celebrate International Education Week through a series of campus events Nov. 10-18.
International Education Week is an initiative led by the U.S. departments of State and Education. Started in 2000, the annual initiative celebrates the importance and benefits of international education in the United States and around the world. Today, International Education Week is observed in more than 100 countries. more...
MLK Celebration Hosts Student Essay Contest
The Chancellor's 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee is hosting an essay contest that is open to all UNL students. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three essay writers. The deadlines is Dec 1.
The intention of this year's MLK essay contest is not simply to write a winning essay. Rather, it is to respond to the call of President Obama and in remembrance of Dr. King by submitting a meaningful and substantial essay that addresses some of the issues of our time. more...
"Frame By Frame" Discusses Jean Cocteau
In this episode of "Frame By Frame," Film Studies professor Wheeler Winston Dixon explores the avant garde work of French filmmaker Jean Cocteau.
FRAME BY FRAME
Never Let Me Go; Last Train Home Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Never Let Me Go and Last Train Home. Both films will screen through Nov. 11.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
