Friday and Weekend, December 17 - 19, 2010
Sunday Scientist examines 'Critters of the Plains'
Dennis Ferraro examines a turtle during a herpetology event earlier this semester
The University of Nebraska State Museum will present a Sunday with a Scientist program for children and families about Nebraska amphibians and turtles, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Dec. 19 at Morrill Hall.
The program, "Critters of the Plains," will be led by Dennis Ferraro, professor of herpetology and extension educator in the UNL School of Natural Resources. A variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic critters native to Nebraska will be on display for children to investigate, including frogs, toads, salamander and turtles. Some non-native creatures will also be represented. Museum visitors of all ages will learn about turtles and amphibians that live in the state, their habitats, and ways to help protect them. Other hands-on activities will also be provided. more...
NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
Museum Revisits Landmark Quilt Exhibit
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum will present "Revisiting the Art Quilt," a reprise of the groundbreaking exhibition of studio art quilts that brought attention to the work of non-traditional quilters.
The exhibition will be on display Dec. 17-April 3 at the museum. Penny McMorris, one of the two curators of the original exhibition, is guest curator. McMorris will give a gallery talk about the quilts and her interaction with the artists at 3 p.m. April 3. more...
INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY CENTER AND MUSEUM
UNL CAMPUS THIS WEEK
Final Exams Are Here
Final Examinations for First Semester 2010-2011 will be given throughout this week (December 13 - 17).
View the university's official policy on Final Examinations and 15th Week, from Registration and Records, or see the full Final Exam Schedule.
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Commencement Exercises Are Dec. 17-18
UNL's fall commencement exercises are Dec. 17 and 18. Graduate commencement exercises, including doctoral hooding, begin at 3 p.m. Dec. 17 for students earning doctoral and master's degrees. Undergraduate exercises begin at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 18. Both ceremonies will be at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The College of Law will have a separate hooding and commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Hamann Auditorium of Ross McCollum Hall, East Campus Loop and Fair Street.
More than 1,400 students will receive degrees. Ellen Weissinger, interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, will preside at both Devaney Center events. Susan Poser, dean of the Law College, will preside at the law ceremony.
Mary Uhl-Bien, Howard Hawks Chair in Business Ethics and Leadership and co-director of the UNL Institute for Innovative Leadership in the College of Business Administration, will deliver the address at the graduate ceremony.
Clayton Anderson, NASA astronaut, will deliver the address at the undergraduate ceremony.
Deborah R. Gilg, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, will deliver the address at the law ceremony, which will graduate 11 students. more...
Astronaut Anderson to receive Bessey Medal
Clayton Anderson
UNL will confer its Charles Bessey Medal to NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson during Fall Commencement ceremonies Dec. 18. The Bessey Medal is presented by UNL in recognition of distinguished achievement in the sciences or in fields grounded in the sciences. The medal’s namesake, Charles Bessey, was one of the world's pioneers in botany. Bessey was a faculty member at the University of Nebraska in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is often credited with originating ecology as a field of scientific inquiry. Bessey twice served the university as acting chancellor, from 1888-91 and 1899-1900, both times to much acclaim and esteem from the faculty.
Anderson is a native Nebraskan who has flown missions with the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. He is a 1981 graduate of Hastings College with a B.S. in physics and holds a master's in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University, conferred in 1983, the same year he joined the Johnson Space Center in the mission planning and analysis division. A veteran of two space flights, Anderson has logged 167 days in space, and 38 hours and 28 minutes of in six spacewalks. He completed 5 months aboard the International Space Station in 2007, and served aboard the STS-131 crew in 2010. more...
Final day for Combined Campaign giving is Dec. 17
UNL's Combined Campaign has been extended through Dec. 17. The campaign has raised 83 percent ($358,218) of the $430,000 goal. To date, 1,250 donors have contributed to the campaign. Last year, a total of 2,245 donors supported the campaign.
The Combined Campaign has gone paperless this year, with donors making pledges online at the Combined Campaign website. Faculty and staff can make pledges on the website or download donation forms. more...
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Next; 127 Hours Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Next and 127 Hours. Both films will screen through Dec. 23.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
