Grab a pumpkin spice latte and get your Halloween costumes ready! Those at the Center for Civic Engagement wish all Huskers a happy fall break, and invite you to consider the following events coming up in the next few weeks!
Winter ASB Info Sessions:
Want to learn more about the civil rights from 1955 thru 1968 and how it effects today and future movements? Attend this Service-Study ASB to the Deep South prior to heading home for the holidays. Students will serve with Birmingham Habitat for Humanity, Tuskegee National Historic Site and the Delta State National Historical Trail. Students will have the opportunity to visit Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Southern Poverty Law Center Museum, Selma, Montgomery and many other historical sites.
Info sessions will occur on October, 23, 24, and 25 at 4, 12, and 4 p.m. respectively.
Register to vote:
The deadline for registering to vote by mail and online in Nebraska is Friday, October 19th. Other state deadlines are also fast approaching. Ensure you are ready for the midterm elections by visiting TurboVote and registering at this link! https://unl.turbovote.org/register
Certificate for Civic Engagement Info Session:
Undergraduate students interested in developing a lifelong commitment of civic engagement are welcome to attend an orientation session. At the Certificate for Civic Engagement Orientation you will be learning the content and process of the Certificate and what you need to do next. The session will be held in the Nebraska Union, Centennial Room. Sessions occur October 17 and 21.
Please register to attend at: https://engage.unl.edu/civic-value-orientation-form
Serve for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program:
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, has joined the nation in the charge against poverty. In conjunction with the Lincoln Volunteer Income Tax (VITA) Coalition, UNL will be preparing low-income, working families' and students' taxes for free!
To register to serve, visit https://engage.unl.edu/vita
See the play Sedition:
World War I - The University of Nebraska - suddenly professors who disagree with the Wilson administration are charged with sedition by the Nebraska State Council of Defense. Playwright David Wiltse’s grandfather, Andrew Schrag, is among those charged. Should he be fired? Sedition examines the moral right to take a stand in a climate where dissent in considered treason. To get tickets, visit https://www.liedcenter.org/event/sedition-angels-theatre-company
From the staff at the Center for Civic Engagement, have a wonderful fall break!
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/vvp2