Tues, Oct 21 @ 6:30pm: Indigenous Storytelling through Film and Television
The 30th Annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities will feature Zahn McClarnon in conversation with Bird Runningwater at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha. While the event is free, seating is first come, first served. For more information about the speakers, see the Humanities Nebraska website.
Thurs, Oct 23 @ 3:30pm: Campus Housing Fair
Find your next home sweet home! The Campus Housing Fair brings apartments, property managers, and resources together so you can explore your best living options—on and off campus—all in one place. Plus, check out local businesses with fun products and opportunities to make campus life even better. Don’t miss this exciting event! (Nebraska Union Greenspace)
Thurs, Oct 23 @ 4pm: UNMC Nursing Application Session
UNMC’s Student Services Coordinator will provide a detailed overview of the sections of the application for UNMC’s nursing program. If you are applying to UNMC this fall or winter, this workshop is your opportunity to ask questions about how to complete the application. (221 Love Library South)
Mon, Oct 27 @ 12:15pm: UCARE Workshop: Preparing for Graduate & Professional School
It’s never too early to start thinking about graduate school! In this workshop, you will learn about the graduate admissions process, how to leverage funding opportunities, and who to connect with in Career Services for success. All undergraduates are welcome - we hope to see you there! Please register using the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/aswGz5vdr5 (Nebraska Union, Platte River Room)
Tues, Oct 28 @ 5:30pm: Great Plains Lecture: Rebecca Nagel’s By the Fire We Carry: the Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
Rebecca Nagle, the winner of the 2025 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize for By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land (Harper Collins Publishers), recounts the generations-long fight for tribal land and sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma by chronicling both the contemporary legal battle and historic acts of Indigenous resistance. Nagle is an award-winning journalist and a citizen of Cherokee Nation living in Oklahoma. She is the writer and host of the podcast This Land. Her writing on Native representation, federal Indian law, and tribal sovereignty has been featured in the Atlantic, the Washington Post, the Guardian, USA Today, Indian Country Today, and other publications. She is a Peabody Award nominee and the recipient of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, Women’s Media Center’s Exceptional Journalism Award, and numerous honors from the Native American Journalist Association. (Sheldon Museum of Art)